Google Maps users baffled after finding child stuck in a bin

Google Maps explorers have been left stunned and confused after finding a child hanging out of a BIN. The distur-bin discovery was spotted in a park in Switzerland. It’s the latest in a string of unusual and odd findings on the platform over the years. TikToker The Google Earth Guy was challenged to find it by one of his 1.1million followers. “I have so many questions on to how he got there,” he said. The TikTok star takes weird and obscure requests… Source link

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Google’s Area 120 debuts Checks, an AI-powered privacy compliance solution for mobile apps – TechCrunch

A team at Google is today launching a new product for mobile app developers called Checks which leverages A.I. technology to identify possible privacy and compliance issues within apps, amid a rapidly changing regulatory and policy landscape. The freemium solution will be offered to both Android and iOS app developers of all sizes, who will be able to have their apps analyzed then receive a report with actionable insights about how to address the problems that are found. Checks was… Source link

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Russia ‘will be more isolated than ever’ from the world, strategist says

Russia’s actions against Ukraine may lead it to being even more isolated from the rest of the world, which could have damaging effects on its economy, warns one veteran policy strategist. “They will be more isolated than ever. Countries will not want to do deals with them. I think the pariah label will stick for quite a while,” said Greg Valliere, AGF chief U.S. policy strategist, on Yahoo Finance Live. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops to two… Source link

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Yahoo Launches ID-Less Audience Solution for Web

Yahoo, the premier global media and technology company, has announced the launch of Next-Gen Solutions for web, an advanced contextual targeting solution that uses machine learning and real-time data signals to provide omnichannel targeting and buying across non-addressable inventory in the Yahoo DSP. In combination with Yahoo’s cookieless identity solution, Yahoo ConnectID, Next-Gen Solutions for web is the first to market solution of its kind – designed to support the future of identity.

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Stocks edge lower as investors monitor Russia-Ukraine conflict

U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday morning to start the holiday-shortened week in the red as investors continued to monitor tensions between Russia and Ukraine and await the Kremlin’s next move. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 252 points, or 0.74%, to 33,826.86, while the S&P 500 dipped 0.66% to 4,320.30. The Nasdaq Composite shed 0.92%, or 130 points, to 13,420.79. Wall Street was closed for trading on Monday in observance of Presidents Day, but investors will return from the long… Source link

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US home price growth stalls in the final month of 2021

Home price growth in the U.S. paused in the final month of 2021, but the full year logged in record gains. Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday that its S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted an 18.8% annual gain in December, unchanged from November. The 20-City Composite posted an 18.6% annual gain, up from 18.3% a month earlier. The 20-City results were higher than analysts’ expectations of an 18% annual gain, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. “For the year,… Source link

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‘Twosday’: 2/22/22 is today; Google celebrates palindrome day in February

Happy Twosday! Feb. 22, or 2/22/22, falls on a Tuesday, making it a holiday all its on – “Twosday.” It’s a palindrome date, meaning it can be read the same forward and backward. According to Keloland.com, last year contained a total of 22 palindrome dates including a streak of nine in a row in January 2021 – 1-20-21, 1-21-21, 1-22-21, 1-23-21, 1-24-21, 1-25-21, 1-26-21, 1-27-21, 1-28-21 and 1-29-21. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, February 2022 will have 10 palindrome dates: 2-2-22,… Source link

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Investing like a recession is coming makes no sense, strategist warns

Time for a touch of optimism. Recession concerns may be on the rise (see Google search trends below) thanks to soaring inflation, rising gas prices and an unpredictable conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean building out an all defensive stock portfolio is the correct move, warns veteran JPMorgan market strategist Mislav Matejka. “We think it is wrong to position for a recession given still extremely favorable financing conditions, very strong labour markets,… Source link

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Rising crime and the work from home conundrum: Morning Brief

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 Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Crime, like working from home, is an economic issue Enough already. If there was ever a pithy slogan or rallying cry suited for a leader in crisis, the above sentence would be perfect for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and could be applied on at least two fronts: working from home and the Big Apple’s skyrocketing… Source link

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