Google is building an AR headset

Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. The search giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed Project Iris, that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to two people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to speak without the company’s permission. Like forthcoming headsets from Meta and Apple, Google’s device uses outward-facing… Source link

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Tom Brady’s NFT agency raises $170 million from crypto investors

Did you know that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady co-founded an NFT agency? Well he did! It’s called Autograph, and you won’t be surprised to find out that it’s doing pretty well.  The company told TechCrunch on Wednesday that it had just completed its Series B funding round and had raised $170 million from venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, among several others. Both firms have been investing in cryptocurrency related projects and Autograph is the… Source link

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What’s next for the internet stock?

Yandex stock value has remained on a downtrend in the first couple of weeks of 2022 as shares have shed more than 15% of their value since the start of January amid tighter macroeconomic conditions. A spike in interest rates in the US amid elevated inflation readings and hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials has contributed to depress tech stock valuations. As of 19 January, the yield of US 10-year Treasury Notes stood at 1.83% – the highest reading since the pandemic started –… Source link

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Google Voice Review – Forbes Advisor

Google has a reputation for quality, and Google Voice certainly lives up to the company’s high technical standards. In fact, Google Voice is one of Forbes’ picks for the best VoIP Services. To get started with Google Voice, you’ll need to choose the business or personal plan that’s right for you. You can port an existing phone number or select from a list of numbers with specific area codes from around the country. As long as you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network… Source link

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Yandex NV (YNDX) Up 1.26%

Yandex NV (YNDX) is up Thursday morning, with the stock rising 1.26% in pre-market trading to 48.95. YNDX’s short-term technical score of 14 indicates that the stock has traded less bullishly over the last month than 86% of stocks on the market. In the Internet Content & Information industry, which ranks 135 out of 146 industries, YNDX ranks higher than 24% of stocks. Yandex NV has fallen 19.86% over the past month, closing at $59.99 on… Source link

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Bills vs. Chiefs is a tough call

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs is a phenomenal divisional round matchup. You can tell by the point spread.  The Chiefs opened as 2.5-point favorites at BetMGM, and that moved to -1.5 by Wednesday. Think about that: The team that has Patrick Mahomes, has played in the past two Super Bowls and has won 10 of 11 is seeing the betting line move against them.  Just because it’s a big game — and this could well be the biggest game of the entire season before the Super Bowl — doesn’t mean… Source link

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US jobless claims rise to 3-month high

Weekly new jobless claims unexpectedly jumped last week by the most since October, with some renewed virus-related disruptions at least temporarily impeding the labor market’s recovery.   The Labor Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan. 15: 286,000 vs. 225,000 expected and a revised 231,000 during prior… Source link

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SEC’s Gensler wants crypto exchange regulation in 2022, warns on stablecoin

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said on Wednesday hopes this will be the year the . As lawmakers and the crypto industry’s major players , Washington’s regulatory agencies have been at the forefront of those discussions. A number of proposals are floating around Congress and the Executive branch, yet it’s unclear whether 2022 will see any of them get implemented. “You shouldn’t put timelines on yourself, but I will say I sure hope so,” Gensler told… Source link

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Yandex N : Announces Debut Credit Rating from a Russian Credit Rating Agency ACRA

Moscow, Amsterdam, January 20, 2022 – Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that the Russian credit rating agency ACRA has assigned Yandex a first-time long-term issuer credit rating of ‘АA+(RU)’ with a Stable Outlook. According to ACRA’s published report, the key rating drivers included, among others, Yandex’s leading position in number of the key markets… Source link

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Lakers coach Frank Vogel safe despite skid: sources

The Los Angeles Lakers will not be making a personnel move at this juncture and Frank Vogel will travel with the team tomorrow to coach in Orlando on Friday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Vogel’s job security has been a topic of speculation recently as the Lakers have lost four of their last five games, including a 111-104 defeat to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in Los Angeles. In that loss, offseason acquisition Russell Westbrook was benched late in the game. Vogel told reporters after… Source link

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