Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Solo sauna a hot favourite in Tokyo as coronavirus cases rise The spread of the novel coronavirus may have slowed economies and closed many businesses worldwide, but it hasn’t been a damper on a newly opened Tokyo sauna that caters to solo customers. The Finnish-style sauna rooms at Solo Sauna Tune, where customers can relax in solitude and enjoy the heat from water over hot stones, are so popular they are booked up within hours. Time is… Source link

Obi Toppin high-fiving Knicks teammates in blue jerseys There’s only so much stock that can be put into a team’s first preseason game of a new season, but Obi Toppin’s pro debut for the Knicks in Friday’s 90-84 win over the Detroit Pistons was impressive, nonetheless. The eighth overall pick finished with 11 points (4-of-9 shooting) and seven rebounds in 20 minutes played. He shined brightest in the first half, scoring nine points to go along with five rebounds in just 10 and a half… Source link

By David Shepardson, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California asked to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google on Friday, making the state’s attorney general the first Democrat to openly support the litigation. FILE PHOTO: After the company announced it would extend its coronavirus work-from-home order until summer 2021, a Google sign is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File… Source link

By David Shepardson, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California asked to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google on Friday, making the state’s attorney general the first Democrat to openly support the litigation. FILE PHOTO: After the company announced it would extend its coronavirus work-from-home order until summer 2021, a Google sign is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File… Source link

By David Shepardson, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California asked to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google on Friday, making the state’s attorney general the first Democrat to openly support the litigation. FILE PHOTO: After the company announced it would extend its coronavirus work-from-home order until summer 2021, a Google sign is shown at one of the company’s office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File… Source link

California, home of the Google campus in Mountain View, would join a group of Republican-led states in the Justice Department lawsuit. Photo: Images by Cayce Clifford … Source link

Google recently released its Google Shopping Gift Guide, a list of 100 trending gift ideas broken down by interests and hobbies like gaming, fitness and wellness. The holiday gift guide reflects what people Googled this holiday season in search of the perfect gifts. While Google has released information like this in the past, this year’s trends provide interesting insights into search habits likely shaped by the pandemic and subsequent increased time spent indoors, for example: 450 percent… Source link

As LaMelo Ball prepares for his first taste of NBA action, one of his purchases received some scrutiny this week. Video of the Charlotte Hornets rookie showing off a very sparkly diamond grill started making the rounds on social media Wednesday, and the reaction was what you could imagine with one of the NBA’s most famous rookies and his infamous father. “He’s got nice teeth, what’s he putting a grill on for? These kids are something,” LaVar Ball said. “If that’s what he wanted,… Source link

California is seeking to join the Justice Department in its antitrust lawsuit against Google parent Alphabet Inc., one of the state’s largest businesses. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed the motion to join the case in federal court on Friday. “Google’s anticompetitive behavior has unlawfully maintained the company’s monopoly on internet search and search-based advertising at the expense of consumers,” said Becerra. The Justice Department sued… Source link

The coronavirus is accelerating a significant tech exodus out of California, with Oracle (ORCL) announcing Friday that it has moved its headquarters from Redwood City to Austin, Texas. The move came just days after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk announced he’d be moving from Los Angeles to Austin. Other tech giants that have recently left California include Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) and newly public software giant Palantir (PLTR). The coronavirus pandemic and the… Source link