As early adopters, Google Play Services Beta and Chrome Canary members now have access to passkey functionality, according to a post on the Android Developers Blog. The feature, which will roll out to all users “later this year,” will automatically enter saved passwords when a user’s credentials are verified. This beta launch enables two features, one for users and one for developers: Users can create and use passkeys on Android devices, which are securely synced through the Google… Source link
Read More »Sony, Honda team up for EV to be built in North America
Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the new name for the joint venture that Japanese electronics behemoth Sony (SONY) and Honda Motor Co. (HMC) created to develop electric vehicles, will build its cars in North America. The joint venture will sell the cars in the U.S. and Japan, where in a turnabout of sorts, the Japanese market will get cars exported from North America. Though Honda and Sony did not say where in the U.S. the cars would be built, it’s likely to be in Ohio, where Honda is putting in… Source link
Read More »Tesla ‘is a solution’ to the economy’s problems
Tesla (TSLA) “is a solution” to the economy’s turmoil, says Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood. “We think with supply chain issues, and with [the] food and energy crisis … that once again, innovation is going to help solve these problems,” said Wood during an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance Live. “There’s been an accelerated consumer preference towards electric vehicles, like Tesla, because of oil prices. And we think there’s no stopping that trend now,” she said. The investment firm’s ARK… Source link
Read More »Goodbye Google Webmaster Guidelines, Hello Google Search Essentials
Google is officially rebranding the Webmaster Guidelines as “Search Essentials,” which comes with a simplified refresh consisting of only three sections. In addition to making the former Google Webmaster Guidelines easier to understand, Google’s motivation behind the refresh is to move away from the term “webmaster.” Google has gradually removed “webmaster” from its branding over the past few years. For example, “Google Webmaster Central” was rebranded as “Google Search… Source link
Read More »Why Stocks Swung 5% in One Day
(Bloomberg) — A shock turnaround in equities sent Wall Street searching for something — anything — to explain how yet another red-hot inflation number translated into the best day for bulls in a week. Among the answers: increasingly sturdy positioning including well-provisioned hedges, a watershed moment for chart watchers, and several less-than-terrible earnings reports. Throw in some short covering, and the result was a trough-to-peak run-up in S&P 500 futures that approached 5% at its… Source link
Read More »Where inflation is getting better, and worse
Everybody’s unhappy with the latest inflation report, which shows that the annual change in price increases dropped by just one-tenth of a percentage point, from 8.3% in August to 8.2% in September. The Federal Reserve has been jacking up interest rates to force prices down, and inflation is turning out to be a stubborn foe. Investors keep hoping for a break in the data, showing the Fed’s medicine is starting to work. It keeps not happening. While overall inflation remains high, some… Source link
Read More »Lowe’s and Yahoo team up for retail media partnership
Today, Yahoo and Lowe’s announce off-site media experiences for brands through Lowe’s One Roof Media Network. They are supported by Yahoo’s demand-side platform (DSP) and the Yahoo ConnectID identity solution. This marks the next step for Lowe’s network, which launched a year ago. Dig Deeper: Why we care about retail media networks Off-site media. To power Lowe’s network, as well as media networks for other brands and retailers, Yahoo has created Yahoo… Source link
Read More »Exclusive: Google faces EU antitrust charges over its adtech business – sources
BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face EU antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, putting the company at risk of its fourth fine in the EU of more than a billion euros, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Google’s ad business, which generated over $100 billion in sales last year, is Alphabet’s biggest moneymaker. It accounted for about 80% of annual revenue, despite efforts over the past decade to push into selling… Source link
Read More »Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Wants to Make Bitcoin a Climate-Positive Asset
Addressing Bitcoin’s energy-intensive proof-of-work model would encourage greater institutional adoption, according to one chief executive who has focused on sustainability for more than eight years. Bradford Van Voorhees, CEO and co-founder of Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol, told CoinDesk that negative media, misperceptions of Bitcoin’s environmental impact and its sizable energy consumption all currently hinder institutional adoption. Bradford Van Voorhees is presenting at Investing in… Source link
Read More »Why Cathie Wood is ‘excited’ to see what Elon Musk would do with Twitter
Long-time Tesla bull and Elon Musk supporter Cathie Wood thinks the billionaire’s ownership of the social media platform is exactly what it needs. “I am kind of excited to see what Elon will do,” the noted tech investor told Yahoo Finance Live in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview on Thursday (full video above). “I actually think he will work closely with [Twitter Founder] Jack Dorsey and maybe open up the ecosystem, take away the censorship, make it much more transparent, and I think… Source link
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