Rick Carlisle may be back in Indianapolis, but he’s made his pick to replace him in Dallas. Carlisle told ESPN on Thursday, shortly after he agreed to return to lead the Indiana Pacers on a four-year deal, that he thinks Mavericks owner Mark Cuban should hire Jason Kidd as the team’s next head coach. “My hope is that Jason Kidd will be the next coach of the Mavs because he and Luka have so many things in common as players,” Carlisle said, via ESPN. “I just think that it would be a great… Source link
Read More »Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results
Google is testing a new feature to notify people when they search for a topic that may have unreliable results. The move is a notable step by the world’s most popular search engine to give people more context about breaking information that’s popular online — like suspected UFO sightings or developing news stories — that are actively evolving. The new prompt warns users that the results they are seeing are changing quickly, and reads, in part, “If this topic is new, it can… Source link
Read More »Heat members help out at scene of Florida condo collapse
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro and assistant coaches Chris Quinn and Eric Glass showed up to the scene of a deadly South Florida building collapse on Thursday to lend a hand. A high-rise condominium in Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed around 1:30 a.m. Thursday as many residents slept. The collapse left a pile of rubble and debris on the property after the front end of a 12-story wing came crashing down. As of Thursday afternoon, one person was declared dead while 99 remained missing,… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Finance: Tom Lydon Talks Infrastructure Bill Winners
Joining the “ETF Report” with hosts Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myerson, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon spoke to what investors should be expected following the recent infrastructure deal. As far as what ETFs to look at for the investors looking to find exposure based on the infrastructure deal, Lydon points out the Global X Infrastructure And Development ETF (PAVE), the iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (IGF), the iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF (IFRA), the FlexShares STOXX Global Broad… Source link
Read More »Instagram Tests Letting Users Post to Feeds from Desktop
(Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc.’s Instagram is testing a feature that lets users post photos and videos from their desktop computers, after more than a decade without the capability. “We know that many people access Instagram from their computer,” said Facebook spokeswoman Christine Pai. “To improve that experience, we’re now testing the ability to create a Feed post on Instagram with their desktop browser.” Instagram, founded in 2010, long resisted building a web version of its… Source link
Read More »10 New Stocks Reddit’s WallStreetBets Is Buying
In this article, we discuss the 10 new stocks Reddit’s WallStreetBets is buying. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to 5 New Stocks Reddit’s WallStreetBets Is Buying. The post-pandemic marketplace, already under heavy strain amid fears of inflation and a dramatic drop in the prices of growth stocks and cryptocurrencies, has been thrown into more confusion in recent days as meme stock rallies, fueled by retail investor bets against the short-selling attempts… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin in Recovery Mode Ahead of Options Expiry
Bitcoin traded higher after holding support around $32,000 on Thursday. Bearish sentiment is starting to wane as buyers fuel a relief rally from Tuesday’s shakeout low of around $29,000. The cryptocurrency is up about 4% over the past 24 hours, but is still down about 8% over the past seven days. Latest prices Cryptocurrencies: Traditional markets: Bitcoin options expiry Related: DOJ Charges Crypto Seller for Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business As June comes to a close, roughly… Source link
Read More »Student loan servicer censured over ‘what appears to be false’ congressional testimony
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) sent a letter to a key student loan servicer CEO over “what appear to be false and misleading” statements during a congressional testimony on April 13, Yahoo Finance has learned. “We write to seek information on what appears to be false and misleading testimony that you provided at a hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Policy on April 13, 2021,” they wrote. Warren, the chair… Source link
Read More »Google pushes its Chrome cookie ban back to 2023
Google is delaying its long-promised move to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser by another year, citing the need to “move at a responsible pace” and “avoid jeopardizing the business models of many web publishers which support freely available content.” Google’s business model likely factored into the decision, too: It relies on third-party cookies for some of its lucrative ad business and is a major player in the digital advertising ecosystem that will be upended… Source link
Read More »Dyslexia is a ‘competitive weapon’ in the workplace
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary has a message for corporate America: hiring dyslexics can pay dividends for your business. He should know. The hard charging, say-it-like-it-is business mogul has struggled with the learning disability since he was a child. In an emotional interview, O’Leary opened up to Yahoo Finance about overcoming his Dyslexia and why he views it as a “super power” that has helped him succeed in business. “It’s the out of the box thinkers that make companies… Source link
Read More »