Google Inc., the popular American search engine, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Originally titled Backrub, the two then-Stanford University graduate students built the engine in their college dorms, according to Google. The name is a play on the math term “googol,” which is the number one followed by 100 zeros. Google went public in 2004 and since then has grown to be the world’s most visited website, with 89 billion visits in April 2022. Who owns Google? The… Source link

Perhaps you didn’t notice, but the Rangers gave up on a former prospect in June. Willie Calhoun was designated for assignment last week and ultimately landed at Triple-A Round Rock when all of baseball passed on him. Calhoun isn’t a lost cause at age 27, but he’s a long shot at best given what’s transpired. The hot prospect is dead. Long live … the next hot prospect. Enter: Ezequiel Duran. Ezequiel Duran making his move in fantasy To be fair, calling Duran a hot prospect is overdoing… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Oracle Corp. reported results and gave a forecast suggesting the effort to move its customers to the cloud is gaining momentum, and the acquisition of health care records provider Cerner Corp. will help accelerate the growth of the business. Most Read from Bloomberg Investors reacted positively, sending shares up more than 13% in pre-market trading Tuesday after a day in which the overall market plunged and Oracle’s stock hit a 16-month low. “Couple a high growth rate in our… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Emily McCormick, a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter. Investors ready for a buying opportunity to emerge in these volatile markets may need to keep waiting. And waiting. “U.S. stocks have suffered their biggest year-to-date losses since at least the 1960s. That’s ignited calls to… Source link

On Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kevin Bacon was surprised to learn about a fast food chain in Argentina that is heavily inspired by him. “I want to ask you about something very strange,” Kimmel told Bacon while pulling up an image of the restaurant’s logo featuring the name “Kevin Bacon Fast Good” around an image of Bacon’s face. “This is a fast food restaurant in Argentina and it looks like there are locations around the world called Kevin Bacon Fast Good.” Being that the actor’s last name… Source link

A new Google Maps feature that estimates the amount you’ll have to pay in tolls to drive a given route has started appearing in the Android and iOS apps, according to Google. Android Police reports seeing the new toll pricing in the app, though it’s not yet visible on a pair of devices we’ve tried along the same route. The toll feature was first announced by Google in April. Google says that displayed toll pricing is based on “trusted information from local tolling authorities,”… Source link

Actress and co-founder of the Honest Company (a consumer wellness products firm) Jessica Alba, has become a Yahoo board member. Alba was chosen from a group of tech, media, finance, sports entertainment and private equity.  Yahoo selected a group of all-inclusive group of leaders to support its new era of growth and transformation. According to Reuters author Alba will be joined by Aryeh Bourkoff, the chief executive officer of LionTree, Fouad ElNaggar, the CEO of tech firms Array and… Source link

Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge in Kentucky after police said they found three pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop, . Harrell was pulled over by a Kentucky state trooper near Richmond around 10 a.m. on May 12 after he was allegedly following the car in front of him too closely, per the report. The officer said he “observed odor of marijuana” from the car, and Harrell then “admitted to being in possession of marijuana and… Source link

Warren Buffett broke up with most of his beloved banks — so why is he swooning over this one? The Oracle of Omaha has had a busy quarter. According to his latest 13F filing, Warren Buffett has deployed roughly one-third of his cash into new investments during the first three months of the year. As always, Buffett’s biggest swings are noteworthy. However, his decision to sell most bank stocks while adding Citigroup (C) to Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK) portfolio is puzzling Wall… Source link

Android users have been using this app forever but most iPhone users don’t use it or even know about it. It’s Google Keep. If you use Google Calendar, Chrome, Tasks, and Gmail, Google Keep is the note-taking, reminder-making app you should get to know. Notes you take appear like post-it notes on the screen making it easy to find what you’re looking for, but you… Source link