Google has announced a massive Google Photos upgrade that will bring powerful new video editing capabilities to the platform later this year. The upgrade offers clever automated video creation functions that construct finished ‘movies’ in a few taps as well as more sophisticated movie editing tools for advanced users. Google is developing a massive Google Photos upgrade. GOOGLE MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Finally Adds Long-Awaited Google Photos FeatureBy Paul Monckton
Read More »Stock market news live updates: July 28, 2022
Stocks opened Thursday’s trading session higher after new data showed the U.S. economy contracted for the second-straight quarter in Q2. Shortly after the opening bell, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up about 0.3%, while the Dow was up closer to 0.2%. Data from the Commerce Department out Thursday morning showed GDP growth fell at an annualized rate of 0.9% in Q2, marking the second-straight quarter we’ve seen a drop in economic activity. Thursday’s early move served as a continuation of sharp… Source link
Read More »The story behind Google’s in-house desktop Linux
If you look around Google’s Mountain View, CA offices, you’ll see Windows machines, Chromebooks, Macs — and gLinux desktops. G what, you ask? Well, in addition to relying on Linux for its servers, Google has its very own Linux desktop distribution. You can’t get it — darn it! — but for more than a decade, Google has been baking and eating its own homemade Linux desktop distribution. The first version was Goobuntu. (As you’d guess from the name, it was… Source link
Read More »This may be Ezekiel Elliott’s last stand with the Cowboys because of his bloated contract
OXNARD, Calif. — Ever since the Dallas Cowboys signed Ezekiel Elliott to one of the worst running back contracts in recent history, it has felt as if a clock was ticking on his departure. It also established a bit of training camp echo Wednesday, featuring a familiar storyline from a year ago. Something along the lines of: What can this team expect to get out of Ezekiel Elliott this season, and how much longer can it wait for him to live up to his elite salary? The answer last season was… Source link
Read More »Opinion: Is Mark Zuckerberg taking the first step toward turning Facebook into Yahoo 2.0?
Yahoo was once the most popular website on the planet, the only place that everyone on the internet seemed to touch at least once an online session. After an ignominious slide, however, Yahoo is just another site that has some fans in certain parts of Asia and offers some niche products. Has Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook on a similar path? That is the big question investors need to start asking as the Meta Platforms Inc. META,
Read More »Tom Pernice Jr.’s alleged behavior sounds chillingly familiar, and speaks to why domestic violence persists
The abuse alleged against PGA Tour member Tom Pernice Jr. is deeply disturbing, and also offers valuable insight into why such behavior persists. (Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Warning: This column contains depictions of alleged domestic violence. Abusers are abusive for control. They can be emotionally abusive, verbally abusive and physically abusive. Often those three things happen in concert: An abuser will strike their victim, including name-calling or putdowns, and then say… Source link
Read More »5 top after-hours movers on Yahoo Finance
Stocks rallied Wednesday afternoon, hitting the highs of the session after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the central bank may slow the pace of its hiking cycle. The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 4% during the session, posting its best gain in more than two years. Here are five top trending tickers on Yahoo Finance: Meta (META): The company reported second-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, missing Wall Street’s… Source link
Read More »Fed Watchers Say Markets Got It All Wrong on Powell ‘Pivot’
(Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is raising interest rates at the steepest pace in a generation and he said Wednesday that another big increase is possible. Yet investors sent stocks surging on his comments that the hikes will eventually slow. Most Read from Bloomberg Some Fed watchers say markets read Powell’s press conference too narrowly. Economists pointed out that the Fed’s top focus remains curbing inflation, even if it comes at a cost to employment, the other side… Source link
Read More »Retailer becomes latest to badly whiff on profits as recession fears rise
Best Buy has become the latest big-name retailer to badly overestimate consumer demand as recession fears mount and shoppers pullback on discretionary purchases. The electronics retailer slashed both its second-quarter and full-year financial forecasts late Wednesday, sending shares lower by 4% in after-hours trading. Best Buy’s downward revisions are tough on the eye to say the very least: 2Q Same-Store Sales: -13% (previous: about -8%) 2Q Operating Margin: 3.7% (vs. 6.9% in second quarter of… Source link
Read More »Steelers captain Cam Heyward bristles at Ben Roethlisberger’s assertion that younger Steelers are ‘coddled’
Ben Roethlisberger went full old-man on the younger generation of Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cam Heyward’s not here for it. Heyward, Pittsburgh’s All-Pro defensive end and longtime captain, bristled at recent comments from his former quarterback that the younger generation of Steelers is “coddled.” Roethlisberger cited popular bugaboos “social media” and “NIL” in his critique. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Heyward spent a segment of his latest “Not Just Football”… Source link
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