By Josh Horwitz, Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Yahoo said it had stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China “in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment”, the second Western tech brand to quit the country in recent weeks. FILE PHOTO: A Yahoo logo is pictured in front of a building in Rolle, Switzerland December 12, 2012. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The company stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of Nov. 1,… Source link
Read More »Google fixes a bunch of Pixel issues with November update, leaves Pixel 3 and 3 XL behind
Today is the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means, right? A Google Android monthly update. These are usually only about security fixes, but not this time around, as there are a bunch of Pixel-specific non-security issues resolved too. Speaking of Pixels, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have reached the end of the line when it comes to software updates, three years after their launch. The new November 2021 update is only headed to the Pixel 3a (launched in May 2019) and later… Source link
Read More »‘I got the Pfizer’ vaccine, leaves door open to getting booster shot
Donald J. Trump joined Yahoo Finance for a wide-ranging conversation covering topics such as the U.S. economy, COVID-19 vaccines, cryptocurrencies, and his thinking on a third run for the presidency in 2024. The full interview will be released on Monday. Former President Donald Trump has revealed which COVID-19 vaccine he received before leaving the White House. “Well, I got the Pfizer and I would have been very happy with any of them,” Trump told Yahoo Finance Live in a wide-ranging… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin’s Biggest Jump Since July Leaves Traders Speculating Why
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg Bitcoin jumped, rising in a matter of minutes to its biggest daily gain since July, and other digital currencies surged in a shock rally that followed the largest monthly decline since May. The largest cryptocurrency by market value rose as much as 10% to $47,884 early in New York trading before paring gains. Ethereum, Litecoin and EOS also jumped, with the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index rising as much as 8.9%. Bitcoin had slumped 7.6% in September amid… Source link
Read More »Bad News For Google Stadia As Another Exec Leaves The Company
Image: Google The last year or so hasn’t been great for Stadia, Google’s game streaming service. And now its Director of Games is leaving to join a different part of Google. This follows other high-profile exits from Stadia earlier this year and seems to signal that Google is truly done making or funding exclusive games for its fledgling game service. As reported by ZDNet, Jack Buser is leaving Google Stadia on September 13. He was the streaming service’s Director of Games, having… Source link
Read More »Google Health chief leaves to become CEO of health tech company Cerner – Fortune
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Read More »Google shuts down unified health division as chief leaves company
Google is reportedly dismantling its health technology initiative and splitting its projects across other teams as the chief of the division departs the company. Dr. David Feinberg is reportedly leaving Google to join electronic medical records firm Cerner as its CEO and president. According to Business Insider, the various projects and teams that make up Google Health are being split across other parts of Google. In a memo sent to Google employees on Thursday, Google research whiff Jeff… Source link
Read More »Google Health boss David Feinberg leaves to become Cerner CEO
Google Health VP David Feinberg will become the CEO and president of electronic health records company Cerner in October, taking over for current CEO Brent Shafer, Cerner announced on Thursday. Feinberg had previously led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. Feinberg’s departure from Google suggests the search giant may be reassessing its ambition to create new products in its Google Health division to break into the the multi-trillion… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin recovers even as ‘hype leaves market’
‘If we compare today to the April highs, we can say with absolute certainty that the hype has left the market,’ said one analyst. Cryptocurrencies were recovering slowly but steadily from an earlier sell-off but are once again down on Wednesday, with bitcoin’s price quite a distance from its all-time high of $63,000 (£45,552) in April. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.7%, trading at $34,891 on Wednesday morning. “If we compare today to the April highs, we can say with absolute certainty that the… Source link
Read More »Mass shooting in Austin, Texas, leaves at least 14 wounded
At least 14 people were injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, according to police in the Texas city. “This is one of the most significant incidents that we’ve ever had happen in our city,” interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said during an afternoon news conference. The first call of shots fired came in around 1:24 a.m. CT, he said, adding that the street was barricaded to keep out crowds and vehicle traffic at the time of the… Source link
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