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British designer Thomas Heatherwick is designing Google’s new buildings in California and London. Getty In 2012, British designer Thomas Heatherwick found himself having dinner with Google co-founder Larry Page at the billionaire’s house in California. Page wanted to discuss the future of Google’s sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, as well as some of the company’s other offices around the world. But the dinner very nearly didn’t happen. “I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t, we didn’t, really… Source link

Google is opening up applications to a new program for developers of media apps that lets them keep more of what they earn — paying a lower 15 percent commission to Google in exchange for supporting certain platforms and features (via 9to5Google). The Play Media Experience Program is another way to get around the company’s 30 percent service fee, and it’s also an admission that the Google had already been cutting deals with some developers behind the scenes; Google is positioning… Source link

The dossier of documents sent to the Arizona State compliance department and the NCAA enforcement department on May 31 begins with a blunt message about allegations of NCAA improprieties in the ASU football program. “I am writing this letter to inform you about recruiting violations that are occurring at Arizona State University in their Football department. My objective is…providing enough information to assure you if Arizona State football is looked into, there will be violations… Source link

The NBA has been blessed with some spectacular athletes over the years, but none of them jump quite like Keon Johnson. The Tennessee guard, considered a potential top-10 pick, made NBA history more than a month before the draft on Wednesday when he recorded a 48-inch max vertical jump at the NBA scouting combine. That leap is the highest the event has ever seen by 2.5 inches, exceeding Kansas’ Kenny Gregory’s 45.5 inches set in 2001. Here’s how it looked: To give you some perspective on how… Source link

The founders of South Africa-based crypto investment firm AfriCrypt have disappeared along with 69,000 bitcoins — worth an estimated $3.6 billion — according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. In mid-April, AfriCrypt’s investors were sent an email claiming that the platform was shutting down and freezing all accounts following a hack that compromised client accounts, wallets, and nodes. Investors were reportedly asked not to report the hack to law enforcement, which the founders… Source link

New York Islanders fans certainly have a weird way of showing their appreciation for their team. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Anthony Beauvillier was the overtime hero for the New York Islanders on Wednesday night and the Nassau Coliseum faithful made sure to show their appreciation.  Beauvillier buried the winner 1:08 into the extra frame, forcing the semifinal against the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning to a decisive Game 7 with a 3-2 victory.  For their efforts, Beauvillier and the… Source link

WASHINGTON—A House committee approved far-reaching legislation to curb the market dominance of tech giants, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc., but much of the effort faced intensive lobbying by affected firms that slowed the committee’s work and foreshadowed a pitched battle in the Senate. In a package of six bills, the most significant measure to pass by late Wednesday requires that the largest internet platforms make it easier for users to transport their data to… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Wednesday evening following a muted session earlier in the day, with the three major indexes ending mixed ahead of another batch of key economic data this week.  Contracts on the S&P 500 and Dow steadied after both indexes ended Wednesday’s session lower. Nasdaq futures gained after the index rose for a third straight session and set fresh intraday and record highs. Technology stocks have outperformed this week, with traders jumping back into the growth… Source link

The coronavirus pandemic will leave long-lasting issues for Americans, some of whom might not know it yet.   The shutdowns that occurred throughout 2020 meant that many patients missed regular doctor’s appointments. And when patients can’t regularly see their physicians, things often fall through the cracks. “I think one of the [unforeseen] consequences of COVID is that people weren’t diagnosed for things like cancer, for diabetes, [or] for other significant health problems,” Adam… Source link