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Canada's Competition Bureau sues to break up Google's ad business

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 22:00

Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google to force the breakup of the company’s ad tech unit. In a statement published Thursday, during the US Thanksgiving holiday, the Competition Bureau said a “thorough” investigation had found that Google had abused its dominant position in programmatic web advertising to “maintain and entrench its market power.”

Business , Company Legal & Law Matters , site|engadget , provider_name|Engadget , region|US , language|en-US , author_name|Igor Bonifacic

The most auspicious year for Chinese births is almost over. For dragon babies, the competition is just getting started.

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 19:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology

Torn up red envelope with a dragon. — Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

economy, Asia, chinese-zodiac, labor, bi-illustration, jenny-chang-rodriguez

I uprooted my life and moved across the world to teach at a Japanese high school. These are the 3 things I learned, and why I'd do it again.

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 18:42

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style

A composite image of Nic Lim's desk drawer as an assistant language teacher (ALT), and Lim in the classroom. — Nic Lim left his life in New Zealand to become an ALT, or Assistant Language Teacher, in Japan. He loved the country so much that he wrote a book about it.
Nic Lim

Travel, expat-living, Japan, new-zealand, as-told-to

Lots of Roombas are on sale for Black Friday, but only a few are worth your money

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 17:46

Mashable : Style, Technology

Roomba j7 robot vacuum positioned on blue and green backdrop

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 5:46 p.m. EST This story has been updated with the current best Black Friday Roomba deals at Amazon as well as iRobot's website, including several budget-friendly mopping and smart mapping options.

I didn't like how I looked growing up. I regret not having photos of special moments because of it.

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 17:26

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Mother and daughter looking at family photos — The author, not pictured, regrets not documenting important moments in her life because she felt she didn't look good.
Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61

health, Essay, health, health-freelancer, life-holiday-save-2024

Why Glassdoor's CEO doesn't answer work emails around his kids

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 16:42

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

A father reading to his child in bed — SolStock/Getty Images

Parenting, glassdoor, work-life-balance, techonology, work-emails, smartphones, home-office

Pretty much all of the best robot vacuums out there are at new record-low pricing for Black Friday

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 14:37

Mashable : Style, Technology

iRobot Roomba j7 and Roborock Qrevo Master robot vacuums arranged on blue and purple backdrop

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 2:30 p.m. EST This story has been updated with current pricing on robot vacuums on sale during all of the big retailers' Black Friday sales, including a new top pick for the best robot vacuum deal without self-emptying: a mopping, smart mapping Shark model under $150.