I’ll admit it: For the majority of my adult life, spreadsheets have remained shrouded in mystery. I’ve used them plenty, of course—to track income, compare statistics, even maintain databases for various types of work-related info—but I’ve always felt like I’ve barely been scratching the surface of what they’re able to do. And that’s a shame. With Google Sheets in particular, sticking only to spreadsheet basics seems akin to sitting on a mountain of untapped potential. The… Source link

Law360 (May 12, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT) — A patent holder that lost a bid this month to force former Yahoo owner Altaba to establish a $749 million infringement reserve asked the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to reconsider in light of Verizon’s recently revealed plans to sell Yahoo to Apollo Global Management. Earlier this month, the Chancery judge overseeing disputes over Altaba’s wind-down rejected patent holder Droplets Inc.’s push to create the reserve, since the former Altaba… Source link

TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Investing is all about profits, and part of generating profits is knowing when to start the game. The old adage says to buy low and sell high, and while it’s tempting just to discount cliches like that, they’ve passed into common currency because they embody a fundamental truth. Buying low is always a good start in building a portfolio. The trick, however, is recognizing the right stocks to buy low. Prices fall for a… Source link

Yahoo’s new ‘Yahoo Search for Change’ campaign encourages consumers to “Make a statement with your search” and “Search for internet freedom” in a series of different executions. The campaign, developed by CHE Proximity, comes as a response to increased awareness around data privacy, Yahoo says, with the company ‘reminding’… Source link

Tesla CEO and self-dubbed Technoking is back-peddling on the company’s stance about bitcoin and has suspended purchases of its electric vehicles with the cryptocurrency. The change of stance, which was delivered via tweet, comes just weeks after Tesla CFO and dubbed “Master of Coin” Zach Kirkhorn said the company believes in the longevity of bitcoin, despite its volatility. The tweet from Musk sent the price of bitcoin down more than 4% (and falling). The price of bitcoin is down more than 7%… Source link

* Decision comes just weeks after Tesla began accepting bitcoin * Tesla will retain bitcoin holdings * Musk reiterates faith in cryptocurrencies * Bitcoin “mining” under environmental spotlight (Adds fresh analyst comments in paragraphs 11-17) By Hyunjoo Jin and Kanishka Singh May 12 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a swift reversal in the company’s position on the… Source link

Just weeks after Tesla started accepting Bitcoin as currency for cars, Elon Musk revealed in a tweet that it will “suspend” the effort. According to the release (Tesla does not appear to have a functioning press office), the company is “concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions.”  A study last year estimated bitcoin mining used 7.46 GW of electricity on average, and the same study puts the number right now at 16.71 GW. That would represent… Source link

Stock futures were mixed in Wednesday’s after-hours session, with investors awaiting the latest read on the jobs market, still unsettled by spiking prices that could throttle the recovery.  During Wednesday’s regular session, fears of rising inflation hammered Wall Street after grim consumer price data sparked a sell-off in blue chip and technology shares, amplifying new concerns about the rebound from COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Index (^DJI), S&P 500 Index (^GSPC) and Nasdaq (^IXIC)… Source link

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for use in children ages 12 to 15. The vaccine, which had been previously authorized for people 16 and older, is the first COVID vaccine to receive approval for use in younger teens and adolescents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel explains why parents should consider getting their children 12 and… Source link

The Daily Beast Mass Grave Dug on Banks of Ganges for 100 Possible COVID Victims Found Floating Down River Danish Siddiqui via ReutersIn a macabre twist to a situation that is already too dire to comprehend, authorities in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have had to call in excavators to dig a mass grave after nearly 100 bloated and decomposing bodies were found floating in the Ganges River. Scammers Sell Fire Extinguishers as Oxygen Cylinders to Dying COVID Patients in… Source link