Google Failed to Tell Users That Their Web and App Activity Tracked Location Data NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 40 attorneys general, today secured $391.5 million from Google for misleading millions of users about its location data tracking. A multistate investigation found that Google failed to notify users that location tracking services were automatically turned on for web and app activity. Millions of consumers with Google accounts who… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Hockey: Monday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. Monday is a little light, especially since the primary slate of DFS contests on Yahoo doesn’t include a 5:30 p.m. ET start between the Islanders and the Senators. However, that means you have until 8:30 p.m. ET to get your lineups in, so you have a little extra time. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS contests. GOALIE Antti Raanta, CAR at CHI ($33): Frederik Andersen may return, but that’s up in the air, and… Source link
Read More »NBA DFS Picks: Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Monday, November 14
With an injured Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes is a player to watch in Monday’s game against the Pistons. The NBA starts off the week on Monday with seven games on the schedule. Injuries continue to pile up across the league, which will leave several teams shorthanded. When the Pistons host the Raptors, Pascal Siakam (groin), Fred VanVleet (illness) and Cade Cunningham (lower leg) will all be out. Kawhi Leonard (knee) and John Wall (knee) will both be out during the Clippers’… Source link
Read More »Alleged Google Pixel Fold Renders and Price Leak
The author’s render of the Pixel Fold. The leaked render is inside this article. Keep scrolling.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Google hasn’t announced its folding smartphone yet, but it’s been a few years since the rumors started circulating, enough that we have an idea of what the company will do when it finally commits to the form factor. Over at Front Page Tech, a popular YouTube channel that’s been on the money a few times with leaks, new renders indicate the Pixel Fold will be… Source link
Read More »How to prepare in case of a job loss
The string of tech companies laying off workers has accelerated in the last month, worrying those with and without jobs. In continuation of our series, “What to do in a bear market,” Yahoo Finance asked career experts how employees and job seekers can best position themselves during an economic downturn. What are some pointers for people who are actively looking for a job right now? “For those who are actively looking for work right now – whether laid off recently, or looking to make a… Source link
Read More »Paring demand without killing supply
One goal of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to rein in inflation is to get the housing market “back into balance between supply and demand,” according to Fed Chair Jay Powell. The problem? The central bank’s main inflation-fighting lever largely improves one side of the supply-and-demand equation, while potentially hurting the other. That means the short-term moves to get home price growth under control could exacerbate the years-long trend of too few homes for sale dating back even before… Source link
Read More »Google settles location-tracking case for $392 million : NPR
State attorneys general on Monday announced a nearly $392 million settlement with Google over allegations that it misled consumers about when location tracking services were collecting information on consumers. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption … Source link
Read More »How Google Will ‘Scale’ New Public Sector Division ‘Quickly’
Cloud News Mark Haranas November 14, 2022, 02:52 PM EST ‘Our mission is to accelerate the digital transformation of our government and education customers with our partners,’ Troy Bertram, Google’s public sector channel leader, tells CRN. Here’s what Google Cloud channel partners need to know about the company’s public… Source link
Read More »Michael Saylor compares SBF to ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Microstrategy founder and bitcoin evangelist Michael Saylor had some strong words about fallen FTX founder and one-time billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). “I think this [crypto] crash accelerates regulatory intervention,” Saylor said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “I mean, in fact, in a sense, SBF is like the Jordan Belfort of the crypto era. Instead of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ they’ll make a movie called ‘The King of Crypto.'” Belfort famously was found guilty of stock market… Source link
Read More »Ikigai and BlockFi reveal their exposure to FTX
Crypto asset manager Ikigai is the latest firm to reveal it held a majority of its funds with FTX on Monday, while troubled lender BlockFi has engaged Berkeley Research Group. “We had a large majority of the hedge fund’s total assets on FTX. By the time we went to withdraw Monday [morning], we got very little out,” Ikigai Chief Investment Officer Travis Kling said over Twitter. “We’re now stuck alongside everyone else.” Kling added in his announcement that the hedge fund would also make… Source link
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