Later this fall, Google is expected to launch the Pixel Watch. Given Wear OS’s history, there’s understandably a lot of anticipation. Will the watch be good? Will it fail to deliver the promise of Wear OS 3? Honestly, those questions might be more appropriate for future iterations of the watch. For now, all Google has to do is create a smartwatch that does the basics well. Case in point, XDA Developers recently reported that Google seems to be hard at work addressing an egregious… Source link
Read More »‘My head don’t belong with some of these other heads’
NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders believes he’s on a different level, even among other Hall of Famers. Sanders criticized the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Friday, saying he deserves to be in a higher tier than some players inducted into the Hall. Sanders made his case in a nearly 2-minute video. In it, he says some Hall of Famers deserve different color jackets or should be put in the “upper room” at the Hall of Fame to signify they were the elite among the elites. He puts himself in that… Source link
Read More »‘I don’t think we’re in a recession’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he doesn’t think the U.S. is in recession now, but says there’s a 75% chance the economy tips into recession in the next 18 months. “I don’t think we’re in a recession,” Summers told Yahoo Finance in an interview. “[But] given the difficulties associated with high inflation and bringing it down, the necessary monetary policy response, the odds that the economy will go into recession within the next 18 months are quite serious, and… Source link
Read More »Don’t cry for Joe Lacob and the Warriors’ ownership group
I’m not sure how you can profess to be “light-years ahead of probably every other team in structure, in planning, in how we’re going to go about things” and complain about the rules governing the structure and planning that all NBA franchises are subject to, but Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is sure trying. Lacob will have you believe it’s “very unfair” that the Warriors have to pay escalating taxes in order to keep a championship team together, when his unique ability to rage… Source link
Read More »Google rejected this man 39 times: Check what happens when you don’t give up
“There’s a fine line between perseverance and insanity. I’m still trying to figure… Source link
Read More »Bettors don’t believe in the Dallas Cowboys
As of Wednesday, there are 50 days remaining until the NFL season kicks off on Sept. 8. We’ve survived over five months without football, and less than two months remain before it’s back in our lives. It’s officially football preparation season. Season win totals have been posted at BetMGM since April, and they’ve received plenty of action over the past three-and-a-half months. Surely, even more action will come in over the next 7 weeks ahead of kickoff. Which teams are getting love in the… Source link
Read More »Don’t squint to spot the new Google Play Store logo — here’s our best look yet
The minor changes give the new logo a dull look Google made some slight adjustments to the Play Store logo five years ago, leaving behind that classic shopping bag symbol enclosing its multi-colored play button design. This became the defining image associated with Google Play, and seemingly, we’re due for another shift. It seems a minor change is coming to the Play Store, having been spotted when users make Google Pay transactions. Now, additional information has all but… Source link
Read More »‘We don’t like to see it’
Kevin Durant is the co-star of the NBA’s hottest offseason drama. Adam Silver prefers that he wasn’t. The NBA commissioner held a news conference on Tuesday from the league’s owners meetings. He was asked directly about his thoughts on Durant’s trade request with the entirety of his four-year $194 million contract extension remaining. He’s not happy about it. “I don’t know whether he requested a trade or demanded one, frankly,” Silver said. “This needs to be a two-way street. Teams provide… Source link
Read More »Crypto giant Kraken offers 4 months’ pay for employees who don’t agree with its libertarian principles to leave
Jesse Powell is the founder and CEO of crypto exchange Kraken.Kraken Kraken’s CEO is offering four months’ pay for employees who don’t agree with his values to leave. The program is dubbed “Jet Ski,” and employees have until June 20 to take part, the New York Times reported. “We want it to feel like you are hopping on a jet ski and heading happily to your next adventure!” read a memo about the project. Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, will pay employees four months’… Source link
Read More »‘Don’t think twice here if you’re a long-term investor’
The S&P 500 plunged into a bear market earlier this week for the first time since March 2020, sending many investors into a tizzy. According to one financial advisor, however, the sell-off could present a buying opportunity — particularly in bank and energy stocks and companies like Verizon. “I think any of those old-school value names right now are great to have in your portfolio,” Payne Capital Management President Ryan Payne said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “And don’t… Source link
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