Google has started warning users when they search for a topic that is likely to have poor results, as part of its effort to tackle “data voids” on the search engine. The new warning was spotted by Renee DiResta, an academic who studies misinformation at Stanford University. “It looks like these results are changing quickly,” Google will now caution users. “If this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” “First time I’ve seen this… Source link

After China announced that it would begin ramping up its efforts to restrict the mining of cryptocurrency, the price of bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell to below $30,000 earlier this week, trading at a value not seen since the turn of the new year. The cryptocurrency has since rebounded slightly, now holding at a level just above $32,000. Though the news and subsequent crash may have caused short term headaches in the crypto market, China’s crackdown on mining may actually benefit crypto in the long… Source link

Here’s yet another example of how much better professional golfers are than the rest of the golfing population. Bubba Watson‘s driver broke on impact of a tee shot he hit at the Travelers Championship on Friday. He still hit the ball over 260 yards and put it in the fairway.  Just look at this ridiculousness. The feeling of a clubhead coming off during a swing is a sickening one. And the two-time Masters champion still hit a better drive than a lot of people can dream of hitting.  Watson’s… Source link

The Education Department (ED) under the Trump administration unleashed a lot more harm than good for students across the country, according to former Education Secretary John B. King Jr.  “The reality is [former Education Secretary] Betsy DeVos was a disaster for education,” King said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It’s true for K-12. It’s also true for higher ed.” King, who served as Education Secretary during the final months of President Obama’s second term and is currently Source link

Foot Locker (FL) is prepared to ride the coattails of serious momentum at key vendor Nike, analysts contend.  On Thursday evening, Nike reported record sales in North America for its fourth fiscal quarter. Sales surged 141% from last year, and 29% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 (pre-pandemic). Digital sales soared 147% from the fourth quarter of 2019. Jordan brand sales rose an impressive 31% to $5 billion in Nike’s just completed fiscal year. Shares of Nike exploded 15% on Friday as… Source link

Google will now tell users when search results are rapidly changing around a breaking story. Some searches will now bring up a warning that “it looks like these results are changing quickly,” and a subheading will explain that “if this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” In a blog post, the company suggests that users might want to check back later when it’s found more results. The notice is initially appearing on US-based… Source link

By the end of June, we will have reached the midpoint of the MLB season. This marks the time where the collective interest of managers in each fantasy league starts to wane. Some of us are lucky and have a full set of leaguemates who keep their foot on the gas until the end of September no matter where they land in the standings. Unfortunately, between summer vacations, the looming arrival of fantasy football season and the stark reality that some teams now have little chance of claiming the… Source link

“We welcome this delay and only hope that Google uses this time to consult with the CMA as well as different parties that will be affected by the changes, including advertisers, agencies, publishers, and ad-tech and tracking solutions providers,” he said. Source link

The annual Fortune 500 list made headlines this month as a marker of progress in corporate diversity, since for the first time it included at least two Black women chief executives: TIAA (TRGIX) CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) CEO Rosalind Brewer. But headlines that trumpet the unique success of Black women executives may not deliver the message of progress they intend, says former Xerox (XRX) CEO Ursula Burns, who became the first Black woman CEO of a Fortune… Source link

In debuting Windows 11 on Thursday, Microsoft revealed not only a new operating system, but also its sharpest attack yet on the business practices of rivals Google and Apple. Why it matters: Microsoft still holds the lion’s share of the personal computer market. However, it is now trailing in the broader, three-way battle to power all the devices we use to access the internet. The big picture: Alongside a significant visual revamp, Windows 11 brings a number of business changes that take… Source link