When Google says some of its controversial tracking features are “opt in” only, do you realize you’ve actually agreed to let them snoop on you? Take, for instance, Google’s new Pay app. The company is encouraging people to try it out and let Google monitor their finances and purchases in exchange for personalized offers, on a three-month trial.  For instance, if Google knows you eat at Burger King, it says it could hit you up with specific BK offers, as opposed to generic restaurant deals in… Source link

The game between No. 4 Clemson and Florida State has been postponed. The ACC announced the news on Saturday morning, a mere three hours before the game was scheduled to kick off at noon ET. The ACC said the status of the game changed early Saturday after a conference call “at which time both teams’ medical personnel were unable to mutually agree on moving forward with the game.” ACC protocols require teams to be tested for the coronavirus the day before the game, so both Florida State… Source link

Bitcoin topped $18,600 on Friday, continuing a vertical climb that accelerated in early October. The largest digital currency by market cap is up 160% in 2020, and up 190% since March 15, following a crash in the second week of March that saw the price drop 25%. Now it’s not far from its all-time-high of around $19,800 toward the end of December 2017. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are hoping this time is different. And it is, judging by the breathless media coverage and general mania: there isn’t… Source link

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A normal day playing with friends at the beach ended with a life-changing diagnosis for one Queensland family. Scout Pedersen was just three years old when she was diagnosed on December 3 with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, her mum, Noelle Pedersen, told Yahoo News Australia. She had shown no signs of being ill and was as active as ever, even attending a gymnastics session and a play date at the beach just hours before doctors rushed her to the hospital. Mrs Pedersen said she had noticed more… Source link

Residents of Greece’s island of Crete have been baffled by a mysterious creature that recently washed ashore during a storm. The creature was spotted near a river in Gournes, a famous tourist area in Crete, after days of bad weather that hit the entire coastal front of the municipality of Hersonissos. The oddity can be seen in online images lying on the sand seemingly unable to move, and surrounded by debris and other random objects swept away from the water. The event has raised a lot of… Source link

Here’s our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Zoom enhancements for hybrid workforce Zoom has announced new enhancements for companies with hybrid working models. The new Zoom Room features include an option to extend laptop screen to a larger compatible touch device for increased interactivity; save and share whiteboard session from a Zoom… Source link

Stan Van Gundy can form his [expletive] wall in New Orleans now. The Pelicans are trading for bruising Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound New Zealander will join 6-6, 284-pound Zion Williamson — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft — in a formidable New Orleans frontcourt. Adams moves into the starting center spot vacated by Derrick Favors, who left for a three-year deal from the Utah Jazz in free… Source link

If you thought the NBA’s silly season would take a holiday in an unconventional offseason, that memo did not reach John Wall. Wall apparently wants out of Washington, requesting a trade in the wake of the rumors surrounding discussions of a swap involving himself and Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook — who also has asked out of his current situation. That makes three All-Star guards looking for a change of address if you include Westbrook’s teammate, 2017-18 MVP James Harden. Wall… Source link

Purdue has every right to be upset with the officiating in its 34-31 loss to Minnesota. The Boilermakers were robbed of a potential winning touchdown with 52 seconds left after an official flagged tight end Payne Durham for offensive pass interference before he caught a would-be TD pass from Jack Plummer. Where was the pass interference? (via Big Ten Network) Replays of the foul were inconclusive at best. There was minimal contact between Durham and his defender and the best angle produced by… Source link