Google is rolling out access to a feature that lets you lock your Chrome Incognito sessions behind biometric authentication, making it so someone using your phone won’t be able to open your browser and see what you were looking at privately, according to a Thursday blog post. The feature has been available in the iOS version of Chrome for a while now, but now it’s becoming more widely available on Android (read: won’t require activating via a flag). The Lock Incognito tabs when you… Source link
Read More »Salesforce-Elliott Management tensions heat up with looming board nominations
Activist investor Elliott Management, which recently took a multi-billion dollar position in Salesforce (CRM), is looking for a major overhaul of the company’s board, a person familiar with the matter tells Yahoo Finance. The source said that Elliott may put forth numerous candidates to join the Salesforce board ahead of the nominating window opening on Feb. 12, adding that Elliott is focused on nominating high quality candidates with diversity in mind. Elliott could be eyeing the removal of… Source link
Read More »Stocks moving in after-hours: Intel, Hasbro, Visa
Intel (INTC) Intel shares fell after reporting quarterly results which missed analyst expectations. Fourth quarter adjusted revenue of $14.04 billion came in below the Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $14.49 billion. The chip maker’s adjusted earnings per share came in at 10 cents versus expectations of 19 cents. Guidance for the first quarter also came in light. The company anticipates cost reductions between $8 billion and $10 billion by the end of 2025. Hasbro (HAS) The toymaker announced… Source link
Read More »Smart ovens do dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi availability • The Register
This just in: smart appliances are still not a bright idea for those who care about privacy. The latest word on the subject comes from Stephan van Rooij, a software architect with Smartersoft BV in the Netherlands and a Microsoft MVP in security. Van Rooij is the owner of two AEG smart appliances – the AEG Built In Combination Microwave (KMK768080B) and the AEG Oven (BSK798280B). As he noted in a write-up this week, these appliances weren’t purchased for their connectivity – the fact… Source link
Read More »Smart ovens do dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi availability • The Register
This just in: smart appliances are still not a bright idea for those who care about privacy. The latest word on the subject comes from Stephan van Rooij, a software architect with Smartersoft BV in the Netherlands and a Microsoft MVP in security. Van Rooij is the owner of two AEG smart appliances – the AEG Built In Combination Microwave (KMK768080B) and the AEG Oven (BSK798280B). As he noted in a write-up this week, these appliances weren’t purchased for their connectivity – the fact… Source link
Read More »Bed, Bath & Beyond discloses loan defaults, weighs bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) stock cratered Thursday after the embattled retailer revealed in a new regulatory filing it was hit with a default notice from JPMorgan and does not have adequate funds to repay its loans. This coming while the company again warned it may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection amid its ongoing financial struggles. Shares of the company fell as much as 33% on Thursday afternoon, at one point prompting a brief halt. The stock closed Thursday’s session off 22%. Though… Source link
Read More »Twitter Launches Search Keyword Ads In Beta For All Advertisers, Strengthens Safety Reporting 01/27/2023
Twitter announced a beta program earlier this week for companies that want to run advertisements on the platform. The ad option — called Search Keyword Ads — allows advertisers to bid on keywords. The bid will trigger Promoted Tweets to users in specific search results. The goal is to reach … Source link
Read More »BuzzFeed stock rises more than 120% after company announces plans to use ChatGPT
BuzzFeed (BZFD) is planning to heavily lean on AI-generated content. News that sent shares of the company exploding higher, rising as much as 150% in afternoon trade. According to an internal memo obtained by Yahoo Finance, and first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the company plans to utilize ChatGPT creator OpenAI to generate and personalize some of its content and enhance its quizzes. “To fulfill the promise of our mission, we need to build a stronger business foundation by executing a… Source link
Read More »‘The enemy is inside of Tesla,’ Wall Street analyst warns on Elon Musk
The uber-busy Elon Musk is still a key risk to the successful running of Tesla (TSLA) that investors shouldn’t lose sight of, warned Jefferies analyst Phillippe Houchois. “We have published research many times in the past where we say the enemy is inside of Tesla,” Houchois said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Musk is an incredible driving force, but he is also the one that brings unnecessary risk, in a way, to the situation.” The prickly billionaire reminded investors of that risk at… Source link
Read More »FTX owes money to Apple, Google, Netflix, Yahoo, and Gisele Bündchen’s charity
FTX’s 115-page list of potential creditors reads like an alphabetical accounting of the who’s who of business. The now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange owes money to Apple, Google, Verizon, Netflix and a slew of companies, including BlackRock, that are fixtures of the Fortune 500. On Wednesday, lawyers for FTX submitted the long-anticipated inventory of FTX’s debt in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, which only included names of institutions and companies, not individual creditors…. Source link
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