(Repeats Friday story with no change to text) By Samuel Shen and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) – A global chip shortage is choking the production of machines used to “mine” bitcoin, a sector dominated by China, sending prices of the computer equipment soaring as a surge in the cryptocurrency drives demand. The scramble is pricing out smaller miners and accelerating an industry consolidation that could see deep-pocketed players, many outside China, profit from the bitcoin bull… Source link

TipRanks 3 Top Dividend Stocks With Growth Opportunity; Goldman Sachs Says ‘Buy’ Investing is all about finding profits, and investors have long seen two main paths toward that goal. Growth stocks, equities that will give a return based mainly on share price appreciation, are one route. The second route lies through dividend stocks. These are stocks that pay out a percentage of profits back to shareholders – a dividend, usually sent out quarterly. The payments vary widely, from less than… Source link

The Telegraph ‘We wanted it too much’ — Jurgen Klopp says desperation to win may have cost them Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool paid the price for their desperation to get back to winning ways but insisted there was no crisis of confidence at the club after Manchester United sent their bitter rivals crashing out of the FA Cup. Manchester United vs Liverpool — player ratings: Selfless Rashford on song A stunning 78th minute free-kick from Bruno Fernandes earned United a dramatic 3-2 win on… Source link

Some Google Duo users may soon need to migrate to a different video-calling service, as code within the app indicates it will cease working on certain Android phones this spring. 9to5Google dug through the code of the most recent version of Google Duo and noticed that those with uncertified Android phones may soon be presented with warnings that say “Duo is going away soon” or “Because you’re using an unsupported device, Duo will unregister your account on this device soon. Download your… Source link

One of the reasons the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were attractive to Tom Brady is he was going to have plenty of help. In the NFC championship game, that was easy to see. In the second quarter, after the Green Bay Packers had tied the game 7-7, two straight great plays helped Tampa Bay take back the lead. On a third-and-9, Brady threw a desperation heave that hung up in the air for a long time. Because it was third down, it was worth taking a risky throw downfield. Packers safety Darnell Savage had… Source link

Greg Olsen, who spent the majority of his career with the Carolina Panthers, announced his retirement on the Fox pregame show ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game. Olsen, 35, will join Fox as a color analyst. He has worked for the broadcaster calling NFL and XFL games in the past, but returned to the NFL for a final season with the Seattle Seahawks. “Sometimes when it’s time, it’s time. My time in the NFL now has come to an end,” Olsen said in a bit of “breaking news” segment… Source link

Larry King’s interview with Jerry Seinfeld is going viral after his death. (Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Since news of Larry King’s death broke Saturday, fans have been revisiting some of the more memorable interview clips from the 87-year-old’s broadcasting career spanning more than 60 years, including a 25-year stretch as host of CNN’s Larry King Live. One clip in particular has been getting a lot of attention: a 2007 interview with Jerry Seinfeld in which the comedian, there… Source link

Warren Buffett says this is how to protect your finances from the pandemic COVID-19 and the resulting recession have been affecting everyone — including 90-year-old investing legend Warren Buffett. At his massive conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the pandemic “has adversely affected nearly all of our operations, although the effects are varying significantly,” the company said in its latest quarterly earnings release in early November. But even with the challenges, Berkshire reported an… Source link

For many Australians, Google is the internet. It’s where we get much of our news. It’s where we find and plan our holidays. It’s where we go to shop for gifts online. But in light of a proposed media code that would require the tech giant to pay local news media companies for their product, Google is threatening to end the relationship. And it’s shaping up to be an acrimonious split. “I think Google’s view is that they are so superior that people can’t live without them,” Peter Lewis, director… Source link

COVID-19 changed a lot of the NFL’s practices during the regular season, and that will continue through the Super Bowl. The normal timeline for Super Bowl arrival and prep is being adjusted for pandemic safety reasons, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday. While teams usually arrive in the host city a week ahead of time, they won’t be allowed into Tampa until two days before the big game. That is except for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of course. The winner of Sunday’s AFC championship… Source link