Yearly Archives: 2021

Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 5 of Clippers-Jazz

A right knee sprain will keep Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard from playing in the series-tilting Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals set with the Utah Jazz, his team confirmed on Wednesday. The Clippers announced no timetable for Leonard’s return. News of Leonard’s injury first emerged from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, who reported early Wednesday morning that the right knee could keep the All-NBA forward out for the rest of the series. Leonard appeared to… Source link

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Honor confirms Google’s apps will return to its phones with new 50 series

The Honor 50 series will be able to ship with Google’s apps and services, Honor officially announced today as it launched the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro in China. In a statement, Honor says its phones will go through Google’s security review and that “Honor devices will therefore have the option to have Google Mobile Services (“GMS”) preinstalled on compatible devices, in accordance with Google’s licensing and governance models.” “Consumers will be able to experience Honor… Source link

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Ice Cube’s trademark infringement lawsuit against Robinhood dismissed by federal judge

Exhibit A from Jackson v. Robinhood Markets, Inc., A Delaware Corporation Et Al A California judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by rapper Ice Cube against trading platform Robinhood claiming it used his image to promote its products, without his consent. The rapper sued Robinhood in March, alleging that it was damaging his reputation and violating trademark law by using his image and a take on his musical lyrics, and making it appear as if he endorsed the company, without his… Source link

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Apple’s and Google’s New AI Wizardry Promises Privacy—at a Cost

Since the dawn of the iPhone, many of the smarts in smartphones have come from elsewhere: the corporate computers known as the cloud. Mobile apps sent user data cloudward for useful tasks like transcribing speech or suggesting message replies. Now Apple and Google say smartphones are smart enough to do some crucial and sensitive machine learning tasks like those on their own. At Apple’s WWDC event this month, the company said its virtual assistant Siri will transcribe speech without… Source link

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Apple and Google’s New AI Wizardry Promises Privacy—at a Cost

Since the dawn of the iPhone, many of the smarts in smartphones have come from elsewhere: the corporate computers known as the cloud. Mobile apps sent user data cloudward for useful tasks like transcribing speech or suggesting message replies. Now Apple and Google say smartphones are smart enough to do some crucial and sensitive machine learning tasks like those on their own. At Apple’s WWDC event this month, the company said its virtual assistant Siri will transcribe speech without… Source link

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Education Department discharges $500 million in debt for 18,000 ITT students in sign of borrower defense progress

The Education Department (ED) is discharging $500 million in student loan debt held by 18,000 borrowers who had been defrauded by now-defunct for-profit chain ITT Tech, a sign that the Biden administration is working to address the borrower defense backlog.  “Our action today will give thousands of borrowers a fresh start and the relief they deserve after ITT repeatedly lied to them,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “Today’s action is part of the Biden-Harris… Source link

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Here’s why bitcoin is so volatile: trader

As bitcoin (BTC-USD) holds above $40,000, investors are laser-focused on the price gyrations, attempting to divine the next big move. One former trader at the New York Stock Exchange is demonstrating how technical analysis is ideally suited to analyzing and predicting cryptocurrency price movements. At a recent Yahoo Finance Plus webinar, Capital2Markets president Keith Bliss, explained to attendees that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don’t lend themselves to traditional fundamental… Source link

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Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in

The bitcoin price was once again yo-yoing on Wednesday morning. Photo: Edward Smith/Getty Images The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash.  According to a Bank of America survey, 81% of fund managers say bitcoin is still a bubble. The flagship crypto fell around 37% last month and its price is down 38% from its $64,829 mid-April peak. The… Source link

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Google Risks More Antitrust Pursuers After Rare EU Surrender

Alphabet Inc.’s Google made a rare surrender to French and U.K. regulators last week when it offered global changes to its ad sales and tracking practices, marking a turning point in Europe’s long effort to rein in the search-engine giant. The move could prompt other enforcers around the world to follow that example after years of inquiries and megafines by the European Commission haven’t changed Google’s behavior. “Obtaining a settlement is likely to be a… Source link

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More than 11,000 Wuhan students poured into a stadium for their graduation ceremony sans masks or social distancing, even as the rest of Asia grapples with COVID lockdowns

More than 11,000 students and 3,000 proud parents turned up unmasked at a stadium in Wuhan, China, for a graduation ceremony. Stringer/Reuters China Thousands of students and their parents attended a graduation ceremony at a stadium in Wuhan, China. The grads in the coronavirus pandemic’s first epicenter weren’t wearing masks or social distancing. This is because China has reported fewer than 20 cases a day across its 23 provinces. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. For several thousand… Source link

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