Did you know that you can set YouTube Music songs as your wake-up alarm in the morning via the Google Clock app? The feature has been around for a while now, and I have yet to try it out mostly because I fall asleep to music, so I don’t believe it would be effective. Google’s latest feature update for the app may make it easier for me to rise in the A.M. to custom sounds though. Discovered by Mishaal Rahman on Twitter, you can now record your very own noises using your phone’s… Source link

On this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Google Doodle celebrates the… Source link

CEOs may be less cheery than usual as they sip crisp Davos spring water and eat pricey sustainably-raised fish at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). PwC’s global CEO survey, which polled 4,410 CEOs in 105 countries and territories in October and November 2022, found that 73% of CEOs believed global economic growth will decline over the next twelve months. The survey was released as the WEF kicks off. “The bleak CEO outlook is the most pessimistic CEOs have been regarding global economic… Source link

For vocal Bed Bath & Beyond bear Anthony Chukumba, the recent gyrations in Bed Bath & Beyond’s stock — despite the retailer being on the brink of bankruptcy — underscore the need for people to boost their financial literacy. “It is a living, breathing example of the need for financial literacy education in the United States,” the Loop Capital analyst said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “I mean, Bed Bath & Beyond is going to go bankrupt.” Bed Bath & Beyond finished Friday’s session… Source link

Chinnapong Both Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) for years have been competing with each other in the video segment of a broader digital advertising market. While the former managed to take the lead thanks to the aggressive growth of YouTube in recent years, the latter nevertheless has been actively exploring options on how to narrow the gap by promoting various video products within Facebook and Instagram. However, the rise of short-form video content… Source link

Russell Westbrook has been performing well as of late for the Lakers.  There will be plenty of early basketball Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Among the afternoon matchups will be the Cavaliers hosting the Pelicans, two young teams hoping to make deep runs in the playoffs. The Bucks will also be playing, taking on a Pacers team without Tyrese Haliburton (knee). As far as the late games go, the Lakers will play the second game of a back-to-back set when they host the Rockets…. Source link

Video-sharing platform ShareChat is the latest technology company linked to Alphabet ‘s Google to cut jobs. The Indian-based start-up said it is laying off around 20% of its workforce. ShareChat was reportedly valued at $5 billion in its latest funding round last year, with backing from Alphabet ‘s (ticker: GOOGL) Google. However, ShareChat said Monday that it was… Source link

The Kremlin is busy developing a new strategy to deal with the unprecedented recent wave of emigration that has seen hundreds of thousands of people decide to leave Russia.  In particular, the Kremlin has been enraged by statements from famous Russian actors and comedians using the freedom of exile to speak out against the war. The issue came to a head earlier this month when actor Artur Smolyaninov condemned the war in an emotional interview with Novaya… Source link

A new law increasing the age you must withdraw from your retirement accounts may come with some unexpected and expensive consequences. President Biden inked in December pushes the age that retirees must start taking required minimum distributions, or RMDs, from IRAs, 401(k)s, and 403(b) plans, to 73 this year, up from 72. That will bump up higher to age 75 in 2033. The delay allows investments to grow tax-free even longer and offers a window to sock more tax-deferred dollars away. But… Source link

Nico Parker and her mother, Thandiwe Newton, at the Hollywood premiere of Reminiscence in 2021. (Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Warning: This post contains spoilers for the series premiere of The Last of Us. When Nico Parker joined the cast of The Last of Us — HBO’s adaptation of the blockbuster 2013 PlayStation video game — she knew she would be living on borrowed time. The 18-year-old daughter of Westworld star Thandiwe Newton and director Ol Parker plays Sarah, the only… Source link