A lot of folks have heard enough from Kyrie Irving — even if his latest round of controversy arrived with the added irony of his refusal to speak. Count Charles Barkley among them. The NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst who’s never shy with his own opinions unloaded on Irving Thursday in an interview on ESPN Radio. His criticism echoes that of others who rolled their eyes at Irving’s short-lived preseason media boycott. Irving released multiple statements the last two weeks attempting to… Source link

A touchdown on Thursday night meant a little extra for Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller. With Derek Carr out after sustaining a groin injury, back-up Marcus Mariota connected with Waller on an impressive 35-yard pass. Waller soon got up and made a “3” and “4” gesture with his hands, though the angle made it hard to see. The meaning wasn’t immediately apparent to Fox’s broadcasters, but one of Waller’s old teammates with the Baltimore Ravens immediately saw the tribute to… Source link

Fallout continues over Google’s ouster of research scientist Timnit Gebru, who helped lead the company’s Ethical AI research team. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch hide caption toggle caption Kimberly White/Getty… Source link

Google has added Grogu (formerly Baby Yoda) to its augmented reality search results, so some quick typing can drop an AR version of the little guy straight into your bedroom or home office, no spaceship required. Searching “Grogu”, “The Child”, “The Mandalorian”, or “Baby Yoda” on mobile or in the Google app will return the usual Knowledge Panel with a Wikipedia summary of the character. But now you can click “View in 3D” to check out a model, and if you’re really… Source link

The list of things that are gearing up because of the EV boom is a long and lucrative one. It’s not just about EVs anymore. EVs are simply one delivery mechanism in a massive worldwide energy transition.  Sure, September saw record EV sales up 91% year-on-year, with UBS forecasting that EV market share will reach 40% by 2030, and Tesla planning to rapidly accelerate production with 3 new factories in 3 countries and 20 million EVs coming off the line by 2030, for a 40x increase over this… Source link

Google’s search page is displayed on a laptop in an arranged photograph taken in New York on July 24. The tech giant was hit by a lawsuit from 38 attorneys general on Thursday, the third major legal challenge against Google in two months. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Are Still Undervalued After a year that most of us want to forget, 2021 is shaping up to start with stability and an even keel. The election is safely behind us, the new Biden Administration promises a ‘no drama’ approach, a closely divided and hyper-partisan Congress is unlikely to enact any sweeping legislation, reform or otherwise, and COVID vaccines are ready for distribution. It’s a recipe for a calm news cycle.Which makes it a perfect time to… Source link

Share Tweet Share Share Share Email Even amid a crackdown on tech acquisitions, Google has managed to win European Union approval for its $2.1 billion purchase of fitness tracker Fitbit, according to Bloomberg. The move comes as regulators in the EU are looking at ways to keep U.S. Big Tech companies from over-extending their dominance of the markets. According to the EU, Google’s pledge to keep access for rival health and fitness apps and device makers for the next decade cinched the decision… Source link

Moderna’s (MRNA) COVID-19 was recommended for emergency use authorization (EAU) Thursday evening by an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a majority vote, with just one abstention. The vote brings the company one step closer to becoming the second authorized vaccine in the U.S. The advisory panel voted to allow use in adults 18 and older, including first-priority frontline health workers and nursing home residents. For Moderna, the widely-expect… Source link

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. My colleague Steve Lohr has seen almost everything in technology. And even he believes the power of Big Tech is like nothing he’s seen before. Steve’s more than 20 years of writing about tech for The New York Times includes covering the U.S. government’s antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, which started in 1998 and ended with a settlement in 2002. Steve spoke with me about that case and the… Source link