Google Messages users in India have reported receiving a deluge of unwanted ads in recent weeks using Rich Communication Services (RCS), and it seems Google has employed a response strategy: turn them all off. A Google spokesperson told Gadgets 360 that the company is “aware that some businesses are abusing our anti-spam policies to send promotional messages to users in India,” and it would be “disabling this feature in India while we work with the industry to improve the experience… Source link

Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. As a part of an expansion, Google today announced that it’ll invest just over $8 million in organizations helping “justice-impacted” individuals, including the formerly incarcerated, enter the workforce. Continuing its work with nonprofits including The Last Mile, Center… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Wednesday brings a lot of early baseball with six afternoon games. Among them is a matchup between the Marlins and Rockies at Coors Field, and Justin Verlander starting for the Astros against the Athletics. The night portion brings more excitement, including the Yankees hosting the Angels. Jose Quintana has been off to a surprisingly hot start for the Pirates, and he will be tested when he takes on the Dodgers in Los Angeles. As… Source link

Novavax (NVAX) is awaiting the outcome of a June 7 meeting of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee, which could finally bring its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. market. Chief Commercial Officer John Trizzino told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview Wednesday that the company is optimistic about the upcoming meeting. Novavax ran into manufacturing quality problems in early 2021 and experienced subsequent delays in its Phase 3 trial in the U.S., forcing the company to push back its timeline… Source link

Kim Kardashian is reflecting on her personal life and career as she celebrates a major career milestone. The reality star and SKIMS mogul, 41, appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue this month, which marks her first time ever appearing in the magazine. In a video promoting the new issue, Kardashian opened up about the things that bring her joy, including parenting her four children with her ex-husband Kanye West. Kim Kardashian shared the parenting moment she finds the… Source link

While seasonal fantasy football drafts seem quite a ways off, 2022 best ball leagues and early mocks are starting to take off. At the very least, it’s time to start getting your projections and rankings in order. With that in mind, I took a stab at mocking how the first two rounds of fantasy football leagues will unfold this year. My first grand takeaway: I hate it, particularly Round 1. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] It was hard to find 12 desirable picks to… Source link

Designed by Daniel Koludrovich In celebration of Pride Month, Yahoo commissioned New York-based brand designer and art director Daniel Koludrovich to re-imagine the Yahoo logo. The happy-go-lucky artist sees the month of June not only as a chance to reflect on the challenges of growing up “different”, but also to lean into those differences. “To me, Pride Month is a yearly invitation to unlearn the ‘I wish I fit in’ narrative from childhood and flip it into ‘I may never fit in, but… Source link

The White House has pushed hard this week to show America it is fighting inflation. The myriad actions range from an Oval Office meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell to an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with President Biden’s byline to economic officials appearing on television at least 20 times on Tuesday alone — including top Biden adviser Brian Deese on Yahoo Finance. But the flurry comes after over a year where many have criticized policymakers in Washington for reacting too slowly as… Source link

Based on a recent report, Apple’s Safari finally hit one billion users, becoming the second browser to hit the milestone, next to Google Chrome, which still shines brighter in popularity. According to Atlas VPN, 1,006,232,879 internet users (19.16% of all internet users) currently use the Safari browser. Meanwhile, Google Chrome has three times more, with a whopping 3,378,967,819 users. Microsoft Edge sits in third place with about 212,695,000 users. Atlas… Source link

NASCAR marked the start of Pride Month on Wednesday by admitting that its “recent actions” had not been in line with the sanctioning body’s public efforts for better diversity and inclusion. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) waved the green flag ahead of the May 22 All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. In February, Abbott called for state agencies to investigate gender-affirming treatments on transgender teenagers. Abbott’s calls for investigations came after Texas Attorney General Ken… Source link