Bloomberg Google’s Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That’s Not Googley Enough (Bloomberg) — Google’s streaming video game service Stadia had ambitious plans to disrupt the gaming industry, which is dominated by consoles. The tech giant had planned to pack Stadia with original content, announcing two years ago that it was hiring hundreds of game developers and starting studios in Los Angeles and Montreal.But those teams barely had time to get started before they were dismissed earlier… Source link

You should switch to Google Messages if you don’t already use it.  Andrew Hoyle/CNET … Source link

TipRanks 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks With 7% Dividend Yield You can get whiplash, trying to follow the market fluctuations these days. Volatility rules for now, as investors are pulling out of Big Tech – a move that is pushing the general markets down. The bearish sentiment comes as new COVID case numbers are falling, along with the weekly unemployment claims. Both are positive news bites for the economy, and will help to justify increased economic opening. At the same time, a Congressional… Source link

Google announced the availability of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot, a fully-managed and operated Kubernetes environment for Google Cloud customers. The underlying infrastructure is completely hidden from users while exposing the environment needed for running cloud native workloads.  Drone in Autopilot Mode Pixabay Google Kubernetes Engine is one of the first managed container orchestration services available in the public cloud. Since its… Source link

Yahoo Sports is joining with the NBA in its production of betting-centric broadcasts. Starting with Friday’s showdown between the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies, Yahoo talent will be featured on the NBABet Stream, a weekly alternate broadcast on NBA League Pass. The Verizon unit will also start distributing the feed as part of its own League Pass platforms. The NBA has been doing these alternate feeds since last August, coinciding with the restart of its pandemic-disrupted… Source link

This is a unique three-game slate with all six teams owning top-10 ranks in penalty-kill percentage. The Bruins are playing their second road game in consecutive nights and are a significant favorite. The Avalanche and Wild are also receiving big chalk, and all three games have a 5.5 over/under total.  GOALIE Alexandar Georgiev, NYR vs. BOS ($22): Boston lost 7-2 to the Islanders on Thursday, and while there’s definite bounce-back potential, this is also a tough, back-to-back road spot for… Source link

(Bloomberg) — After weeks of grumbling, the world’s biggest bond market spoke loud and clear Thursday — growth and inflation are moving higher. The message wreaked havoc across risk assets. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields catapulted to the highest in more than a year at over 1.6% and traders yanked forward their opinion of how soon the Federal Reserve will be forced to tighten policy. Equities tumbled, as higher borrowing costs put pressure on soaring valuations. Even Treasury Secretary… Source link

The NBA closes out the work week with nine games on the schedule. Players resting and injuries will once again have a significant impact in DFS. As you work your way through the options, here are some players to consider targeting, as well as a few to possibly avoid. GUARDS De’Aaron Fox, SAC at DET ($36): It’s been an ugly stretch for the Kings, who have lost nine straight games. It hasn’t been Fox’s fault considering he averaged 22 points, 3.0 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 1.3 steals during that… Source link

(Bloomberg) — When Google users browse in “Incognito” mode, just how hidden is their activity?The Alphabet Inc. unit says activating the stealth mode in Chrome, or “private browsing” in other browsers, means the company won’t “remember your activity.” But a judge with a history of taking Silicon Valley giants to task about their data collection raised doubts Thursday about whether Google is being as forthright as it needs to be about the personal information it’s collecting… Source link

DUBLIN, IRELAND – NOVEMBER 5: In this handout image provided by Sportsfile, Taking part in The … [+] Guardian Sessions: Who Decides the Right to be Forgotten is Peter Barron, Google, on the library stage. Day 2 of the 2014 Web Summit in the RDS, Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Getty Images Amid an expansion into Europe, Stripe is hiring Peter Barron to serve as its head of communications. First reported by The… Source link