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“I believe a lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet. “Google wants to be a part of that recovery. That’s why we plan to invest over $7 billion in offices and data centers across the U.S. and create at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs in the U.S. this year.” Source link

“I believe a lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet. “Google wants to be a part of that recovery. That’s why we plan to invest over $7 billion in offices and data centers across the U.S. and create at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs in the U.S. this year.” Source link

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Google announced plans Thursday to create a hub in Durham, North Carolina, for hundreds of engineers working on its Google Cloud products. The company said in a statement that it is already recruiting for the site and that it plans to employ 150 people by the end of the year. The company said it will aim to add 300 more employees next year and 500 more in 2023. The site will eventually support more than 1,000 jobs and be one of Google Cloud’s top engineering hubs. The… Source link

Liberty ruined No. 12 Coastal Carolina’s undefeated season on Saturday night. The Flames blocked a game-tying field goal attempt from Coastal Carolina’s Massimo Biscardi in overtime to beat the Chanticleers 37-34 in the Cure Bowl. Liberty finishes the season at 10-1 while Coastal Carolina finishes the year at 11-1 after missing out on the College Football Playoff and a berth in a New Year’s Six bowl. Liberty fumbled while trying not to score Liberty should have won in regulation. The Flames… Source link

Coastal Carolina emerged as the darling of this college football season, with mullets flowing from their helmets, a swashbuckling ethos and an undefeated season that captured the country’s attention. Coastal Carolina is in just its fourth season of FBS football. And the school will play in its first-ever bowl game, the Cure Bowl, against Liberty in Orlando on Saturday. But the conclusion of the Coastal Carolina’s 11-0 season brought with it some of the cruel realities that accompany the… Source link

Miami might have played its final game of the season at Hard Rock Stadium. Entering Saturday, the No. 10 Hurricanes were in line for a New Year’s Six bowl berth and a potential spot in the Orange Bowl in their home stadium. Instead, North Carolina could be the school playing in Miami on Jan. 2 after the No. 17 Tar Heels obliterated the Hurricanes’ defense in a 62-26 win. North Carolina totaled 778 yards, the most yards Miami has ever given up in a single game. UNC rushed for 554 yards and… Source link

MMA Weekly Dana White says Yoel Romero is the first of about 60 UFC fighter cuts coming by year’s end UFC president Dana White, following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 in Las Vegas, explained the recent decision to cut top five ranked middleweight Yoel Romero loose from the roster. “Yoel has lost four of his last five. He’s 44 years old,” White said. That wasn’t the biggest news related to Romero, however, as White indicated that the multiple-time title challenger was just the first of… Source link

Associated Press Protesters against tunnel close UK’s prehistoric Stonehenge The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England was closed to visitors Saturday after dozens of protesters staged a trespass against the British government’s road-building plans, including a new tunnel near the World Heritage Site. The protesters, who described themselves as an alliance of local residents, ecologists, activists, archaeologists and pagans, gathered at Stonehenge around midday. English… Source link

South Carolina parted ways with coach Will Muschamp on Sunday night, opening the first Power Five job of the year. Here’s a look at who could replace him in Columbia after Muschamp went 28-30 in five seasons. South Carolina will not get one of the top candidates bandied around for the blue-blood jobs, as coaches like Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell and Indiana’s Tom Allen aren’t going there. (Allen just signed a new deal, and his buyout would be in the… Source link

South Carolina is the first Power Five program to make a coaching change in 2020. The school fired Will Muschamp on Sunday night after the Gamecocks lost 59-42 at Ole Miss on Saturday to fall to 2-5 on the season. The loss included Ole Miss QB Matt Corral throwing for a school-record 513 yards and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin celebrating an Ole Miss TD before Corral had even thrown the ball. “After a thorough assessment of our football program, we have decided to make a change with the head… Source link