Yearly Archives: 2021

‘Gone Girl’ actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run

NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, police said. The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck by a scooter or motorcycle while crossing a street on June 4, died Monday at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, a police department spokesperson said. The driver did not stop, police said. Banes appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including “Gone Girl” in 2014 and “Cocktail” with Tom Cruise in… Source link

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Google’s No-Click Searches – Good Or Evil?

(Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) AFP via Getty Images That Google is the dominant force in web and mobile search won’t surprise you. What might, though, is that roughly two thirds of the searches on Google never leave the search results page. That is, the searchers get what they are looking for without leaving Google. These are called “no-click” or “zero-click” searches. The percentages vary a bit depending on device, geography, and the precise definition of… Source link

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Bitcoin is still a bubble despite price crash: BofA survey

Fund managers aren’t sold that bitcoin (BTC-USD) is a screaming buy after the cryptocurrency’s rout.  Eighty-one percent of fund managers polled in a new Bank of America survey say bitcoin is still a bubble despite the steep price pullback. Investors view bitcoin as the second most crowded traded (investors love bitcoin perhaps too much) behind being long commodities.  A total of 224 fund managers with $667 billion in assets under management participated in the survey. To be sure, bitcoin… Source link

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UK watchdog looking into Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

UK’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it was looking into the mobile ecosystems of Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), launching a study over concerns that the tech giants have market power that is harming users and businesses. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source link

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‘Finding hope’ Google Doodle honors Kentucky teen’s late father

A Kentucky teenager’s artwork in memory of his late father will appear on computers around the world Tuesday. Milo Golding’s “Finding Hope” was named the winner of the 2021 Doodle for Google competition, and the piece will appear on Google homepages. Golding, an 11th grader at Lexington Christian Academy, was told the good news by Google CEO Sundar Pichai after being named one of five finalists out of 54 students from every U.S. state and territory. “I can’t tell you how inspiring we found… Source link

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Lumber is showing us the future: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, June 15, 2021 A transitory surge cools off.  Two months ago it took only one thing to be rich.  And that was a piece of lumber.  Through the spring, the surge in lumber prices became the market narrative as it covered every pandemic-related trend: Labor shortages, shipping constraints and housing demand — all in one place.  But now it… Source link

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Bitcoin price drops as venture capitalist sticks to $250,000 prediction

A survey shows hedge funds plan to increase their exposure to cryptocurrencies by 2026. Photo: Getty Images Bitcoin dropped below $40,000 (£28,410) on Tuesday morning even as a survey showed hedge funds interest is on the up and billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper said he is sticking by his prediction that the cryptocurrency will reach $250,000 by the end of 2022 or early 2023. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1% and trading at $39,717 a day after it got a boost as American hedge fund magnate… Source link

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Apple, Google forcing a rethink in advertising industry: Maurice Levy

Maurice Levy, chair of French multinational advertising and public relations company Publicis Groupe Dominique Charriau | Getty Images Digital privacy moves from Apple and Google are forcing the advertising industry to reconsider the way it works, Publicis Groupe’s Maurice Levy told CNBC. The chairman of the world’s third-biggest advertising company said changes to Apple’s iOS smartphone software and Google’s Chrome web browser meant advertisers were having to “revisit the whole way we are… Source link

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Fantasy Baseball Monday Takeaways: A Rockies starter worth adding? – Yahoo Sports

The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. The Rockies were rightly maligned for the Nolan Arenado trade, but it does look like they got a pretty good one back in the deal in Austin Gomber. Gomber twirled a gem on Monday in Colorado against the Padres, hurling a career-high-tying eight shutout innings in the Rockies’ 3-2 victory…. Source link

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Runner Shelby Houlihan test positive for steroid, blames burrito

Distance runner Shelby Houlihan was banned from the sport for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, and she’s blaming a burrito. Houlihan, who is the current national champion and record-holder at both the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs, wrote on Instagram on Monday that she had been banned for four years after testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. The “most likely explanation” for the positive test, she said, was a “burrito purchased and consumed… Source link

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