Yearly Archives: 2021

Play for your share of $1,000 for free

This week, there’s $1,000 up for grabs in the . All you have to do is answer 10 questions related to the various sports going on this week. This week’s contest features questions on the U.S. Open, the NBA playoffs, the Euro 2020 tournament, and the NHL playoffs. And the best part? It’s completely FREE to play. Jon Rahm is one of the stronger favorites we’ve seen this year at the U.S. Open, which is this weekend’s marquee event. Right now, Rahm leads the field at +900, or 9-1, meaning… Source link

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Play for your share of $1,000 for free

This week, there’s $1,000 up for grabs in the . All you have to do is answer 10 questions related to the various sports going on this week. This week’s contest features questions on the U.S. Open, the NBA playoffs, the Euro 2020 tournament, and the NHL playoffs. And the best part? It’s completely FREE to play. Jon Rahm is one of the stronger favorites we’ve seen this year at the U.S. Open, which is this weekend’s marquee event. Right now, Rahm leads the field at +900, or 9-1, meaning… Source link

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New Wilson basketball to be introduced at draft combine

The NBA and Wilson Sporting Goods Co. unveiled the new official game ball that will be used starting with the 2021-22 season on Thursday, ending a 37-year partnership with Spalding. The Wilson game ball, which begins its multi-year partnership with the league in advance of the 75th season, will first be used at the 2021 NBA draft combine in Chicago from June 21-27. Wilson is also the manufacturer of WNBA balls.  “Our feeling was Spalding is a company at the top of that pyramid, but Wilson… Source link

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A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk – TechCrunch

Until recently, Google’s namesake Android app, which more than five billion installs to date, had a vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to quietly steal personal data from a victim’s device. Sergey Toshin, founder of mobile app security startup Oversecured, said in a blog post that the vulnerability has to do with how the Google app relies on code that is not bundled with the app itself. Many Android apps, including the Google app, reduce their download size and the… Source link

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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare for a third time — here is what was at stake

The Supreme Court on Thursday released its highly anticipated decision on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. By a 7-2 vote, the court rejected the Republican-led challenge to the law.  Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion saying that challengers — Texas, other Republican states, and two individuals — did not have legal standing to sue, meaning they couldn’t show they were harmed by the law. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts as… Source link

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50 illuminating questions about Google’s latest messaging service shakeup

Good golly, gang, Google’s done it again. Just when I thought the G-team had made its messaging service strategy as convoluted as humanly possible, Le Googlé has managed to inject even more messy confusion into its suite of messaging products. This, my fellow earthlings, deserves some serious recognition. Achieving levels of perplexity this high is a rare feat, and you’d better believe it ain’t easy. Our latest confounding twist comes courtesy of an announcement… Source link

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Google’s Own Android App—With 5 Billion Installs—Was Vulnerable To A Privacy Destroying Hack

Cybersecurity startup Oversecured reported vulnerabilities in the Google Android app, which could’ve … [+] allowed a hacker to steal sensitive data and snoop on users through the smartphone’s camera. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s Android app, with more than 5 billion downloads, has been patched after a researcher found it was vulnerable to an attack that could have allowed hackers to obtain sensitive data from users’… Source link

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23andMe shares rise 21% on first day of trading on Nasdaq

Shares of 23andMe (ME) rose 21% to close at $13.32 apiece in their trading debut on the Nasdaq as the consumer genetic testing company became one of the latest companies to go public via SPAC deal.  The public debut comes after 23andMe and the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VG Acquisition Corp. announced a merger in February. The deal valued 23andMe’s outstanding shares of capital stock at $3.5 billion. The vast majority of shareholders of VG Acquisition Corp., which was founded… Source link

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Google’s cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up

The logo of Google is seen on a building at la Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo June 17 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud on Thursday said Google will offer cloud computing services based on AMD’s newest data center chip, a move likely to intensify AMD’s push to grab market share from rival Intel Corp (INTC.O). Cloud computing providers such as… Source link

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