Here’s a rare sight: Google has been hit with a €10 million fine by Spain for serious breaches of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which found it had passed information that could be used to identify citizens requesting deletion of their personal data under EU law, including their email address; the reasons given; and the URL claimed, to a US-based third party without a valid legal basis for this further processing. As well as being fined, Google has… Source link
Read More »Marcus Smart aims for Game 2 return; Al Horford unlikely
MIAMI — The Boston Celtics do not anticipate Al Horford being cleared from health and safety protocols prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. There is a minuscule path in which the veteran big man could fulfill the necessary steps for clearance, but sources maintain it’s highly unlikely. In Horford’s absence and with Marcus Smart sidelined with a right foot sprain, the Miami Heat took a 118-107 Game 1 win Tuesday night. Smart is… Source link
Read More »Apple engineer who quit over return-to-office policy joins Google
An ex-Apple executive who quit over the company’s strict return-to-office policy is joining Google just weeks later, according to a report. Ian Goodfellow — who worked as Apple’s director of machine learning until he resigned in early May — is joining Google’s DeepMind division as a contributor, Bloomberg reported. DeepMind uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve Google products. The news comes as Apple pushes virtually… Source link
Read More »DFS Yahoo Golf Talk: PGA Championship
Southern Hills Country Club will play the host role this week at the 104th PGA Championship. We’ve seen this Tulsa course host four previous editions of the PGA and it always proves to be a tough test. Over those four runnings at Southern Hills, less than 30 golfers have escaped with red numbers next to their name at week’s end. So, to start our search for Yahoo DFS plays, let’s look at historical performance on tough courses. From there, we can look at bentgrass putting stats to see who has… Source link
Read More »Several Google Pixel phones are on sale today from Woot
There’s been a lot of talk about new Pixel phones lately, with last week’s Google I/O showing off not just a new Pixel 6A but a brief glimpse of the upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. But Woot is showing love for some slightly older Pixels with a sale event that’ll end later today. Somehow, Woot got its hands on phones that are all still new in the box with full one-year warranties. This includes the soon-to-be-replaced Pixel 5A for $429.99, 2020’s Pixel 5 for $449.99, and 2019’s Source link
Read More »Rumors say Yandex could sell Search and Mail, move to Israel – DatacenterDynamics
Russian Internet giant Yandex is reported to be considering moving to Israel, and selling off more parts of its business to avoid potential sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Yandex is in the process of selling its social media arms to Russia’s Facebook equivalent, VK, but the Latvia-based independent Russian site Meduza says multiple sources have told it Yandex is looking for buyers for Yandex Search, Yandex.Mail, and the movie database Kinopoisk. Meanwhile, the Israeli newspaper
Read More »Google’s Russian subsidiary files for bankruptcy
May 18 (Reuters) – The Russian subsidiary of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has filed for insolvency, according to a message posted on Russia’s official registry Fedresurs on Wednesday. The subsidiary was “submitting a notice of the intention to declare itself insolvent (bankrupt)”, the note said. “Since March 22, 2022, it foresees its own bankruptcy and inability to fulfil its monetary obligations, demands to pay severance payments and (or) the remuneration of staff working or previously… Source link
Read More »Google Messages users in India are reportedly drowning in ads
Indian users of Google Messages are facing a deluge of ads within Android’s default messaging app, 9to5Google reports. Users are reporting being sent multiple ads a day, even if they enable the app’s Spam Protection feature, and blocking and reporting the offending accounts doesn’t appear to prevent ads from different companies appearing. Many of the worst offenders appear to be ads for personal loans, gambling companies, and life insurance. As 9to5Google notes, companies appear to… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Wednesday Picks
We had the first two series of the second round of the NHL playoffs begin Tuesday. Now, here on Wednesday, the second two series kick off. It’s time for some more DFS action. Let’s savor the time when we have multiple NHL games basically every day while we can. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineup. GOALIE Antti Raanta, CAR vs. NYR ($28): Wednesday, we have the teams that finished sixth, seventh, and ninth in goals per game this season. Then, we have the Rangers,… Source link
Read More »One veteran trader is calling an end to ‘crypto winter’
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him @SPYJared It’s been a frosty year for crypto, which turned bitter cold during last week’s stablecoin meltdown. As bitcoin (BTC-USD) flirts with levels not seen since late 2020, one institutional trader is making a bold call… Source link
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