Google Pixel 6a in Sage finish. David Phelan The latest Google phone is just out, and has a lot going for it. As you’ll know, Google’s routine is to launch a Pixel in the fall each year, and in 2021 that was the Pixel 6, a premium phone, alongside a super-duper flagship phone, the Pixel 6 Pro. It then releases a more affordable version the following spring or summer, indicating that it’s next in series by adding an ”a” to the end. So, here comes the Pixel 6a.
Read More »How our GDP complex prevents us from asking — happiness or growth?
All the hand-wringing this week over whether or not the U.S. economy has fallen into recession lacked an important consideration: What if the measure of GDP we’re all focused on is itself massively flawed? It’s a heretical question, because there’s a ‘GDP complex’ at work here. There’s an entire apparatus — economists, bankers, government officials, and prognosticators — of folks whose livelihoods are predicated on measuring GDP, maintained as the be-all and end-all method for… Source link
Read More »Gmail Security Tips, How To Protect Your Gmail Account From Hackers
Although many people use Gmail for throwaway, one-time, spam avoidance use, there are, according to the latest numbers I could find, around 1.8 billion active Gmail users. To put that into perspective, there are an estimated 4.25 billion email users across all platforms and applications, so Gmail accounts for roughly 20% of them. No great surprise, then, that Gmail is also a favored target of malicious actors. Unlike your business email, personal Gmail accounts tend to stay in use for… Source link
Read More »Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, gaming websites over licence breaches
The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JAKARTA, July 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash in social media. Registration is required under rules released in late November 2020 and… Source link
Read More »Markets Face Downside After July Jump: Bridgewater’s Patterson
(Bloomberg) — Investors should stay wary of US stocks and bonds as inflation remains a threat and recession looms, according to Rebecca Patterson, chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock market, which finished its best month since November 2020, has mistakenly given the benefit of the doubt to the Federal Reserve’s ability to engineer a soft landing, as officials try to cool inflation by raising rates without triggering a recession,… Source link
Read More »Former Lions, Ohio State safety William White dies at 56 after battle with ALS
William White, seen here in 2021, died on Thursday at 56 after a lengthy battle with ALS. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) Former Detroit Lions safety William White died on Thursday night, the team announced. White, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2016, was 56. “I loved William. We shared experiences of joy and sorrow on and off the field,” special assistant to the Lions president and CEO Chris Spielman said in a statement about his former teammate. “I am forever grateful for the special moment… Source link
Read More »Blinken urges Lavrov to accept proposed Brittney Griner prisoner swap
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on Friday about a U.S. proposal to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and fellow jailed American Paul Whelan. Blinken said he “pressed the Kremlin to accept” the offer during what he described as a “frank and direct conversation.” “I urged Foreign Minister Lavrov to move forward with that proposal,” Blinken said. “I’m not going to characterize his response and I’m not… Source link
Read More »“Always Try” To Replace HTTP Links With HTTPS
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says you should always try to replace internal links pointing to HTTP URLs with the newer HTTP versions. This is stated in a Reddit thread asking if it’s worth the effort to replace internal HTTP links with HTTPS versions, even when there are already redirects. Several years ago, Google’s Gary Illyes said replacing links isn’t worth it when proper redirects are in place: @pip_net if your redirects are properly implemented, the benefit from doing… Source link
Read More »Draymond Green says DeMar DeRozan told him ‘F*** no’ when asked to join the Warriors last offseason
The Golden State Warriors didn’t make too many waves last offseason while constructing what would be a championship roster, but Draymond Green was apparently gunning for a big splash. During an episode of his Draymond Green Show with Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan, Green recounted how he tried to recruit his guest to the Warriors during free agency last summer. DeRozan was apparently not interested, though Green did not hesitate to point out that it all worked out for Golden State: “Last… Source link
Read More »Tech stocks: What Wall Street experts recommend in a bear market
Tech stocks have gotten some of their mojo back — at least for now. Some of the beaten down tech-related names have rebounded since the market’s most recent bottom on June 16. In our series “What to do in a bear market,“ Yahoo Finance examines Wall Street analysts’ recommendations on tech related holdings — against a backdrop of a slowing economy and the Federal Reserve’s moves to bring down inflation. On Wednesday, the central bank announced a 75 basis point rate hike. Fed Chairman Jerome… Source link
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