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These new California laws will go into effect in 2025Strategic hire underscores Assembly's commitment to bolstering its leadership team to deliver best-in-class services and results for its clients. NEW YORK , Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Assembly, a leading global marketing agency within the Stagwell (STGW) network, today announced the appointment of Josh Berman as Executive Vice President, Assembly Lead. Earlier this year, Assembly unveiled a new operating structure with teams organized into 'Assemblies' based on geography and industry sector. Based in New York , Berman will co-lead Assembly East, focusing on deepening brand relationships, driving innovation, and providing more rigor, expertise, and growth for clients. Berman brings 15 years of media industry experience to Assembly. Most recently, as Managing Partner and Client Lead at Wavemaker, he led media planning and buying for a major Church & Dwight brand and contributed to global product development initiatives, leveraging data and technology to craft effective marketing solutions. Over his career, Josh has partnered with marquee brands across various industries, including Citi, Campbell's , IKEA, Tiffany & Co., Amgen, Marriott, and AT&T. Berman's appointment is part of Assembly's ongoing growth efforts, ensuring that the agency remains at the forefront of the industry and continues to meet clients' evolving needs. "Our clients get the best of both worlds—an agency big enough to lead yet small enough to care—which means each client receives the attention, dedicated leadership, and prioritization the industry and clients are demanding," said Rick Acampora , Global CEO of Assembly. "Josh's extensive experience in media strategy, analytics, client leadership, and innovation, coupled with his ability to fuse media and creative to unlock and accelerate brand performance, will be instrumental as we continue to elevate and find the change that fuels growth for our clients. We are thrilled to have him join our team." Berman's role is effective immediately. ABOUT ASSEMBLY Assembly is a leading global omnichannel media agency that merges data, talent, and technology to catalyze growth for the world's most esteemed brands. Our holistic approach weaves together compelling brand narratives with a comprehensive suite of global media capabilities, driving performance and fostering significant business expansion. Our initiatives are powered by STAGE, our proprietary operating system, and executed by a dedicated global team of over 2,300 professionals across 35 offices worldwide. Committed to purposeful action, Assembly leads the way in social and environmental impact within the agency realm. As a proud member of Stagwell, the challenger network designed to revolutionize marketing, Assembly continues to set new standards of excellence. For more information, please visit assemblyglobal.com . Contact Mariana Delacqua mariana.delacqua@assemblyglobal.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/josh-berman-joins-assembly-as-evp-assembly-lead-in-north-america-302337752.html SOURCE Assembly

Eco Bright Future, Inc.'s Subsidiary, United Heritage, Secures Bitcoin Exchange License in El SalvadorALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company , is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts in front of consumers. The Justice Department and Google made closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google’s advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, will decide the case and is expected to issue a written ruling by the end of the year. If Brinkema finds Google has engaged in illegal, monopolistic conduct, she will then hold further hearings to explore what remedies should be imposed. The Justice Department, along with a coalition of states, has already said it believes Google should be forced to sell off parts of its ad tech business, which generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the Mountain View, California-based company. After roughly a month of trial testimony earlier this year, the same. During three hours of arguments Monday, Brinkema, who sometimes tips her hand during legal arguments, did little to indicate how she might rule. She did, though, question the applicability of a key antitrust case Google cites in its defense. The Justice Department contends Google built and maintained a monopoly in “open-web display advertising,” essentially the rectangular ads that appear on the top and right-hand side of the page when one browses websites. Google dominates all facets of the market. A technology called DoubleClick is used pervasively by news sites and other online publishers, while Google Ads maintains a cache of advertisers large and small looking to place their ads on the right webpage in front of the right consumer. In between is another Google product, AdExchange, that conducts nearly instantaneous auctions matching advertisers to publishers. In court papers, Justice Department lawyers say Google “is more concerned with acquiring and preserving its trifecta of monopolies than serving its own publisher and advertiser customers or winning on the merits.” As a result, content providers and news organizations have never been able to generate the online revenue they should due to Google’s excessive fees for brokering transactions between advertisers and publishers, the government says. Google argues on a narrow niche of online advertising. If one looks more broadly at online advertising to include social media, streaming TV services, and app-based advertising, Google says it controls as little as 10% of the market, a share that is dwindling as it faces increased and evolving competition. Google alleges in court papers that the government’s lawsuit “boil(s) down to the persistent complaints of a handful of Google’s rivals and several mammoth publishers.” Google also says it has invested billions in technology that facilitates the efficient match of advertisers to interested consumers and it should not be forced to share its technology and success with competitors. “Requiring a company to do further engineering work to make its technology and customers accessible by all of its competitors on their preferred terms has never been compelled by U.S. antitrust law,” the company wrote. Brinkema, during Monday’s arguments, also sought clarity on Google’s market share, a number the two sides dispute, depending on how broadly the market is defined. Historically, courts have been unwilling to declare an illegal monopoly in markets in which a company holds less than a 70% market share. Google says that when online display advertising is viewed as a whole, it holds only a 10% market share, and dwindling. The Justice Department contends, though, that when focusing on open-web display advertising, Google controls 91% of the market for publisher ad servers and 87% of the market for advertiser ad networks. Google says that the “open web display advertising” market is gerrymandered by the Justice Department to make Google look bad, and that nobody in the industry looks at that category of ads without considering the ability of advertisers to switch to other forms of advertising, like in mobile apps. The Justice Department also contends that the public is harmed by the excessive rates Google charges to facilitate ad purchases, saying the company takes 36 cents on the dollar when it facilitates the transaction end to end. Google says its “take rate” has dropped to 31% and continues to decrease, and it says that rate is lower than that of its competitors. “When you have an integrated system, one of the benefits is lower prices,” Google lawyer Karen Dunn said Monday. The Virginia case is separate from an ongoing lawsuit brought against Google in the District of Columbia over its namesake search engine. In that case, the judge determined it constitutes an illegal monopoly but has not decided what remedy to impose. The Justice Department said last week it will seek to force Google to , among a host of other penalties. Google has said the department’s request is overkill and unhinged from legitimate regulation. In Monday’s arguments, Justice Department lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum cited the search engine case when he highlighted an email from a Google executive, David Rosenblatt, who said in a 2009 email that Google’s goal was to “do to display what Google did to search,” which Teitelbaum said showed the company’s intent to achieve market dominance. “Google did not achieve its trifecta of monopolies by accident,” Teitelbaum said. Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press

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Espresso Translations London UK Launches New Translations in WebsiteWycombe is home to endless amounts of amazing and award-winning eateries but some places can often come with a hefty price tag. However, a typical full English breakfast shouldn't set you back £30 a plate, that's why we've rounded up five of the best and most affordable breakfast spots across Wycombe. From crispy bacon, a perfect piece of toast, a dollop of baked beans and maybe even a black pudding or two, these are the best breakfast spots for a delicious fry-up in Wycombe. 5 of the best and most affordable full English breakfast spots in Wycombe 1. Air Raid Shelter Cafe and Tea Room Location: Frogmoor, High Wycombe HP13 5DQ This little gem offers a nostalgic journey back to the 1940s with its war-themed decor, which has captivated many guests. While opinions on value are split due to varying service speed and cleanliness, the restaurant's food receives both accolades for taste and criticism for consistency. Serving breakfast all day, the restaurant serves a full English as well as traditional afternoon teas which are also popular. One person said: "The Air Raid Shelter does the best breakfast ever, the sausages are brilliant quality, the hash browns are crispy on outside lovely and fluffy inside." Another said: "The food is excellent and the staff are friendly and obliging. This place never fails to please. We had their amazing all-day breakfasts yesterday. They kept us full All-Day" 2. Pantry Location: 7 Park Parade Centre Hazlemere, High Wycombe HP15 7AA This lovely little restaurant/coffee shop uses traditional techniques to create delicious hand-crafted pastries, cakes and food. Customers have praised the food for being delicious but it can get busy there! One person said: "Lovely food, nicely cooked. Had full English and the vegan equivalent. Can see why there might not be much room when busy. " Another added: "Very high class full English. All food is to a high standard of quality and isn't your standard greasy spoon." 3. Hills Cafe Location: 162 Micklefield Rd, High Wycombe HP13 7HA Hills Café is a not for profit community café set in the heart of Micklefield, High Wycombe. It serves great quality barista coffee, home made cakes and a menu of hot and cold sandwiches, cooked breakfasts, soup and other hot dishes. One visitor said: "Ordered our food and it arrived not too many minutes later. Good quality breakfast, tea and coffee were nice also." Another said: "A cafe serving exactly what you want to eat and drink. Brilliant concept, lovely staff, something for everyone in every sense. Oh and quite importantly... really yummy food at really fair prices." 4. Chris's Cafe Location: Wycombe Rd, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe HP14 3XB This motel/diner style cafe offers slap up full English breakfasts at a decent price. It's not got many reviews but the few that have left a review have only had positive things to say. Like this person, who said: "We have been there on many occasions. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We can't fault it, the meals are brilliant and always hot." 5. Red Lion Tea Room Location: Bradenham Village, High Wycombe HP14 4HF Saving the best till last, Bradenham Cafe & Tea Rooms , set in the beautiful village of Bradenham serves "the best breakfasts" in the area. The country pub turned versatile tearoom was even named best in Buckinghamshire last month. The place has become renowned for their delicious all day breakfasts. One person said: "A lovely little place, clean, cute and cozy. A fabulous full English breakfast, fairly priced. Service attentive and polite, but don’t forget to book!" Another said: "I had a breakfast it was the best one in a long time , lovely friendly staff will definitely be coming back."