We’re now two years removed from Kawhi Leonard’s decision to leave the Toronto Raptors after capturing the franchise’s first title and join the Los Angeles Clippers in pursuit of a championship in L.A. Those aspirations haven’t exactly gone as planned. Despite tying their first round series 2-2 on the road against the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers are (once again) on the brink of elimination after losing Game 5 on their home court Thursday night. To make matters worse, Kawhi and his… Source link
Read More »US economy ‘quite a ways off’ from tapering asset purchases
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday that he would like to see the U.S. economy make more progress before the central bank pulls back on its aggressive monetary stimulus. “We’re still quite a ways off from maintaining the substantial further progress we’re really looking for in terms of adjustments to our asset purchase program,” Williams told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview. But Williams added that the Fed should begin to be mindful of how the… Source link
Read More »A sudden vulnerability for Biden
As a presidential candidate in 2020, Joe Biden never mentioned ransomware. As president, however, he must craft a solution to a burgeoning economic and national-security threat that may now rank as dangerous as terrorism. Ransomware attacks, perpetrated by hackers who paralyze an organization’s computer network and demand a ransom payment to unlock it, aren’t new. They date back to at least 2006 as a kind of side gig for enterprising hackers. What is new is the corporatization of… Source link
Read More »Tesla’s China orders halved in May
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s vehicle orders in China nearly halved in May, when compared to April, against the backdrop of increased government scrutiny on the U.S. electric carmaker, the Information reported on Thursday, citing internal data. The company’s monthly net orders in China dropped to about 9,800 in May from more than 18,000 in April, the report https://bit.ly/3phOPE4 said, sending shares down nearly 5% in afternoon trading. China is the electric car maker’s second-biggest… Source link
Read More »Google will restrict use of Android Advertising ID to opted-in users
Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps for Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is tightening its privacy practices that could make it harder for companies to track users on Android phones and tablets. Google already allows Android users to opt-out of personalized ads. But even if users do that, software developers may… Source link
Read More »Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups – TechCrunch
Google has selected 30 startups to receive a share of its $2M Black Founders Fund in Europe, providing these companies with a spot of cash, some valuable cloud services, and a bit of good old-fashioned networking among the Google crew. The fund was announced last fall as part of a company-wide effort towards “building a more equitable future for everyone,” alongside grants and new sponsorships. Over 800 companies applied and Google interviewed 100 of them, ultimately winnowing that… Source link
Read More »Google reassigns diversity lead after anti-Semitic blog post resurfaced
Carsten Koall | Getty Images Google has reassigned global diversity lead Kamau Bobb after it deemed his past comments as anti-Semitic. Bobb, a global lead for diversity strategy and research at Google, has been in the role at the company for nearly three years, according to his LinkedIn profile. The Washington Free Beacon recently surfaced a 2007 blog post by Bobb about Israel in which he wrote that Jewish people had an “insensitivity” to suffering and stated “If I were a Jew I would be… Source link
Read More »Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps – TechCrunch
Waymo One, the ride-hailing service that uses driverless vehicles in the suburbs of Phoenix, can now be accessed and booked through Google Maps. This will be the first fully autonomous ride-hailing option available in the app, which will roll out first to Android users, Waymo said Thursday. The team-up not only brings together two Alphabet companies, it signals Waymo’s push to become more visible and accessible to the public. Waymo has abut 600 vehicles in its U.S…. Source link
Read More »This is no longer our grandparents’ or parents’ stock market: strategist
Love it or hate it, the Meme Market is back, and Wall Street strategists say it can’t be ignored. While shares of AMC Entertainment (AMC) are having a volatile Thursday, the social-media-fueled trading frenzy has pushed shares of AMC up nearly 3,000% this year, giving the money-losing movie theater chain a market value of more than $30 billion. AMC is not alone. Shares of Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Express (EXPR), and BlackBerry (BB) are all up this year. It’s reminiscent of the… Source link
Read More »Jefferies Blocks Short Sells in GameStop, AMC, MicroVision
(Bloomberg) — Jefferies told clients Wednesday its prime brokerage arm will no longer allow the execution of short sells in GameStop Corp., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and MicroVision Inc., according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. “Until further notice, Jefferies Prime Brokerage will no longer offer custody on naked options in GME, AMC and MVIS,” the memo noted. The firm will no longer allow the execution of short sells of those securities, the memo continued, noting that other… Source link
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