Google parent Alphabet Inc on Tuesday posted quarterly sales close to Wall Street targets, sending shares up on relief that the world's biggest seller of online advertising had avoided the deep disappointment of rivals including Snap.Sales from Google's search ad business actually topped expectations, while revenue from YouTube ads, cloud computing and Alphabet's 'other bets' unit all came in lower than...
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Kathy Hilton, 63, has been accused of shelling out thousands to plant negative stories about co-star Lisa Rinna, 58, in order to deflect from her alleged gay-slur scandal in a now-deleted social media post.A marketing manager named Patrick Somrs posted a lengthy note Thursday about how he was recently hired for more than $27K to 'draw attention away' from his client by pushing false stories about Lisa...
By Paresh Dave and Nivedita Balu July 26 (Reuters) - Google search ads lifted parent Alphabet Inc close to Wall Street sales expectations on Tuesday, sending shares up on relief that the world's biggest seller of online advertising may withstand a global recession better than smaller rivals. A trio of Alphabet executives sounded caution on a call with investment analysts, using "uncertain" or "uncertainty"...
id="article-body" class="row " section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> It's no secret that many of us are tired of being tied to with cumbersome contracts, low speeds, restrictive terms and rising fees. Indeed, a . All too often, though, we have . Could be the answer? The technology powering the also wants to tackle our home needs. The earliest 5G plans, available from names...
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Didi Global may have ensured its survival after winning shareholders' nod for a U.S.stock delisting but a quick return to growth won't be easy for the Chinese ride-hailer as it still faces regulatory scrutiny and as COVID-19 has hurt the business. Didi's U.S. withdrawal less than a year after its debut there is seen as an attempt to appease regulators angered by...
By Dimuthu Attanayake COLOMBO, June 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - No petrol means no work for Sri Lankan delivery rider Michael Sathis, and getting supplies has become a challenge as fuel stations run dry amid a devastating economic crisis. Sathis sometimes had to queue all night to fill his tank until he found a Facebook group sharing regular updates on fuel supplies and even queue lengths at gas...
More than half of Britons admit they have been deceived by fake news online at least once, a study has revealed.Newsworks, the newspaper industry marketing body, found 80 per cent of people regularly come across misinformation while browsing the internet.However, less than half of respondents said they bothered to check whether it was true - and one in ten never did at all.Jo Allan, Newsworks chief...
By Kagondu Njagi NAIROBI, July 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A sculpture of a giant tap spewing plastic waste greeted delegates at U.N.environment talks in Kenya earlier this year - a reminder of the urgent need for them to agree a global pact website to curb plastic pollution. The 30-foot (nine-metre) tall sculpture was built from rubbish collected in Nairobi's Kibera slum by artist and activist...