Google is shutting down Talk (also known as GChat) for good — its instant-messaging service you probably haven’t used much since 2007 (via Android Police). Although Google migrated Talk users over to Google Hangouts in 2017 — another one of its now-sidelined messaging platforms — it was still accessible by third-party XMPP clients like Pidgin and Gajim. But Google will cut these last lines of life support on June 16th — three days from now. In a message on Talk’s support… Source link
Read More »Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer razes Bay Area townhomes for pool
After a year of back-and-forth, Silicon Valley tech executive Marissa Mayer has finally demolished three townhouses she bought next to her Palo Alto home to install a backyard pool. As first reported by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Mayer was legally able to raze the neighboring homes despite a California state law that required any home demolitions to be replaced with equivalent replacement “housing units.” That law was seemingly the reason Mayer’s request was denied… Source link
Read More »Why there’s no relief in sight for soaring oil and gas prices
Everybody’s frustrated. If somebody could do something about it, it would be done. But oil and gasoline prices are on a tear that for the time being seems unstoppable. U.S. gasoline prices have hit $5 per gallon for the first time ever, and Moody’s Analytics thinks they could hit $5.50 within a couple of weeks. There’s no mystery why. A confluence of forces, led by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has crimped oil supply and bumped up demand. There’s more that could go wrong, adding a… Source link
Read More »Phil Mickelson peppered on LIV Golf
Phil Mickelson stepped to the microphone at the U.S. Open for the first news conference of the rest of his life looking like a pale shadow of his old self. His eyes were wider, his cheeks flecked with fragments of gray beard. Where once he’d sparred with the media like he was angling for a debate-team prize, now he was parrying barbed questions with dodges, evasions and brief non-answers. He wasn’t nervous — Phil Mickelson doesn’t get nervous — but he clearly wasn’t relishing… Source link
Read More »Why Shopify’s stock is down 76% this year
Canadian e-commerce service Shopify (SHOP) was a certified pandemic-era darling, with its stock price soaring as high as $1,690.60 per share in November 2021. But high-flying inflation, a pullback in consumer spending online compared to during the pandemic, and increased competition are punishing the company, sending shares of Shopify plummeting 76% year-to-date to $331.42 at the start of trading Monday. Shopify’s woes aren’t unique. The company is just one of a host of big-name firms… Source link
Read More »Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel is one of the best stock watchers alive. He says the S&P 500 is already pricing in a recession and bear market
Is a recession already priced into equity markets? The world-renowned economist Jeremy Siegel says it sure looks like stocks have discounted at least a “mild recession” amid this year’s downturn. On Monday, the S&P 500 officially entered bear market territory, dropping more than 3% to a level more than 20% off its January peak. And as recession predictions continue to flood in from both Wall Street and Main Street, some sectors of the market have fared even worse. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is… Source link
Read More »Yahoo NBA DFS Breakdown: Monday, June 13
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics head into Golden State for Game 5 with the series tied at 2-2. That Game 4 was one of the best games all season. To say that win was mandatory would be an understatement because we’re now looking at a 2-2 series. That means we’re down to a best-of-three championship, and it’s nearly impossible to predict what will happen next! With that said, we’ll try our best to project the players from a Yahoo perspective, so let’s start by looking at the injury… Source link
Read More »NBA Finals Game 5 Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. The Celtics had a chance to take control of the NBA Finals, playing Game 4 at home with a 2-1 series lead. They couldn’t pull out the victory, though, with Stephen Curry having an all-time performance for the Warriors. He continuously hit three-pointers with a hand in his face, finishing with 43 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. The Warriors have now regained home court advantage, and will try to put the Celtics on the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Monday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Monday brings 10 night games across baseball. There will be a lot of divisional battles, including the Nationals hosting the Braves and the Marlins taking on the Phillies. The game between the Marlins and Phillies has the makings of a great pitching matchup with Sandy Alcantara and Aaron Nola set to start for their respective squads. Another excellent pitcher who is scheduled to start is Alek Manoah, who will be battling a team… Source link
Read More »John Oliver exposes how Google and Amazon stifle competition
Years ago, John Oliver galvanized his Last Week Tonight viewers to join in the fight for net neutrality — instigating a flood of comments that broke down the Federal Communications Commission’s website in 2014. Last night, he turned his attention to a pair of upcoming tech antitrust bills. During his Sunday night show, Oliver explained the ways large tech companies rule the internet. From Apple and Google taking huge cuts from app store sales to Amazon’s stranglehold on the online… Source link
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