The NFL season is not going as predicted, per usual, and one team is already standing out as defying expectations. The unpredictability is fun for fans, but not so much for fantasy football participants, so a fantasy league expert is coming to the rescue with players she suggests adding to your lineup. Source link
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Google to give security keys to ‘high risk’ users targeted by government hackers – TechCrunch
Google has said it will provide 10,000 “high-risk” users with free hardware security keys, days after the company warned thousands of Gmail users that they were targeted by state-sponsored hackers. The warning, sent by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), alerted more than 14,000 Gmail users that they had been targeted in a state-sponsored phishing campaign from APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, said to be made up of operatives of Russia’s GRU intelligence… Source link
Read More »Yandex Releases New Station Mini Smart Speaker
on October 8, 2021 at 8:00 am Russian tech search engine giant Yandex has debuted a new smart speaker called the Station Mini powered by the Alice voice assistant. The Station Mini is an upgrade from the existing version of the smart speaker and the company ois selling a version with an LED display and a version without it. Station Mini With More The new Station Mini looks much like its predecessor but includes several hardware upgrades, including better… Source link
Read More »Google Illustration: How to create a custom profile picture for Gmail
Here’s how to make your Google profile picture stand out. Shelby Brown/CNET … Source link
Read More »Jamie Dimon may have a point on the debt ceiling: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, October 8, 2021 Keep it or scrap it, Washington should stop playing chicken with the markets “…Goodness knows what the end will be; Oh, I don’t know where I’m at; It looks as if we two will never be one; Something must be done… Let’s call the whole thing off!” That old classic song, sung alternately by Fred Astaire, Billie Holiday, Ella… Source link
Read More »Google Search adds guitar tuner to its smorgasbord of built-in features
Google Search now has a handy built-in tuner, letting you use the microphone on your phone or computer to tune a guitar, Android Police reports. To access the feature, which was added this week, just search for “Google tuner.” The interface is similar to the dozens of guitar tuning apps that are already available. You play a string on the guitar, and Google will detect the note you’re aiming for, and tell you to “tune up” or “tune down” as required. Like other guitar tuning… Source link
Read More »Yandex NV (YNDX) gains 1.24% in Light Trading on October 7
Last Price $ Last Trade Change $ Change Percent % Open $ Prev Close $ High $ low $ 52 Week High $ 52 Week Low $ Market Cap PE… Source link
Read More »Google’s new Nest Renew service developed on technology from Uplight Inc.
Google’s new Nest Renew service, which allows users of the company’s smart thermostat to play a more active role in the battle against climate change, was developed in part on the back of technology built by Boulder-based Uplight Inc. Uplight’s suite of software gives utilities granular data about how customers consume energy in their homes and businesses and offers ways to reduce their base power demand. It also provides a marketplace for consumers to find rebates and deals on… Source link
Read More »Stock futures rise as traders await jobs report
Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening, extending gains as investors awaited a key report on the labor market’s recovery. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up after the index logged a third straight session of gains during Thursday’s regular trading day. The move to the upside came after Senate leaders said they reached an agreement on raising the government borrowing limit into December, helping avert a default as soon as this month. With concerns over the government debt ceiling… Source link
Read More »Ireland’s status as tax haven for tech firms like Google, Facebook, and Apple is ending
Ireland said Thursday it would join an international agreement that sets taxes on profits for multinational corporations at a minimum rate of 15 percent. This is a major shift for the country that is the European headquarters for many large US pharmaceutical companies, as well as tech firms, including Google, Apple, and Facebook. An increase from Ireland’s current 12.5 percent to 15 percent may not seem that large by itself. The so-called Organization for Economic Cooperation and… Source link
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