I’ve been running Apple’s (AAPL) iOS 16 beta on my iPhone 13 Pro for more than a week, and I can confirm the software update will bring major changes to your phone when it lands in September. But there’s one feature — the ability to hide your sensitive photos — that will certainly come in handy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m digging the new lock screen setup that lets you add widgets to the panel. And being able to retract or edit texts sent to other iOS 16 users, and the option to… Source link
Read More »What Wall Street strategists recommend doing in this bear market
The year has been grueling to those holding almost every type of stock. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is down 16% year-to-date. The Nasdaq (^IXIC) is down 24% during that same period. Even the energy sector (XLE) — the only one positive year-to-date — has seen some of its gains evaporate recently. In a new Yahoo Finance series, we’re looking at some of the strategies experts recommend for how to navigate a bear market. To kick things off, we asked them what they think investors should do in an… Source link
Read More »As an engineer, here’s how I look at the idea of pumping water from Mississippi to the West
A bulldozer clears a descent path to move equipment down to the level for drilling operations as workmen start excavations for building the Channel Tunnel outside Calais, France, Nov. 17, 1973 At an age when my classmates were fascinated with dinosaurs or playing Cowboys and Indians, I picked up a book titled “Engineers’ Dreams” and was hooked. Thus began a lifelong interest in projects associated with engineering concepts about improving our world. The author, Willy Ley, sketched the… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Sunday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Let’s make Sunday a fun day, or at least a successful one. It’s time to get your DFS MLB lineups ready! I have 14 games worth of players to look at in order to make my lineup recommendations. Who stands out to me? It’s time to find out! First game starts at 1:35 p.m. EDT. Pitching Sonny Gray, MIN at DET ($46): Gray’s last two starts have been rough. Like raised-his-ERA-from- 2.47-to-3.71 rough. But on the season, he’s posted a 3.33… Source link
Read More »Google Is Selling Advanced AI to Israel, Documents Reveal
Training materials reviewed by The Intercept confirm that Google is offering advanced artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities to the Israeli government through its controversial “Project Nimbus” contract. The Israeli Finance Ministry announced the contract in April 2021 for a $1.2 billion cloud computing system jointly built by Google and Amazon. “The project is intended to provide the government, the defense establishment and others with an all-encompassing cloud… Source link
Read More »Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Purchases 3,473 Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX – Get Rating) by 8.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 43,925 shares of the information services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,473 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Yandex were worth $832,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the… Source link
Read More »USA women upset Jamaica for 4×100 relay gold at Worlds
The 4×100 meter relay is one of the most thrilling events in track and field, but because it requires precision for blind baton handoffs, you never quite know how races will shake out. It was no different on Saturday night in Eugene, Oregon. The men’s and women’s 4×100 medal races were held at the World Athletics Championships, and neither favorite won gold, instead taking silver. In the women’s race, the United States earned a surprise win, with Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry holding off Jamaica’s… Source link
Read More »Brooke Henderson seeks second major with lead in Evian Championship
Brooke Henderson follows her ball after playing on the second hole during the Evian Championship on Saturday. (Laurent Cipriani / Associated Press) EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Brooke Henderson stood over a birdie putt from three feet at the 18th green, a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Evian Championship seemingly at her mercy. For the first time Saturday — maybe all week, given her dominance of the fourth women’s major of the year — her putting stroke let her… Source link
Read More »Nationals’ reported asking price for Juan Soto is unsurprisingly high
The Washington Nationals really might be trading Juan Soto, but it reportedly is not going to be cheap. Multiple MLB teams have reportedly told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that the Nationals are asking for four or five “youngsters,” basically prospects or big leaguers with several years of team control left, in negotiations for Soto. The Nationals have apparently signaled the price is non-negotiable, hence teams will have to choose to meet that price by the Aug. 2 trade deadline or try their… Source link
Read More »Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s wife announces son’s cancer is in remission
Erik Spoelstra’s son has rung the bell. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) For the last few months, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his family have apparently been going through a major challenge, one that is now hopefully done. Spoelstra’s wife, Nikki Sapp Spoelstra, announced Friday their son Santiago was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a serious, fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, following an unexpected intestinal surgery the day after his fourth birthday. The cancer required months… Source link
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