Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski explain why McCaffrey’s new team isn’t helping his fantasy stock this season. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] SCOTT PIANOWSKI: I want to be careful how I say this. I want players to play well. I want players to stay healthy and hit their theoretical ceilings as much as they can. But there was a lot of Christian McCaffrey victory lapping a couple of weeks ago, like, oh, aren’t you glad you didn’t fall for that Jonathan Taylor [BLEEP]. CMC, you know he’s… Source link
Read More »Elon Musk goes to war with Apple over App Store fees, moderation
Elon Musk is going to war with Apple (AAPL). The Tesla (TSLA) CEO and new head of Twitter took to his social media platform on Monday to call out the iPhone maker for pulling back on advertising on the site and called out Apple for its 30% App Store fees. In a series of tweets, Musk accused Apple of suppressing speech by requiring apps in its store to abide by certain content standards and questioned whether or not the company hates free speech in America. In one tweet, Musk specifically… Source link
Read More »Google Patches Heap Overflow Zero Day in Chrome
Google has released an update for Chrome on the desktop and Android that fixes a high-risk vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability (CVE-2022-4135) is a heap buffer overflow in Chrome’s GPU and could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target device. This is the eighth vulnerability that has been actively exploited in Chrome that Google has patched this year. “Heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.121… Source link
Read More »U.S. FTC sues Google, iHeartMedia for alleged deceptive ads promoting Pixel 4
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven U.S. states sued Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT.O) on Monday over alleged deceptive ads promoting Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone in 2019 and 2020, the FTC said. “The Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys general sued Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. today for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google’s… Source link
Read More »DraftKings downgraded as analyst cautions ‘more risk’ to profitability
DraftKings (DKNG) shares slid on Monday as Wall Street analysts downgraded the stock to Underweight amid a bleaker-than-expected outlook for the online gambling company in 2023. “We suggest investors rotate out of DraftKings and Penn Entertainment (PENN) which we are downgrading today,” JPMorgan analyst Joseph Greff wrote in a research note published Monday. “For DKNG, we see a longer runway and more risk to achieving [online sports betting] profitability than its peers and with the… Source link
Read More »Returning punts cost Giants their No. 1 CB for several weeks. But Adoree’ Jackson has no regrets
Adoree’ Jackson, the New York Giants‘ No. 1 cornerback, sprained his MCL in Week 11 returning a punt in a loss to the Detroit Lions. The injury will keep him out for several weeks. Jackson, though, has no regrets. “Yeah that unfortunate event, that happened. But at the end of the day, I’m a competitor. I felt like I know when I get the ball in my hands, I can make something special happen,” said Jackson, who spoke with Yahoo Sports on behalf of his new package insurance business “PorchPals,”… Source link
Read More »FTC, States Sue Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Ads Promoting the Pixel 4 Smartphone
The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general announced lawsuits against Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google’s Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020. The proposed FTC orders and the state judgments settling the allegations bar Google and iHeartMedia from similar misrepresentations, and the state judgments also require them to pay $9.4 million in penalties. “Google… Source link
Read More »FTC, Seven States Sue Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Ads Promoting the Pixel 4 Smartphone
The Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys general sued Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. today for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google’s Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020. Today’s proposed FTC orders and the state judgments settling the allegations bar Google and iHeartMedia from similar misrepresentations, and the state judgments also require them to pay $9.4 million in penalties. “Google and… Source link
Read More »From Gadgets to Google: Jason Lin’s (’17) Journey to Make the World a Better Place – USC Viterbi
COMPUTER SCIENCE ALUMNI JASON LIN. PHOTO/COURTESY OF JASON LIN. Canadian-born Jason Lin was raised in Hong Kong but grew up all over the world. His love for sciences, math and business has led to a successful career working with Google DeepMind, advising the United Nations (UN) and launching his own AI startup (FABER). Jason gave us an update on life after graduation. Answers have been edited for style and clarity. After graduating from USC which opportunities were most exciting?
Read More »Google partners with med tech company to develop AI breast cancer screening tools
Google announced today that it has licensed its AI research model for breast cancer screening to medical technology company iCAD. This is the first time Google is licensing the technology, with the hopes that it will eventually lead to more accurate breast cancer detection and risk assessment. The two companies aim to eventually deploy the technology in real-world clinical settings — targeting a “2024 release,” Google communications manager Nicole Linton told The Verge in an email…. Source link
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