When Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, the chief executives of Apple and Google, were photographed eating dinner together in 2017 at an upscale Vietnamese restaurant called Tamarine, the picture set off a tabloid-worthy frenzy about the relationship between the two most powerful companies in Silicon Valley. As the two men sipped red wine at a window table inside the restaurant in Palo Alto, their companies were in tense negotiations to renew one of the most lucrative business deals in history: an… Source link

Khabib Nurmagomedov choked out Justin Gaethje in the second round Saturday at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi and then promptly announced his retirement after UFC 254. Nurmagomedov, who is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world in the Yahoo Sports rankings, was brilliant throughout. He stood toe-to-toe with Gaethje, a powerful striker, in the first round and did it with ease. Then, fighting in memory of his late father, Abdulmanap, he took Gaethje down early in the second and choked him… Source link

It’s a regular 2020 week, lots to discuss. Let’s get right to the news.  • Aaron Jones (calf) missed Friday’s work and is a game-time decision at Houston. Jamaal Williams probably should be rostered in most Yahoo formats, one of the more interesting understudy backs in the league. Rookie AJ Dillon is another option.  • Michael Thomas (hamstring) and Emmanuel Sanders (COVID-19/reserve list ) won’t play against Carolina. TreQuan Smith gets a significant bump with this news.  • Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ex-CIA Director Brennan: ‘Outrageous’ for Trump to talk of inviting Saudi crown prince to D.C.  Yahoo News Source link

While acknowledging the increased clout it has gained from the popularity of its mostly free services, Google says it remains true to its founding principles to organize the world’s information. The Mountain View, California, company also denies any wrongdoing and intends to fight the suit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department, just as Microsoft did. Like other seminal Silicon Valley companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Apple, Google started in a garage — one that Page and Brin rented… Source link

As per Google, the demand for bicycle navigation on Google Maps has grown rapidly during the COVID-19 outbreak. Requests have grown 69% and Google is now responding with a couple of useful biking-related features and navigation for some major cities. Google has used an AI algorithm, crowdsourced data and data collected with the local municipalities to deliver the features. In some cities, you can now use Google Maps to guide you through bicycle lanes or bicycle-friendly streets and… Source link

As fans, we idolize and mythologize the era we grew up watching. That could be Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, or Michael Jordan, or LeBron James. The era we fell in love with the game, and the biggest stars of that era, hold a special place in our hearts. With players, it’s the best guys they go against who get that same idolization. Enter Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time champion of the 1990s. He appeared on CNBC and was asked about the current Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James Source link

So, in the dying days of Trump’s first term, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has finally taken Google to court. Attorney general William Barr, in conjunction with the AGs of 11 states, has filed a 58-page complaint under the Sherman Act “to restrain Google LLC (Google) from unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising and general search text advertising in the United States through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices, and to… Source link

It’s no secret: Pat Riley and the Miami Heat are targeting the 2021 offseason to add one more superstar to the roster, via free agency or trade. The Heat have the flexibility to make a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo — if he decides to leave Milwaukee — or any of the other stars who could be available. This offseason, don’t expect big changes in Miami. “I think we’ll stay the course with our picks, stay the course with our young players,” Pat Riley said Friday in a Zoom session with… Source link