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Google product news roundup: This year’s Made by Google event expanded the company’s Pixel offerings with new smartphones, a smartwatch, and a tablet/smart display designed to create an ambient computing experience in users’ lives. Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: The latest Pixel phones offer incremental spec and feature updates over last year’s models, but they’re also cheaper and smarter. The Pixel 7 ($599) and the Pixel 7 Pro ($899) are priced below comparative Samsung and Apple devices,… Source link

It would make sense that the growth of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) funds would benefit an EV automaker like Tesla (TSLA). But why isn’t its stock getting an even bigger lift from ESG asset managers? Short answer: Not everyone in the business of socially responsible investments is convinced that Tesla, and its controversial founder and CEO, Elon Musk, is a pure play in the ESG world. To be sure, Tesla and its stock has made a lot of headway. “What they’re doing is… Source link

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Laura Cross-country Ski and Biathlon Center at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti The only thing stopping Nord Stream 1 gas flows are Western sanctions, the Kremlin said ahead of the three-day shutdown. “There are guarantees that, apart from technological problems caused by sanctions, nothing hinders the supplies,” a spokesperson said. Europe has still been preparing for a total shutoff of… Source link

A Google employee who became the most visible opponent of a company contract with the Israeli military said on Tuesday that she would resign after claiming Google had tried to retaliate against her for her activism. The employee, Ariel Koren, a marketing manager for Google’s educational products arm who has worked for the company for seven years, wrote a memo to colleagues announcing her plan to leave Google at the end of the week. She spent more than a year organizing against Project… Source link

Russia’s Yandex has agreed to sell its news aggregation platform and Zen infotainment service, as well as the main page where both services have been located, to VK. In return, it will acquire 100% of the food delivery service Delivery Club. VK is one of Russia’s largest social media businesses and has until now been one of Yandex’s strongest competitors. It is majority owned by Sogaz, whose main shareholder is Yury Kovalchuk. Meanwhile, Yandex has until now been referred to as… Source link

Dan Loeb is once again bullish on Disney (DIS). According to a letter the activist investor sent to CEO Bob Chapek, Loeb’s Third Point has repurchased “a significant stake” in the media giant, causing shares to rise 2%. Loeb, who previously held a stake in the company from 2020 to early 2022, praised Disney’s positive Q3 earnings results, citing strength in Disney’s streaming business. “We’re particularly pleased to see the strength in DTC subscriber growth, the key driver of Disney’s… Source link

NBA schedule release: Latest news, key dates for 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Almost time to mark your calendars, NBA fans. The schedule for the 2022-2023 season will soon be released. Which matchups might be circled are still to be determined with plenty of uncertainty remaining in the offseason.  Star players like Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell remain on the trade market, meaning the NBA could see a rare late-offseason shift in its balance of power…. Source link

President Donald Trump will be deposed today as part of the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices after he spent months trying to delay the questioning, according to multiple news reports. Trump posted about the deposition on his social media site, Truth Social. “Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history!” he wrote. That office is looking into whether Trump and his children lied about the… Source link

Lucid Group (LCID) shares crashed in after hours trading on on Wednesday following the release of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s second quarter report. The company cut its production outlook for 2022 for the second time in as many quarters, now forecasting it will make 6,000-7,000 cars this year, down from its prior guidance of 12,000-14,000. At the beginning of the year, the company had expected it would make up to 20,000 cars this year. “Our revised production guidance reflects the… Source link

The NFL now holds Deshaun Watson’s football future in its hands. With independent disciplinary arbitrator Sue L. Robinson delivering a six-game suspension decision in Watson’s personal conduct policy case on Monday, the spotlight now shifts back to the NFL, which must decide whether to appeal the penalty. The league issued a statement Monday saying it’s “reviewing” the decision and “will make a determination on next steps.” Barring a mutually agreed upon extension between the NFL and NFL… Source link