Monthly Archives: January 2024

Google Shares Pixel Phone Fix for Storage Issues After January Update

Google Shares Pixel Phone Fix for Storage Issues After January Update

The Google Play System update for January has caused some problems on a “small number” of Pixel phones and Google has acknowledged the issue today. Through a community post, Google talks through a storage issue that popped up, saying that they are working on a fix while also providing a method to manually fix should you be willing to fire up the ol’ adb machine on your computer. Google points out that after applying the January Google Play System update, some users were noticing apps… Source link

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Stocks sink after Powell suggests Fed may not cut rates in March

Stocks sink after Powell suggests Fed may not cut rates in March

Paramount Global (PARA) shares skyrocketed more than 10% in early trading on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported media mogul Byron Allen made a $14.3 billion bid to buy all of Paramount’s outstanding shares. According to the report, Allen offered $28.58 each for the company’s voting shares, marking a 50% premium compared to recent trading levels, and $21.53 for non-voting shares. Including existing debt, the total value of the deal amounts to roughly $30 billion. It’s unclear how he would… Source link

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Disney lawsuit against DeSantis dismissed by judge as company vows fight ‘will not end here’

Disney lawsuit against DeSantis dismissed by judge as company vows fight ‘will not end here’

A federal judge is dismissing Disney’s (DIS) free speech lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a big win for the politician amid his ongoing political feud with the media giant. In a court filing obtained by Yahoo Finance, US District Judge Allen Winsor, who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Donald Trump in 2019, granted a motion to dismiss the First Amendment case. The judge determined that Disney’s position “fails on the merits” and ultimately “lacked… Source link

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Google releases Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.2 just for Pixel 5a

Google releases Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.2 just for Pixel 5a

After releasing Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 last week, Google is rolling out Beta 3.2 to address issues on the Pixel 5a. This is a “minor update to Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3.1 is exclusively for Pixel 5a.” It addresses how last week’s update “caused the device to boot slowly and the user interface to lag or freeze.” AP11.231215.010 remains on the January 2024 security patch level. If you’re already enrolled in the Android 14 Beta program and have a Pixel 5a… Source link

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Google earnings: 100 million Google One subscribers, Google Cloud profits

Google earnings: 100 million Google One subscribers, Google Cloud profits

Alphabet’s earnings call was yesterday, and as usual, the company took in a lot of money ($86.31 billion), thanks mostly to ad click-through rates being at a certain level. More interesting, though, are the product numbers tucked away in the report. For the good news, a big announcement was the success of one of Google’s biggest subscription plans, Google One, which CEO Sundar Pichai said is “just about to cross 100 million… Source link

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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, tempers expectations on rate cuts ahead

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, tempers expectations on rate cuts ahead

The Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday in a range of 5.25%-5.50%, the highest since 2001, and cautioned it won’t begin lowering interest rates until it sees further progress on inflation returning to its 2% target. “The Committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%,” the Fed said in its policy statement. Fed chair Jerome Powell at his Wednesday… Source link

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Stocks sink after Powell suggests Fed may not cut rates in March

Stocks sink after Powell suggests Fed may not cut rates in March

Paramount Global (PARA) shares skyrocketed more than 10% in early trading on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported media mogul Byron Allen made a $14.3 billion bid to buy all of Paramount’s outstanding shares. According to the report, Allen offered $28.58 each for the company’s voting shares, marking a 50% premium compared to recent trading levels, and $21.53 for non-voting shares. Including existing debt, the total value of the deal mounts to roughly $30 billion. It’s unclear how he would… Source link

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