The government spending bill that was just passed through the Senate and awaits approval from Congress is estimated to total nearly $1.7 trillion. While it will fund a variety of initiatives like aid to Ukraine and enhanced retirement savings, it will not extend “accelerated depreciation” tax breaks, which were initiated during the Trump administration and seen by many as corporate tax cuts. Read more. Source link

Most of the league plays Saturday in Week 16, but Christmas Sunday offers a three-game fantasy slate beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. First, the Packers visit the Dolphins for a battle between teams currently on opposite sides of their respective Conferences’ playoff bubbles. Then, the Broncos and Rams face off in a clash between arguably the two most underwhelming teams relative to expectations this season. To cap things off, the Buccaneers will look to get back on track against the banged-up… Source link

Numerous users have reported experiencing an odd glitch in the Google Calendar mobile app over the past few days. The app appears to be creating random, nonexistent all-day events based on the content of users’ Gmail messages. As 9to5Google (who reported the news earlier today) notes, various sorts of emails including delivery notifications, purchase receipts, and newsletters appear to be showing up as all-day calendar events. Some Verge staffers who use the Google calendar app are… Source link

As layoffs in the tech industry accelerate into the year-end, some workers and their families are having to scramble to find a job and remain in the U.S. More than 150,000 people have lost jobs in the industry so far as companies look to course correct after years of high growth and high costs. And a third of those job losses have come just within the last month, according to Layoffs, an online site that tracks tech layoffs. While job cuts usually entail workers brushing off their résumés in… Source link

A devastating combination of conditions — hiked mortgage rates, high construction costs, and low inventory levels — has hammered the housing market this year. “We firmly believe that we’re in a housing recession right now,” Jerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above), noting that he’s “particularly concerned with the first-time homebuyer quadrant.” The share of first-time homebuyers dipped to 26% from 34% just a year ago,… Source link

Google is leveraging its partnership with Samsung to launch its first 3D ad in New York’s Times Square. The tech giant is looking to appeal to young millennials and Gen Z by showcasing the ad on a 3D billboard. The digital out-of-home activation debuted on Dec. 11 as part of Google’s ongoing “The Future is Unfolding” campaign with Samsung, which started in 2021. In partnership with Universal Music Group and creative agency Cekai, the billboard illustrates how people get frustrated… Source link

A former U.S. Court of Appeals judge who played a critical role in the Jan. 6 committee hearings said he is confident that a potential criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump would be upheld by the Supreme Court and any judge would have no choice but to sentence Trump to federal prison. “I don’t know that a district judge would have any choice but to sentence the former president to imprisonment under the terms and provisions of these various offenses,” retired U.S. Court… Source link

On January 20, 2023, Google will update its Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare and Medicines ads policies to allow for the promotion of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals containing cannabidiol (CBD) and topical, hemp-derived CBD products with THC content of 0.3% or less in California, Colorado, and Puerto Rico.  Why we care. If you’re a brand or advertiser for CBD products in the three approved locations, the new policies will allow you… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google: YouTube TV reaches deal to stream NFL Sunday Ticket  Yahoo Finance YouTube-NFL deal would be ‘a win-win for both’ Google and NFL, analyst says  Yahoo Finance NFL and Google agree to ‘$2billlion’ multi-year deal for Sunday Ticket package  Daily Mail Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google: YouTube TV reaches deal to stream NFL Sunday Ticket  Yahoo Finance YouTube-NFL deal would be ‘a win-win for both’ Google and NFL, analyst says  Yahoo Finance NFL and Google agree to ‘$2billlion’ multi-year deal for Sunday Ticket package  Daily Mail Source link