In June of 1999, Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins invested $25 million into an early-stage company developing a new search engine called Google, paving the way for a revolution in how knowledge online was organized and shared. Now, Sequoia Capital is placing another bet on a different kind of search engine, one for physical objects in three dimensions, just as the introduction of three-dimensional sensing technologies on consumer phones are poised to create a revolution in spatial… Source link
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Former U.S. Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker discusses facebook shutting down a popular stock trading group. Google is helping clean up negative reviews of trading app Robinhood on Google Play after the platform came under fire for restricting some trading, reports show. Reviews on Robinhood’s app had a one-out-of-five star rating and nearly 275,000 reviews on Google Play on Thursday after the platform initially restricted trading for some securities including GameStop, Bed Bed &… Source link
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Reuters Arians opens up on decision to take swing at Brady One year ago at this time, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers knew they were at a quarterback crossroads. With former No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston ending his fifth season with the NFL’s first-ever 30-30 season (33 touchdown passes, and NFL-high 30 interceptions) and the 7-9 Bucs missing the playoffs for the 12th straight season, it was time for a major move. And according to head coach Bruce Arians, once six-time Super Bowl champion Tom… Source link
Read More »Google Play Store to allow real-money gambling apps in 15 more countries
Real-money gambling apps on the Google Play Store are currently only allowed in the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil but starting from March 1 this year, an additional 15 countries will be added to the mix. The Play Store policy change will allow gambling apps in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The accompanying developer note on Google’s support page specifies four… Source link
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TipRanks Time to Turn Bullish on These 2 Oil Stocks, Says Raymond James We are entering a new paradigm for the oil and gas industry, one far removed from the Trump Presidency’s pro-drilling policies. The Biden Admin is likely to cut back on oil and gas production in the US, in favor of promoting renewable energy sources and carbon pollution reduction. In the short run, his policies are likely to push oil and gas prices up – and that may turn out to help the hydrocarbon sector, at least at… Source link
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The Canadian Press The Latest: New Mexico reports 752 new cases, 17 deaths SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico reported 752 additional known COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Saturday, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 173,539 cases and 3,265 deaths. The number of infections is thought to be far higher than reported because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick. The counties with the most additional cases were… Source link
Read More »Robinhood Was Flooded With Negative Reviews — and Google Deleted Them
After Robinhood users expressed their anger at the broker by leaving negative reviews, Google came to the rescue for Robinhood. As most people know, Robinhood is an online stock broker that advertises itself as making investing easy and widely available. On Thursday, however, the brokerage firm shut down trading on GameStop (NYSE: GME) and a few other stocks in the middle of a trading frenzy. Retail investors were executing something called a “short squeeze,” which was making them rich (at… Source link
Read More »Robinhood restricts Instant Buying of crypto, citing ‘extraordinary market conditions’
One day after trading app Robinhood halted buying of red-hot stocks like GameStop and AMC, infuriating customers, the app turned off a key cryptocurrency buying feature on Friday. The paid feature, Instant Buying, allows customers to transfer funds from a bank account and use the funds immediately, before they have been settled. “Due to extraordinary market conditions, we’ve temporarily turned off Instant Buying power for crypto,” Robinhood said in a statement to Yahoo Finance…. Source link
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GlobeNewswire Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Declares a 3.72% Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2020 ATLANTA, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today approved a fourth quarter 2020 cash dividend at an annualized rate of 3.72 percent. “Despite the continuing economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ended the year on stable footing,” said FHLBank Atlanta Chair of… Source link
Read More »Skip the grocery store line and shop for food through Walmart in your Yahoo Mail app
This article is brought to you by Walmart and created by In The Know’s commerce team. If you decide to purchase products through the links below, we may receive a commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. You’ve probably heard the motivational saying, “You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé.” OK, sure, but Beyoncé probably has loads of help in completing her daily to-do list. For example, you don’t see the megastar walking the aisles of a grocery… Source link
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