Yearly Archives: 2021

Apple announces racial equity and justice initiatives as part of $100 million program

Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, chats with an attendee at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday announced a slew of investments as part of a $100 million initiative to combat racial inequity and injustice. The moves, part of the company’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), includes a $25 million contribution to the Propel Center, an innovation and learning hub for… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Golf: Sony Open

Sony Open in Hawaii Honolulu, HawaiiWaialae Country Club – Par 70 – 7,044 yardsField – 144 entrantsPurse – $6.6M The Preview The PGA Tour’s entertainment recipe at the Sentry Tournament of Champions this past weekend didn’t conclude with a DJ or a JT finding the winner’s circle, but rather involved a primetime viewing experience as overtime provided yet another chance to witness the gorgeous backdrop of the Plantation Course’s exciting par-5 finishing hole as Harris English outlasted Joaquin… Source link

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NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection

Benzinga Here’s What it Took to Help My Millennial Colleague Plan Her Million-Dollar Nest Egg I’m a nosy person, so I elbowed my millennial colleague, Jessa, in the next cube over, and asked her, “Pssst… How much do you save for retirement per year?”Instead of ignoring me, she furtively Slacked me all of her financial details (it was like a giant ice cream sundae for a finance nerd): * Jessa, at 28, still owes $15,000 in student loans, and her husband, who is 30, still owes $20,000. *… Source link

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Google suspends President Trump’s YouTube channel, disables comments

Posted: Jan 13, 2021 / 06:53 AM CST / Updated: Jan 13, 2021 / 06:53 AM CST (File/Getty) President Trump’s YouTube channel has been suspended for a minimum of seven days after parent company Google deemed that his videos violated its policies. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for violating our… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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Google to pay DACA fees for hundreds as programs faces legal threats

Google’s philanthropic arm plans to spend nearly $250,000 to cover application fees for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children and who are seeking protection from deportation under an Obama-era program. Google.org announced Wednesday it would donate the money to the nonprofit United We Dream. The funds will benefit about 500… Source link

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Lender Affirm Prices IPO Above Range to Raise $1.2 billion

Benzinga Here’s What it Took to Help My Millennial Colleague Plan Her Million-Dollar Nest Egg I’m a nosy person, so I elbowed my millennial colleague, Jessa, in the next cube over, and asked her, “Pssst… How much do you save for retirement per year?”Instead of ignoring me, she furtively Slacked me all of her financial details (it was like a giant ice cream sundae for a finance nerd): * Jessa, at 28, still owes $15,000 in student loans, and her husband, who is 30, still owes $20,000. *… Source link

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Google removes Australian news content in experiment amid media bargaining code debate

The project would end early next month, he said. “In 2018, the value we provided to publishers through referral traffic alone was estimated at $218 million.” Mel Silva, managing director of Google Australia, says 80 per cent of submissions to the ACCC raised concerns with the plan.Credit:Jeremy Piper The admission from the digital giant comes in the middle of a battle between the federal government and the tech giants over plans to force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for… Source link

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