On Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kevin Bacon was surprised to learn about a fast food chain in Argentina that is heavily inspired by him. “I want to ask you about something very strange,” Kimmel told Bacon while pulling up an image of the restaurant’s logo featuring the name “Kevin Bacon Fast Good” around an image of Bacon’s face. “This is a fast food restaurant in Argentina and it looks like there are locations around the world called Kevin Bacon Fast Good.” Being that the actor’s last name… Source link
Read More »Google Maps now estimates toll charges for your journey
A new Google Maps feature that estimates the amount you’ll have to pay in tolls to drive a given route has started appearing in the Android and iOS apps, according to Google. Android Police reports seeing the new toll pricing in the app, though it’s not yet visible on a pair of devices we’ve tried along the same route. The toll feature was first announced by Google in April. Google says that displayed toll pricing is based on “trusted information from local tolling authorities,”… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Appoints Actress Jessica Alba To Board Of Directors – Deadline
Actress and co-founder of the Honest Company (a consumer wellness products firm) Jessica Alba, has become a Yahoo board member. Alba was chosen from a group of tech, media, finance, sports entertainment and private equity. Yahoo selected a group of all-inclusive group of leaders to support its new era of growth and transformation. According to Reuters author Alba will be joined by Aryeh Bourkoff, the chief executive officer of LionTree, Fouad ElNaggar, the CEO of tech firms Array and… Source link
Read More »Hornets’ Montrezl Harrell facing felony drug charge in Kentucky
Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell is facing a felony drug charge in Kentucky after police said they found three pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop, . Harrell was pulled over by a Kentucky state trooper near Richmond around 10 a.m. on May 12 after he was allegedly following the car in front of him too closely, per the report. The officer said he “observed odor of marijuana” from the car, and Harrell then “admitted to being in possession of marijuana and… Source link
Read More »Warren Buffett broke up with most of his beloved banks — so why is he swooning over this one?
Warren Buffett broke up with most of his beloved banks — so why is he swooning over this one? The Oracle of Omaha has had a busy quarter. According to his latest 13F filing, Warren Buffett has deployed roughly one-third of his cash into new investments during the first three months of the year. As always, Buffett’s biggest swings are noteworthy. However, his decision to sell most bank stocks while adding Citigroup (C) to Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK) portfolio is puzzling Wall… Source link
Read More »What the Tech? App of the Day: Google Keep | What The Tech?
Android users have been using this app forever but most iPhone users don’t use it or even know about it. It’s Google Keep. If you use Google Calendar, Chrome, Tasks, and Gmail, Google Keep is the note-taking, reminder-making app you should get to know. Notes you take appear like post-it notes on the screen making it easy to find what you’re looking for, but you… Source link
Read More »The crypto market has now lost $2 trillion in value. Here are 5 shocking facts from crypto’s Black Monday
Investors had nowhere to hide on Monday as both the stock market and cryptocurrencies tumbled. The rout followed yet another report of high inflation on Friday that has investors concerned the Federal Reserve will continue its aggressive interest rate hikes, thereby increasing the odds of a U.S. recession. The cryptocurrency market saw its total market cap drop by roughly 12% on Monday to just $980 billion. The sector as a whole has now seen more than $2 trillion in losses since its November… Source link
Read More »Snap shares are down 74% in 2022, here’s why
Snap (SNAP) is getting hammered. Shares of the social media/camera company, which were trading as high as $83.11 in September 2021, have since plunged amid rising inflation, the war in Ukraine, and Apple’s privacy changes. Shares of Snap collapsed a stunning 74.5% year-to-date as of Monday, falling to $12 ahead of the close of markets in New York. Snap suggested the pain could continue, warning in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last month that it will likely fall short of its Q2… Source link
Read More »Google Calendar invite redesign goes for a clearer and more modern look
The next time a Google Calendar invitation lands in your inbox, you may notice that it looks a little different. Google announced on Monday that it is making updates to the emails it sends out for calendar events, tweaking them to look more modern and to surface important information quickly. Google says if an organizer updates an event, the new design will also show you the old information. For example, if an event changes from 1PM to 2PM, you’ll see the 1PM start time crossed out… Source link
Read More »No, Google’s AI is not sentient
According to an eye-opening tale in the Washington Post on Saturday, one Google engineer said that after hundreds of interactions with a cutting edge, unreleased AI system called LaMDA, he believed the program had achieved a level of consciousness. In interviews and public statements, many in the AI community pushed back at the engineer’s claims, while some pointed out that his tale highlights how the technology can lead people to assign human attributes to it. But the belief that Google’s AI… Source link
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