Albums by Wet Leg, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Harry Styles are among Yahoo Entertainment’s top picks. (Photos, clockwise: Domino Records, Columbia, Interscope, Sony) It’s that most wonderful time of a not-so-wonderful year, when we make our lists and check them twice… our year-end best albums lists, that is! With concerts still on hold for much of 2022, we often had to get our music fixes safely at home — but thankfully, many talented artists across genres provided the ideal shut-in… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Wednesday, December 21
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. We’ll have a ton of action in the NBA on Wednesday with 11 games on the schedule. Among the most appealing matchups is the Cavaliers hosting the Bucks in a battle between two of the best defensive teams in the league. The Warriors will retake the floor, playing the Nets in the second game of a back-to-back set. The Knicks will also be playing for the second straight night when they host the Raptors. After needing last-second… Source link
Read More »Google Meet Adds a Bunch of Silly Filters for Work Folks
Filters in video calls are always a fun time when kids get ahold of a phone or computer and act like the children they are. When it’s your coworker, I’m not sure the same level of joy can be found because you know the guy that’s about to put one on. He’s not funny. He thinks he is, but he is most often…not. You are already calling into a meeting you’d rather not and Jeff wants to become a dolphin. I bring this up because Google Meet is getting all the filters as a way to… Source link
Read More »Google Management Issues ‘Code Red’ Over ChatGPT: Report
Google issued a “code red” in response to the rise of AI bot ChatGPT, NYT reports. CEO Sundar Pichai redirected some teams to focus on building out AI products, per the report. The move comes as talks abound over whether ChatGPT could one day replace Google’s search engine. … Source link
Read More »Google won an antitrust investigation in the EU for once
The German Cartel Office has determined that News Showcases don’t stifle competition Google is one of the big tech companies that’s synonymous with the internet for many people, and as such, regulators around the world are watching it carefully, making sure it’s not abusing its position of power. The European Union is particularly strict, and for good reason—regulators in the region have often found the company using its position to harm competitors. That… Source link
Read More »Google will reportedly pay $2.5 billion/year for NFL Sunday Ticket, plus potential extra payments
The long-running race for NFL Sunday Ticket is reportedly coming to an end, with Google as the winner for the package, which will be available on YouTube (owned by the company). While an official announcement hasn’t come quite yet, the New York Times reports that $2.5 billion has been discussed as the annual cost to Google, which would be a billion more per year than the $1.5 billion currently being paid by DirecTV. The length of the deal is currently unknown. DirecTV’s existing… Source link
Read More »Google Introduces More Locks on Play Store
Honestly, I would deny my child any opportunity to purchase fake currency to use on a free-to-play game. You have to start them off playing good, ‘wholesome’ single player games that won’t nickel and dime players.Image: Google If you grew sick of hearing local news broadcasts about children racking up thousands of dollars in credit card debt off in-app purchases, Google Families released even more features for family groups that lets parents or guardians further restrict how much their… Source link
Read More »New Google Leak Reveals Massive Pixel 8 Upgrade
Information recently found within Google’s camera code strongly suggests that next year’s Pixel flagships will support a powerful new feature that the current Pixel 7 range will never be able to provide. The information comes, once again, from infamous leaker Kuba Wojciechowski who has discovered an experimental new Pixel camera mode concealed within the code of Google’s latest Camera Go app. The mode, named “Staggered HDR”, appears in a code section labeled… Source link
Read More »These are the states with the most job openings
As the ongoing labor shortage continues stifling America’s economy from fully recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, some states are having to fight harder than others to attract talent. A new report from WalletHub highlighted the states that are struggling to hire the most. Alaska took the top spot, with a job openings rate of 8.3%, followed by Louisiana at 7.7%. Rounding out the top five were New Mexico and Georgia, tied at 7.6%, and Montana at 7.5%. “This could be happening for a… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy
Publicly traded bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (CORZ) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas early Wednesday morning. The bankruptcy petition, according to the company’s announcement, resulted from a combination of a declining bitcoin price, rising electricity costs needed to power its data centers and “failure by certain of its hosting customers to honor their payment obligations.” The bitcoin specific data processing… Source link
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