This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga gives its mobile arm the size to fight Apple’s privacy changes Take-Two Interactive’s (TTWO) $12.7 billion acquisition of mobile gaming giant Zynga (ZNGA) announced this week means the company behind “Grand Theft Auto” and the maker… Source link
Read More »Riddell launches Axiom, latest helmet to combat concussions
Football helmets received a facelift on Wednesday as for the first time in roughly seven years, Riddell, the leading helmet manufacturer in the NFL and college football, launched a new helmet in an effort to prevent concussions. As evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former NFL players continues to appear in the brains of deceased NFL players, Riddell hopes the new Axiom helmet can help combat head injuries through a combination of the latest helmet technologies. “This is… Source link
Read More »Startup uses behavioral science to combat student absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism by school students is one of the many problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. EveryDay Labs is a startup looking to boost attendance rates by 10% to 15% districtwide. The company recently announced an $8 million Series A round of financing led by female-only venture capital fund Rethink Impact. “Even before the pandemic, 1 in 6 students missed 10% or more of school days,” EveryDay Labs CEO Emily Bailard told Yahoo Finance. “Now, since the pandemic, that’s… Source link
Read More »Google launches new search tool to help combat food insecurity
Google announced a new website designed to be a “one-stop shop” for people with food insecurity. The “Find Food Support” site includes a food locator tool powered by Google Maps which people can use to search for their nearest food bank, food pantry, or school lunch program pickup site in their community. Google is working with non-profit groups like No Kid Hungry and FoodFinder, as well as the US Department of Agriculture, to aggregate 90,000 locations with free food support… Source link
Read More »What investors need to do to combat inflation
For the first time in a long time, concerns about inflation are intensifying as the economy strengthens. Even rate changes could be on the table as former Federal Reserve chair and current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that interest rates might need to rise. As Bank of America pointed out in a recent research note, mentions of inflation on earnings calls are up 800% year over year. Higher prices of raw materials is pushing up the cost of food at the grocery store too. This level of… Source link
Read More »Asian Business Leaders—Including Alibaba And Yahoo Founders—Launch Effort To Combat Discrimination
Topline Some of the world’s most influential business leaders and corporations on Monday launched an ambitious philanthropic initiative aimed at supporting Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders as they tackle mounting attacks and harassment. Billionaire Joseph “Joe” Tsai, co-vice chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., center, speaks with … [+] attendees during the Asia Global Dialogue conference in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. © 2017 Bloomberg Finance… Source link
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