Yearly Archives: 2021

Postmates spin-off Serve Robotics raises $13M to grow its sidewalk delivery fleet

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  In May, following Uber’s acquisition of Postmates, the robotics division of Postmates spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. At the time, Serve said it would pursue its vision of deploying fleets of sidewalk delivery robots throughout the country,… Source link

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Google Pixel’s lock screen Snapchat shortcut is here

Quick Tap to Snap, a Google Pixel feature announced in October that lets you open Snapchat directly from your lock screen by tapping twice on the rear of the phone, is arriving as part of the Pixel’s latest feature drop. The functionality will be available on the Pixel 4A 5G and newer devices, and Google says there’s also a new Pixel-exclusive Snapchat filter called “Pixel Face” on the way this month. The Quick Tap to Snap feature is one of a handful of updates coming as part of… Source link

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Google TV adds more than 300 free channels to its live tab with Pluto TV

Google TV is adding yet another cord-cutting option to its live TV tab. With the addition of Pluto TV, Google TV users now have even more live TV channels to choose from. Beginning today, Google TV will now support Pluto TV within the live TV tab, meaning users can easily access more than 300 free channels from the platform’s primary live TV hub. Pluto TV is the fourth streaming service to grab a spot on Google TV’s tab. Previously, Google TV supported YouTube TV, Philo, and Sling —… Source link

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Jake Paul will fight Tyron Woodley on Dec. 18, Tommy Fury withdraws

When Jake Paul steps into the ring on Dec. 18, he won’t be facing Tommy Fury. Paul announced on Monday that Fury has pulled out of their fight due to a medical issue, and a familiar face will be taking his place: former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who will finally get the rematch he’s been pushing for.  Fury released a statement about his withdrawal through Michael Benson of talkSPORT.com A bacterial chest infection and broken rib are legitimate reasons to pull out of a fight… Source link

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Google, Meta dominate as digital propels global advertising growth -forecasts

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Dec 6 (Reuters) – The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected and is likely to continue its streak in 2022 as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social-media companies such as Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O)… Source link

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Microsoft’s stock market value is headed to a $3 trillion in under 6 months: analyst

The newest Yahoo Finance Company of the Year award winner Microsoft may not be done enriching shareholders, contends bull Dan Ives of Wedbush.  “I think they clearly can hit,” said the widely followed tech analyst on whether Microsoft will hit a $3 trillion market cap in early 2022. Ives rates Microsoft shares at Outperform with a $345 12-month price target.  Microsoft’s stock presently trades at $322 a share. At a market value of $2.42 trillion, Microsoft is only 23% shy of reaching the $3… Source link

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Walmart and Yahoo tailor holiday content for social, AR shopping

Dive Brief: Walmart and Yahoo on Black Friday launched a “Holiday with Heart” effort to kick off the holiday season through shoppable content and add-to-cart functionalities powered by augmented reality, according to a press release emailed to Retail Dive’s sister publication Marketing Dive. The “Play for Joy” game on Instagram lets mobile users interact with a claw machine and grab as many virtual Walmart gifts as possible before the clock runs out. They can also… Source link

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Miami fires Manny Diaz, hires Mario Cristobal

Miami has moved on from Manny Diaz, opening the door for Mario Cristobal to come back from Oregon. Diaz was informed of his dismissal during a Monday morning meeting with Miami’s president, sources told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel. Diaz, the son of a former Miami mayor, was given three seasons with the Hurricanes before the school — which currently does not have an athletic director but is close to landing Dan Radakovich from Clemson — opted to go in another direction. That next direction… Source link

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Crypto is ‘one of the biggest bubbles ever’: Strategist

When it comes to cryptocurrency, financial adviser Ryan Payne agreed with billionaire Charlie Munger when he said, “This era is even crazier than the dot-com era.” “This whole Bitcoin (BTC-USD) thing — this whole cryptocurrency — is one of the biggest bubbles ever,” Payne, president of Payne Capital Management, told Yahoo Finance live on Friday.  “I do think that bubble is eventually going to burst. It’s going to be ugly,” he added.  The global crypto market “is somewhere over $2… Source link

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What we get right, and wrong, with our Company of the Year

Zoom Video Communications (ZM) broke a 7-year winning streak in 2021. Before Zoom, every business Yahoo Finance selected for Company of the Year delivered a positive stock return during the following 12 months. All but once, those stocks outperformed the S&P 500. Zoom shares, however, have fallen 46% so far this year, the first losing performance since Disney was our debut Company of the Year in 2013. We’re not apologizing—and we doubt Zoom investors are complaining, either. Zoom was our Source link

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