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NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Google has filed a legal challenge in India's Supreme Court to block a ruling by the country's antitrust watchdog that will force the U.S. company to change how it markets its Android platform, court records showed on Saturday. The challenge comes after Google suffered a setback on Wednesday when an appeals tribunal rejected its request to block the antitrust ruling. The company argued that implementation of the CCI's directives will hurt its long-standing business model and consumer interests. Supreme Court records show Google filed a challenge against the tribunal ruling on Saturday. Google's Supreme Court filing seeks to put the CCI decison on hold while its appeal is heard, said one person familiar with the matter on Saturday.

In India, Google is now gearing up to file a legal challenge at the Supreme Court within days as the antitrust watchdog's Jan. 19 deadline to implement changes to its model looms, the first source with direct knowledge said. The Supreme Court approach will come after Google suffered a setback on Wednesday when a tribunal turned down its request to block the antitrust ruling. Google believes some of CCI's directives cannot be implemented, and the company "has no other option" than approaching the Supreme Court for relief, the source added. Google licenses its Android system to smartphone makers, but critics say it imposes restrictions like mandatory pre-installation of its own apps that are anti-competitive. Separately, Google has alleged in its filings the CCI's investigation unit copied parts of a European 2018 ruling against the U.S. firm, Reuters has reported.

☆ Google alleges India antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Indian visitors talk on their mobile phones outside the Google stall at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Sept. 27, 2017. In its filing to an Indian appeals tribunal, Google argues the CCI's investigation unit "copy-pasted extensively from a European Commission decision, deploying evidence from Europe that was not examined in India". Spokespeople for the CCI and European Commission did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In Europe, 75% of 550 million smartphones run on Android, compared with 97% of 600 million devices in India, Counterpoint Research estimates. In its appeal, Google alleges the CCI only found antitrust infringements related to the Google search app, Chrome browser and YouTube, but its order "extends beyond" that.

☆ Revenge of the Geezer Quarterbacks: Brady, Rodgers Back From the Brink
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Like a pair of grizzled deputies in a movie Western, left for goners in a corn silo by the outlaws three scenes ago…Like a couple of vintage, chrome-bumpered pick-ups found under dusty tarps in an abandoned barn…

☆ Michael Farr: These are 2023's top stock picks for what could be a rocky year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Michael K. Farr | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

Regarding the cloud, AMZN's Web Services business is the market leader in cloud infrastructure services. Moreover, the scale of AMZN's web services business provides many cost advantages as very few companies can compete with AMZN's investment spend and first-mover advantage. Over the long term, we would expect MDLZ to generate double-digit total returns, consisting of high-single digit EPS growth and the 2.3% dividend. There is a long runway remaining for cloud growth as companies slowly deal with legacy investments that still drive value but are not cloud-based. Management remains committed to its goal of high single-digit EPS growth in 2023, followed by sustained double-digit growth in 2024 and beyond.

☆ Meet the little-known Google exec steering the company's $209 billion ad business through an uncertain economy and the minefield of privacy concerns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Jerry Dischler is steering Google's $209 billion ads business through major challenges. It falls to him to reinvent digital advertising to keep its $209 billion ad business going. At the same time, he has to keep growing Google's ad business amid increasingly dour spend forecasts. He went on to search ads in 2008, and by 2009, he was overseeing Google's team that developed new ad formats. Even when some parts of Google's ad business slows, as YouTube and Google network ads did last quarter, it gains strength in other areas, such as search.

☆ Google to appeal India antitrust ruling on Android
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) said on Friday it will appeal the Indian antitrust watchdog's ruling that ordered the tech giant to change its approach to its Android platform and imposed a fine of $162 million for anti-competitive practices. Reuters had earlier reported that the CCI ruling worried Google as it sought wider-ranging remedial measures. "Android has greatly benefitted Indian users, developers, and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), and powered India's digital transformation. Google plans to appeal that decision as well, where it faces a record $4.1 billion fine. The U.S. tech giant, Android has created more choice for everyone and such agreements help keep the operating system free.

☆ Google will soon kill the cookie, and 2023 will be the year to show whether the technology invented to replace it can save the ad industry's revenue
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The loss of the cookie and other ways to identify people online has caused ad revenue to crater. "Too soon to say, but the platforms don't like it," said David Temkin, a Google executive who focuses on ads privacy. "Clean rooms we think are promising because they can respect user privacy," Temkin said. He notes that clean rooms can be slow and expensive. The prevalence of retail media already jumpstarted the need for clean rooms in 2022, said Scott Howe, CEO of LiveRamp, which provides clean rooms and identifiers.

☆ The 11 best affordable exercise bikes for home workouts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Justin Redman | Justin Redman Was Formerly A Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

We previously consulted personal trainers for their shopping guidance on the best exercise bikes, and while the pros recommend a more expensive bike for serious tracking and online connectivity, they were quick to point out that you can still get a quality workout with more affordable exercise bikes. Best exercise bikes under $500These top-rated exercise bikes are readily available at reader-favorite retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Target, along with popular brands, including Sunny Health, Nautilus and Echelon. As an added bonus, most of these stationary exercise bikes give you a 30-day return policy if you're not fully satisfied with your new purchase. Similar to the pooboo bike, this Lanos Stationary Exercise Bike has extensive adjustability. This exercise bike folds away for storage and comes with wheels for easier transport.

☆ This New App Wants to Pay You to Share Your Data For Advertising
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Megan Graham | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

The amount of compensation will be determined by a “data score” reflecting factors such as whether consumers answer demographic survey questions and which apps and services’ data consumers are sharing. Caden’s app, which will let consumers share their data in exchange for cash. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Would you share your data with an app like Caden? She said if consumers’ data is used in ways they don’t expect, they could be turned off and abandon such platforms. Some other players that offer compensation for data have required consumers share their entire profile with all brands.

☆ From ads in video games, retail media, and cookieless tracking — experts predict these surging areas will drive ad industry M&A in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Despite an economic downturn, experts predict there will be plenty of advertising M&A in 2023. While that could include some and firesales, deals are expected in hot areas like retail media and CTV. Insider spoke to more than a dozen industry experts who dished on the trends that will drive advertising M&A next year. Companies in hot areas like performance marketing, retail media and CTV will buy others to build out their offeringsPerformance marketing, retail media, and the growth of connected TV advertising have been among the hottest trends for advertising companies and agencies in recent years. Areas like retail media and ad-supported streaming are on fire.

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You can eke some extra performance out of your own Windows computer by following NASA's lead. But of course, the best way to speed up any Windows computer is by upgrading the hardware. Here are 17 ways to speed up Windows 10 and Windows 11. To do this, open the Settings app on your computer and click Apps, and then Apps & features. Modern Windows users are lucky, because both Windows 10 and Windows 11 come pre-installed with Windows Defender.

☆ Why Europe's efforts to open up the iPhone won't hurt Apple too much
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Now, Apple is reportedly working to follow a law that could force major changes to the iPhone and disrupt Apple's lucrative app distribution model. Apple is developing software to comply with new European Union requirements scheduled to go into effect in 2024, according to Bloomberg News. Currently, the iPhone's App Store is the only way to download software onto iPhones. Apple makes a huge amount of profit from its App Store, which takes a cut of up to 30% from digital sales made through any app it distributes. Apple reported $394 billion in total sales, with $78 billion coming from services, in its 2022 fiscal year, which ended in September.

☆ What Guns Did to My Childhood
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Mitchell S. Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Isn’t a part of childhood feeling insecure and divining ways to resolve those feelings or else abide them? From Mitchell S. JacksonThe presence of gangs — mind you, a predictable symptom of poverty and neglect — led to the prevalence of guns that shaped much of the normal childhood maturing around me as a kid. It surprises me little to none that Black boys are the likeliest to die by guns. These guns alter their lives in significant ways, not in the least by nullifying the childhood grace of feeling the greatest distance from death. Amen, I’ve never had to sit him down for a stern talk on guns or the violence and grieving they reap.

☆ Neil Shah: Small cap companies are 'interestingly valued'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNeil Shah: Small cap companies are 'interestingly valued'Neil Shah, director at the investment research group Edison Group, explains why he likes one mining company that extracts metals such as platinum, palladium, and chrome.

☆ Shares of this under-the-radar global miner are set to rally 50%, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares in Sylvania Platinum , a little-known London-listed miner, are set to rise by 50%, according to Ben Davis, mining analyst at Liberum Capital. The company, which extracts metals such as platinum, palladium, and chrome, also offers an 8% dividend yield. Shares in the company were trading around £1 ($1.21) Friday, but Davis sees them hitting £1.50 in 12 months. Sylvania Platinum is also favored by Neil Shah, director at the investment research group Edison Group. The metals the company extracts are bought by both investors and industrial customers, which means their prices are more resilient than other commodities during economic downturns.

☆ See the pitch deck that startup Assembly used to convince investors to bet $10 million on its approach to business software
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Assembly is a software app aimed at helping businesses manage their teams and projects. Here's the pitch deck it used to fundraise at an interesting time for the business apps category. Instead of splurging on a dozen business apps, they want "one single Swiss Army knife," said Hunter Walk, an Assembly investor. "One of the things we're trying to do is help you speed up your work," Purvis said, "and make it more delightful." Read the pitch deck Assembly used to woo clients and to land a preemptive funding offer in 2022:

☆ These two new Google Chrome features will help save battery life and speed up computer performance
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Google Chrome shown on a smartphone. Over the next few weeks, Google is rolling out two Chrome performance settings to save memory and battery power. Energy Saver modeEnergy saver mode on Google Chrome. GoogleIf you're on a laptop and your battery level reaches 20%, Chrome will go into Energy Saver mode, which will prolong battery life. Memory Saver modeMemory saver mode on Google Chrome.

To change the default search engine, go to Chrome's Settings menu and click the Search Engine section, then choose a different search engine. As your browser's default search engine, Bing can even fill your web browser's home page with stunning photography from around the world. How to remove Bing from your default search engine in Chrome for desktopThere are a few different settings that might make your Chrome browser default to Bing, so you might need to check a few things to be sure you've reset your search engine. In the Search engine section, check what search engine is set in the dropdown menu beside Search engine used in the address bar. Dave JohnsonHow to remove Bing from your default search engine in Chrome for mobileIf your phone's Chrome browser defaults to using the Bing search engine, you can reset it here as well.

☆ Amazon is offering customers $2 per month for letting the company monitor the traffic on their phones
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Under the company's new invite-only Ad Verification program, Amazon is tracking what ads participants saw, where they saw them, and the time of day they were viewed. Through the program, Amazon hopes to offer more personalized-ad experiences to customers that reflect what they have previously purchased, according to Amazon. The deal is part of the Amazon Shopper Panel, an invite-only program where select Amazon customers can earn $10 per month if they upload 10 eligible receipts from purchases made outside of Amazon. When pressed on its privacy concerns, an Amazon spokesperson referred Insider to its Shopper Panel FAQs and Amazon's privacy notice. Both the Facebook and Google programs were shut down in 2019 due to privacy concerns, The Verge and TechCrunch reported.

☆ A 26-year-old who ditched his 9-to-5 is now making up to $107,000 in revenue a month selling on Amazon. Here's how he finds products that sell.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The ecommerce store wasn't wildly successful but he managed to sell about $500 worth of products, he said. He also tried selling call-center software for six months but didn't make a single sale. So Peterson began doing his research and within a few weeks, he was ready to launch his first product: A seatbelt gap filler. "I didn't know I was infringing on anyone's patent, and so I basically closed down that product," Peterson said. Again, it began to do well until Amazon banned selling the product without documents and approvals due to safety issues, he said.

☆ A self-driving-car developer who tweeted support for the 'extremely hardcore' culture at Twitter says he has a 12-week internship to improve its search quality
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A self-driving-car developer and hacker tweeted that he's doing a 12-week internship at Twitter. Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, replied: "Sure, let's talk." Hotz replied, "Cool, my phone number hasn't changed," and added that he's "not the guy" if Musk wanted "long term stability." Before offering to do the internship, Hotz asked how people on Twitter felt about "the quality of Twitter search" and what it would take for people to ditch Google for searching on Twitter. Hotz replied that it was "true" and that he would "look into if there's some easy way to improve this."

☆ 40+ best Cyber Monday tech deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Christina Colizza | Christina Colizza Is An Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

SKIP AHEAD Cyber Monday tech deals | Cyber Monday tech salesTo help you make the most of the shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales on tech products that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Cyber Monday 2022 tech dealsBelow, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday tech deals based on our previous coverage and reporting. Lowest price ever4.7-star average rating from 13,906 reviews at Best BuyBeats (now owned by Apple) is known for its great over-the-ear headphones, and these are no exception. 4.6-star average rating from 38 reviews at Best BuySelect-favorite brand Netgear says the Nighthawk AX5300 Wi-Fi router provides expanded network capacity and extended coverage. Best Cyber Monday 2022 Tech salesHere are the best Cyber Monday tech sales that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ 41 best Cyber Monday tech deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Christina Colizza | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

But to find something on sale at its lowest price ever? What follows is a selection of our favorite Black Friday deals that also happen to sport the lowest sticker price we've ever seen. Fitbit's Charge 5 is down to just $100, which is $50 off its normal price. These are just some of the best deals we've seen so far this holiday season, with several others posted below. Insider is offering a Black Friday deal on its annual subscription for $38, the lowest price of the year.

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