When Google told some small businesses in January that they would no longer be able to use a customized email service and other workplace apps for free, it felt like a broken promise for Richard J. Dalton Jr., a longtime user who operates a scholastic test-prep company in Vancouver, British Columbia. “They’re basically strong-arming us to switch to something paid after they got us hooked on this free service,” said Mr. Dalton, who first set up a Google work email for his business, Your… Source link
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Is Google Dying? Or Did the Web Grow Up?
A few weeks ago my house had a septic-tank emergency, which is as awful as it sounds. As unspeakable things began to burble up from my shower drain, I did what any smartphone-dependent person would: I frantically Googled something along the lines of poop coming from shower drain bad what to do. I was met with a slew of cookie-cutter websites, most of which appeared hastily generated and were choked with enough repetitive buzzwords as to be barely readable. Virtually everything I found was… Source link
Read More »How Apple and Google plan to make your smartphone more personal
If there was one most common important theme among this year’s Apple’s WWDC and Google’s I/O, it was how to make your smartphone more personal. iOS 16 and Android 13, the new mobile software updates from Apple and Google coming later this year, offer new ways to keep your phone a central part of life. If iOS 16 changes the lock screen experience on your iPhone, Android 13 will turn your smartphone into the main hub for all your digital cards and tickets. Both tech giants have a common… Source link
Read More »Yandex Provides Update on Convertible Notes Purchase Transaction
MOSCOW, RUSSIA and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2022 / Yandex N.V. (“Yandex”), a Dutch public limited company and the parent company of one of Europe’s largest internet businesses, today provided an update in relation to the Purchase Agreement dated June 15, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Yandex and selling holders of its $1.25 billion 0.75% Convertible Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). Following execution of the Purchase Agreement between Yandex and the selling… Source link
Read More »The agony of another Will Zalatoris near-miss
Take a moment to look at the width of your thumbnail. That’s the distance between salvation and damnation for Will Zalatoris. Less than an inch. That’s all it would have taken for Zalatoris’ final putt to drop into the cup on the 18th green at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. That’s all it would have taken to propel Zalatoris into a playoff at the U.S. Open, his second in the last two majors. That’s all he needed to hang on just a little bit longer in his agonizing pursuit of… Source link
Read More »Matthew Fitzpatrick’s family steals show in win
Matthew Fitzpatrick had plenty of people by his side at The Country Club on Sunday. And they were just as excited, if not more-so, in the moments that officially sealed his win at the U.S. Open. Fitzpatrick’s family were crouched down just off the green watching behind Will Zalatoris, who had a 14-foot putt to force a playoff on the 18th green. As that putt rolled just inches past the cup, his brother lost it. His brother and parents rushed out onto the green to give him hugs after it had… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin recovers, climbs 7.6% to pass $20,400
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Bitcoin on Sunday rose around 7.6% to $20,404 from its previous close, signaling a recovery from a sharp drop on Saturday. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is now up 16.7% from this year’s low of $17,592.78 on June 18, when it tumbled on investor worries about growing troubles in the crypto industry and amid a general pull-back from riskier assets. Andrew Brenner, head of international fixed income at National Alliance Securities, on Sunday… Source link
Read More »Greg Norman said LIV Golf will apply to earn OWGR points
Greg Norman is taking the next step to legitimize the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The new controversial golf startup CEO said on Saturday night that they will officially submit a “very compelling” application to the Official World Golf Rankings board of governors, which LIV hopes would allow its players to start earning points and climbing up the world rankings. While making that announcement, Norman took a shot at PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on Fox News. Monahan, who has… Source link
Read More »Kate Hudson Honors Kurt Russell For Father’s Day And His Response Is Too Sweet
Kate Hudson and Kurt Russell pose together during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. (Photo: Steve Granitz via Getty Images) Kate Hudson and Kurt Russell pose together during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. (Photo: Steve Granitz via Getty Images) Celebrity dads, they’re just like ours: communicating via social media the best they know how. On Sunday, Kate Hudson shared a sweet Father’s Day tribute with her followers to Kurt Russell, her mother Goldie Hawn’s longtime love. “Fun,… Source link
Read More »Lori Loughlin makes red carpet return after college admissions scandal arrest, prison sentence
Lori Loughlin made her return to the red carpet at the DesignCare 2022 Gala benefitting The HollyRod Foundation at RJ’s Place Vocational and Family Support Services Center on June 18. (Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images) Lori Loughlin is back on the red carpet. For the first time since being named in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal in 2019, the former Full House star walked the red carpet at a star-studded event in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The occasion: The… Source link
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