Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google executives are deferring a portion of employees’ year-end bonus checks, according to documents viewed by CNBC, as the company moves toward permanently pushing back payouts. In past years, employees received their full bonuses in January. However, Google will pay qualifying full-time employees 80% of… Source link
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‘Bearish sentiment has peaked’ for the plant-based company
Shares of Oatly (OTLY) may be down more than 88% since its IPO in 2021, but one analyst expects the plant-based beverage giant to see a turnaround in 2023. “From a company perspective, we think bearish sentiment has peaked, fundamentals have bottomed,” said Mizuho Analyst John Baumgartner. “In 2023, we expect supply chain acceleration, new distribution growth, acceleration in Asia from the improved COVID situation in China, as well as better commodity costs, and also an improving liquidity… Source link
Read More »Yahoo and Taboola close its 30-year strategic partnership deal
Share Tweet Share Email Yahoo and Taboola closed their previously announced 30-year exclusive commercial agreement. This unique deal makes Taboola the exclusive native advertising partner for all of Yahoo’s digital properties, strengthening Taboola’s position as a leading native advertising offering for advertisers, publishers and merchants on the open web. The partnership brings Taboola to Yahoo’s iconic digital properties, which reach nearly 900 million monthly active users worldwide… Source link
Read More »Google Voice removes Smart Reply on Android and iOS
After introducing the feature last February, Google Voice for Android and iOS have removed Smart Reply suggestions that appeared at the bottom of messages. This straightforward feature looked at the last received message and suggested up to three contextual replies. These pills would appear above the “Type a message” field with the Smart Reply immediately sending on tap. Release notes for Google Voice on the Play Store and App Store confirm the removal: “Smart reply is no… Source link
Read More »Google Stadia is Finally Dead
Goodbye, Stadia. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Now is an appropriate time to but out your trumpet for the long-awaited demise of Google’s cloud-gaming service, Stadia. The shuttered service’s website makes it clear: Stadia officially shut down on Jan. 18, 2023. Granted, we all knew it was coming. It’s been about three months since we learned Google was planning to shut things down. Stadia didn’t perform relative to other cloud gaming services, nor did it have the backing of its parent… Source link
Read More »Google improves error classification in video indexing report
Google has updated the video indexing report in Google Search Console to improve the accuracy of the error reporting. Google said you might see “missing thumbnail” errors reclassified under new error types. Google also added that the total number of errors reported should not change, and that this is just a reclassification of errors. January 19, 2023. This change went into affect today, January 19, 2023. Google’s statement. Google wrote,… Source link
Read More »‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed ‘did not commit involuntary manslaughter’: attorney
The legal team for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer, has released a statement after she was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Halyna Hutchins. (Photo: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed via Instagram) Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer charged alongside Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, “will be exonerated of wrongdoing,” her attorneys say. On the heels of the charges being announced on Thursday, her… Source link
Read More »Epic and Match’s antitrust case against Google heads to jury trial on November 6 • TechCrunch
A date has been set for a trial by jury in a significant antitrust case against Google involving its alleged abuses of power in the Android app market. Fortnite maker Epic Games and dating app giant Match Group, joined by over three dozen state Attorneys General, have accused Google of unfairly leveraging its market dominance and harming competition through its Google Play Store terms and practices. In particular, the plaintiffs take issue with the commissions Google requires on app… Source link
Read More »NBA DFS Picks: Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Jan. 19
Seth Curry has scored at least 22.6 Yahoo points in five of his last seven games. There are five games in the NBA on Thursday, one of which will feature the Pistons taking on the Bulls in Paris. We’ll also have a championship rematch from last season when the Celtics play the Warriors. Two teams who entered the season with hopes of making deep playoff runs, but are currently without some of their best players, will face off when the Suns host the Nets. Let’s dig into the options on Yahoo… Source link
Read More »Transgender men can get pregnant. Here’s what they wish more people understood.
Though trans dads like Danny Wakefield, left, and Kayden Coleman are open about their pregnancy and birth stories, a lack of cultural awareness continues to fuel misinformation and stigma. (Danny Wakefield via Instagram/Kayden X Coleman via Instagram) When Danny Wakefield gave birth to their first child in 2020, it brought to light a string of issues faced by transgender parents in the health care system. “I had a really hard pregnancy,” Wakefield, 36, who is transgender but also uses… Source link
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