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Yahoo! Week 13 $1 Million Baller and Cash Game Strategy

Whether you are playing in the biggest tournament of the week on Yahoo! or prefer to play in smaller GPPs, there are some general positional strategies that you can implement in any size tournament. These concepts include stacking, finding pivots off of popular players, and looking for leverage in other spots. While it’s important to implement these into your lineup-building approach, the foundation of any tournament lineup is a solid core, usually players that you would use in cash… Source link

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Russia fines Google 3 million roubles for not deleting banned content

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL.O) Google 3 million roubles ($400,386) on Monday for not deleting content that it deemed illegal, part of a wider dispute between Russia and the U.S. tech giant. Russia in October threatened to fine Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete banned content on its search… Source link

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No new stimulus checks coming, but are you one of 17 million Americans leaving free money on the table?

No new stimulus checks coming, but are you one of 17 million Americans leaving free money on the table? Most of the time, people leap at the chance for free money. After all, it’s been months since the third stimulus check from Congress, and yet a petition for a fourth payment is still closing in on 3 million signatures. So then, why are 10% of working Americans missing out on thousands in free cash that’s been available for a very long time? Even if you know about these programs and you don’t… Source link

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Google, YouTube slapped with $26 million verdict in video-sharing patent fight

YouTube found to infringe video-streaming optimization patent VideoShare case against Facebook still pending (Reuters) – Google and its video platform YouTube owe nearly $26 million for infringing a streaming-video patent owned by VideoShare LLC, a Texas federal jury said. The Waco, Texas jury found Tuesday that YouTube’s streaming technology works in the same way as VideoShare’s patented technology for converting a video to multiple formats and transmitting it in the best format for a user’s… Source link

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Google commits $740 million to Australia after threatening to pull out

The Google corporate logo hangs outside one of its offices on August 31, 2021. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation. The main operating unit of Alphabet said it planned to expand cloud infrastructure, set up a research hub staffed by Australian researchers and engineers and partner… Source link

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Stanford dropouts raise $60 million for grocery startup Zepto

A new startup company founded by two Stanford University dropouts is threatening to restructure the grocery delivery industry in India. 19-year-old former Stanford classmates Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra founded Zepto in April of this year. In less than 8 months, the company has raised over $60 million from investors. The idea for a startup came when the pair were locked in the house due to pandemic restrictions back in 2020. Zepto’s main selling point is its speed. The service… Source link

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Robinhood crypto wallet has a waitlist of 1.6 million people: Crypto COO

Retail investor interest in Robinhood’s (HOOD) forthcoming crypto wallet remains high, a company executive said at the Yahoo Finance-Decrypt cryptocurrency event on Tuesday. The wait list for Robinhood’s crypto wallet stands at 1.6 million people, Robinhood Crypto COO Christine Brown revealed at “Crypto Goes Mainstream.“ Robinhood announced plans for the crypto wallet in September, promising users the ability to send and receive cryptocurrency at speed and low cost. The wallet will also… Source link

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Robinhood says email addresses of 5 million customers exposed in security breach

(Reuters) -Robinhood Markets Inc said on Monday a third party had obtained access to the email addresses of about five million of its customers. The fee-free broker said the full names of a different group of about two million people were also exposed in the breach, while 310 people had more personal information, including names, birth, dates and zip codes, compromised. Robinhood said it believed no social security numbers, bank account numbers, or debit card numbers were exposed and that… Source link

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Google Brain founder Andrew Ng raises $57 million for Landing AI

Andrew Ng, the founder and CEO of Landing AI. MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng, the founder of the Google Brain research lab and the former chief scientist of Baidu, has raised $57 million from investors for his start-up, Landing AI, at an undisclosed valuation. Founded in Palo Alto in 2017, Landing AI is focused on bringing artificial intelligence to manufacturing companies. It has developed a computer vision tool that manufacturers can use to create… Source link

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Biden administration unveils details of vaccine mandate covering 84 million workers

On Thursday, senior Biden administration officials announced details of a highly anticipated mandate requiring U.S. employers with 100 or more workers to ensure employees are either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested each week for the virus. The officials also unveiled details of a separate mandate that will require employers participating in Medicare or Medicaid to have a fully vaccinated workforce, with no testing alternative. The first rule covers 84 million U.S. workers, or two-thirds… Source link

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