Google Stadia is officially shutting down on January 18, and the team behind the video game streaming service has gifted the world Worm Game, the final title that will be released for the platform and one that was used to test many of Stadia’s features before it launched. Worm Game can be played now by anyone with a Google Chrome browser, and it is very much inspired by the classic game Snake. It’s not the most advanced game graphically, but it does have multiple levels, the ability to change… Source link

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell (seen embracing at the Golden Globes) have both tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo: Rich Polk/NBC via Getty Images) COVID-19 is clearing out the Critics’ Choice Awards. Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, who is nominated for her supporting role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, was the first to announce that she would miss Sunday night’s award show after testing positive for COVID-19 following her attendance at the Golden Globes on Tuesday. That star-studded affair… Source link

It’s the same housing story across the U.S., according to real estate agents in three U.S. cities. Sellers are offering more concessions as buyer demand wanes and listings linger on the market. “Gone are the days of, ‘hey, my next door neighbor just sold last year for $100,000 over list price.’ Sellers are absolutely having to negotiate,” Dan O’Brien, an agent at Trueblood Real Estate covering Indianapolis, told Yahoo Finance (video above). And that’s good news for buyers. “Now, we… Source link

Music legend Marie Osmond is holding firm in her statement that she won’t leave her children money. (Photo: Donald Kravitz/Getty Images) Marie Osmond isn’t budging on her plan to leave her children out of her inheritance. The former country singer, 63, opened up about her plans to donate her wealth to charity instead of leaving it to her seven kids. “Honestly, why would you enable your child to not try to be something? I don’t know anybody who becomes anything if they’re just handed… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. 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… Source link

The global business elite gather in the mountains of Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum, where a slowing world economy, de-globalization, and war in Ukraine are set to dominate conversations as the world’s biggest stakeholders address the global outlook. Back in the U.S., a holiday-shortened week will bring investors the government’s retail sales report, another notable inflation reading, and a big wave of corporate earnings results from giants like Goldman Sachs (GS),… Source link

The global business elite will gather in the mountains of Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum, where a slowing world economy, de-globalization, and war in Ukraine are set to dominate conversations as the world’s biggest stakeholders address the global outlook. Back in the U.S., a holiday-shortened week will bring investors the government’s retail sales report, another notable inflation reading, and a big wave of corporate earnings results from giants like Goldman Sachs ( Source link

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

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

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