Yo, Santa! Check out our ‘Naughty and Nice’ list for 2017

When you have a rollercoaster year like 2017, it must be hard being Santa Claus.

Who’s good, who’s bad. Who was good and is now bad, or vice versa. Who is sorta good and sorta bad.

Of course, he’s not one to complain about such a dream job. While his crowd-sourced community of elves and parents keep track of potential gift recipients all year — without cookies or mobile device IDs! — he only has to show up for work one day a year. (Well, technically, one night.)

And who coul
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IAB releases its newest Podcast Measurement Guidelines

Podcasting ad revenues are expected to jump 85 percent this year compared to last, from $119 million to $220 million.

But that estimate by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) assumes that advertisers are fairly happy with how the podcasts, ads and audiences are measured. In further support of that aim, the IAB has released the final version 2 of its Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines.

A draft version was offered in July for comments following the September 2016 release of ve
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Uber Dealt Blow as EU’s Top Court Rules It Is a Transport Company

Uber suffered a major defeat in its effort to overturn strict rules and licensing requirements in Europe, after the bloc’s highest court ruled the ride-hailing company should be regulated as a transportation service, rather than a digital service.
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Uber Dealt Blow as EU’s Top Court Rules It Is a Transport Company

Uber suffered a major defeat in its effort to overturn strict rules and licensing requirements in Europe, after the bloc’s highest court ruled the ride-hailing company should be regulated as a transportation service, rather than a digital service.
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Uber Names Harford as Operating Chief

Uber Technologies Inc. said it named Barney Harford, the former chief executive of travel-booking site Orbitz, as its new operating chief, making him the ride-hailing firm’s second-highest-ranking executive.
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Uber Names Harford as Operating Chief

Uber Technologies Inc. said it named Barney Harford, the former chief executive of travel-booking site Orbitz, as its new operating chief, making him the ride-hailing firm’s second-highest-ranking executive.
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IAB releases its newest Podcast Measurement Guidelines

Podcasting ad revenues are expected to jump 85 percent this year compared to last, from $119 million to $220 million.

But that estimate by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) assumes that advertisers are fairly happy with how the podcasts, ads and audiences are measured. In further support of that aim, the IAB has released the final version 2 of its Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines.

A draft version was offered in July for comments following the September 2016 release of ve
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WeWork, No Longer in a Sharing Mood, Hunts for New Tenants on Rivals’ Turf

Executives of shared-office space giant WeWork Cos. have long played down competitive threats, saying that similar companies help the fledgling sector grow. But in recent months the company has changed its tune.
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WeWork, No Longer in a Sharing Mood, Hunts for New Tenants on Rivals’ Turf

Executives of shared-office space giant WeWork Cos. have long played down competitive threats, saying that similar companies help the fledgling sector grow. But in recent months the company has changed its tune.
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AT&T Plans $1,000 Bonus to Workers if Trump Signs Tax Bill

AT&T Inc. said it would make a one-time $1,000 payment to more than 200,000 workers if President Donald Trump signs the tax-code overhaul bill that Congress has approved.
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