Monthly Archives: October 2020

NFL Week 7 Yahoo fantasy football rankings: Kickers

Mason Crosby is just one of five kickers in the NFL who’s still holding a 100% field goal percentage (on minimum seven attempts). While he’s only hit nine-of-nine so far, he’s been money every time. [Week 7 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers] Not only do we want our kickers on high-scoring teams, but to be accurate — and Crosby has been fitting that latter bill through six weeks. Check out Crosby and the rest of the kickers in our analysts’… Source link

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Shares tumble after subscriber additions, guidance miss estimates

Netflix (NFLX) reported paid subscriber additions and guidance that sharply missed estimates, with subscriber growth decelerating more sharply than expected over the course of 2020 after a strong initial surge in sign-ups. Shares traded more than 5% lower after market close Tuesday afternoon. Here were the main results from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Q3 Revenue: $6.44 billion vs. $6.39 billion expected Q3 Earnings per share: $1.74 vs. $2.13 expected Q3… Source link

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Google, Early Voting, World Series: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. The Justice Department filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly over search. The suit is the most aggressive move against a tech giant in a generation. Google, owned by Alphabet, said the lawsuit was “deeply flawed,” and told its employees to stay focused and quiet. The government, joined by 11 states, is accusing… Source link

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Pros and cons of 8 potential candidates

Sox manager search: Pros and cons of 8 potential candidates originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The White Sox are the hunt for a new manager to take charge of the team with the contention window officially open on the South Side. In moving on from Rick Renteria, the White Sox seemingly set their sights on a splashy replacement with winning experience that can lead the team from rebuilders to contenders to champions. It’s all about winning. But there are several other things that go into… Source link

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Texas joins Trump administration’s antitrust lawsuit against Google

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas joined the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the search engine market and controlling how online ads are bought and sold, according to the suit filed Tuesday morning. Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that the multibillion-dollar company engaged in anti-competitive and… Source link

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For $6.99 a month, Google will send you prints of your 10 best photos, as picked by AI

If you’re someone who never prints out any of the photos you take with your smartphone, Google might have a good solution. For $6.99 a month, it’ll use machine learning to automatically select 10 of your best photos and send the prints right to your door. The company announced the service today, which it started trialing earlier this year. There don’t seem to be any differences between the trial and the newly announced “premium print series,” which will be available “in the… Source link

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How We Spend Hours a Day Using Google’s Products

Outside smartphones, Google is the dominant force on our personal computers. By some estimates, more than 65 percent of us use Google’s Chrome web browser. And in education, our schools have chosen the Chromebook, low-cost PCs that run Google’s operating system, as the most widely used tech tool for students. Online Video This can be brief: YouTube is by far the largest video-hosting platform. Period. About 215 million Americans watch YouTube, spending 27 minutes a day on the site, on… Source link

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