Yahoo Answers shutsdown, the end of an era

The shutdown of Yahoo Answers is no longer news for sure. Nonetheless, should you have chosen the heights of Ararat as your last lockdown destination, we once more confirm: on May 4, the most relevant cultural diversion from your past years is going offline for good. Born naïve in the age of the Internet of Naivety, when Facebook was little more than a  bothersome disciplinary issue for the Dean’s office at Harvard, when an MSN Messenger status the sole small stage for one’s… Source link

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Coca-Cola beats earnings estimates, signals recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Momentum Stocks That Could Reach New Highs It’s natural to want to buy into a rising stock, so much so that following upward trends as a market strategy has a name: momentum investing. It’s the art of following the upward trends. Momentum investing has its advocates and detractors, as do all investing styles. While past performance does not guarantee future returns, it’s still a a useful indicator that investors should pay attention to. With this in mind, we… Source link

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WordPress Proposes Blocking Google’s FLoC

WordPress discussed a proposal to block Google’s new user tracking scheme called FLoC. While most expressed support others raised valid concerns. No decision has been made to block FLoC. Discussions will continue in the official WordPress Slack channel. Google FLoC Being able to track what people are interested in by using third party cookies is lucrative for Google. Ads targeted by user interest are said to convert at a higher rate are are thus more valuable to both advertisers and Google… Source link

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Google translation AI botches legal terms ‘enjoin,’ ‘garnish’ -research

A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Translation tools from Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and other companies could be contributing to significant misunderstanding of legal terms with conflicting meanings such as “enjoin,” according to research due to be presented at an academic workshop on Monday. Google’s translation software turns an English sentence about a court enjoining violence, or banning it, into one… Source link

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Peloton CEO’s fiery response to US safety agency’s treadmill warning

Peloton founder and CEO John Foley is on the defensive as he tries to stem the fallout from a shocking new video released over the weekend by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) showing a young child getting sucked under a Peloton treadmill while playing with a ball. Foley —a father of two young children with wife Jill (who is also Peloton’s VP of apparel) — blasted the CPSC in a message to Peloton members on Sunday afternoon, saying the company was not trying to impede an… Source link

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Siemens and Google Cloud to Cooperate on AI-based Solutions in Manufacturing

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MUNICH, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud and Siemens, an innovation and technology leader in industrial automation and software, today announced a new cooperation to optimize factory processes and improve productivity on the shop floor. Siemens intends to integrate Google Cloud’s leading data cloud and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) technologies with its factory automation solutions to help manufacturers innovate for the future. Data… Source link

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Yandex Rover robots are now delivering from Moscow supermarkets — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

Customers can choose the robot delivery option on either the Yandex.Eats or Yandex Go apps. Once an order is placed, supermarket staff pick the items and load them onto the Rover, which heads to the customer’s address. Upon its arrival, the customer will receive a notification, and an ‘unlock’ button will appear on the app. Rovers are capable of carrying up to 20kg of goods. In addition to further Moscow expansion, plans are also in place to pilot deliveries in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the US… Source link

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Tesla With ‘No One’ Driving Crashes in Texas, Killing Two

Bloomberg China’s $87 Billion Electric-Car Giant Hasn’t Sold a Vehicle Yet (Bloomberg) — China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd.’s expansive pop-up showroom sits at the heart of Shanghai’s National Exhibition and Convention Center. With nine models on display, it’s hard to miss. The electric car upstart has one of the biggest booths at China’s 2021 Auto Show, which starts Monday, opposite storied German automaker BMW AG. Yet its bold presence belies an uncomfortable truth… Source link

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Bitcoin, ethereum and ripple recover after volatile weekend

Bitcoin’s potential institutional adoption has been a hot topic in markets. Photo: Chesnot/Getty Images Cryptocurrency prices were volatile on Monday morning, after a wild weekend of selling that saw some tokens plunge by as much as 13%.  Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.2% to trade at $57,096 (£41,113) by 9.40am in London. Meanwhile, ethereum (ETH-USD), the second largest cryptocurrency, was down around 1% to trade at $2,253.41. Ripple (XRP-USD) was at one point 9.2% higher on Monday morning… Source link

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