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Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Sahil Gaba interviewed at Google three times before landing his current software engineering role. Sahil Gaba Sahil Gaba, a software engineer, landed a job at Google after two prior rejections. Gaba felt less stressed the third time because he had more interview and coding experience. He also felt that having a good current job helped take away some of the pressure of his interview. Sahil Gaba was four years out… Source link

For those already using Google’s ecosystem that are searching for a solid tablet, the clear pick is the Google Pixel Tablet. While there are cheaper Android tablets out there, this tablet is one of the best you can get your hands on, especially when you consider that it comes with a charging stand that doubles as a speaker. And if you act fast, you can pick up the upgraded 256GB model for less than you’d normally pay for the base model with just 128GB of storage. The sale is available for… Source link

(Reuters) — Bitcoin hit a two-year high on Tuesday, on track for its biggest two-day rally this year, on signs large players were buying the cryptocurrency, while smaller rival ether topped $3,200 for the first time since 2022. Bitcoin has rallied more than 10% in two sessions, helped by Monday’s disclosure from crypto investor and software firm MicroStrategy that it had recently purchased about 3,000 bitcoins for an outlay of $155 million. The original and largest cryptocurrency by market… Source link

What’s the hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stock on the market right now? You might think it’s Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). After all, the giant chipmaker recently reported blowout fourth-quarter results and predicted the strong growth will continue. But there’s at least one other AI stock that is outperforming Nvidia so far in 2024: SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). Shares of the conversational AI leader are up more than 80% so far this year. The company is scheduled to report its Q4 results… Source link

Two days removed from losing Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan sat at a podium with general manager John Lynch on Tuesday and addressed reporters. The 44-year-old was quick to rebuff a specific question about the game, saying he hasn’t had a chance to watch film from the loss. Instead, he spent time watching Netflix’s “Griselda” with his family to distract himself from the victory that was almost in his grasp. That didn’t stop him from… Source link

Super Bowl LVIII is big beer’s prime-time opportunity to finally throw a touchdown to investors. Up until this Sunday’s marquee matchup in Las Vegas, the beer industry has largely been on defense the past two years. U.S. beer shipments fell to a 25-year low in 2023, according to new data out of BofA Securities, as politically and culturally-driven boycotts and consumer tastes shifting to hard seltzers and liquor have pressured industry sales. In the past two years alone, beer shipments have… Source link

A year ago today, Microsoft unveiled its ambitious plans for an AI-powered Bing search engine. It was the biggest launch in the history of Bing, helped push AI usage even further into the mainstream, and spurred a wave of dreams and panic about what AI could impact next. The launch was even successful enough to rattle Google, which was quickly seen as falling behind on artificial intelligence. “They will definitely want to come out and show that they can dance,” Microsoft CEO Satya… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets  TechCrunch Source link

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil, one of the biggest deals for Western-held companies to exit Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The price reflects a 50% discount that Moscow imposes on companies from “unfriendly” countries like the Netherlands as… Source link

The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer February 5, 2024, 8:29 AM ET • 3 min read FRANKFURT, Germany — The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil… Source link