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Oracle Sued for Allegedly "Systematically Coercing, Bribing" Customers

Oracle Sued for Allegedly "Systematically Coercing, Bribing" Customers : erman%20asset%20manager%20with%20approximately%20%u20AC359%20billion%20under%20management%20is%20suing%20Oracle%20in%20US%20courts%20for%20allegedly%20inflating%20cloud%20revenues%2C%20saying%20the%20company%20resorted%20to%20%u201Csystematically%20coercing%20and%20bribing%u201D%20its%20existing%20customers%20into%20cloud%20migrations
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Supreme Court Sides With Google in Oracle Copyright Case

Supreme Court Sides With Google in Oracle Copyright Case : "The Supreme Court's clear ruling is a victory for consumers, interoperability, and computer science," Google's senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker, said in a statement. "The decision gives legal certainty to the next generation of developers whose new products and services will benefit consumers. We are very grateful for the support from a wide range of organizations, from the National Consumers League to the American Library Association, as well as from established companies, start-ups, and the country's leading software engineers and copyright scholars."
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Soccer-Ceferin warns Infantino of "terrible consequences" in pushing for World Cup vote

Soccer-Ceferin warns Infantino of "terrible consequences" in pushing for World Cup vote  Reuters News 20 October 2021 12:41 GMT 572 words English LBA MANCHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Reuters) - UEFA president  Aleksander Ceferin  has warned his FIFA counterpart  Gianni Infantino  against pushing ahead with a vote on the plan for a biennial World Cup saying there would be "terrible consequences" to such a move. The FIFA Council is meeting later on Wednesday and the plans for a new international match calendar, including a World Cup every two years, are on the agenda. FIFA have planned for a decision to be made over the proposal in December and sources have indicated they may hold a vote at a 'global summit' of all 211 member associations on Dec. 20. A decision on whether to hold an extraordinary congress or a summit, with a vote on the proposals, could be made at Wednesday's council meeting but  UEFA  is strongly against the idea. On Tuesday, Infantino took...
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Prohibited and controlled advertising in Switzerland - Lexology

Prohibited and controlled advertising in Switzerland - Lexology : Advertising of foodstuffs is regulated by the Federal Act on Foodstuffs and the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Commodities. Claims concerning the effects or properties of a food that, according to current scientific knowledge, it does not possess, or that are not sufficiently scientifically substantiated are prohibited. Health claims are explicitly prohibited in the advertising of foodstuffs save for a list of authorised nutrition claims. Advertisers may apply for special approval for claims from the Federal Health Ministry. Any nutrition or health claims must be correct and formulated in a way that they are understandable to consumers. Advertisements may not claim possible health hazards in the case of non-consumption of the product and must always include indications on the importance of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Any health-related claims may not be associated with claims concerning weight loss o...
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Nobel prize will have no gender or ethnicity quotas, academy head says | Nobel prizes | The Guardian

Nobel prize will have no gender or ethnicity quotas, academy head says | Nobel prizes | The Guardian : %u201CIt%u2019s%20sad%20that%20there%20are%20so%20few%20women%20Nobel%20laureates%20and%20it%20reflects%20the%20unfair%20conditions%20in%20society%2C%20particularly%20in%20years%20past%20but%20still%20existing.%20And%20there%u2019s%20so%20much%20more%20to%20do%2C%u201D%20he%20said.%0A%0A%u201CWe%20have%20decided%20we%20will%20not%20have%20quotas%20for%20gender%20or%20ethnicity.%20We%20want%20every%20laureate%20%5Bto%5D%20be%20accepted%20...%20because%20they%20made%20the%20most%20important%20discovery%2C%20and%20not%20because%20of%20gender%20or%20ethnicity.%20And%20that%20is%20in%20line%20with%20the%20spirit%20of%20Alfred%20Nobel%u2019s%20last%20will.%u201D%0A%0A%0AGoran%20Hansson%20%28C%29%2C%20permanent%20secretary%20of%20the%20Royal%20Swedish%20Academy%20of%20Sciences%2C%20with%20Nobel%20economics%20prize%20committee%20members%20Peter%20Fredriksson%20%28L%29%20and%20Eva%20Mork%20%28...
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Louis Vuitton reach an agreement with Elliott Management over AC Milan purchase

Louis Vuitton reach an agreement with Elliott Management over AC Milan purchase : AC Milan have endured a difficult few years in the domestic and European circuit. It has happened ever since the departure of Silvio Berlusconi in 2017. After Li Yonghong defaulted on his payments, the American hedge fund group - Elliott Management - have taken over full control of the club in recent times. As per recent reports, the club is set to undergo further change from a managerial point of view as popular fashion group - Louis Vuitton - are rumoured to be in line to take over from Elliott Management.
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Why Are Americans Still Uncomfortable with Atheism? | The New Yorker

Why Are Americans Still Uncomfortable with Atheism? | The New Yorker : Daniel%20Seeger%20was%20twenty-one%20when%20he%20wrote%20to%20his%20local%20draft%20board%20to%20say%2C%20%u201CI%20have%20concluded%20that%20war%2C%20from%20the%20practical%20standpoint%2C%20is%20futile%20and%20self-defeating%2C%20and%20from%20the%20more%20important%20moral%20standpoint%2C%20it%20is%20unethical.%u201D%20Some%20time%20later%2C%20he%20received%20the%20United%20States%20Selective%20Service%20System%u2019s%20Form%20150%2C%20asking%20him%20to%20detail%20his%20objections%20to%20military%20service.%20It%20took%20him%20a%20few%20days%20to%20reply%2C%20because%20he%20had%20no%20answer%20for%20the%20form%u2019s%20first%20question%3A%20%u201CDo%20you%20believe%20in%20a%20Supreme%20Being%3F%u201D%0A%0AUnsatisfied%20with%20the%20two%20available%20options%u2014%u201CYes%u201D%20and%20%u201CNo%u201D%u2014Seeger%20finally%20decided%20to%20draw%20and%20check%20a%20third%20box%3A%20%u201CSee%20attached%20pages.%u201...
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Colorado Air Pollution and Wildfires Threaten Access to the Outdoors

Colorado Air Pollution and Wildfires Threaten Access to the Outdoors : Colorado has some of the worst ozone pollution of anywhere in the US. In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the Denver area as a "serious" violator of federal air quality standards. The agency gave the state until July of this year to get the ozone pollution under control, but that deadline came and went. Ozone is a naturally occurring and man-made gas found in Earth's atmosphere. High-altitude ozone, like that found in the ozone layer, protects the planet by absorbing UV rays from the sun. Ground-level ozone, on the other hand, is emitted by things like cars, chemical plants, and oil and gas refineries, and enters the air we breathe. Flocke said ozone pollution is "mainly a product of our own doing," calling transportation of people and goods and the oil and gas industry the "elephants in the room" when it comes to cutting ozone emissions. A 2019 study co-aut...
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Tensions rise at Kosovo border as number plate row escalates | Kosovo | The Guardian

Tensions rise at Kosovo border as number plate row escalates | Kosovo | The Guardian : %u201CWhen%20I%20was%20younger%2C%20I%20used%20to%20be%20for%20some%20kind%20of%20an%20ethnic%20solution%20%u2013%20even%20if%20arms%20were%20involved%2C%u201D%20he%20said.%20%u201CBut%20since%20I%u2019m%20a%20father%20now%20and%20married%2C%20I%20think%20differently.%20I%20just%20want%20a%20solution.%u201D
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Why%20James%20Bond%20Doesn%u2019t%20Use%20an%20iPhone%20%7C%20WIRED

Why%20James%20Bond%20Doesn%u2019t%20Use%20an%20iPhone%20%7C%20WIRED : What if Bond were using a bleeding-edge technology then, the very latest? Well, we know from the director of another Daniel Craig joint, Rian Johnson of Knives Out, that James Bond would be free to use an iPhone should a deal be struck. The director revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that Apple disallows movie villains from using its latest and greatest devices.�
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