(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc. shares are poised for the longest string of monthly advances in over a decade as advertising revenue surges, driving them to the best returns among the nation’s megacap technology companies. The shares rose 0.4% Monday to $2,891.81, an all-time high, pushing them to a gain of more than 7% in August. It will be the eighth straight monthly advance for the stock, the longest such rally since a 10-month streak in 2009. The gains have left Google shares with a return… Source link
Read More »UPDATE 3-U.S. CDC advisers vote in favor of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after full approval
(Adds expert comment from meeting, New Zealand case, background) Aug 30 (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday unanimously recommended the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Se COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, an important step after it gained full U.S. approval. The Food and Drug Administration last week granted full approval to the vaccine that was previously available under the agency’s emergency use authorization (EUA), which… Source link
Read More »Liberty University student discusses on-campus coronavirus outbreak
Liberty University has joined a handful of colleges that have been forced to shift to online learning as the fall semester kicks off due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia has ordered a campus-wide quarantine that will go into effect on Aug. 30 and expire on Sept. 10. Prior to the fall semester beginning on Aug. 24, the school did not have a mask or vaccine mandate in place. “To me, it’s just been a very unsafe environment,” Robert… Source link
Read More »Ed Dept. opens investigations in 5 states over mask bans in schools
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened investigations in five states regarding the prohibitions of universal indoor masking. Chief state school officers in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah received letters today from the OCR questioning the states’ decisions to not mandate masks in schools. The Education Department maintains that mask-mandate bans discriminate against students with disabilities who are at heightened risk for severe… Source link
Read More »Meme Stock Mania Escalates as Vinco Ventures, Support.com Surge
(Bloomberg) — Vinco Ventures Inc. and Support.com Inc. surged, and are on track to extend rallies fueled by retail investors in chatrooms like StockTwits and on Reddit. The pair of stocks jumped more than 50% each when the market opened in New York, extending gains from last week, when Vinco Ventures more than doubled and Support.com almost tripled. The rallies came as individual investors attempted to pump their bets on Twitter, Reddit’s WallStreetBets and chatrooms on… Source link
Read More »Google Assistant on KaiOS lose ability to send texts via voice
While smartphones are increasingly approaching feature phone pricing, the latter category still has a place. As such, “smart” feature phones exist, and many are powered by KaiOS, though Google Assistant in recent months lost the ability to make calls and send texts through voice commands. Smart feature phones are defined by the presence of internet-powered apps, with Google offering YouTube, Google Maps, and Lens. Assistant is the other big addition and closely integrated with… Source link
Read More »Google Nest Wifi mesh system drops to $229, more
All of the best deals have now gone live and are headlined by the Google Nest Wifi Mesh Router at $229. That’s alongside the first discount on Anker’s new eufy Floodlight Cam 2 Pro at $50 off and this end-of-summer Philips Hue sale. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Save $70 on Google Nest Wifi Mesh Router system Amazon now offers the Google Nest Wifi Mesh Router system for $229. With $70 in savings from the $299 price tag you’d normally… Source link
Read More »Pixel 5a overheating issues will be addressed by Google
The Pixel 5a with 5G launched just this month with stellar battery life and a solid price point, but it does seem to have one flaw. As many have pointed out, heat seems to cause trouble for the Pixel 5a, but Google is looking into overheating problems on the device. It’s been reported by quite a few people in recent weeks that the Pixel 5a has an overheating problem. Specifically, the issue seems to take place when recording 4K video. In our own testing, Kyle Bradshaw found that… Source link
Read More »Oil Wobbles as Offshore U.S. Producers Assess Damage After Ida
(Bloomberg) — Oil flipped between small gains and losses as U.S. offshore producers assess damage from Hurricane Ida and as investors focus on an OPEC+ meeting that will likely lead to a further output revival. Futures in New York earlier fell as much as 1.6% Monday. Gasoline futures spiked more than 4% earlier in the session before paring its advance. While Gulf of Mexico producers had shut in about 1.7 million barrels a day of crude output ahead of the storm, refineries in Louisiana may be… Source link
Read More »‘You have to get vaccinated’
As millions of students continue to return to school over the coming weeks, one state’s governor is stepping up the call for vaccinations among his constituents. “You have to get vaccinated,” West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said during a regular COVID-19 briefing on Friday. “The more that are vaccinated, the less that will die. That is absolutely the way it is.” The latest CDC data available lists West Virginia as having fully vaccinated 39.6% of the population with 47% receiving at least… Source link
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