Microsoft delivers ominous jobs warning

A quarter of a billion people are set to lose their jobs this year, the Microsoft president has said, warning millions will need to learn new skills.  Brad Smith said the globe faces a huge jobs challenge, requiring millions up-skill to get new jobs or keep their current one.  But, he added, even this doesn’t take into account “internet inequality”.  “It’s true that the nature of work varies widely around the world. Not all jobs can be digitised, particularly in the developing… Source link

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Jon Rahm wins Memorial Tournament, claims world No. 1 ranking

Jon Rahm claimed the top spot in the world with authority on Sunday afternoon. Rahm, who started the day with a four-shot lead, cruised to a three-shot win at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. It was enough to jump him ahead of Rory McIlroy to claim the No. 1 spot in the World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. Rahm flew ahead of the pack on a hot, windy Saturday after posting a 4-under 68, the lowest round on a day when the scoring average was nearly two strokes above… Source link

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Dwight Howard, again not wearing a mask in Orlando bubble, said he doesn’t believe in vaccinations

Dwight Howard has been very open about his frequent decision to not wear a mask inside the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Los Angeles Lakers center often posts to social media or goes live without one on, and has questioned why players were even made to wear them in the first place. On Sunday, he took things a step further. After going live on Instagram while not wearing a mask despite being around others, Howard was asked if he believed in… Source link

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Stock futures open higher ahead of heavy week of earnings

Stock futures opened higher Sunday evening as investors looked ahead to a packed week of earnings, stimulus talks and congressional testimony from Covid-19 vaccine developers. Stocks closed out last week with a choppy session, though both the S&P 500 and Dow eked out a third straight weekly advance. Tech shares lagged throughout the week, as the software stocks that had been outperforming for months gave back some gains. Over the weekend, coronavirus case and death counts rose again in the US,… Source link

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The Virus Will Make Everything You Hate About Flying Worse

(Bloomberg Opinion) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Bloomberg Opinion will be running a series of features by our columnists that consider the long-term consequences of the crisis. This column is part of a package on the future of transportation.  Last month, my wife and I planned our first holiday in six months. It was a hectic experience. Borders between most Australian states had been closed since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. We’d been hoping to fly three hours to… Source link

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Google creates $4m crisis response, recovery fund for tech, AI projects

Google is promising more than $4 million in grant funding for Australian projects creating technology that will help with crisis response, preparedness and resilience for crises to come. According to a blog post by Google Australia managing director Mel Silva, the tech giant has already been working with the National Bushfire Recovery Agency to identify areas where technology can play a role in solving problems for communities. The new crisis fund will give a cash boost to projects creating… Source link

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Google Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Keep Gmail

07/19 Update below. This post was originally published on July 16 Gmail users have every right to feel frustrated right now. In recent weeks, Gmail has had problems with Windows and suffered a serious spam filter flaw which sent potentially malicious emails straight to users’ inboxes. But now Google has announced a massive overhaul of the service which should convince potential deserters to stay.  Google has announced radical changes to Gmail PA Images via… Source link

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OnePlus says the Nord will come with Google Messages and Phone pre-installed

Ahead of its debut on July 21st OnePlus released an Instagram video indicating its Nord phone will come with Google’s Messages and Phone apps installed instead of its own SMS and dialer, 9to5Google reported. The device also will have Google’s Duo video chat app pre-installed, according to the video. Why OnePlus decided to roll with Google’s apps isn’t clear, but it’s apparently in pursuit of the “smoothest-est” Android experience, according to the video. As 9to5Google notes,… Source link

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Google removes Alaska trooper ad in “misunderstanding”

July 19, 2020 9:52 AM Associated Press Posted: July 19, 2020 9:52 AM Copyright 2019 CNN JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment advertisement for state troopers considered to be political, but the tech giant said it was a… Source link

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