It’s hard to imagine much bipartisan cooperation coming in 2022. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the strategy of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “to do anything to prevent Biden from being a success.”  And speaking to Yahoo Finance the next day, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) shot back by saying, “We haven’t had a single invitation to sit down, from this president or Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi.” Despite the gridlock, Brady mentioned four areas he believes both parties could agree… Source link

Just eight teams remain in the quest for the Super Bowl. Many consider the NFL divisional round the best football weekend of the year. The stakes are high. The pretenders are gone. In theory, there should be no blowouts like we saw last weekend. Just the league’s eight best teams fighting it out for the right to continue their season. Our staff sat down and took a look at this weekend’s slate from a betting point of view. What’s your best bet for the divisional round? Nick Bromberg: I’m going… Source link

By releasing a vague blueprint of pros and cons on Thursday, the Federal Reserve has taken the first step towards potentially pursuing a digital dollar. The hard part will involve the Fed sorting through how to design a central bank digital coin (CBDC) in a way that meets approval of Congress and the White House, while smoothly transitioning into the payment and banking systems without disruption. The Fed insists it won’t move forward without the “clear support” of both the executive and… Source link

Yahoo has rolled out a restructure, leading to a number of layoffs of sales and partnerships roles. A Yahoo spokesperson called the moves “routine” decisions on team structure. The restructure is one of the first major moves made under new CEO Jim Lanzone and Yahoo’s new owners Apollo. A number of staffers have exited Yahoo in recent weeks as part of a business… Source link

The streaming wars are intensifying — and Netflix is bearing the brunt of the battle. Shares of Netflix (NFLX) plunged more than 20% in trading Friday after the company reported fourth quarter results Thursday that reflected weakening subscriber additions — a key metric for investors that serves as an indication of its ability to grow, especially amid a backdrop of a rising number of formidable competitors. Netflix accumulated 8.3 million subscribers in the three-month period ended… Source link

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta (FB.O), to counter “header bidding,” a technology that publishers developed to make more money from advertising placed on… Source link

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where we discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. The biggest news in tech this week was Microsoft acquiring game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. On today’s Vergecast, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with games reporter Ash Parrish and senior reporter Alex Heath about the acquisition, the issues behind the culture at Activision Blizzard, and… Source link

Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona joined with fellow Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia last week to lay down a marker on when their colleagues on Capitol Hill should be able to trade stocks. Never, they say. The two Senators proposed the most aggressive option so far to ban stock trading not just by lawmakers but also by members of their immediate family: the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, which would confiscate a lawmaker’s entire salary if they break the rules.  In an interview with… Source link

Google Health formally disbanded last year, with the unit instead choosing to spread its efforts across the organization. In this iteration, the company is working to imbue each of its numerous divisions with health expertise, Google chief medical officer Karen DeSalvo said during the Axios Pro kickoff event. Why it matters: Google isn’t backing away from health, but rather deepening its investment in the category by infusing its work into virtually every sector of the company, from… Source link

Russian internet search engine Yandex plans to acquire ADV-Service, reports Comnews.ru. ADV-Service is the creator of the eLama tech platform, which will be used to carry out advertising campaigns on Yandex.Direct, Google Ads, Facebook, VKontakte and other systems. Analysts said the acquisition is worth USD 2-3 million. Source link