Google silicon could make the Pixel the biggest iPhone competitor

When Google launched its first Pixel phone, we all assumed it would be the iPhone’s biggest competitor. It didn’t quite work out that way. The Pixel has yet to break out among Android’s biggest selling phones and launches have been plagued with numerous bugs and issues. That might change with the upcoming Pixel 6. A new report from 9to5Google says that the Pixel 6 will use Google’s first system-on-chip, codenamed “GS101” Whitechapel. The Pixel would then be one of the only… Source link

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The MLB Yahoo Cup Hot Corner: Round 2

Eric Lindquist brings you his MLB DFS picks for Round 2 of the MLB Yahoo Cup Daily Fantasy Baseball including Adam Eaton | 4/2/21 Welcome to the MLB Yahoo Cup Hot Corner! This free-to-enter, single-entry contest will consist of 27 rounds where the top 1,075 overall entries and the top 70 entries per round share $10,000, with $1,000 to first and $50 to first per round. Scoring will be cumulative across all rounds, with your seven lowest scores dropped at the end. You may join this multi-round… Source link

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Head of Google’s self-driving car spin-off steps down

John Krafcik, chief executive of the Google self-driving spin-off Waymo, has stepped down from the $30bn group after more than five years and will be replaced by two top executives, the company said on Friday.  Krafcik, who will remain as an adviser, said he was leaving Waymo to “kick off new adventures”, citing taking a “refresh period”, spending time with friends and family, and travelling, according to a blog post. He told the Financial Times he had planned to… Source link

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CEO of Google’s self-driving car spinoff steps down from job

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — The executive who steered the transformation of Google’s self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job. John Krafcik announced his departure as CEO of Waymo, a company spun out from Google, in a Friday blog post that cited his desire to enjoy life as the world emerges from the pandemic. “I’m looking forward to a refresh period, reconnecting with old friends and family,… Source link

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League moves 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta

The 2021 MLB All-Star Game won’t be in Georgia. Major League Baseball announced Friday afternoon that the game would be moving out of the Atlanta Braves‘ Truist Park because of the state’s new law that restricts voting rights. The MLB draft is also being moved out of Georgia. Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement that “the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB draft.” You can read Manfred’s statement in its entirety below. No… Source link

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Google Wifi router management is getting rolled into the Google Home app

Google is killing off its dedicated Google Wifi app for managing its routers, rolling that functionality over to the Google Home app as the company continues to “help our customers control and manage all their connected products in one place and enable routines across them.” The switchover to the Google Home app will come in two phases: first, Google will disable most of the functionality of the Google Wifi app on May 25th. Starting then, users will only be able to view the current… Source link

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Isaiah Thomas signing 10-day deal with Pelicans

Isaiah Thomas is back. Thomas is expected to sign a 10-day deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. He is expected to make his debut on Sunday, when the team travels to Houston to take on the Rockets. Thomas averaged 12.2 points and 3.7 assists in 40 games for the Wizards last season, his ninth in the league. He was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers just before the trade deadline last year, though was quickly waived and has been looking for a new home… Source link

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The NBA Yahoo Cup Post Up Presented by BetMGM

Eric Lindquist brings you his NBA DFS picks for Round 16 of the Yahoo Cup for Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball 4/2/21 | Giannis Antetokounmpo Welcome to Round 16 of the NBA Yahoo Cup! This free, multi-round, single-entry contest that runs every Friday throughout the rest of the NBA DFS season. Scoring is cumulative for the year-long points race, with your five lowest scores dropped. At the end of the season, a $50,000 prize pool is shared amongst the top 7,950 competitors, with a whopping… Source link

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Pixel 6 will reportedly use custom Google silicon

This year’s Pixel devices will reportedly use custom Google silicon, according to 9to5Google. As per this report, the upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones — codenamed “Raven” and “Oriole” — will employ this custom SoC (system-on-chip). These devices are part of a platform known as “Slider”, which also encompasses future Chromebook devices that will use this SoC. Known internally as the GS101 “Whitechapel” chip, this SoC is seemingly being made in collaboration with Samsung. It is understood… Source link

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