How Google went from being a tech darling to an alleged monopoly

When Google started back in the late ’90s, the idea that the two zany Stanford graduate students rollerblading around campus with no real business plan could one day be accused of running a monopoly would’ve seemed ludicrous. Back then, Microsoft was a Goliath of the tech industry, facing allegations of muscling its competition out of the market, while Google was a David, democratizing access to information online. It’s incredible how much the landscape has changed in a little over… Source link

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Foot Locker, Inc. chairman & CEO Richard Johnson

On this episode of Yahoo Finance Presents Foot Locker, Inc. chairman & CEO Richard Johnson sat down with Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi and Reggie Wade to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the sportswear industry as well as the current state of Footlocker sales. Video Transcript BRIAN SOZZI: Foot Locker is among many retailers poised to benefit from consumers rebuilding their wardrobe after a year of being stuck inside during the pandemic. But besides making sure it stocks the latest hot footwear… Source link

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Google’s AI reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 states

More than two years after it initially began trials, Google’s AI-powered reservation service Duplex is now available in 49 US states. This looks like it’ll be the limit of Duplex’s coverage in the US for the time being, as Google tells The Verge it has no timeline to launch the service in the last hold-out state — Louisiana — due to unspecified local laws. Adapting to local legislation is one of the reasons Duplex has taken so long to roll out across the US. Google tells The… Source link

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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine effective after 6 months; Moderna starts variant trial

Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech’s (BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine is proving effective six months after the second dose, according to an ongoing analysis of the Phase 3 trial participants. The vaccine showed 91.3% efficacy against COVID-19, slightly lower than the original 95% seen in Phase 3 trials. The data, from 12,000 of the more than 44,000 adults in the trial, is a result of observations from seven days through six months after the second dose was received. The two companies announced the results in a… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Basketball: Thursday Picks

Thursday brings seven games in the NBA, including an exciting matchup between the Nuggets and Clippers. Also, we have another chance to win some money on Yahoo. Here are some players to consider for your lineups, as well as a few to potentially avoid. GUARDS Russell Westbrook, WAS at DET ($53): Westbrook is on a crazy run right now in which he has averaged 25.8 points, 12.7 rebounds, 13.1 assists and 1.6 steals across his last 10 games. He shot 70.7 percent from the charity stripe during that… Source link

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Google rejigs remote working as it reopens offices

Google worker walking into office. Google is changing its work-from-home policy as it looks to get more people back into its US offices. The tech firm will only allow employees to work from home for more than 14 days a year if they apply for it. Google will continue its current work-from-home arrangements until 1 September but will allow people to return voluntarily from next month. The tech giant was one of the first companies to offer working from home when the pandemic struck last year. “It’s… Source link

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Google tracks a lot of data about you. Here’s how to erase it.

Imagine for a minute your entire search history was open for everyone to see. That’s a scary thought, right? Embarrassing queries aside, there are certain things you should never search using Google for an entirely different reason. It can totally open you up to scams and malware. Tap or click for seven risky search terms to avoid. And then there are things you’d rather not have accessible to the world. Here’s how to remove your home from Google Street View. If you’ve ever been curious… Source link

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Volvo expands upon positive Google experience

Volvo Cars’ technology chief, Henrik Green, believes that the Android-based infotainment system that the automaker developed with Google is one of the best on the market. So, after the system launched in Volvo’s first full-electric car, the XC40 Recharge, and the Polestar 2, Green and his team wanted answers to two questions: How do we scale this to add it to more cars in the Geely Group? Can we efficiently scale it beyond the Geely Group? The answer to both questions was, yes, but Volvo… Source link

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Mets sign Francisco Lindor to $341 million extension

The New York Mets are about to enter their first season with a new owner, and they’re definitely acting like it. According to Jon Heyman, the Mets and shortstop Francisco Lindor have agreed to a long-term deal in the final hours before Lindor’s self-imposed opening day negotiation deadline. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the pact is for 10 years and $341 million. It will begin in 2022, so Lindor is tied to the Mets for the next 11 seasons. The contract’s total dollar value exceeds fellow shortstop… Source link

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