Here’s how much the average American 60-year-old holds in retirement savings — how does your nest egg compare? Even Americans with only modest retirement funds may be shocked to learn how many people are in desperate straits: as in, they have no nest egg at all. New research by the Federal Reserve shows that an astounding one in four Americans (including the 27% who consider themselves retired) have absolutely nothing saved. And even if you have something tucked away, it may not be enough —… Source link

SINGAPORE — Yahoo has retrenched several editorial staff based in Singapore, following a restructuring of its editorial team in Southeast Asia and the cessation of publication of localised content in the Philippines and Indonesia. TODAY understands from sources that seven employees based in Singapore were laid off, all of them journalists. They were from the Singapore/Malaysia, the Philippines and the finance teams. In response to TODAY’s queries, a spokesperson of the international… Source link

Holograms aren’t just for dead celebrities anymore. In fact, it might not be long before you’re attending a virtual work meeting with lifelike, 3D representations of your colleagues. That’s the future Google is working toward: The company says it’s expanding testing of its Project Starline, 3D video call booths where you can chat with holographic versions of your friends, family or coworkers. After testing the booths in its own offices over the past year, the company now intends to place them… Source link

Google announced in September two changes to ad extensions. First, it now calls “extensions” “assets.” Second, advertisers can create and edit assets in the same tab as Responsive Search Ads. Extensions are additions to the ad standard unit. For example, this ad from Mountain Warehouse, a U.K.-based retailer, uses callouts, structured snippets, seller ratings, and location extensions. Mountain Warehouse’s snow pants ad includes extensions: callouts, structured… Source link

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms (META) stock is getting cooked as the technology company spends money manufacturing virtual reality hardware, generating awareness, and finding friends for a future in the metaverse. The advertising budgets of its customers are tightening as companies restructure costs amid macroeconomic challenges — which even leads an optimistic analyst to say the third quarter for Meta Platforms is ‘make or break’. “I think the stock is back to questions around,… Source link

These passkeys use public-key cryptography, so if they’re involved in a data breach, they’re useless to bad actors without your face or your fingerprint. Similarly, if your laptop or phone gets stolen, your accounts can’t be accessed because you’re not going to be around to provide the necessary authentication. This isn’t just a Google initiative. Organizations such as the FIDO Alliance and the W3C Web Authentication group are busy working toward a passwordless future as well, so you’ll be… Source link

When Saturday began, there was the potential for four games Sunday. Instead, we have just one, with the Guardians hosting the Yankees in the only series which remains undecided. Gerrit Cole is facing Cal Quantrill, so edge to the Yankees there. For single-game contests on Yahoo, you pick a roster of five players with a salary of $75 to work with. Your Megastar is worth twice as many points. Your Superstar earns you 1.5 times the points. Here’s a lineup that entices me. MEGASTAR Aaron Judge,… Source link

MLB’s 12-team postseason bracket has already been whittled down to eight contenders. Now, the top two seeds from each league have joined the fray in the Division Series. After advancing directly to their ALDS and NLDS slots via byes, the Astros, Yankees, Dodgers and Braves are taking on challengers. Some of those challengers are proving more than worthy. In the National League, the top-seeded Dodgers and Braves will both stare down elimination on Saturday. The Phillies took a 2-1 series lead… Source link

Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) hands the ball off the ball against USC on October 15, 2022 Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/ Getty Images) Week 7 of the college football season was the most loaded collection of games we’ve seen yet this season. And for the most part, they delivered. Saturday features six ranked vs. ranked matchups, and those games brought all kinds of drama. None bigger than No. 6 Tennessee outlasting No. 3 Alabama 52-49, winning on a… Source link

Saturday was a huge day for boxing, with a pair of scintillating women’s bouts in London, opening it up. Claressa Shields defeated Savannah Marshall to become undisputed super middleweight champion, thereby becoming the only fighter to have undisputed titles in three weight classes. In the co-main event, Alycia Baumgardner edged Mikaela Mayer via split decision to become the IBF-WBC-WBO super featherweight champion. Now, it’s the men’s turn, with two more cards. In the main event of a… Source link