Aaron Rodgers to appear on Kenny Mayne’s ESPN finale

Aaron Rodgers is going to say something next week. It may not have anything to do with his standoff against the Green Bay Packers, and it may not be related to the NFL, but putting his face before a large media spotlight will mean something. For the second time since news emerged that Rodgers was upset with the Packers and didn’t want to return to the team, the quarterback will make a media appearance of sorts. First it was with NBC’s Mike Tirico at the Kentucky Derby, when Rodgers said… Source link

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Bitcoin’s Obstacles Mount Amid China Cryptocurrency Warning

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies slumped after the People’s Bank of China reiterated that digital tokens can’t be used as a form of payment. The largest token fell as much as 2.3% to $42,309 in early Asian trading Wednesday, continuing a weeklong slide sparked by Elon Musk’s back-and-forth comments on Tesla Inc.’s holdings of the coin. Ether, Dogecoin and last week’s sensation, Internet Computer, also retreated. “This is the latest chapter of China tightening… Source link

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Dallas sports anchor Dale Hansen announces retirement

After 38 years of speaking his mind on the Dallas airwaves, Dale Hansen is calling it quits. The 72-year-old WFAA sports anchor and commentator announced on Tuesday that he’s retiring in September. He did so with a jab at a frequent subject of his criticism — the Dallas Cowboys.  “There’s an old proverb that says all good things must come to an end, and it’s true, all good things do,” Hansen said, per WFAA. “I’ve been waiting 25 years for the Cowboys to win another Super Bowl, and I… Source link

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AI, Shopify deal, Starline prototype

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the company’s 20201 Google I/O conference. Google Google announced a slew of updates to its developer products Tuesday at its first Google I/O event since 2019. Though Google makes most of its money from advertising, the annual event is a way to excite its developer ecosystem with updates ranging from software and artificial intelligence moonshots to shopping features. The company cancelled the annual developer conference last year due to the Covid-19… Source link

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Stock futures open lower, extending losses

Stock futures opened lower on Tuesday, adding to losses after the three major indexes posted a second straight day of declines during the regular trading day.  Declines in the energy, industrials and financials sectors led the S&P 500 lower. Though the Nasdaq outperformed relative to the other two stock indexes, it still erased intraday gains to end in the red by market close on Tuesday.  Leadership in equity markets has see-sawed between cyclical and value stocks and technology shares, as… Source link

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Google wants to make shopping easier in Photos and Chrome – Yahoo Tech

Bloomberg Central Banks Snuff Out Classic Rate Bets as Commodities Surge (Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast.The surge in commodities prices is failing to trigger some of the traditional responses in bonds and currencies.Unlike recent commodities rallies in 2008 and 2011, yields on Treasuries and currencies of major exporters like Australia have barely budged. Likewise, the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of… Source link

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Tesla already ‘biggest short in the market’ as Burry piles on: S3 Partners

Bloomberg AT&T’s WarnerMedia, Discovery to Merge in Blockbuster Deal (Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc. agreed to spin off its media operations in a deal with Discovery Inc. that will create a new entertainment company, merging assets ranging from CNN and HBO to HGTV and the Food Network.The transaction values the combined entity at about $130 billion including debt, based on WarnerMedia’s estimated enterprise value of more than $90 billion.AT&T will receive $43 billion in cash, debt securities and… Source link

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Everything Google announced at I/O today – TechCrunch

This year’s I/O event from Google was heavy on the “we’re building something cool” and light on the “here’s something you can use or buy tomorrow.” But there were also some interesting surprises from the semi-live event held in and around the company’s Mountain View campus. Read on for all the interesting bits. Android 12 gets a fresh new look and some quality of life features We’ve known Android 12 was on its way for months, but today was our first real look at the… Source link

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