Sridhar Ramaswamy, ex-Google, building ads-free search engine Neeva

Google’s senior vice president of advertising and commerce Sridhar Ramaswamy Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The following Is a transcript of Big Technology Podcast, edited for length and clarity. You can listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your app of choice.  Sridhar Ramaswamy is CEO of Neeva, an ads-free search engine he helped found after running Google’s ads and commerce business. Ramaswamy spent seventeen years inside Google, and eventually grew… Source link

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AT&T Is Preparing to Merge Media Assets With Discovery

(Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc. is in talks to combine its media business with Discovery Inc. in a deal that would create a new entertainment powerhouse, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a surprising move for a company that spent $85 billion to acquire the assets less than three years ago. A deal could be announced as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The idea is to combine Discovery’s reality-TV empire with… Source link

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Who’s hot, who’s not this week

Baseball is a grind — and the fantasy version of the game is no different. And because it’s a grind, baseball features streaks. Hitters can get hot at the plate, seemingly seeing beach balls thrown at them. Pitchers can get hot on the mound, too. And of course, both can get freezing cold. In this space, we’ll take a weekly look at who’s hot and who’s not — and whether you should believe in the streak. (Editor’s note: All stats derived before game action on Sunday, May 16) HOT STREAKS Adolis… Source link

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Draft rankings for every NFL tight end

Who will be the surprise tight end of 2021? When George Kittle went down in 2020, Darren Waller emerged as an unstoppable force for the Las Vegas Raiders. He finished second only to the otherworldly Travis Kelce is total fantasy tight-end scoring. So, too, did Robert Tonyan emerge from the depths of waiver wires to become a touchdown-scoring machine for the Green Bay Packers. Who will make that leap this season? Will it be phenom rookie Kyle Pitts with the Atlanta Falcons? Will T.J. Hockenson… Source link

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What to know this week

This week’s slate of quarterly earnings results will include big box retailers Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT), which will provide investors with more information on consumer spending trends during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. New economic data on housing starts, building permits and existing home sales will also offer an update on the state of the housing market, which has started to cool as mortgage interest rates tick up and inventory tightens.  Walmart has been one of the major… Source link

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Google I/O 2021: What developers can expect on Android 12, TensorFlow, Material Design

Google’s I/O 2021 conference kicks off this week and the focus will be on Android 12, machine learning and perhaps some hardware but there are a few broad developer themes and opportunities worth tracking. While Google’s opening keynote is likely to cover a lot of ground including AI advances, a bevy of interface changes with Android 12 and system on a chip development, rest assured that the conference is all about developers. Here are the… Source link

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce new business, media deals in bid to expand financial empire

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making big moves to expand their business empire — one year after exiting the royal family. Riding the momentum from a blockbuster televised interview, the couple made several announcements this week, including a new partnership with Proctor and Gamble (PG), the same company a young Meghan Markle called out over sexist ads 28 years ago.  The multi-year, global initiative was publicized through the couple’s Archewell Foundation, and is set to “focus on… Source link

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Give local journalism freedom to battle Facebook, Google

Like other businesses, your local news outlets battle every day to convince customers we’re worth the money. On one side are those who’d like to read us but their generation never developed the daily newspaper habit. They’ll see a link to one of our articles that a friend posted on Facebook and they’re furious when they can’t open it without paying. That’s a battle we think we can win. We let them read enough free samples that we hope to convince them of the value a digital subscription… Source link

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