To people of a certain age in Silicon Valley, (i.e. elders), Satjiv Chahil, 72, is a familiar and recognized figure. That he is less known to younger techies is both unfortunate and telling. Once you meet Chahil, you won’t forget him. He’s the charming, Indian-born American guy wearing a brightly colored turban — often with a matching blazer. Chahil loves documenting all the people he’s met (I think he invented the selfie, decades ago) and has a picture with everybody. One of my… Source link
Read More »Report: Apple bows out of Sunday Ticket talks, leaving Amazon and Google as the finalists
Getty Images The company once regarded as the frontrunner for NFL Sunday Ticket has opted to take a Sunday drive, instead. Buried in an item on Puck.news from Dylan Byer and Julia Alexander regarding recent changes at the top of Disney is an NFL bombshell: Apple has bowed out of the bidding for the out-of-market package the DirecTV will relinquish in only 23 days. Here’s the key quote, from Byer: “I’m now told that Apple, once… Source link
Read More »Kidnapped Mount Vernon boy found in Vietnam, reunited with mom in Seattle
A 5-year-old boy who had been placed in the care of a Mount Vernon woman and later kidnapped and taken to Vietnam, has been reunited with his mother in Seattle, the Mount Vernon Police Department announced Friday. According to police, the boy had been placed in the care of Amanda Dinges by the Department of Youth and Family Services. On Nov. 29, investigators learned that Dinges had possibly left the country with the boy and her mother, Amber Dinges. MVPD launched an investigation with… Source link
Read More »Google rivals join forces in online maps
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 17 ― Google rivals on Thursday unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map features to be built into online offerings. Alphabet-owned Google dominates online mapping, selling its services to other companies or platforms and using location and navigation capabilities to enhance its other offerings, including online advertising. Meta, Microsoft, TomTom and Amazon Web Services have now introduced what they call the Overture Maps Foundation, the goal of… Source link
Read More »Reno mayor sues after finding tracking device on vehicle
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno mayor Hillary Schieve is suing a private investigator and his company after finding a device attached to her vehicle that was capable of tracking its real-time location. The lawsuit, first reported by The Nevada Independent on Thursday, alleges that the investigator trespassed onto her property to install the device without her consent. It says Schieve was unaware until a mechanic noticed it while working on her vehicle. The complaint says, further, that the… Source link
Read More »The Google Home app for Wear OS 3 gets updated with better navigation and performance
The Google Home Wear OS 3 app has been updated and includes a new list view and performance improvements. Back in October, Google announced a Public Preview of its Google Home app for Wear OS smartwatches. The app was only compatible with Wear OS 3 smartwatches, and at the time, it was pretty bare-bones, lacking many advanced features. But at least it was something. Today, Google took to Twitter to announce that it had made some updates for the Public… Source link
Read More »Google is letting businesses try out client-side encryption for Gmail
Google has launched a beta of its client-side encryption for Gmail, letting businesses apply to test out the feature meant to make “sensitive data” and attachments unreadable even to Google. The company announced the beta, which Workspace administrators can sign up for until January 20th, in a blog post on Friday. Once the feature is enabled and set up for a workspace’s users, they’ll have an additional option when using the web version of Gmail. Clicking on a padlock will let them… Source link
Read More »Heat place literally every player on injury report after receiving NBA fine ahead of Mexico City game
The Miami Heat are either the most injured team in the NBA or threw a very public dig at the league. The team’s Friday began with the NBA fining it $25,000 for “failing to disclose an accurate game availability status for several players” before its win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. For those who don’t speak league office, the NBA was punishing the Heat for sitting star Jimmy Butler, among others, for what the team called “knee maintenance.” Despite missing Butler, the Heat… Source link
Read More »Conor McGregor ‘not doing anything wrong’ by pulling out of USADA testing pool
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw agrees with Conor McGregor’s decision to remove himself from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, has not been tested in 2022. The way he looks bulked up right now has raised questions, but Dillashaw thinks McGregor made the right decision for his recovery. McGregor would have to re-enter the pool and complete six months of testing before he’s… Source link
Read More »Relive the Inanity of 2022 With Google’s ‘Year in Search’
It has been a long, wild year. You might not even remember everything that happened. You know who does, though? Google. The search giant just released its Year in Search for 2022, and it’s pretty illuminating. It’s both a trip back through the last 12 months, and also a reminder that you likely didn’t keep up with half the inane pop culture 2022 served up. Google’ Year in Search allows you to browse the top search results from 58 different countries, as well as see global results…. Source link
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