Google to invest $7 billion in office space, create 10,000 new full-time jobs

‘Grow with Google’ Vice President Lisa Gevelber explains Google’s professional certification training program which could lead to opportunities in high-growth fields. Google plans to invest more than $7 billion into opening new offices and expanding data centers across the country and creating at least 10,000 new full-time jobs in the U.S. this year. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Thursday that the parent company of Google “wants to be a part” of the country’s economic recovery… Source link

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Google details billion-dollar California property investment plan

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google will “double down” on California by investing more than $1 billion in properties and development projects statewide, including several in the Bay Area, the search giant said Thursday. “A lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google and its owner, tech titan Alphabet. “Google wants to be a part of that recovery.” Mountain… Source link

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Google to spend $7 billion on data centers and office space in 2021

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google says it plans to spend more than $7 billion on real estate across the U.S. in 2021 as it resumes spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company said the money will go toward expanding offices and data centers across 19 states, creating what will amount to at least 10,000 full-time jobs. Some $1 billion will go… Source link

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Google Chrome's real-time captions are now available on PC and Mac – Yahoo Tech

Bloomberg Bank Indonesia Holds Rate, Pledges More Support for Rupiah (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and pledged to do more to support a currency that has weakened as U.S. yields rise.Bank Indonesia kept the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 3.5% on Thursday, as predicted by all 28 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Governor Perry Warjiyo and his board have cut the rate by 150 basis points since the beginning of last year to bolter the… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Basketball: Thursday Picks

We have a fairly quiet night ahead of us Wednesday in the NBA with only six games on the schedule. Still, there are some great options to pursue for your Yahoo entries. Let’s highlight some of the players to target at varies salary points, as well as a few to possibly avoid. GUARDS Damian Lillard, POR vs. NO ($50): Lillard put forth a performance for the ages when these two teams met Tuesday, recording 50 points and 10 assists on his way to 68.2 Yahoo points. That came on the heels of him… Source link

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Aldi shopper reveals major problem in trolley load of groceries

An Aldi customer has taken a stance against excessive plastic packaging, removing her groceries from the wrappers and leaving behind a giant pile of plastic on the supermarket’s packing bench. The UK customer, known only as Jackie, attached a statement to the store window and shared images of her protest to a Facebook group called ‘Overheard in Aldi’, attracting over 1400 comments. The customer deamnded a ‘radical rethink’ on Aldi’s plastic policy. Source: Facebook “Dear Aldi manager, I… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Thursday Picks

I hope you had a nice St. Patrick’s Day. Now, it’s time to put the green hats away and finish off that leftover corned beef. There are 10 games on the NHL slate Thursday. You have a lot of options for your daily fantasy lineup. Here are some of the guys I would want to employ, and some folks I would eschew for this evening. GOALIE Jake Oettinger, DAL at DET ($30): Oettinger has been getting most of the starts recently, and with the way he’s playing that makes sense. He has a 2.16 GAA and .917… Source link

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Google Exec Aparna Chennapragada To Lead Product At Robinhood

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – MAY 08: Aparna Chennapragada, vice president of Product for AR, VR and … [+] Vision-based products speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O 2018 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 8, 2018 in Mountain View, California. Google’s two day developer conference runs through Wednesday May 9. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Ahead of its IPO offering, Robinhood hired Aparna Chennapragada, a… Source link

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Vanessa Bryant shares ‘disturbing’ allegations against police

Vanessa Bryant has made public disturbing allegations against four Los Angeles police officers who are claimed to have taken and shared disturbing images of the aftermath of the helicopter crash which claimed the life of her husband Kobe and seven others. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) In an Instagram post Wednesday, Vanessa Bryant named four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who allegedly took and shared unauthorised graphic photos… Source link

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Chinese tycoon abruptly quits tech giant he founded

Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang The founder of high-flying Chinese e-commerce group Pinduoduo has stepped down unexpectedly as chairman. Colin Huang is China’s seventh richest person and is worth more than $50bn from his stake in the online firm. Mr Huang’s exit comes as Pinduoduo overtook rival tech giants JD.com and Alibaba with 788m annual active buyers on its platform last year. But his company has been criticised for its work culture following the death of two employees recently. Mr Huang will… Source link

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