AUSTIN, Texas — Google Fiber announced Monday it has opened a new “Fiber Space” on South Lamar Boulevard. The new “Fiber Space” will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The office is located at 701 S. Lamar Blvd. The company has closed its downtown retail space to the public, so this new office space will give Austinites a new option to explore using the service in the… Source link
Read More »Google certificate program seeks to boost non-college grads, provide ‘opportunity for everyone’
‘Grow with Google’ Vice President Lisa Gevelber explains Google’s professional certification training program which could lead to opportunities in high-growth fields. Google’s online job training program is hoping to “create real economic opportunity for everyone,” according to Grow with Google Vice President Lisa Gevelber. “Eighty million Americans do not have a college degree and we feel like that is a barrier to getting a good job,” she told FOX Business’ “Cavuto: Coast… Source link
Read More »Microsoft follows Google and Chrome, shifts Edge to four-week release pace
Microsoft, as expected, has synchronized the release schedule of its Edge browser with Chrome’s, which Google had earlier announced would accelerate to an every-four-week cadence. “As contributors to the Chromium project, we look forward to the new 4-week major release cycle cadence that Google announced, to help deliver that innovation to our customers even faster,” the Edge team wrote in an unsigned March 12 post to a company blog. The week prior, Google had… Source link
Read More »Stocks Climb to All-Time Highs; Crude Oil Declines: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks closed at a record high for a third consecutive trading session amid growing optimism over the budding economic recovery and progress on vaccines. Long-term Treasury yields edged lower. The benchmark S&P 500 Index gained for a fifth straight trading session, led by the utilities and real estate sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed at a record and finished up for a seventh session in a row. Apple Inc., Tesla Inc. and Facebook Inc. led the tech-heavy… Source link
Read More »Patriots go on $194.5 million spending spree in free agency
The New England Patriots just experienced their first losing season since 2000, and have no interest in doing that again. Just hours into free agency, the Patriots have spent $194.5 million to get back to their winning ways. The hits kept coming nonstop Monday, as the team quickly reached deals with tight end Jonnu Smith and nose tackle Davon Godchaux a few minutes after free agency opened. Hours later, the team made two more big additions, signing Matthew Judon and Jalen Mills. Patriots board… Source link
Read More »Google rushes out fix for another Chrome zero-day flaw
Written by Sean Lyngaas Mar 15, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Google has released an urgent software update for a flaw in the popular Chrome browser amid reports that an exploit for the bug is already available. The vulnerability is in Blink, the feature that Chrome uses to convert HTML code to web pages, and could allow an attacker to execute code remotely or conduct a denial-of-service attack on a machine,
Read More »Google location data places Ohio suspect at Capitol on Jan. 6, DOJ says
George Washington University Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy Bill Kovacic provides insight into Facebook and Google facing multiple antitrust lawsuits. Google location data placed a suspect from Ohio inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said, as court documents included a detailed map pinpointing spots where the man allegedly illegally entered and meandered through the complex with rioters that day. The FBI identified 26-year-old Jared Adams by comparing… Source link
Read More »5 tax hikes that may be coming under Biden: strategist
With a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan now under his belt, President Joe Biden and his administration are reportedly eyeing several tax hikes to pay for a significant new infrastructure bill and help coral the ballooning U.S. deficit. But getting tax hikes through even to support badly needed infrastructure investments will be a Herculean challenge, argues Stifel chief Washington policy strategist Brian Gardner. “The politics of a tax bill are likely to be more challenging than the politics of… Source link
Read More »Rankings and ADP analysis for drafts
Using a mix of Yahoo’s average draft position (ADP) and staff rankings that create a composite score among three Yahoo analysts, we will present a road map through the first 100 picks to come off the board in a typical Fantasy Baseball draft. By breaking things down into segments of 10 picks at a time (as part of a larger three-part series) to highlight the safest bet, plus an underrated and overrated player, you are sure to come away with a more streamlined and less overwhelming way to… Source link
Read More »JaVale McGee, Hassan Whiteside, Aaron Gordon
The first installment of “Hoopla with Haynes,” featuring news and nuggets from around the league as the trade deadline approaches. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ backup center has garnered interest from top contenders, including the Brooklyn Nets who are looking to solidify their interior presence, sources told Yahoo Sports. At this juncture, McGee is not entertaining a buyout of what’s remaining of his $4.2 million salary, sources said, so a trade is the foreseeable path toward finding the… Source link
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