Warren Buffett gave this investing tip to NFL defenseman Ndamukong Suh

Very few people in the world could call investing legend Warren Buffett a good friend. Tampa Bay Buccaneers star defenseman and investing fanatic Ndamukong Suh is one of those people. Suh, 34, told Yahoo Finance Presents he has learned tons of invaluable investing lessons from the now 90-year-old Oracle of Omaha, but one in particular stands out.  “Probably the most important one [lesson] that I learned from him is focusing on the people,” Suh said. “People are the most important thing about… Source link

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We ‘seek talent wherever we can find and recruit it’

The pandemic has sparked a shift in ideology about work, with demand for flexible hours and remote options on the rise. One way some companies have responded is by hiring workers outside the U.S. The shift is seen especially in startups, which can’t compete with Big Tech in the Bay Area but want to hire top talent. Clover Health (CLOV) is among those companies, as it has hired some employees in Hong Kong. In a recent LinkedIn post, Toy responded to questions from a reporter asking him “to… Source link

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Bitcoin and ethereum crash as China promises ‘severe crackdown’

Watch: Bitcoin falls again as China reiterates crackdown Bitcoin (BTC-USD), ethereum (ETH-USD) and other cryptocurrencies crashed on Friday after China announced a harsh clamp down on the market.  The top crypto, bitcoin, plummeted over 11% to $37,429 (£26,428), while etherreum — the world’s second largest crypto — plunged 13% to $2,552.  Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) fell as much as 15% to $0.34 during the session. Chart: Yahoo Finance The crash was triggered by Chinese vice-premier Liu Hu saying… Source link

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‘Many CEOs felt that 21% was too low’

As the Biden administration pitches its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal and the corporate tax hike that would fund it, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has become the team’s unofficial CEO whisperer. Raimondo, a former Rhode Island governor who previously worked in venture capital, says she’s talked to “dozens and dozens of CEOs” about the proposal to raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. She says when all is said and done, corporate America might not be as universally… Source link

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DeepMind reportedly lost a yearslong bid to win more independence from Google

Tensions between Google and its AI brain trust DeepMind have always been fascinating. To put the relationship in crude terms: DeepMind, founded in 2010, is home to some the best AI researchers in the world who output a steady stream of insightful academic papers and Nature front covers. Google, meanwhile, bought DeepMind in 2014 and bankrolls its large losses, and it really, really wants to squeeze some money out of all those juicy brains. That’s why a recent story on the two companies… Source link

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Existing home sales fall for third straight month

Home sales fell for the third straight month this year as home prices continue to rise at a record pace. Existing home sales fell 2.7% to a seasonally adjusted 5.58 million in April, from a month earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The results missed analyst expectations of a 1% gain, according to Bloomberg consensus. April sales activity was up 33.9% from the same month a year earlier when the nation was under a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Compared… Source link

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‘Work is no longer just a place’

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai saw a “tectonic shift” in the future of work, driving product innovation and new ways of working at the tech giant.  The pandemic, which resulted in a massive remote work experiment, “was a tectonic shift. And the future of work is changing dramatically. It is going to be more flexible. Work is no longer just a place,” Pichai told Yahoo Finance in a wide-ranging interview.  More than 20 years ago, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) set out the create “the… Source link

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10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Google Assistant

Google Assistant is a handy feature for your mobile device that helps you make phone calls, send texts, set reminders, and get directions through voice commands. But there are many more things Google’s virtual assistant can do that you might not realize, from reading you articles on the web and screening your calls to making restaurant reservations and finding your phone. The service comes built into most Android phones, but those with an iPhone or iPad can download the Google Assistant app… Source link

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Google Unit DeepMind Tried—and Failed—to Win AI Autonomy From Parent

LONDON—Senior managers at Google artificial-intelligence unit DeepMind have been negotiating for years with the parent company for more autonomy, seeking an independent legal structure for the sensitive research they do. DeepMind told staff late last month that Google called off those talks, according to people familiar with the matter. The end of the long-running negotiations, which hasn’t previously been reported, is the latest example of how Google and other tech giants are trying to… Source link

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