Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the Alphabet Workers Union. They represent a fraction of Alphabet’s workforce, far short of the threshold needed to get formal recognition as a collective bargaining group in the U.S. But the new union, which will be affiliated with the… Source link

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Google’s January Android update should improve auto-rotation on all Pixels

Today is the first Monday of the month, so you know what that means, right? It’s time for Google’s monthly update to go out to Pixel smartphones left and right. This time around, the new software comes with “further improvements” for auto-brightness response in certain lighting conditions for the Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and 5, and “further improvements for auto-rotation response in certain device orientations” for all of the Pixels that are still supported. Aside from these, you’re also… Source link

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At Georgia rally, Trump sounds less certain that victory is at hand

DALTON, Ga. — President Trump campaigned Monday night on behalf of two incumbent Republican senators whose defeat in runoff elections on Tuesday could cost the party its majority in the U.S. Senate and deliver a symbolic capstone to his own time in office. Clinging to his claims that widespread election fraud had cost him victory in the presidential election in states like Georgia, Trump continued to set his sights on Jan. 6, when he hopes that Congress — and his own vice president —… Source link

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Urban Meyer asking for $12 million per year to coach Jags

The question the Jacksonville Jaguars should be asking isn’t whether Urban Meyer is worth a whopping $12 million per year to coach the team, as ProFootballTalk reports he is seeking. It’s whether he is worthy of a golden opportunity to use the Jags’ considerable current resources — four top-50 draft picks, including the No. 1 overall, and some $81 million in salary-cap space — to reconstruct the roster on the fly. If so, then even that much money doesn’t matter. (Meyer would be one… Source link

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Fired Longhorns coach Tom Herman releases statement

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman made his first public comments since being fired over the weekend after four years at the helm of the Longhorns football program. Texas won the Alamo Bowl 55-23 against Colorado on Tuesday night and Herman was out of the job four days later. Texas announced Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as Herman’s replacement on Saturday afternoon. List: Latest on Longhorns coaching staff for the Sarkisian… Source link

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SHRM Foundation Partnership with Google Connects Employers with Untapped Tech Talent

​The SHRM Foundation is partnering with Grow with Google to promote upskilling and reskilling, and to link companies to skilled job seekers who otherwise may not be on the radar of hiring managers and their organizations. Grow with Google is a program of professional certifications that can be earned in six months. “The SHRM Foundation wants employers to think about competency-based hiring and steer away from rejecting skilled job seekers simply because they do not have a college degree,”… Source link

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Goalie sleepers and mid-range targets

If you don’t go for a top goalie option like Andrei Vasilevskiy, there are other netminders to consider later in your fantasy hockey draft. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) By Jordan Mazzara, RotoWire Special to Yahoo Sports The 2020-21 NHL rules require teams to carry three goalies at all times, which will inevitably lead to some oddities in roster construction for the 56-game season. Will teams employ a veteran as their No. 3, or will they carry a prospect that isn’t NHL ready?… Source link

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Stock futures tick down ahead of Georgia runoff elections

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Set for Monster Growth in 2021 We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines… Source link

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Daily Crunch: Hundreds of Google and Alphabet employees unionize – Yahoo Tech

TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be a bit hackneyed, but it’s true, and truth has staying power.But the markets are up. The NASDAQ rose 43% in 2020, and the S&P 500 showed a gain of 16%. With a market environment like that, finding stocks that are caught in… Source link

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Who should be the No. 1 pick?

2020 fantasy football ADP on Yahoo for the top five went as follows: Christian McCaffrey Saquon Barkley Ezekiel Elliott Alvin Kamara Derrick Henry How should the top five look in 2021? And to go even further, who should be the No. 1 overall pick in drafts? Should fantasy players run it back with McCaffrey for a bounce-back season, or should you take the field? The Yahoo Fantasy analysts make their picks in the video above. (NOTE: Some stats mentioned in the video above were taken heading into Week… Source link

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