Google is giving four of its top execs a significant pay bump, raising their salaries from $650,000 to $1 million, just weeks after the company told staffers it wouldn’t automatically adjust salaries to account for inflation. The new executive salaries were disclosed in an SEC filing. The executives receiving the $1 million base salaries are chief financial officer Ruth Porat, senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan (who is in charge of Google search); senior vice president and chief… Source link

A reader going by “Greg B” wrote in recently to protest the “topline” spending number for the Democrats’ now-moribund Build Back Better legislation. Democrats claim the bill would cost $1.7 trillion over a decade, assuming some provisions—such as an expanded child tax credit—expire after just one year. But the real goal is to keep those programs going with new legislation in the future, which means $1.7 trillion might be more like a down payment, with the real cost being a lot… Source link

Google is bringing an update to older Pixel devices to fix a dangerous bug that prevents users from calling 911, as noted by a post on a Google support page. The bug stems from an unintended interaction between the Android OS and Microsoft Teams — it only affects devices with Android 10 or later and could occur if you have Teams installed but aren’t signed in. The update resolves the “issue preventing emergency calls in certain conditions” On the support page, Google notes that… Source link

Ford (F) shares closed at their highest level in 21 years after the automaker announced it would nearly double production capacity to meet demand for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.  Ford’s stock gained 12% and was the No. 1 trending ticker on Yahoo Finance during the trading session on Tuesday. The Dearborn, Michigan, based company has surpassed GM (GM) and Rivian (RIVN) in market capitalization as it pushes further into the EV space.  “It’s very exciting to announce… Source link

Market veteran Jim Bianco tells Yahoo Finance the Federal Reserve could break the back of the red-hot rally in stocks as it attempts to cool inflation with interest rate hikes.  “I think that is the number one risk right now in 2022,” the president of Bianco Research said inside of DoubeLine’s California headquarters where he will be presenting his key themes at the bond giant’s annual Roundtable Prime event. [The risk] is that the high inflation rate is perceived to be persistent, which… Source link

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against Google Voice authentication scams. What is Google Voice? It’s a service – brought to you by Google, of course – that allows you to set up a new virtual phone number that can be used to make domestic and international calls or send and receive text messages. You don’t even have to have a Google Voice account to get scammed in this particular scheme…. Source link

The days of sub 2% inflation — as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — look over for quite some time, thinks DoubleLine’s co-chief investment officer Jeff Sherman. Sherman assigns the blame to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in part the extremely easy monetary policy employed by the Federal Reserve to gin up the economy throughout the health crisis.  “I don’t think we are going back to the old school one and a half to 2% inflation because it’s permeated the psyche for a period… Source link

It is 2022! Happy New Year! The fantasy football regular season has to come to an end for many players — well, some leagues are still playing in Week 18 — so even though it might seem early for such thoughts, why not look towards next fantasy season? Why not make some bold predictions for it too? Andy Behrens, Matt Harmon and Tank Williams do just that in the video above, sharing their biggest takes for three key players. [Play in Yahoo’s Week 18 Million Dollar Baller DFS contest] Matt… Source link

There are more scams you need to watch out for if you’re shopping online, especially on sites like Facebook Marketplace or CraigsList. What may seem like an attempt to verify your identity during a sale may actually make you a target for scammers. Image provided by the Federal Trade Commission FTC information on the Google Voice scam Here’s how it works… Scammers reach out to you and say they want to make sure you are who you say you are, so they send… Source link

We’re heading into Week 18, and we’re building our final main slate around a Saints stack as they aim for the final playoff spot in the NFC. We also want to do our best to feature players who will receive a full complement of snaps in our Week 18 Yahoo DFS tournament picks. The final week of the NFL regular season can be tricky to navigate in DFS, but we see it as an opportunity to take advantage. As always, we’ll have some sleepers and under-valued dart throws… Source link