The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing Pfizer (PFE)’s COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds on Friday is welcome news for millions of parents across the country. Roughly 28 million children are now eligible for vaccination, according to the New York Times. “If you look at a lot of the data, you’ll see that younger people, teenagers, small children, they’ve been responsible for a lot of the transmission of coronavirus,” Dr. Adrian Burrowes, a family medicine physician… Source link
Read More »Why Tesla is an ‘internet-of-cars’ company
It’s been a huge week for Tesla (TSLA). Shares jumped to new highs as the market cap of the pure-play electric vehicle maker topped $1 trillion for the first time, making it the 5th most valuable company in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) — and sending Elon Musk’s personal fortune north of $300 billion. A huge deal with Hertz buying 100,000 Teslas for its rental fleet, and a big bullish note from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas had shares jumping. But it also follows a big earnings report in the… Source link
Read More »Google gives community colleges free access to their 4 certificates
Some of the biggest technology companies in the world, Google and Microsoft, are reinforcing their relationships with U.S. community colleges. “Today, we’re so excited to announce that all of our Google career certificates will be available for free, to every community college in the United States and to every career and technical high school in the United States,” Lisa Gevelber, founder of Grow with Google, tells CNBC Make It. “One of the other things we actually announced today, which I… Source link
Read More »Pixel 6 Code Hints Google Is Already Working on Tensor 2
Next year’s Pixel 7 might look slightly different, but it’s likely to continue utilizing Google’s TPU chip. Photo: Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are just now arriving on buyers’ doorsteps, and we’re already talking about what’s next for Google’s flagship Android lineup. Evidence points to a next-gen Tensor chip in the Pixel 7. According to 9to5Google, whose tear-apart team tinkered with the apps built into the Pixel 6, there’s a clear indicator that a… Source link
Read More »Pixel 6 Pro review: Google’s flagship phone is a proper iPhone rival
The Pixel 6 Pro is the best phone Google has ever made, including every feature you’d want in a flagship… Source link
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Count Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as a believer in crypto as a payments medium. “Yes I am in that camp that crypto will be used effectively,” said Wozniak — also a panelist on the new show “Unicorn Hunters” — said Yahoo Finance Live. “We just have so much digital ways to pay for things now, even to transfer money to people. It goes back to PayPal, and now we have Apple Pay and Apple Cash. We have Venmo. So crypto has just a bit of anonymity. I don’t know if that’s right that, gosh I… Source link
Read More »Pixel 6 review: Google’s most significant phone upgrade
The Pixel 6 exemplifies the best of what Google services and Android 12 have to offer. So… Source link
Read More »Google ATAP releases new SDK for developers to integrate Jacquard
Google’s Project Jacquard touch-sensitive fabric technology, first revealed at Google I/O in 2015, now has a way for interested third-party developers to integrate the tech with their own software via the new Jacquard SDK. Previously only a handful of companies signed up for Jacquard, including Levi’s, Samsonite, and Yves Saint Laurent. Now developers can use the SDK to integrate the Jacquard tag, connecting its sensors with their apps to communicate touch and motion data. … Source link
Read More »Apple finally hit by supply chain shortage as Microsoft takes over as most valuable company
Apple (AAPL) is no longer the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. After a disappointing earnings report marred by the impact of the global chip shortage, Apple’s stock fell more than 2% Friday, putting it $10 billion behind the new top dog, longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT). Yes, Microsoft is still a massive player in the PC space. And that sector has been hurt by the shortage. But investors see the company more as a cloud play. And that segment has been growing at a rapid… Source link
Read More »This week in Bidenomics: The cartoon presidency
Have you met Leo from Peoria? If not, he’ll help you understand why Congress must salvage President Biden’s floundering social-welfare agenda and get America back on track. Leo and his mom Linda are cartoon characters who play starring roles in Biden’s new “Build Back Better Framework.” You might be wondering what’s new about this framework, since Biden has been promising to “build back better” for nearly two years and Congress has been working on legislation since Biden took… Source link
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