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Google lifts ban on post-election political ads

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (UPI) -- Google told its advertising partners Wednesday it will get rid of its post-election ban on political ads starting Thursday, weeks before U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the body. The tech giant banned political ads when polls closed Nov. 3 to slow the spread of misinformation about the election. Millions of dollars have already been spent in the crucial Senate runoff races. That spending, though, has gone to local advertising […]

todayDecember 10, 2020 40

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Four digital marketing strategies small businesses need

If you are planning to move your brick-and-mortar business online, you will need to create a digital marketing strategy. This helps increase brand awareness and enables your business to compete for customers. However, it's not a simple process for business owners who are just setting up shop online. You could easily get lost in all the technicalities and risk not getting the results you wanted. Still, your success will depend on a number of essential strategies. If you are confused […]

todayDecember 9, 2020 50

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Southwest Airlines gives furlough warning to almost 7,000 workers

DALLAS (UPI) -- Hindered by depressed demand for air travel, Southwest Airlines on Thursday gave furlough warnings to nearly 7,000 employees after a deal to cut wages by 10% next year stalled. The warning went out to 6,800 pilots, flight attendants, and other employees and union members. If the carrier furloughs any staff, it would be the first time in Southwest's 50-year history that it's ever issued involuntary dismissals or cut salaries. Southwest gave the furlough warning to 1,200 pilots, […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 28

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Salesforce acquires work chat app Slack for $27B

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Cloud computing company Salesforce acquired workplace chat app Slack in an agreement announced by the two companies Tuesday. Salesforce agreed to pay $27.7 billion for Slack, with Slack shareholders receiving $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share. The valuation was based on the closing price of Salesforce's common stock on Monday. Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce, praised Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield for building "one of […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 30

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Illinois outpaces nation in manufacturing job losses

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – A new look at Illinois’ manufacturing industry over the last decade shows that, since 1999, the state has shed one out of every three jobs. That’s far more severe than the national number of one in 4. The report, conducted by Smartest Dollar, looked at Census data on manufacturing sector employment since the turn of the century. It found that the nation’s manufacturing jobs had decreased not only because of outsourcing to countries with lower labor […]

todayNovember 29, 2020 20

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Smart strategies to grow your brand’s visibility

Your sole focus as a business is to generate as much income as possible. There are two ways to do it; you can market to your current consumers to buy more or continuously grow your client base. Visionary business owners will focus on the latter, but a smart entrepreneur will want to keep their current customers returning as they poach new ones. You can only achieve this if you have an iconic brand that shouts "You need me!" everywhere. Here […]

todayNovember 20, 2020 17

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Apple agrees to settle iPhone throttling lawsuit for $113 million

CUPERTINO, Calif. (UPI) -- Apple on Wednesday agreed to pay $113 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 33 states and Washington, D.C., accusing the company of intentionally slowing down speeds on older iPhones in order to increase sales of newer models. A judge must still approve the agreement, which is separate from a class-action lawsuit in which Apple agreed to pay $500 million to iPhone owners in March. As part of Wednesday's proposed settlement, Apple admits no wrongdoing. The […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 28

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Irish man receives three-year prison sentence, stole $2.5 million in crypto via SIM hacks

DUBLIN, Ireland -- A 21-year-old Irish man is heading to prison for three years on various charges, including cryptocurrency theft. Conor Freeman would receive his sentence in criminal court Tuesday, pleading guilty on various charges, including "guile and deception." This is according to Dublin Circuit Judge Martin Nolan. A report from The Irish Times would reveal that Freeman was found guilty of engaging in the possession of the proceeds of his crime. Additionally, other charges would include theft and dishonest […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 103

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AEW working on console game, mobile games with former WWE 2K series developer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Just weeks after All Elite Wrestling (AEW) marked the first year anniversary of its weekly flagship episodic wrestling show Dynamite, the wrestling promotion is marking another milestone. In a press conference held Tuesday evening online, the promotion would launch its gaming division, AEW Games, with some projects in the works. AEW co-executive vice president Kenny Omega would kick off the presentation with the announcement of their console game. The title of the project is not currently known, […]

todayNovember 10, 2020 49

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