This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Nov. 4. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A representative of former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has submitted plans to the city of Palo Alto to demolish three townhouses and build a swimming pool, but city planners are pushing back on the idea because it would result in the loss of much-needed rental… Source link

Yahoo has announced its 2021 Year in Review (YIR) for India. The survey analysed search trends to reveal what Indian users searched for this year. Yahoo’s report reveals the year’s top personalities, newsmakers, and events, based on users’ daily search habits on the platform. As per the findings, India’s ‘Most Searched Personality’ is Narendra Modi. Cricketer Virat Kohli was ranked second in the category, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rounded off the top three…. Source link

You’d think Antonio Brown might learn his lesson this time, but if past is precedent, he won’t. Because yet again, thanks to his own arrogance, selfishness and general disdain for people he hires to do work for him, he has landed himself in trouble.  And it’s costing him a hell of a lot more than it would have had he simply settled the debt a former employee says Brown owes him. This is who Antonio Brown is. He’s an egotistical louse, a deadbeat, someone accused multiple times of domestic… Source link

Solomon Bozeman wasn’t going to wait until they got back home — or even until after the game. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach was so upset on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum that he actually made his players run sprints in the middle of the game. While it didn’t work — the Golden Lions fell to No. 19 Iowa State 83-64 in Ames for their eighth loss in nine games on the season — Bozeman’s move was certainly an unusual one for college basketball, to say the least. Bozeman called… Source link

Google is reconsidering its return-to-office plans again, saying that its US employees won’t have to adopt a hybrid work model come January 10th, as was previously indicated. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that the company’s current plan is to hold off on coming up with new plans until next year, with decisions regarding timelines still being left up to local offices. The company has changed its return to work plans several times as the pandemic evolved. In August, when the… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening to hold gains after a recovery rally, with an initial wave of concerns over the economic impacts of the Omicron variant at least temporarily easing. Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced. The blue-chip index closed higher by 1.4% during the regular session, marking its biggest jump since Oct. 14 Thursday. The Dow and Nasdaq each also advanced. Volatility from earlier this week retreated, and the CBOE Volatility index (^VIX) dipped 10% to below 28. And… Source link

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Google I/O keynote session at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on May 7, 2019. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google will not be returning to offices as expected on Jan. 10 after all, according to a companywide email sent Thursday that CNBC has seen. The company’s security VP, Chris Rackow, stated in the email to employees that it will wait until the new year to assess when U.S. offices can safely return to its “stable, long-term… Source link

A man walks past a logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google in front of at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Dec 2 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is delaying its return-to-office plan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing a company memo. Google had previously extended its voluntary… Source link

One month ago, gas prices—up 50% during the last year—were looking like the bane of Joe Biden’s presidency. Then three things happened: Combined, these developments have shaved oil prices by more than 20% since late October. Gas prices haven’t yet fallen by the same amount, but they most likely will. Gas prices lag oil prices whether going up or down, but only by a few weeks, as the following chart shows. So gas prices should be dropping by the end of the year. There’s already been a… Source link

Oil prices dropped more than 4% before rebounding on Thursday after OPEC+ announced it would continue its supply hike of 400,000 barrels per day per month, despite the threat of Omicron variant cases. Oil analysts had been split on whether the cartel would hold steady with its output hike or pause it amid uncertainty about demand given the threat of the new variant.  West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) touched $63 a barrel shortly after 9 a.m. ET. By 2 p.m. in the afternoon, future… Source link