The number of COVID cases in the U.S. has now surpassed 37 million, with the Delta variant currently accounting for more than 98% of newly confirmed cases in the country. Unlike during the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic, there are significantly more children being hospitalized for COVID-19 infections amid the latest surge. “That really scares me,” Dr. James Simmons, an L.A.-based hospitalist nurse practitioner, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Kiddos who aren’t… Source link
Read More »Grubhub (GRUB) and Yandex SDG Launch Robot Delivery Technology at The Ohio State University
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Grubhub, the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college campuses, and Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG), a leading autonomous vehicles developer inside Yandex, one of Europe’s largest internet companies, will roll out delivery via Yandex’s robots at its first college campus — The Ohio State University (OSU). More than 60,000 hungry… Source link
Read More »Google Pixel 5A review: Snappy performance, familiar design
Sarah Tew/CNET Google’s $449 Pixel 5A with 5G is the second major Pixel announcement this year, hot on the heels of… Source link
Read More »Grubhub and Yandex SDG Launch Robot Delivery Technology at The Ohio State University
Yandex robots autonomously navigate pavements, campus crosswalks and pedestrian areas, which are notoriously challenging to reach by car. They move around a large university campus swiftly at 3 to 5 miles per hour during daytime and after dark and in various weather conditions, including rain and snow. The robots are spacious enough to fit a couple of coffees and a bagel sandwich, or multiple pizzas to share with friends, all while keeping the food at the right temperature. “We’re excited… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Daily Fantasy Football is live for the season
Yahoo Daily Fantasy Football is live for the season. Yahoo Daily Fantasy Football is now live and we are making some big changes to the platform. To celebrate the launch of the football season, we are giving every Yahoo user an opportunity to claim $10 in contest entry credit* issued as Yahoo Sports Rewards Points. Click here to claim your credit. We are also excited to announce that our multi-entry Yahoo Daily Fantasy contests, which are among our largest prized contests, will now be… Source link
Read More »Here are the top 10 biggest market risks right now: Wells Fargo
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has marked a 100% gain since its March 23, 2020, closing low of 2,237.40, closing at 4,479.71 this past Monday. Amid this bull market for equities, however, a recently published State of the Markets report by Wells Fargo (WFC) Investment Institute (WFII) President Darrell L. Cronk lists 10 current risks that could pose a threat to markets and create the “possibility of a near-term correction.” “It is often said that bull markets climb a wall of worry, and today,… Source link
Read More »These are the best and worst states for health care
If you need health care in the U.S., the quality will vary depending on where you are. A study from WalletHub ranked the best and worst states for health care by analyzing cost, access, and health outcomes in addition to some ancillary factors. An overwhelming majority of the top 15 states are located within the Northeast, while every state at the bottom of the rankings is in the South. “The geography of the states varies where oceans or mountains can limit access to health care,” Dr…. Source link
Read More »What We Know And What We Don’t Know
As the world continues to contend with COVID-19, much about the virus remains uncertain, including its interactions with cannabis. In the early months of the pandemic, various studies linked pot to both adverse and beneficial results. The trend continues today, with little conclusively known about the cannabis-COVID medical connection if indeed there is one. That said, it is much clearer to see that the pandemic created a significant beneficial impact on the marketplace. Almost All Conclusions… Source link
Read More »Stocks to Commodities Sink on Fed Taper Worries: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Global markets tumbled across the board, as investors fled to the safety of U.S. Treasuries and the dollar, amid concern the Federal Reserve may start tapering stimulus this year even as the delta virus variant undermines global growth. U.S. stock-index futures fell, with contracts on the S&P 500 Index losing as much as 1.1%, and European stocks slid the most in a month. A selloff in commodities deepened, as iron ore plunged more than 10% and oil headed for the longest slump… Source link
Read More »Google Photos adds ‘Ancient wonders’ Memory collection
The ever-expanding Google Photos auto-generated Memories collections are expanding yet again with the addition of an “Ancient wonders” selection that features old architecture and natural rock formations. Google confirmed earlier this year that Google Photos will add more directly personalized Memories collections over time. This means that while many of these collections appear to roll out widely, not all of them are visible to everyone using the service. We have actually seen… Source link
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