Google Pixel 5a leak shows a familiar design

Google’s lineup of affordable smartphones is due to grow this year with the Pixel 5a. A few renders have been leaked today showing the upcoming device, and it’s clearly got Google’s recent design language all over it. So much so, in fact, that it’s really tough to tell it apart from the Pixel 4a 5G launched last year alongside the Pixel 5. The Pixel 5a is said to measure 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm (9.4 mm at the camera hump). That size positions it in between the Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a 5G,… Source link

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Bitcoin plummets as doubts grow over sky-high valuation

By Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin plummeted as much as 17% on Tuesday as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations, triggering the liquidation of leveraged bets and sparking a sell-off across cryptocurrency markets. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency was facing its biggest daily drop in a month, falling to as low as $45,000. In choppy trading, it was last down 15.6%. The drop took its losses to over a fifth from a record high of $58,354 hit on Sunday and… Source link

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Australia won’t alter measure making Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. CANBERRA – Australia will not alter legislation that would make Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, as Canberra neared a final vote on whether to pass the bill into law. Ticker Security Last Change Change % FB FACEBOOK INC. 260.33 -1.23 -0.47% GOOG ALPHABET INC. 2,064.88 -36.26 -1.73% Australia and the tech giants have been in a stand-off over the… Source link

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Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws

By Colin Packham, Byron Kaye CANBERRA (Reuters) – Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed Australia’s flag in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for… Source link

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Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws

FILE PHOTO: Google and Facebook logos and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s lawmakers on Tuesday inched closer to passing landmark laws that would force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay news outlets for content and could set a precedent for tighter regulation in other nations. The country is on course to become the first to introduce laws that challenge big technology… Source link

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Lithium Prices Soar As Tesla, Apple And Google Fight For Supply

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is gaining serious momentum. According to experts’ projections, demand for electric vehicles should rise at a 21.1% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) until 2026. The extraordinary demand that is forecast for EVs over the next five years has now begun to trigger a massive disruption in the global energy markets. As demand for EVs continues to move higher, the demand for lithium – the critical component needed for the batteries that power all those EVs… Source link

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Google has finally added iOS’s privacy labels to Gmail

Google has finally added Apple App Store privacy labels to its Gmail app, almost a month after we ran an article wondering what was taking so long (via MacRumors). The app is the second major Google app to get the labels, after they were added to YouTube when it was updated earlier this month. According to the privacy label, it doesn’t collect your name, physical address, or phone number (though as an email client, Gmail obviously collects your email address). Location data is also used… Source link

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How to watch on Yahoo

On Wednesday February 24th, Yahoo will continue their celebration of Black History Month with the event Black History is American History. This hour-long virtual panel will include entrepreneur and philanthropist Percy “Master P” Miller, ESPN host and personality Elle Duncan, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and NFL player and best selling author Sam Acho. The panel will be led by Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers and will feature a virtual town hall style discussion with questions… Source link

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Lucid Motors and Churchill Capital confirm SPAC deal: CCIV share tank

Bloomberg Wall Street Is Inflation-Proofing Its Debt-Market Portfolios (Bloomberg) — From money managers at BlackRock and T. Rowe Price, to analysts at Goldman Sachs, to the credit shops run by Blackstone and KKR, a new economic reality is prompting Wall Street’s most powerful forces to adjust their investment strategies.The rise in inflation set to accompany the post-pandemic economic boom is threatening to reverse the four-decade decline in U.S. interest rates, sparking a rush to protect… Source link

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