(Pocket-lint) – Google has updated Assistant on its own speakers and displays – like the Nest Hub and Mini – with a new feature. Starting 13 January 2021, Google’s smart speakers will receive a Google Assistant update that brings a feature called Guest Mode. When this happens, your speaker will recognise when you say, “Hey Google, turn on Guest Mode”…. Source link
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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while U.S. government regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power. Thursday’s completion of the acquisition comes 14 months after Google announced a deal that immediately raised alarms. Google makes most of its money by selling ads based on information it collects about its billions of users’… Source link
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Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman, is following in her famous father’s footsteps into professional sports. Rodman, 18, was selected by the Washington Spirit with the second overall pick in Wednesday’s National Women’s Soccer League draft. Expansion franchise Racing Louisville took defender/midfielder Emily Fox of the University of North Carolina went with the first overall pick. Fox is currently training with the world champion United States women’s national… Source link
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John Calipari questioned the timing of his players’ protest of the U.S. Capitol attack. (AP Photo/James Crisp) John Calipari has meticulously honed his reputation as a players’ coach. A recruiting titan, he has rebuilt the blue-blood Kentucky basketball program in his own image, a haven for five-star talent to compete for championships and — more important — to develop as men and NBA prospects. That’s the message Calipari sells every chance he gets, and every time there’s a camera… Source link
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WASHINGTON — A growing number of House Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether their Republican colleagues aided President Trump’s supporters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an effort to overturn the results of last year’s election. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., told Yahoo News that many of his Democratic colleagues are discussing the possibility Republican House members played a role in the attacks. “I would hope no member did this, but the truth is… Source link
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Benzinga Here’s What it Took to Help My Millennial Colleague Plan Her Million-Dollar Nest Egg I’m a nosy person, so I elbowed my millennial colleague, Jessa, in the next cube over, and asked her, “Pssst… How much do you save for retirement per year?”Instead of ignoring me, she furtively Slacked me all of her financial details (it was like a giant ice cream sundae for a finance nerd): * Jessa, at 28, still owes $15,000 in student loans, and her husband, who is 30, still owes $20,000. *… Source link
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The “union” formed by workers last week at Google parent company Alphabet isn’t really a labor union in the traditional sense. Rather it’s a pressure group funded by the Communications Workers of America, which will provide staff and support to generate negative publicity about management at the Mountain View, Calif., company. The so-called Alphabet Workers Union is composed of fewer than 800 workers among Alphabet’s roughly 250,000 employees and contractors, some of whom… Source link
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Law360 (January 13, 2021, 5:27 PM EST) — Google scored a pair of victories in a patent fight over video playback technology after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board struck down two Virentem Ventures LLC patents for being obvious. In separate final written decisions this week, the PTAB said that Google successfully showed that each of the claims in two of Virentem’s patents were obvious due to prior art that included an earlier U.S. patent known as Nelson, which covers a digital video… Source link
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Business Wire CareMetx, General Atlantic and The Vistria Group Announce Strategic Growth Partnership CareMetx (or the “Company”), a leading technology-enabled hub services company improving patient access to specialty medications, General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, and The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private investment firm, today announced a strategic partnership to further accelerate the Company’s growth. With the transaction, General Atlantic will become the majority owner… Source link
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ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Arian Foster chimes in on Texans’ situation Andre Johnson, arguably the greatest offensive player in Texans history, sounded off on Tuesday regarding quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s discontent with the team. Arian Foster, the greatest running back in Texans history, chimed in with an assessment of Johnson’s remarks. Here’s what Johnson said: “If I’m @deshaunwatson I will stand my ground. The Texans organization is [more] Source link
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