An Education Department (ED) secretary during the George W. Bush administration said she was opposed to student debt cancellation and free community college because those policies would distort the value and price of post-secondary education credentials. “We need to empower consumers with better information about how much they spend and what the value of it is in the marketplace,” former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “We need to reward… Source link
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‘Prince Charles sausage fingers’ is the seventh most popular Google search in the UK. According to website Cornwall Live, the cheeky phrase has made it into the top 10 most popular queries submitted on the search engine in Britain, while ‘Prince Charles fingers’ is the 20th most popular. The reason for the popularity of the search is because the Prince of Wales – who also holds the title of Duke of Cornwall – suffers from a condition called… Source link
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The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout has led to roughly 145.3 million Americans receiving at least one dose and 104.8 million who are fully vaccinated. But the country is now approaching an impasse, with a large share of adults who are now eligible for the vaccine simply choosing not to get it. “The last three months were people who really, really wanted the vaccine and were going to do anything to get it,” Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an NJ-based emergency medicine physician, said on Yahoo Finance… Source link
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Google is celebrating Star Wars Day. Lucasfilm Google celebrated May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day,… Source link
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Angela Lang/CNET It’s over. On May 4, Yahoo Answers went offline, putting an end to one of the weirdest, oldest and… Source link
Read More »Google to power Virginia data centers with 24/7 clean energy from AES
Dive Brief: AES announced on Tuesday a 10-year agreement to be the sole supplier of energy to three Google data centers in Virginia, providing clean power around the clock through a 500-MW portfolio of resources. Through the partnership, AES will decarbonize Google’s load in Virginia. The partnership “lays a blueprint for other companies looking to decarbonize their own operations,” Michael Terrell, Google’s director of energy, said in a statement. AES assembled a… Source link
Read More »Verizon’s Media Business Never Made Any Sense
Remember the ‘90s? Photo: Laura Cavanaugh/2015 Getty Images On Tuesday, Verizon announced that it would be selling Yahoo and AOL. On the latest Pivot podcast, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss why it was never logical for the telecom giant to dabble in media and whether Yahoo was sold for less than it’s actually worth. Kara Swisher: Verizon… Source link
Read More »Why MJF is one of wrestling’s best
Maxwell Jacob Friedman, aka MJF, is seen during AEW’s “Revolution” pay-per-view. (Credit: All Elite Wrestling) One of Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s defining characteristics is that he doesn’t care who he insults. Friedman has taken shots at his colleagues, fans, children and, in this case, the writer who is doing a profile on him. “As long as you’re not making eye contact with me, and you can’t because it’s over the phone, everything is fine,” Friedman quipped after being greeted. While… Source link
Read More »Google Launches Training Scholarship Program with Security
WILMINGTON, Mass., May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security Innovation, an authority in software security assessments and training, announced today that it is partnering with Google to provide training to 200 members of the International Consortium for Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). More than 400 people applied for the scholarships, which seek to provide skills-based career development for students, unemployed professionals, and those seeking to transition into… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Answers is dead, but the internet never forgets
Angela Lang/CNET It’s over. At some point on May 4, Yahoo Answers will be taken offline — putting an end to one of… Source link
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