Monthly Archives: January 2023

What we’re watching on the ground at the World Economic Forum

What we’re watching on the ground at the World Economic Forum

Bring on the private jets, billionaires, pricey snow-boots, splashy nighttime parties, and climate change talks over coffee at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The annual event returns to its mid-January time-slot for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The theme this year: Cooperation in a Fragmented World. The five-day confab, which begins on Monday, will attract the world’s elite from politicians to pop-stars. Some big names on the snowy grounds will… Source link

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Russia's tycoons fear tightening Kremlin squeeze as Putin's war … – Leader-Telegram

Russia's tycoons fear tightening Kremlin squeeze as Putin's war … – Leader-Telegram

As Vladimir Putin pushes his war in Ukraine into its second year, the deepening militarization of Russia’s economy is fueling fears among the country’s business elite that the squeeze on their companies is only just beginning. The government is already considering “one-time” taxes on some big firms to help boost revenues reduced by the tightening grip of sanctions and other restrictions… Source link

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Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Sunday, January 15

Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Sunday, January 15

Saturday was incredibly busy on the NHL front. Sunday is the opposite. There are only three games on the slate, and two of them start at 5 p.m. ET, so that’s when the DFS contests begin. Here are some players I’d target, and some I’d avoid, for my DFS lineups. GOALIE Connor Hellebuyck, WPG vs. ARI ($39): Hellebuyck has a 2.41 GAA and .925 save percentage, and he isn’t just facing a Coyotes team that has averaged the fewest shots on net per contest. He’s facing that team when they’re on the… Source link

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Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Sunday, January 15

Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Sunday, January 15

After a successful Saturday slate, we’re back in action for this Sunday card! While we do have eight games in total, only five take place at night. We do have some big-name injuries in these games, and that’ll play a huge factor in our decisions. With that in mind, let’s get started with one of those primary beneficiaries! Guards Kyrie Irving, BKN vs. OKC ($38) Irving is one of the most exciting players in the NBA and will be one of the best fantasy options with Kevin Durant sidelined for the… Source link

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Cyber security firm claims data of 2.5 billion Google Chrome users at risk

Cyber security firm claims data of 2.5 billion Google Chrome users at risk

Google Chrome is a web browser used by netizens from across the world. A latest cyber security firm claims to have detected a vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers which puts data of over 2.5 billion users at risk. In its blog post, the cyber security firm named Imperva Red has revealed that the vulnerability labelled as ‘CVE-2022-365’, which allows the the theft of sensitive files like crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials. The blog points to a type of file… Source link

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Huge Sanctions Are Looming for the Fuel That Powers the World

Huge Sanctions Are Looming for the Fuel That Powers the World

(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg An unprecedented chunk of the global diesel market, the workhorse fuel of the global economy, is just weeks away from being subject to aggressive sanctions. From Feb. 5, the European Union, the G-7 and its allies will attempt to impose a cap on the price of Russia’s fuel exports — the latest punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. That will coincide with an EU prohibition on almost all imports of Russian oil products. Similar measures are already in… Source link

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Google Discover rolls out three-column UI ahead of Pixel Tablet

Google Discover rolls out three-column UI ahead of Pixel Tablet

Google has been optimizing its first-party apps with large-screen optimizations since I/O 2022 and that’s expected to culminate with the Pixel Tablet. The latest update is a three-column UI for Google Discover on tablets. We’ve already shown how Google is updating Assistant and Discover for the Pixel Tablet. The latter change is already rolling out to existing tablets, including Samsung’s Tab S8 with Google app 14.2.7.26 (current beta). Instead of just two columns of articles,… Source link

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Yahoo Plays and Strategy for MNF Wild Card Baller

Yahoo Plays and Strategy for MNF Wild Card Baller

Wild card weekend comes to a close with a Monday Night Football clash between the Cowboys and Buccaneers at 8:15 p.m. EST. Yahoo has been and will continue running DFS contests every day that playoff football is on, including single-game contests such as Monday’s. Monday’s biggest NFL DFS contest on Yahoo is the NFL $50K MNF Wild Card Baller. This contest pays out a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000 to the top 950 entries, including a grand prize of $10,000 to first place. Each entry is $15,… Source link

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Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Wild Card Weekend Sunday Baller

Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Wild Card Weekend Sunday Baller

Wild card weekend continues Sunday with the three-game main slate. The Dolphins and Bills kick off the action at 1:00 p.m. EST, followed by Giants-Vikings and Ravens-Bengals. Yahoo will be running DFS contests every day that playoff football is on, including Saturday, Sunday and Monday on wild card weekend. Sunday’s biggest NFL DFS contest on Yahoo is the NFL $100K Wild Card Sunday Baller. This contest pays out a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 to the top 1,470 entries, including a grand… Source link

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