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Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere

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Google paid a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine everywhere Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeThe US v. Google antitrust trial is about many things, but more than anything, it’s about the power of defaults. Even if it’s easy to switch browsers or platforms or search engines, the one that appears when you turn it on matters a lot. Google obviously agrees and has paid a staggering amount to make sur…

The Verge 517 2024-01-24

IndexNow Celebrates Two Years With 1.4 Billion URLs Submitted Daily via @sejournal, @kristileilani

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IndexNow Celebrates Two Years With 1.4 Billion URLs Submitted Daily via @sejournal, @kristileilani Explore IndexNow’s celebration of two years of growth as it helps the content of millions of websites get indexed faster. The post IndexNow Celebrates Two Years With 1.4 Billion URLs Submitted Daily appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Ford Is Rethinking Its $12 Billion Investment In EVs

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Ford Is Rethinking Its $12 Billion Investment In EVs Ford, like other automakers, have gone all in on EVs to the tune of billions of dollars. That gamble hasn’t quite played out like Ford expected it to however. EVs sales have slowed and inventories of once popular models like the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning have caused the automaker to slash prices and offer… Read more…

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Ford hits the brakes on $12 billion in EV spending because EVs are too expensive

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Ford hits the brakes on $12 billion in EV spending because EVs are too expensive Photo by Scott Olson/Getty ImagesFord is postponing $12 billion in EV factory building, including a planned battery factory in Kentucky. The reasons given were an unwillingness by customers to pay extra for its electric vehicles. You see, they’re too expensive, and now Ford’s massive transformation into an EV company is now going to take a lot l…

The Verge 921 2024-01-22

Washington State Won’t Pay $11 Billion To Fix Its Roads and Bridges

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Washington State Won’t Pay $11 Billion To Fix Its Roads and Bridges The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) could be forced to make different decisions on how it spends its lackluster budget to maintain the state’s aging roads and bridges. WSDOT has estimated there will be an $11 billion budget shortfall over the next decade. The eye-watering figure is due to nearly… Read more…

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