Garth Brooks retired from Artist of the Year career at this year’s Country Music Association Awards and it’s all due to a tweet. The country music superstar announced Wednesday in a virtual press conference that a tweet caused him to make a magnanimous decision. “There’s a tweet there that really …
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EU will reportedly open full investigation into Google Fitbit acquisition
The $ 2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit from Google will face increased scrutiny from EU regulators. Reuters He reports that the deal will face a large-scale antitrust investigation, which the European Commission will open next week. Regulators and consumer advocacy groups have shared fears about Google’s planned acquisition of Fitbit, …
Read More »Facebook Reports Second Quarter User Growth, Sales Exceeding Expectations
Facebook (FB) reported second-quarter results that easily beat estimates, further increasing its user base and ad business even during the pandemic and as the social media giant came under increased scrutiny for its policies on surveillance of harmful content on their platforms. Facebook shares rose 5% in recent trades to …
Read More »Republicans roundly reject Trump’s suggestion to delay elections
In bipartisan public reports, the Senate Intelligence Committee has emphasized that US officials, including the president, should not try to undermine faith in the US election, arguing that such statements aid the evil efforts of foreign countries to meddle in The bells. “I wish I hadn’t said that. But it …
Read More »Study finds higher viral load in young children, raising questions about the likelihood of transmitting the coronavirus
While the study did not measure transmissibility, it raises questions, just as schools begin to reopen, about the ease with which the new coronavirus can spread through the under-5 ensemble. “We had just realized that some of the children we were testing for SARS CoV-2 were positive, the younger children …
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