1) Jacksonville Jaguars: QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson — First pick, top prospect. Until we have a reason to doubt him, Lawrence looks like a star in the making. How will it work with Urban Meyer? No one knows. But Lawrence has just about everything you could hope for in a franchise QB. Even Tim Tebow can’t take away from the glitz of this pick. Grade: A 2. New York Jets: QB Zach Wilson, BYU — Surprising this heavily speculated pick hasn’t received a bit more security to this point…. Source link

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Stock futures opened slightly lower Thursday evening after a record-setting session earlier in the day, with strong earnings results and more encouraging economic data helping support the latest leg higher in risk assets.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged down, after the index closed at an all-time high of more than 4,200 earlier in the session. Dow and Nasdaq futures also retreated. Shares Amazon (AMZN) jumped in late trading after reporting first-quarter results and current-quarter guidance… Source link

With a loaded 2021 NFL draft class stockpiled with quarterbacks, plenty of teams are hoping their future will be brighter after this weekend. Which team will be the biggest surprise of the draft? Which player will be the biggest bust? Will there be drama surrounding a certain reigning NFL MVP? We’ll be following all the action live here on Yahoo Sports. No more guesses: 49ers draft Trey Lance at No. 3  When the San Francisco 49ers traded up to No. 3 last month, it was clear they were after… Source link

Google is rolling out a new April update for the Chromecast with Google TV that launched last year. It’s a fairly large update for a streaming device — totaling 166MB on my Chromecast — but includes numerous improvements. Once you’ve installed the new software and restarted your Chromecast, you’ll be able to dig a little deeper into video settings than was previously possible. In the new “advanced video controls” area of settings, you’re now given the ability to choose… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Thursday, with quarterly revenue surging past $100 billion again. Here’s what the company reported in its fiscal first-quarter results, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Revenue increased 44% to $108.5 billion in the quarter versus $75.5 billion in the same quarter a year ago. During the first quarter, Amazon’s core online stores business saw its net sales grow 44% to $52.9 billion compared to $36.65… Source link

Google-parent Alphabet GOOGL recently reported first-quarter 2021 results, with earnings and revenues topping estimates and increasing on a year-over-year basis. Notably, Alphabet’s share price has surged about 3% since posting the impressive earnings results on Apr 27. Q1 Earnings at a Glance Earnings per share were $26.29, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 68% and increasing 166.4% year over year. Revenues totaled $55.31 billion, rising 34.4% year over year (32% at constant… Source link

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Operating cash flow increased 69% to $67.2 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $39.7 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2020. Free cash flow increased to $26.4 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $24.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2020. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and… Source link

You may or may not have noticed, but Google says YouTube videos should now look better and load faster. That’s thanks to a new chip the company has designed inhouse and deployed in its data centers to compress video content. Google says the chips, called Video (Trans)Coding Units, or VCUs, do that faster and more efficiently than was possible before. Traditional CPUs, the company found, aren’t great at video transcoding. Related: You Can Now… Source link

Google Wants to Help You Travel More This Summer With New COVID-19 Safety Features | Travel + Leisure Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore Travel + Leisure Close this dialog window Share options Close this dialog window View image Google Wants to Help You Travel More This Summer… Source link