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For half a decade, Google, the maker of Android, the world’s most widely used phone software, has had a dream to make a best-selling phone that rivals the gold standard, the iPhone. Google’s Pixel phones have consistently received positive reviews but sell tepidly because of a major weakness: They have relied on off-the-shelf parts from other companies. As a result, they have felt sluggish compared with devices made by Apple, which tightly controls the quality of its iPhones by doing… Source link

Vaccine mandates had been a contentious issue long before President Biden called on all employers with more than 100 employees to require workers to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. But some CEOs welcome the idea.  “We haven’t seen all of the details on it, but frankly, we’re thrilled that the playing field is being leveled … We had been talking about installing mandates across our company. This is really the only way to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control,” Tim Boyle, CEO of… Source link

The hands-off regulatory position the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long taken when it comes to managing cryptocurrencies appears to be coming to an abrupt end. On Tuesday, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong went public with the battle he says the SEC has now picked with his company’s proposed lending product. In a long thread on Twitter, Armstrong chronicled his attempts to work with the SEC to explain how the company’s customers would be able to earn interest on… Source link

There’s no end in sight for Jaromir Jagr’s professional hockey career. (Photo by Alexander ShcherbakTASS via Getty Images) Former NHL player Jaromir Jagr has decided that he will continue to play for Kladno in the Czech Extraliga even as he nears his 50th birthday. Jagr will be turning 50 in February 2022, but he said that people are still expecting him to play — and to play well. “It’s not easy anymore, believe me,” Jagr said Wednesday to The Hockey News. “…mostly during my career,… Source link

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum has committed to playing for Team USA at next month’s Tokyo Olympics, sources told Yahoo Sports. The 23-year-old is coming off a career season, averaging 26.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Celtics. Tatum’s commitment to playing for USA Basketball comes on the same day as Draymond Green and Damian Lillard reportedly committed, according to The Athletic. Tatum’s ability to score was on full display during the second half of the… Source link

The capitalist system is in the biggest need of reform in America, said Ford Foundation President Darren Walker. A former banker, Walker said he is “a believer that there is no better mechanism to organize an economy than capitalism. But I also, as an advocate for capitalism, have to acknowledge its shortcomings— and the reality that in the United States, we have actually never given real capitalism a chance. What we need is a new form of stakeholder capitalism that recognizes the… Source link

On this week’s episode of the “Posted Up with Chris Haynes” podcast, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love revealed that it would be “special” if he had the chance to play for his hometown NBA team: the Portland Trail Blazers. “Who wouldn’t want to play with Dame Lillard, first of all,” Love said on “Posted Up.” “Dame, he’s special. He’s amazing. I claim Portland when they ask me where I’m from. It’s where I spent all of my formative years. I grew up in… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A global semiconductor shortage has upended the supply of everyday devices from smartphones to gaming consoles to tech-dependent cars. With companies warning the issue may last into the second half, the fallout threatens to weigh on share prices for months to come. Since news broke in November that Apple Inc. faced a shortage of chips for its latest iPhone, warnings about the impact have been coming thick and fast. Truckmaker Volvo Group and electric-vehicle company Nio Inc…. Source link

The latest version of Google Chrome has an amazingly handy new feature: live captions. Basically, it’s like closed captioning on your TV but it works on any audio or video that you’re watching on the web – even livestreams. Google is using its machine learning smarts to make it all happen. The feature was first introduced on the Pixel smartphone a few years back. Live Captions can be helpful for the hearing impaired or anyone who wants to “see” what’s being said…. Source link

Experts’ fears that people in wealthier countries will be vaccinated before those in poorer nations are coming to fruition. And the inequity could further pressure the global economy, according to a recent study supported by the International Chamber of Commerce. “Should countries continue to pursue an uncoordinated approach to vaccine distribution, the world risks global GDP losses in 2021 alone of as much as US $9.2 trillion,” the study said. Health officials around the world have criticized… Source link