Google Scans Gmail And Drive For Cartoons Of Child Sexual Abuse

Google has publicized two main ways it deals with child abuse images on its systems, but it doesn’t talk much about how it detects explicit animated material. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Getty Images Over the last two decades, tech giants have had to deal with an ever-growing deluge of videos and images of child sexual abuse on their platforms. As Apple recently found out, it’s a difficult problem to solve, where scanning people’s devices and online accounts… Source link

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Omicron variant doesn’t shake Goldman Sachs’ bullish 2022 stock market prediction

The fast-spreading Omicron variant isn’t shaking the confidence (yet) on Goldman Sachs’ call for double-digit percentage returns for the S&P 500 next year.  Goldman’s chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin reiterated Monday an S&P 500 target by the end of 2022 of 5,100. The figure marks a potential 12% increase in stock prices as measured from the S&P 500’s current level.  “We expect that these gains will be driven primarily by earnings per share growth of 8% combined with a stable P/E… Source link

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Nike earnings preview: Here’s what to expect

Nike (NKE) will report fiscal second-quarter results on Monday, with analysts looking for signs about whether the athletic giant can regain momentum it lost amid ongoing supply chain strains. Analysts polled by Bloomberg predict Nike will report adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62 on revenue of $11.26 billion. Like many athletic wear brands, Nike was hit hard by COVID-19 related factory closures in Vietnam throughout the summer, as well as supply chain delays that have snared the… Source link

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Security researcher earns plaudits after discovering Yandex SSRF flaw

Russian language search engine has secured its backend infrastructure Russian search and internet services giant Yandex has resolved a potentially serious server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability discovered by Egyptian security researcher Momen Ali. Ali (AKA ‘theCyberGuy’) discovered the vulnerability after a systematic search of Yandex’s infrastructure. They reported the vulnerability through Yandex’s bug bounty, earning a spot in the… Source link

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Starbucks takes hard line on unions, insists will ‘come to the table’ with Buffalo workers

Starbucks (SBUX) on Monday reiterated its tough stance against unionizing, saying that while the movement was not in the best interests of its workforce, it would “bargain in good faith” with one location that voted to organize. Recently, partners at a store in Buffalo scored a big win after voting to form the coffee giant’s first ever union. On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) confirmed the vote, according to an internal memo obtained by Yahoo Finance. Yet the… Source link

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Stocks sink amid virus concerns, Manchin’s blow to Build Back Better

Stocks fell on Monday at the start of a holiday-shortened week of trading, with investors considering renewed virus-related restrictions overseas and prospects that a significant social policy bill may be scuttled.  The S&P 500, Dow Nasdaq each dropped more than 1%. Treasury yields fell as investors piled into safe haven assets, and the benchmark 10-year yield held below 1.4%. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, spiked more than 20% to hover above 25.  U.S. crude oil prices sank 3% to trade… Source link

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A pair of NFL games for Monday

Nobody should have been rooting for more Monday afternoon and Tuesday NFL football after last season. But here we are.  COVID-19 has again caused massive disruptions across sports, and last Friday the NFL finally decided to push back three games due to outbreaks. The first of those rescheduled games is the Las Vegas Raiders at the Cleveland Browns, which was initially going to be played on Saturday.  Let’s discuss that game before the regularly scheduled Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears… Source link

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Rocket Companies scoops up Truebill for nearly $1.3 billion in major fintech play

Rocket Companies CEO Jay Farner wasn’t kidding around when he told Yahoo Finance Live in November he was on the hunt for acquisitions to diversify his company and fetch a higher trading multiple for a stock that has been under pressure.  And Farner is looking to fast-growing fintech to help pull both those goals off.  The company said Monday it would acquire personal financial app Truebill for $1.275 billion in cash. Truebill was founded in 2015, and currently has 2.5 million members who use… Source link

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Should alcohol be limited at airport bars and banned on planes?

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) most recent data shows cases of violent, unruly passengers increasing aboard flights. Airlines reported more than 5,600 cases of unruly passengers this year through Dec. 14 and more than 4,000 cases of “mask-related incidents.” “There are more than 5,000 incidents already that have been violent in nature on planes, and so many of them are tied to alcohol,” Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told Yahoo Finance. Markey is on the Senate Committee on Commerce,… Source link

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Stocks, Futures Sink on Manchin Shock, Virus: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Investor sentiment sagged Monday amid turmoil for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda and rising global omicron infections, spurring selloffs in stocks, equity futures and oil, while bolstering sovereign bonds. Most Read from Bloomberg U.S. futures and European shares all trimmed losses to about 1% after Moderna Inc. said its vaccine increased antibody levels against the variant. Treasuries pared an increase and the dollar held a jump from Friday, while crude oil slid on… Source link

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