Google is adding a privacy settings walkthrough to Chrome

Google is adding a new “step-by-step guided tour” of privacy and security settings in Chrome to sift through the many available controls, the company announced Wednesday. The new guide will include separate pages about some settings, each containing descriptions of what happens when a feature is turned on. There will also be notes on “things to consider,” such as the fact that turning history sync on means that the URLs you visit will be saved to your Google account. You can… Source link

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Rihanna’s journey to Forbes’ billionaire list is about much more than music

Rihanna is making her debut — on Forbes’ coveted world’s billionaires list. The singer turned entrepreneur, who ranks 1,729 (out of 2,668) with a net worth of $1.7 billion, first achieved billionaire status in August. She is the first billionaire of her home country, Barbados. The annual report, which includes fellow musicians Jay-Z ($1.4 billion) and Kanye West ($2 billion), along with creators and entertainers Kim Kardashian ($1.8 billion), Steven Spielberg ($3.7 billion), Tyler Perry ($1… Source link

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Climate change will be worse for ‘the most vulnerable’

The world must dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to avert the worst effects of climate change, according to an urgent report from the United Nations released this week. Among its recommendations, the report calls for improvements in agriculture and land use that would “help us adapt to climate change, and secure livelihoods, food and water.” The mention of water preservation acknowledges the dual threat that climate change poses for worldwide clean water access: it worsens the… Source link

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Lakers announcer asks Suns to put team ‘out of our misery’

Lakers announcer asks Suns to put team ‘out of our misery’

It wasn’t fun to watch the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Despite some talented players, the team never got its act together. The team was mercifully eliminated from the postseason following Tuesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. At least one member of the organization was glad to put the 2021-22 NBA season behind him. Lakers announcer Stu Lantz was caught on a hot mic asking the Suns to “put [the Lakers] out of our misery” prior to Tuesday’s game. The audio was likely never meant to go public…. Source link

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Yahoo, Toyota Racing Development announce multi-year agreement

Yahoo will be an official partner of Toyota Racing Development in a multi-year agreement that will include primary schemes with the Toyota-backed teams of Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Venturini Motorsports and Keith Kunz Motorsports. The partnership debuts with Christopher Bell‘s No. 20 carrying Yahoo on its car this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Yahoo also will be the primary sponsor on Bell’s car for the Coca-Cola 600, Southern 500, Road America and the Bristol… Source link

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Google BigLake Stretches BigQuery Across All Data

To Gerrit Kazmaier, the distinction between managed databases and data lakes has never made much sense, and it makes even less sense today as data is piling up like soaring mountains being pushed up by tectonic forces. “That distinction was never useful,” Kazmaier, general manager of databases, data analytics, and Looker at Google Cloud, said this week at a virtual meeting with journalists and analysts. “It was a technical necessity because the data volumes have just kept growing… Source link

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Yahoo & TRD Announce Multi-Year Agreement

Yahoo will partner with Toyota Racing Development and its key NASCAR teams in a multi-year agreement. It will be the primary sponsor on several races on the No. 20 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota driven by Christopher Bell. CORNELIUS, N.C. — Yahoo and Toyota Racing Development have announced a multi-year agreement. Yahoo has been named an… Source link

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DFS Yahoo Golf Talk: 2022 Masters Tournament

There have been 85 previous editions of the Masters Tournament but for DFS purposes all we care about is the 86th running. That takes place this week at Augusta National. There have been a few minor tweaks to the course since last year but that is usually the case as they continue to modify in order to keep up with modern-day standards. What we do know from previous Masters is that big hitters have a nice advantage here and performance in other big events is often a good pointer to future… Source link

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where rent is most (and least) expensive

Rents have been going one way over the last year — up. Typical rent in the U.S is about $1,883 per month, $283 per month higher than in February 2020, according to Zillow. Making matters worse, a spike in mortgage rates is pricing would-be first time home buyers out of the market, and into the rental pool, exacerbating the upward pressure on rents amid ever tighter inventory. Research compiled by Stessa, a real estate software company, shows the coastal states have the highest rents. Hawaii,… Source link

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Short-seller Spruce Point Capital rips Stryker in new attack, says stock could crash up to 70%

Activist short-seller Spruce Point Capital Management is taking aim at medical device company Stryker (SYK). Spruce Point unveiled its latest attack on Wednesday, saying Stryker has overpaid for recent acquisitions, has used questionable accounting practices and has executive compensation that isn’t aligned with shareholder interests. The activist has called on Harvard Business School dean and Stryker audit committee member Srikant Datar to evaluate its findings with “independent forensic… Source link

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