John King knew his small town of Rockdale, Texas, had landed on the global crypto map when three Chinese bitcoin miners showed up at City Hall unannounced this summer. Then came the phone calls to the city’s Chamber of Commerce, from investors asking about power hookups, to connect mining equipment they planned to ship from China. None had ever stepped foot inside the rural West Texas community, with a population of roughly 5,600 people. “I didn’t have any inkling [about what was happening… Source link

Robinhood (HOOD) soared to new highs on Tuesday in a stark contrast from its public debut last week. The investing platform’s stock spiked as much as 18% by mid-session. Shares were trading above $44 a piece, holding well above their IPO price of $38.  Investors are keeping a close eye on the stock following Robinhood’s public debut last Thursday.  The stock sank as much as 12% below its IPO price during its first day of trading on the Nasdaq. Shares closed down 8% that day. Some questioned… Source link

New York City’s new vaccination mandate is sending restaurant and gym stocks lower. Shares of Shake Shack (SHAK), Starbucks (SBUX), McDonalds (MCD) and Planet Fitness (PLNT) all dipped following news that the Big Apple will require proof of vaccination in order to eat inside or use indoor work-out facilities. Both workers and customers will need to show vax ID cards in order to enter restaurants or fitness facilities. “If you want to participate in our society fully, you’ve got to get… Source link

With Chrome OS’s latest update, Google has announced that its Google Meet app will be preinstalled on all Chromebooks. The announcement is part of the company’s larger push to adapt its operating system for remote meetings. The new feature shouldn’t make too much of a difference to longtime Chromebook users who already have a preferred video chat platform installed. But for new students receiving a Chromebook for the first time, or other folks who are trying the platform out, it… Source link

As the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads rapidly nationwide, the U.S. has “two weapons” to mitigate the outbreak, according to One Medical Regional Medical Director Dr. Natasha Bhuyan. “We have two key weapons in fighting this virus: one is masks, the other is vaccines” Dr. Natasha Bhuyan told Yahoo Finance Live. “If we can get our vaccination rates up, we will be able to slow down the spread of the virus. But until then, it’s important that even people who are fully… Source link

Chris Monroe/CNET Google’s Nest Hub is one of our top-rated smart displays and it’s never been cheaper than it is… Source link

Google Maps announced today three feature updates to its iOS app. With live location sharing in the iMessage app, a traffic widget for the home screen and dark mode, Google Maps is positioning itself as a stronger competitor against iOS’ native Apple Maps. Live location sharing was already possible in Google Maps — by tapping on the blue dot that shows where you are, you can share with select friends your ETA to your destination, and even how much battery life your phone has. But… Source link

InCountry, the world’s first global data residency-as-a-service platform, together with Yandex.Cloud, the largest domestic cloud provider in the Russian Federation, today announced an official partnership to help international businesses better distribute and localize data in the Russian Federation. One of the primary obstacles for businesses looking to expand into the Russian market is compliance with the country’s data regulations, primarily Federal laws No. 152-FZ and 242-FZ. As… Source link

Capitol Hill negotiators released their 2,702 page bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sunday night after a flurry of revisions over the weekend. One of the more significant last-minute edits concerns cryptocurrencies. The late addition aims to use the infrastructure bill to bring clarity to the way Americans report their digital assets – like bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) – for tax purposes.  The measure could bring in billions in revenue, but “this is not a new tax on… Source link

Google Maps will finally be getting a dark mode on iOS, nearly two years after Apple rolled out dark mode as part of iOS 13. The feature, which is arriving in the coming weeks, should be welcome for when you’re using the app at night or in dark environments. You can get an idea of what dark mode will look like in the picture at the top of this post. To turn on dark mode, go to the settings menu, tap on dark mode, and then tap “on.” And if you want Google Maps to flip between light… Source link