Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., gestures while speaking during a discussion on artificial intelligence at the Bruegel European economic think tank in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Pichai urged the U.S. and European Union to coordinate regulatory approaches on artificial intelligence, calling their alignment critical. Geert Vanden Wijngaert | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google has told its employees that they will lose pay — and will eventually be fired… Source link
Read More »Why you can still lose it all in cryptocurrencies: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Monday, November 22, 2021 Putting money to work in cryptocurrencies remains far from a normal investing exercise, which is something people with grand visions (note this number of people is growing as cryptos reach the mainstream) of getting rich off of dogecoin (DOGE-USD) or Shibu Inu (SHIB-USD) in under 12 hours need to be reminded of… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin, Ether Lose Ground as Twitter CFO Rules Out Crypto Investment, Dollar Index Hits 16-Month High
Bitcoin, ether, and other major coins face selling pressure as anti-crypto comments from Twitter’s chief financial officer soured the market mood. The continued strength in the dollar index likely added to bearish forces. Bitcoin was trading 4.3% lower on the day near $60,800, while ether was nursing a 5.3% loss at $4,320 at press time, according to CoinDesk data. Litecoin, binance coin, Polkadot’s DOT token, and prominent decentralized finance coins flashed bigger losses. The selling… Source link
Read More »Apple, Google, others lose court challenge to patent review policy
A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Tech companies said rule reducing reviews undermines patent system Court says PTO decisions on instituting review can’t be appealed (Reuters) – A federal judge in California tossed a lawsuit brought by big tech companies including Apple and Google over a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy that reduced the number of patent disputes it considers. U.S. Supreme Court precedent… Source link
Read More »Google Assistant on KaiOS lose ability to send texts via voice
While smartphones are increasingly approaching feature phone pricing, the latter category still has a place. As such, “smart” feature phones exist, and many are powered by KaiOS, though Google Assistant in recent months lost the ability to make calls and send texts through voice commands. Smart feature phones are defined by the presence of internet-powered apps, with Google offering YouTube, Google Maps, and Lens. Assistant is the other big addition and closely integrated with… Source link
Read More »Moderna, BioNTech Lose $60 Billion in Value in Two-Day Drop
(Bloomberg) — Moderna Inc. and BioNTech SE, the world’s leading Covid-19 vaccine makers, tumbled for the second day in a row, losing roughly $60 billion in combined market value as investors balked at the companies’ lofty valuations. The declines deepened Wednesday with Moderna closing 16% lower and BioNTech dropping 14% as trading volume picked up. The stocks had soared more than 360% each this year through Monday, when both set record closing highs. Wall Street has been divided on the… Source link
Read More »Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters. It is an experiment taking place across Silicon Valley, which often sets trends for other large employers. Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) also cut pay for remote employees who move to less expensive areas, while smaller companies… Source link
Read More »‘You could lose everything’ on meme stocks: Franklin Templeton CEO
The meme stock craze has cooled off — at least temporarily. Over the past week, favored equities GameStop (GME) and AMC (AMC) have plummeted, dropping about 10% and 21% respectively. The decline affirms the fears of observers who had warned that a pullback was likely for shares elevated by what some consider speculative trading. In a new interview, Franklin Templeton (BEN) CEO Jenny Johnson — whose investment firm manages more than $1.5 trillion in assets — criticized the trading as… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in
The bitcoin price was once again yo-yoing on Wednesday morning. Photo: Edward Smith/Getty Images The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash. According to a Bank of America survey, 81% of fund managers say bitcoin is still a bubble. The flagship crypto fell around 37% last month and its price is down 38% from its $64,829 mid-April peak. The… Source link
Read More »If you get the COVID vaccine, could you lose insurance coverage?
Fact check: If you get the COVID vaccine, could you lose insurance coverage? More than 167 million Americans have received at least their first dose of the COVID vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But some people are still reluctant to take the shot, whether because of its hasty development and rollout or general qualms about vaccines. Another factor causing trepidation for some is the question of whether taking the vaccine will impact health and life insurance… Source link
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