Google is rolling out its February update for Pixel phones running Android 12, which is meant to fix a few camera, Bluetooth, and keyboard issues. The company says that some users will start getting the update today and that the “rollout will continue over the next week in phases depending on carrier and device.” Google’s previous update process was a bit of a fiasco for Pixel 6 owners, so hopefully, this one ends up being more routine. If you’ve got one of Google’s latest… Source link
Read More »GameStop Ryan Cohen’s vision is to create an “ultimate destination”, says new NFT partner
GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen — aka leader of the meme stock army (apologies to AMC CEO Adam Aron) — has grand ambitions for the company, says its new NFT marketplace partner. “The default is gaming,” Immutable X co-founder Robbie Ferguson said on Yahoo Finance Live when asked about Cohen’s vision for GameStop. “The one-stop, ultimate destination in which everyone can come and trade their in-gamed owned items.” Ferguson’s team will help GameStop achieve that mission. The pair inked a deal… Source link
Read More »‘It’s going to be very easy’ to get to $100/barrel, analyst says
Energy and oil prices have been on fire over the last six months. And expect them to go higher, says one analyst. “For multiple reasons, there’s still room to go higher in the coming weeks,” Troy Vincent, DTN senior market analyst, told Yahoo Finance Live. Some strategists have been forecasting $100 barrel for oil. “I wouldn’t say it’s inevitable, but it’s going be very easy to get there,” said Vincent. Over the last six months, crude is up nearly 40%. On Monday, prices took a breather… Source link
Read More »Podcaster Joe Rogan gets $100 million offer from Trump-affiliated site Rumble
(Reuters) – Rumble Inc, a YouTube-style website popular among U.S. conservatives, has offered Joe Rogan $100 million over four years for all his shows, days after the podcaster apologized for using racial slurs in his content. Rogan is also facing backlash for COVID-19 misinformation in his program hosted on Spotify, after singer-songwriters including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their content from the streaming platform. The incidents prompted Spotify to add a “content advisory” to any… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud adds new cryptomining threat detection capability
Google has launched today a new security feature for Google Cloud tenants that is meant to detect and block cryptomining operations that may be taking place behind the owners’ backs. Named Virtual Machine Threat Detection (VMTD), Google said this new feature is an agentless system that continually scans the memory of virtual machines deployed in Google Cloud environments for tell-tale signs of increased CPU or GPU usage—specific to cryptomining operations. To avoid false-positive… Source link
Read More »Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham lead top 5
In the beginning of the NBA season, it appeared to be a two-man race between Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes for the rookie top honor, but now a few other players have entered the conversation. Cade Cunningham, Franz Wagner and Josh Giddey all had strong starts to the second half of the season, and the gap between the top five rookies is smaller than ever. Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs returned to the court Jan. 14 after being sidelined for five weeks with a thumb injury. Two second-round… Source link
Read More »Sports Illustrated Swimsuit launches gender equity advertising mandate
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is ringing in its 58th anniversary with a new advertising initiative aimed at gender equity. The “Pay With Change” mandate will only allow brands that are helping to drive gender equality forward to advertise in the magazine’s annual print issue as well as across its digital platforms. MJ Day, editor-in-chief of the SI Swimsuit edition, told Yahoo Finance Live that the advertising mandate, which goes into effect with the magazine’s May 2022… Source link
Read More »Microsoft Edge: Edge Bar feature first look
Microsoft is working on a new feature for its Microsoft Edge web browser that it calls Edge Bar. Edge Bar displays content in a floating window or pinned to the right side of the screen; both states are independent of the Edge browser window. Edge Bar is an experimental feature at this point that is rolled out gradually to users of the browser. You can check Menu > More Tools to see if Edge Bar is listed as one of the options. First launch displays a short reminder next to the bar with a… Source link
Read More »Why Apple should buy Peloton for nearly $15 billion: analyst
Apple (APPL) shouldn’t let Peloton (PTON) end up in the hands of Nike or Amazon, contends Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives. While Apple is known to be cautious on doing big deals (last one was $3 billion for headphone maker Beats in 2014), a bid for Peloton makes sense. “Acquiring Peloton would be a major strategic coup and catalyze the company’s aggressive health and fitness initiatives over the coming years. With ~2.8 million paid subscriptions today and a very strong/unique competitive moat,… Source link
Read More »Stocks rise ahead of busy earnings, data week
Stock traded mixed Monday at the start of another busy week for corporate earnings and fresh economic data as investors continue to assess the Federal Reserve’s path forward for monetary policy. The S&P 500 rose was little changed after posting its best weekly gain of the year last week. The Dow also hugged the flat line, while the Nasdaq gained. After last week’s rollercoaster trading — with stocks sliding following Meta Platforms’ (FB) disappointing outlook, and then rebounding sharply… Source link
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