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Bipartisan bill to make Big Tech pay publishers for news advances despite Meta threat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

A bipartisan California bill that would require big technology companies to pay publishers for news reports that help drive their profits passed the state Assembly, despite a threat this week from Facebook parent Meta that the law would spur it to remove news articles from its platforms.The state Assembly voted 46-6 to pass AB 886, the California Journalism Preservation Act by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, and co-authored by Assemblymen Bill Essayli, a Riverside Republican, and Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach. It now heads to the state Senate.“Free press is in our constitution, and it is at risk right now, that is what this bill is about,” Wicks told the Assembly. “Publishers deserve to be paid a journalism usage fee relative to how much their content is used on these platforms.”Wicks introduced the bill following the December collapse in Congress of proposed federal legislation with similar goals. That bill, the Journalis...

Zendesk announces it's laying off 8% of workforce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco-based software firm Zendesk is laying off eight percent of its global workforce, the company announced Wednesday. A message sent to employees from CEO Tom Eggemeier explained the decision, calling it "difficult news to share.""I've made the decision to reduce our workforce by 8% at Zendesk," Eggemeier said.In the message, Eggemeier went on to sound a refrain that's become all-too-familiar to laid off tech employees, explaining that the company's "hiring outpaced" its "business realities" between 2020 and 2022. Meta threatens to block news in California if journalism proposal passes "When I joined at the end of November, I'd hoped a combination of improving macroeconomic conditions and streamlining costs would help us avoid this moment," Eggemeier said. "Unfortunately, macroeconomic conditions have not improved and we find ourselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace."Eggemeier's message went on to detail the severance package laid off ...

Grains mixed,Livestock higher

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

Wheat for Jul. was rose 16.50 cents at $6.1075 a bushel; Jul. corn was off 1.50 cents at $5.9250 a bushel, Jul. oats was unchanged at 3.39 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans gained 29.75 cents at $13.2950 a bushel.Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Jun. live cattle advanced 5.78 cent at $1.7490 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose 2.48 cents at $2.4165 a pound; while Jun. lean hogs was up .98 cent at $.8355 a pound.Source

Transfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few – if any – ideas on how to stop it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer lost some key contributors from the Gamecocks’ eight-win team to the transfer portal this offseason.In a few cases, it seemed as if things moved pretty quickly.“It was strange based on conversations I’d had with guys two or three days before they went in the portal. It’s interesting how things happen,” Beamer said this week at the Southeastern Conference spring meetings.NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster.But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness compensation opportunities being dangled — coaches are frustrated the recruiting starts even before the name pops up in the portal.SEC coaches all say tampering is more prevalent than ever, but there are few — if any — ways to stop it.“The chaos we’re experiencing is the result of pulling back of regulations,” Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said.Every school is intens...

Gausman strikes out 11, Bichette and Chapman HR, Blue Jays beat Brewers 3-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman both homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday.Gausman (4-3) struck out 11, giving him 100 on the season and reclaiming the AL lead from Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani (89). Gausman allowed five hits and walked two.Erik Swanson retired all four batters he faced and Jordan Romano finished for his 13th save in 16 chances.The Brewers have lost five of seven.Bichette and Chapman both connected off Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta (5-5) in a three-run first inning as Toronto opened June on a winning note after going 11-17 in May.Bichette got it started with a solo drive to center, his team-leading 12th. Three batters later, Chapman hit a two-run blast, his eighth.Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made a sensational diving catch on the warning track for the final out of the second inning, laying o...

Dell Technologies: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $578 million.The Round Rock, Texas-based company said it had net income of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were $1.31 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.The computer and technology services provider posted revenue of $20.92 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20.15 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DELL at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DELLSource

Colorado No. 10 in US for getting by on credit cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Coloradans are leaning more and more on credit to get by.Analysts from the financial advisor website WalletHub ranked each U.S. state based on the share of its adults who reported using credit cards for expenses in the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey. The analysis included the share of adults who reported difficulty covering expenses on their regular wages, as well. ‘You’re on’: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accepts NBA Finals wager from Miami’s mayor Coloradans appear to be more willing to put expenses on credit despite needing to less than the residents of other states.Colorado ranks No. 10 for the share of adults using credit cards for necessities. About 39.5% of Coloradans say they need to.Expensive states in the Northeast dominate the top of the list. In Connecticut, 42.5% of adults say they get by on credit, followed by Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire and Delaware.Coloradans have an easier time, however, covering expenses in the first plac...

MMA fighter wrangles with alligator found near elementary school in Jacksonville

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Another day, another alligator for Florida man Mike Dragich.The trapper, MMA fighter and U.S. Marine wrangled a 10-foot reptile in Jacksonville last week after it was spotted near an elementary school.Dragich saw it and knew exactly what to do.“We just had to get the job done,” said Mike Dragich. “I felt like Batman, for real, you know.” The video showed Dragich surrounded by a crowd of people, where he entered the ring with the alligator one on one.Dragich dragged the gator by its tail across the grass and hooked by its neck.The reptile was maneuvering into a death roll. It took Dragich and several firefighters to restrain the gator safely“If you don’t get these animals tired, they will hurt you, if not kill you,” said Dragich. Dragich, who goes by “Blue-collar Brawler” on Instagram, posts regularly about his run-ins with reptiles. He said every experience is just another day in the office.“I am...

City: Opa-Locka Police Chief and former BSO Sheriff Scott Israel to announce retirement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

Opa-Locka Police Chief and former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel will announce his retirement from the force, city officials said.According to a release from the city, Israel will confirm he is retiring at a news conference scheduled for Friday morning at the city’s municipal complex.Israel’s retirement comes just over a year after he was named Opa-Locka’s chief of police.Israel was removed from leading the Broward Sheriff’s Office following the response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. He was widely criticized at the time for his handling of the massacre.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed Israel from his post after being a BSO sheriff for six years.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

Musgrove pitches no-hitter into the 6th, Sánchez homers again as Padres beat Marlins 10-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:18:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched a no-hitter into the sixth, Fernando Tatis Jr. had three doubles and four RBIs and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Thursday.Recently acquired Gary Sánchez homered for the second consecutive day, helping San Diego to 11 hits after being limited to a two-hitter by three Miami pitchers Wednesday. The Padres finished 5-4 in their nine-game road trip.Musgrove (3-2) kept Miami hitless until Luis Arraez’s infield single. The right-hander allowed a third-inning run, three hits, walked three and struck out three over six innings.After Arraez’s single, the Marlins loaded the bases against Musgrove with no outs. Musgrove induced a double play grounder that began with a force at home and then struck out Yuli Gurriel.The 30-year-old Musgrove became the first and remains the only Padres pitcher to throw a no-hitter with his outing against the Texas Rangers April 9, 2021.Consecutive doubles from Ha-Seong Kim and Tatis in the fourth helped erase...