Supreme Court Police officers guard a barrier between anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights protesters outside the court building, ahead of arguments in the Mississippi abortion rights case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The Supreme Court seems poised to trigger a political earthquake next year, with a ruling that could restrict or overturn nationwide abortion rights enshrined in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. If that happens, as… Source link

As part of efforts to expand the health information it provides, today Google announced a new feature in search that will allow doctors to list which languages they can speak at their offices. People who speak languages other than English often struggle to navigate the healthcare system in the United States and are at risk of bad medical outcomes because they have more trouble communicating with providers. They get better care when they have access to trained interpreters or are seen by… Source link

Belarusian national operator Beltelecom has expanded a joint promotion with Russian internet group Yandex. Subscribers of the operator connecting to the service Yandex.Plus are offered three months subscription free. The monthly plan then costs BYN 5.49. The promotion can be activated until 31 December. Source link

Google has been working on a smartwatch to take on the Apple Watch. Code-named “Rohan,” the wearable would be the first Google-branded smartwatch. Executives have told employees they plan to launch the watch next year. Google is working on a smartwatch that it plans to launch next year as the search giant makes a renewed push in the wearable-tech space. The device, which… Source link

A new exchange traded fund (ETF) is trying to capture the white-hot market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in one financial product.  But the catch is that it won’t actually own any NFTs, crypto assets or related derivatives. Listed under the symbol “NFTZ” by issuer Defiance ETFs, the Defiance Digital Revolution ETF launches Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange’s Arca platform. The fund owns shares in publicly traded blockchain-related companies like Coinbase (COIN), in addition to those… Source link

The eighth round of the free-to-enter NHL Yahoo Cup runs on Thursday, and there’s still time to join the contest and win your share of $5,000 if you haven’t already! After the tournament paused last week for Thanksgiving, it picks right back up this week with 10 NHL games on the slate. Here are three lineup combinations I recommend playing in Round 8 of the tournament. Option 1: Hammer the Hurricanes Stack The Carolina Hurricanes are a team worth loading up on for Round 8 of the Yahoo Cup…. Source link

Google’s Pixel phones have a lot going for them. Juan Garzon/CNET … Source link

Weekly jobless claims rose after setting a more than five-decade low last week. Still, however, new claims came in near pre-pandemic levels, highlighting ongoing improvements in the labor market.  The Labor Department released its weekly jobless claims report on Thursday. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial unemployment claims, week ended November 27: 222,000 vs. 240,000 expected and a revised 194,000 during prior… Source link

Dec 2 (Reuters) – Timnit Gebru, the computer scientist whose disputed exit from Google’s (GOOGL.O) artificial intelligence research team prompted debate across the tech industry about diversity and censorship, said on Thursday she has launched a small lab to continue her work freely. The Distributed AI Research Institute has raised $3.7 million from foundations and aims to critically study services from big tech companies as well as propose AI-based solutions to issues such as food insecurity… Source link

We’ll show you how Google Maps can help you navigate through the holidays. Angela Lang/CNET … Source link