Which political party is worse? That’s the question voters will be grappling with this fall as they decide whether Democrats should continue to run Congress, or they’ve blown their chance and it’s time to give Republicans another shot. President Biden and the Democrats who have thin majorities in Congress have to explain 8.6% inflation, gas prices of nearly $5 per gallon, the “defund the police” fiasco and intraparty bickering that’s the equivalent of separate marital bedrooms. The… Source link
Read More »Google Launches New Funding and Support Programs for International Small Business Week
This week is International Small Business Week (June 27th to July 1st), and to mark the event, Google has announced a range of SMB support tools and offers to help small organizations maximize their opportunities to stand out and attract customers online. First off, Google is offering exclusive discounts on a range of digital tools designed to help SMBs operate more efficiently, reach more people and stay in touch with their customers. As you can see here, Google’s offering: Three… Source link
Read More »Jodie Burrage stops match to help ball boy
Jodie Burrage didn’t think twice during her opening match at Wimbledon on Monday. Burrage, during her match against Leisa Tsurenko, suddenly noticed a ball boy standing on the side of the court start to pass out. Instantly, she stopped the match and ran over to help — bringing him a blue Powerade, a gel pack and eventually some candy she got from someone in the stands. The match was stopped for about 10 minutes before the ball boy was helped off the court. “Just tried to get him some sugar,… Source link
Read More »Google moves to keep campaign messages out of spam
Google has asked the Federal Election Commission to green light a program that could keep campaign emails from ending up in spam folders, according to a filing obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Google has come under fire that its algorithms unfairly target conservative content across its services, and that its Gmail service filters more Republican fundraising and campaign emails to spam. Republican leadership introduced a bill this month that would require platforms to share how their… Source link
Read More »FTX exploring a deal to buy Robinhood: Bloomberg report
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX is reportedly considering a deal to acquire digital trading platform Robinhood (HOOD), Bloomberg reported Monday, citing unnamed people familiar with the deal. Robinhood has not yet received a formal notice from FTX of any such takeover, the report said, while adding that FTX could ultimately choose not to pursue a purchase. The report of a potential acquisition by FTX comes just over a month after Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and founder of FTX, disclosed a 7.6%… Source link
Read More »How Biden’s competition agenda will lower prices, raise wages, and help small businesses
Gina Raimondo is the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Cecilia Rouse serves as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Brian Deese serves as the Director of the National Economic Council. Congress recently answered President Biden’s call for reform in the State of the Union by passing bipartisan legislation to crack down on excessive fees and other unfair practices in the ocean shipping industry. Addressing these unfair business practices is just the latest success in the… Source link
Read More »Google sets a timeline to shut down Hangouts and switch over to Chat
After sunsetting Google Hangouts for Workspace users in February, Google’s now beginning the process of migrating free, personal Hangouts users to Chat. In an announcement posted to its blog, Google says people who still use the Hangouts mobile app will see a prompt to move to Chat. As for users who use Hangouts in Gmail on the web, Google says it won’t start prompting users to make the switch to Chat until July. Hangouts will remain usable on its desktop site until November, and… Source link
Read More »Eric Adams Using Google Docs to Track Homeless Encampments
Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Eric Adams has a “system in place” for tracking homeless encampments on the subway: a shareable Google Doc. When a police officer sees an encampment on the subway, the New York Post reports, they are supposed to record the location in the document. Adams checks the Google Doc regularly and gets… Source link
Read More »Google starts prompting remaining Hangouts users to move to Chat – TechCrunch
Google has announced that starting today, people who are still using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app prompt asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. The company says the new prompt will help remaining users move to Chat as Google works toward officially shutting down Hangouts in November. People who use the Hangouts Chrome extension will be asked to move to Chat on the web or install the Chat web app, the company says. In July, people who use… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Monday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. There will be no early start times among the nine games in baseball Monday. One of the more compelling series features the Guardians hosting the Twins in a battle between two teams fighting for the top spot in the AL Central. While the Yankees seem to be running away with the AL East, we could still be looking at a pivotal series in terms of the Wild Card hunt when the Blue Jays host the Red Sox. As far as potentially… Source link
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