Google is now celebrating the wide availability of Covid-19 in the US by rolling a new singing feature to its voice assistant. The Google Assistant will now sing users a song about the vaccine rollout if users say so. The feature is said to work with Google Assistant on smartphones and Home/Nest speakers as first spotted by Android Police. Users can just say, “Hey Google, sing the vaccine song” to hear the song. Users can also get the Assistant to sing the song in a male… Source link
Read More »A prime Canelo Alvarez is still adding to his game
As Canelo Alvarez was receiving plaudits from the record crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, previously unbeaten WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders, his vanquished opponent, staggered into the back of an ambulance waiting to take him to a local hospital for an X-ray. “I think I broke his face,” Alvarez said, matter-of-factly. Indeed he did. Alvarez stopped Saunders after eight thudding, crunching, powerful rounds. He landed a counter right uppercut, dropping low and… Source link
Read More »Nets snap losing streak in rally vs. Nuggets
Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Saturday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (47-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (44-24, 3 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (43-24, 3.5 GB) 4. New York Knicks (37-30, 9.5 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-31, 10 GB) 6. Miami Heat (36-31, 10.5 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston… Source link
Read More »Google Doodle pops up with a heartfelt card
Google Doodle has done it again! As India celebrates Mother’s Day on Sunday, Google has launched an interactive doodle that has a pop-up card to wish all the mothers. Illustrated by Olivia When, the doodle is a heartfelt dedication to all the mothers out there. Google has a tradition of making iconic doodles to mark significant and historic events. In India, Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday of May every year. Different countries celebrate… Source link
Read More »Driverless taxis to cancer drugs: Google’s moonshots are serious business
When Google renamed itself Alphabet Inc. in 2015, co-founder Larry Page revealed that one of the new name’s meanings was a pun: alpha-bet, as in “a bet on investment returns above a benchmark.” This implied that the so-called “Other Bets” in Google’s financial reports — subsidiaries that work on projects ranging from self-driving cars to cancer cures — aren’t just moonshot bids to make the world better, but potential businesses… Source link
Read More »Incredible images from inside country’s recycling crisis
Incredible photos have emerged illustrating the enormity of a country’s ongoing recycling crisis. In Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka plastic waste has gone up to 586 tonnes a day in an increase of 424 tonnes since 2005, Dhaka Tribune reports. The country has recently sought to ramp up plastic recycling to tackle the issue. But new photos published by AFP, which show small mountains of plastic bottles and waste inside a recycling plant in Dhaka, highlight the enormity of the… Source link
Read More »Billie Eilish calls out sexist headline that criticized her Vogue cover
Billie Eilish called out a sexist headline about her new “Vogue” cover. (Photo: REUTERS/Monica Almeida) Billie Eilish shared a meme that slammed a sexist headline about her British Vogue cover. “Proof that women can change their minds and reclaim autonomy over their own bodies. Billie Eilish shocks fans by swapping baggy clothes for lingerie in Vogue — despite years of being an actual child,” read a revised Daily Mail headline written by writer-influencer Emily Clarkson and shared by Eilish… Source link
Read More »Zoom On iPad Beats Google Meet & Teams With 1 Brilliant Feature
Zoom on iPad. David Phelan Zoom has access to a private iPad camera API, a new report claims, which allows the app to use the camera during iPad Split View multitasking. MORE FROM FORBESImportant New iPhone Feature Is A Blockbuster Success, Report SaysBy David Phelan Intriguingly, it seems to mean that only Zoom has access to this feature. Not Google Meet, not Microsoft Teams. In fact, the only other app that can access it is one of Apple’s: FaceTime. Until things change,… Source link
Read More »Bryson DeChambeau flew home because he thought he missed cut
The Telegraph Rory McIlroy makes cut at Wells Fargo to play ‘weekend golf’ for first time in two months “Yes, weekend golf!” So Rory McIlroy bellowed, arms aloft, as he left the recorder’s hut here at the Wells Fargo Championship and headed to speak to the media. Of course, this was mock celebration on behalf of the four-time major winner, but beneath the self-deprecation there was clearly relief that he will be playing competitively on a Saturday for the first time in two months. If… Source link
Read More »Aaron Rodgers to guest star as ‘Jeopardy!’ host on ABC show
Aaron Rodgers will reprise his role as the host of “Jeopardy!,” but this time it will come on a different television program. Rodgers will make an appearance on the ABC show “The Conners,” where he will act as the current host of “Jeopardy!” The episode revolves around Laurie Metcalf’s character “Jackie Harris” appearing on “Jeopardy!” Her character believes she has exceptional chemistry with Rodgers, who is hosting “Jeopardy!” Rodgers should have some experience in the role. He hosted… Source link
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