Google to add buy buttons in mobile search results
Google plans to display buy buttons next to paid search results on mobile. The Wall Street Journal reports the feature will launch in coming weeks, directing shoppers to Google product pages for checkout. Retailers maintain selling and shipping responsibilities and Google offered no comment.
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Law firms overstaffed and underutilized say survey
Bloomberg News reports Altman Weil survey showing 74 percent of law firm leaders say attorney idleness harms profits. Decorist raises 4.5 million seed funding led by Lowe's and Women’s Venture Capital Fund to offer online decor advice and paid consultations starting at 199 dollars with average cart value around 3000 dollars and 60000 style-profile clicks.
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Penn State Hackers Access Navy Tech Lab
Chinese hackers have accessed College of Engineering systems at Penn State for over two years. The university confirmed the breach on Friday as engineers temporarily took affected computers offline to investigate the intrusion into Navy technology research.
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USA SNAPSHOTS Credit Card Less Popular for Young Adults
A USA Snapshot notes that credit card ownership is lower among younger adults with a notable share in younger cohorts never having a credit card. The data contrasts age groups and highlights evolving financial behavior among Millennials and Gen Z compared with older adults.
Diversity Core at Google expands 20% time to improve workforce variety
Google expands its 20 percent time concept into Diversity Core, a formal program where about 500 employees across 53 offices devote one fifth of their time to initiatives that attract women and minorities and foster an inclusive culture. Executives say the program institutionalizes diversity, with participants from Women Techmakers, the Black Googler Network, and the Hispanic Googler Network sharing progress and mentoring others.
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Google program institutionalizes diversity conversation
Nathan Brack emphasizes Google’s effort to institutionalize diversity discussions beyond an afterthought, framing it as a formalized, ongoing part of the company’s culture.
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YouNow Cashes In On Live Streaming For Teens
YouNow, a live-streaming app with about 100 million monthly user sessions, pays top creators from fan tips and virtual currency instead of ads. Creator King Bach says YouNow is his bread and butter, earning as much as ten thousand dollars monthly, while typical earners range from five hundred to one thousand dollars. The service targets youth, contrasts with Meerkat and Periscope, and was founded by Adi Sideman in 2012, surviving past early livestream platforms to carve a niche in in‑moment audience engagement.
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