The plunge in cryptocurrency prices since April doesn’t appear to have knocked Coinbase (COIN) off its stride so far in the second quarter. “I think that those who were new to this space may have under estimated the volatility that we can see in this market. But crypto is volatile, and we have to remember this is a really young industry and a very nascent asset class. So while we have seen a lot of volatility, we have been dealing with this since the very beginning,” said Coinbase CFO Alesia… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Golf Talk: Charles Schwab Challenge
The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! They don’t make em’ like they use to when it comes to golf course design. This week the PGA TOUR heads to a classical design, Colonial Country Club, in Fort Worth, Texas. The course was built in the 1930s and it still holds up today with modern equipment. Known for tight,… Source link
Read More »Google to use patient data to develop healthcare algorithms for hospital chain
Google has made a deal for access to patient records from HCA, which which operates 181 hospitals and more than 2,000 healthcare sites in 21 states, so the tech company can develop healthcare algorithms, The Wall Street Journal reports. Google will store anonymized data from patient health records and internet-connected medical devices. That data will be used to build programs that could inform medical decisions made by doctors. The deal is described as “multiyear” by the WSJ,… Source link
Read More »MLB news, notes and waiver wire tips
Let’s take a look around the league, quick hitter style: • Adolis Garcia homered again Tuesday, giving him a whopping 15 on the year. His Statcast numbers back up his strong start, and he’s also running (five steals). Garcia went undrafted across all leagues in NFBC’s Main Event, yet he’s been a top-10 fantasy player so far this season. Remarkable. His 46/8 K/BB ratio suggests batting average could be a problem moving forward, but Garcia has been as good as waiver wire pickups can… Source link
Read More »Google urged to abandon Saudi cloud project
Google announced plans late last year to establish a “cloud region” in Saudi Arabia in partnership with Saudi Aramco. Google (GOOGL) said that services offered as part of its agreement with the mammoth state oil company would allow businesses in the region to “confidently grow and scale their offerings.” But groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have criticized the deal, citing concerns raised following the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and allegations… Source link
Read More »Google cuts a deal to collect patient data for health algorithm development
Angela Lang/CNET Google has struck a deal with a national hospital chain to collect patient data… Source link
Read More »Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence Q&A on Tebow, Urban Meyer, more
It’s still the honeymoon — literally and figuratively — for the recently married Trevor Lawrence as he embarks on his Jacksonville Jaguars career, and life is pretty good right now. Yes, the expectations are high, as Lawrence is the favorite to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year at +275 with BetMGM, but he has yet to hit his first roadblock in the NFL. Nonetheless, we were excited to catch up with Lawrence for a few minutes Tuesday night to ask him about his maiden voyage. He joined… Source link
Read More »‘Not a chance’ Tesla will dominate car industry in 20 years: Bruce Greenwald
Tesla (TSLA) short sellers are up $4 billion so far this year, driven by the stock’s fall back to earth after a steep rise of more than 695% last year, according to an analysis by S3 partners that CNN reported. Investor Michael Burry, who anticipated the 2008 housing collapse and was made famous by the book and movie “The Big Short,” last week revealed that his firm Scion Asset Management had joined the army of Tesla short sellers to the tune of more than 800,000 shares worth about $534… Source link
Read More »Russia Raises Heat on Twitter, Google and Facebook in Online Crackdown
LONDON — Russia is increasingly pressuring Google, Twitter and Facebook to fall in line with Kremlin internet crackdown orders or risk restrictions inside the country, as more governments around the world challenge the companies’ principles on online freedom. Russia’s internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, recently ramped up its demands for the Silicon Valley companies to remove online content that it deems illegal or restore pro-Kremlin material that had been blocked. The warnings have come… Source link
Read More »Ford says it will spend $30 billion to fuel its electric vehicle future
TipRanks Nio vs. Tesla: Investors on the Fence The race for global EV supremacy is on, and growth investors have quite the range of options to choose from in the EV sector. The adoption of EVs is set to continue to accelerate over time. The EV sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29% from 2021 to 2026. As such, growth investors have flocked to both Tesla (TSLA) and Nio (NIO) as the beneficiaries of this incredible growth catalyst. Now, the question most investors have on their minds is:… Source link
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