(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. gave an upbeat sales forecast for the fiscal year that just began, easing investor concerns about growth that had flared up following a lackluster fourth-quarter earnings report. Shares jumped more than 5% in late trading, reversing earlier declines. Most Read from Bloomberg On a conference call Tuesday, the software giant said it expects revenue and operating income to increase at a double-digit pace for fiscal 2023, which ends next June. Currency fluctuations… Source link
Read More »Colts All-Pro Darius Leonard would like for you to call him Shaquille
Darius Leonard has a request. He would like for you call call him Shaquille. The Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker made the revelation as training camp got underway on Tuesday. In fact, he hates being called Darius. “I hate being called Darius,” Leonard told reporters. “I understand it’s going to be hard, but I would love it if y’all would try to call me Shaquille or D or Maniac, and not Darius.” So why the switch? It turns out it’s not a switch for Leonard except in broader NFL… Source link
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Read More »Tech jobs are in a ‘boomerang,’ says LinkedIn economist
Shopify (SHOP) today joined the ranks of tech companies laying off employees, announcing that it was set to cut 10% of its workforce. The recent tech layoffs and hiring freezes stems from a so-called boomerang effect, LinkedIn Principal Economist Guy Berger told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Tech just kept hiring, just kept rising and rising and rising, at least to the end of last year, and now it’s coming down much faster,” he said. “I would say it’s kind of like a boomerang in that it… Source link
Read More »Netflix’s $200M ‘The Gray Man’ jumps in debut weekend, more than 88M hours viewed
It looks like Netflix’s (NFLX) $200 million bet on “The Gray Man” might have paid off. The action-packed film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana De Armas made its debut on the platform on Friday and quickly climbed its way to the top of the streamer’s competitive top 10 list, despite lackluster reviews. According to the company’s latest global viewing report, subscribers watched more than 88 million hours of the movie within its first three days on the platform (July 22 – July 24). For… Source link
Read More »Shadow cast over future of Google’s C++ replacement
Google launched Carbon, an experimental language, last week, but industry skepticism clouds its future as a C++ replacement. C++ is a mainstay of enterprise development, but it has drawbacks, and some developers have argued that it needs a replacement. The reasons for this are many, including code that is difficult to learn and read, issues with safety mechanisms and lack of suitability for modern hardware architectures and environments, said Chandler Carruth, principal software engineer… Source link
Read More »49ers ‘have moved on to Trey’ officially
NFL training camp season is officially here, and with come a cavalcade of news — both good and bad. Veterans reported to camp Tuesday, which kicks off the beginning of the last phase before the 2022 NFL season begins on Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Bills taking on the reigning Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. Here is a brief breakdown of the biggest news and updates from around the league. The biggest news coming out of 49ers camp Tuesday revolves around the future of two of their young… Source link
Read More »Alphabet’s Profit Dropped 14 Percent in the Second Quarter
Google’s search engine business is demonstrating resilience in the face of a slowing economy and rising inflation, but its other businesses have not been able to escape a downturn in online advertising. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported on Tuesday a net profit of $16 billion in the second quarter, down 14 percent from a year earlier, while revenue climbed 13 percent to $69.7 billion. The earnings were below analysts’ estimates of $17.5 billion in profit on $69.9 billion in… Source link
Read More »Julio Jones teams up with Tom Brady, signing with Bucs
Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported. The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver joins his second team since leaving the Atlanta Falcons after a single season last year with the Tennessee Titans. He’ll team up with Tom Brady in pursuit of his first Super Bowl championship. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jones joins the Bucs as leading receiver Chris Godwin… Source link
Read More »Google parent Alphabet’s small sales miss eases recession worries
A Google sign is pictured outside the Google office in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday barely missed estimates for quarterly revenue, showing that its industry-leading Google search and advertising business may be able to withstand big countries potentially going into recession over the next year. Shares of Alphabet rose 3.5% in after-hours trading.
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