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Two new reports from Bloomberg and Wired have shed light on some of Google’s failures in building its Stadia cloud gaming service. The reports come just a few weeks after Google announced it would be shutting down its in-house Stadia game development studios. One key issue, according to Wired, is that Google may not have put as much investment in its internal studios as its much-hyped plans for Stadia may have suggested. Stadia chief Phil Harrison announced Google’s Stadia Games and… Source link

When the heat went out this week, Texans scrambled for ways stay warm. The number of searches for “how to stay warm” in Texas were at least twice those recorded in every other state, peaking early Monday morning. Accompanying phrases included “without electricity,” “without power” and “inside.” A note on the data: It comes from Google’s Trends tool, which reports relative search volume rather than absolute numbers. The darkest places on these state-level maps, for instance,… Source link

One month after GameStop (GME) shares surged to record levels due to Reddit-fueled trading, Wall Street, online brokerage Robinhood and Reddit are facing probes by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and both chambers of Congress. During GameStop’s two-week meteoric rise, the S&P 500 dropped a whopping 5% from peak to trough. Wall Street felt the full brunt of the chaos. Hedge funds endured a gut-wrenching de-risking event comparable to the global… Source link

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Google trends have revealed each state’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy. Zippia — a resource site for job seekers who want data — found each state’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy. Anyone who has been to an office potluck (or just observed a good old candy bowl), knows not all treats are as popular as others. Illinois’ favorite candy on the holiday? Chocolate covered strawberries! The chocolate and fruit pairing was the most popular across the country,… Source link

IBM (IBM) is already trying to get investors excited about 2022 despite only being 22 days into 2021. And that’s not exactly great news to investors in the here and now, many who have bought early into the turnaround story pitched by new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. Shares of Big Blue tanked more than 8% in early Friday trading following a lackluster fourth quarter on most fronts. Despite company executives trying to suggest better times are ahead in 2022 (the year was mentioned by executives 10… Source link

Greg Norman spent at least a portion of Christmas day in the hospital due to COVID-19. Norman revealed he tested positive for the virus, posting multiple pictures of himself in a hospital. Norman, 65, posted three pictures from his hospital bed. A part of Norman’s caption read, “On behalf of millions, f—- COVID.” Norman posted a video on Instagram a few days before Christmas saying he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. At that time, Norman had not tested positive for the virus. Norman,… Source link

Bloomberg L.A. Has Record Deaths; Italy Cases Pass 2 Million: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — New York state’s Covid-19 cases reached a new monthly high and the Greater Los Angeles area had record fatalities and hospitalizations. Italy’s total cases passed 2 million and Hong Kong extended its mandatory quarantine for most visitors to three weeks. Brazil found the effectiveness of Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine was less than 90%, though data is still being gathered, raising questions about its… Source link

The Canadian Press Week 16 is one NFL fans truly can celebrate: 4 days of games Now this is a week NFL fans can truly celebrate.First off, it appears the league will complete the 2020 portion of the schedule on time and with no cancellations. Secondly, there are only two games in Week 16 that have no post-season implications.Plus, there’s pro football on four straight days, starting with Minnesota’s trip to New Orleans late on Christmas afternoon. The weekend concludes with the AFC East… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Drew Brees becomes the NFL’s first 80,000-yard passer In what could be the penultimate regular-season game of Drew Brees‘ Hall of Fame career, he’s capping it with yet another milestone. Brees has become the first player in NFL history to generate more than 80,000 passing yards. Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, with 78,457 passing yards, could catch and surpass Brees next year, if Brees [more] Source link

LeBron James has caught no shortage of flak for how he announced he was joining the Miami Heat back in 2010, but there was apparently at least one person who had a problem with how he left the team. That person would be Chris Bosh, who discussed the circumstances of his former teammate’s departure for the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency during an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the “All the Smoke” podcast. When asked by host Matt Barnes how James told him of the decision, Bosh… Source link