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Alphabet the parent of search-engine Google, is cutting jobs at its healthcare and robotics units as the latest round of technology-sector layoffs gathers pace. Verily Life Sciences, is letting go of 200 employees, affecting some 15% of roles at the company, and Intrinsic, a robotics software company is laying off 40 employees. Both divisions are within Alphabet’s (ticker: GOOGL) Other Bets unit. The cuts were reported by… Source link

Tech giant Google has announced that soon it will start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS (Rich Communication Services) chats to the Google Messages, which will be made available to users over the coming weeks. The upcoming update will prove to be a big upgrade for encrypting one-on-one conversations on Google as most of the content shared on chats will be hard to read by carriers or even the tech giant itself. In a blog post, Google on Friday said that the feature will be available for… Source link

House construction in the U.S. declined in October more than expected, while the number of permits for single-family homes tumbled, another sign of growing reluctance among home builders to increase inventory as many buyers are pushed out of the market. Residential starts — including both single- and multi-family units — decreased 4.2% last month to a 1.425 million annualized rate, according to government data released Thursday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast a 2.0%… Source link

E.J. Warner, the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, started as quarterback for Temple on Saturday for the first time in his career. Warner’s presence in the starting lineup, however, wasn’t quite enough to lift the Owls to the win. Rutgers beat Temple 16-14. Warner finished 19-of-32 for 215 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception. His touchdown came on a 47-yard connection to Jordan Smith in the fourth quarter. The young Warner is a true freshman. He’s replacing D’Wan… Source link

There was a lot of hope for Geno Smith‘s NFL future when he was at West Virginia. He was a heck of a college quarterback. It didn’t work out for him with the New York Jets and he entered the backup phase of his career. The Seattle Seahawks were mocked for trading Russell Wilson and giving Smith a chance to start. It took a long time, but Smith finally had the game of his NFL career on a night when Wilson made his return to Seattle. Smith did most of his damage in the first half, but that was… Source link

College football is finally here. Though the real fun begins next week with Week 1, there are seven FBS vs. FBS games on the schedule on Saturday. The headliner is the Big Ten game in Ireland between Nebraska and Northwestern. Elsewhere, there are a few Conference USA games on the slate, Florida State and North Carolina host FCS opponents and an SEC team travels to Hawaii. What are the best games? Nebraska at Northwestern (12:30 p.m. ET, Fox) Coming off a miserable 3-9 record in 2021, Scott… Source link

If the Baltimore Ravens want to lock up Lamar Jackson before he becomes a free agent, the team will have to act quickly. Jackson implied Saturday he will cut off negotiations with the Ravens once the regular season begins. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jackson was asked whether he had a deadline for getting an extension done. He replied, “Yeah, we coming up to it. It’s coming up. Season’s coming up. We’re going to be good for the season.” Jackson said he… Source link

Baker Mayfield got the starting nod for the Carolina Panthers in their first preseason game Saturday. In return for that distinction, he checked an important box against the Washington Commanders — looking healthy, confident and (for the most part) sharp in his lone drive of the day. That drive ultimately stalled out on a bungled snap exchange, leaving the Panthers to kick a field goal in what amounted to a modest debut for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft. In that brief appearance,… Source link

Google has announced that starting today, people who are still using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app prompt asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. The company says the new prompt will help remaining users move to Chat as Google works toward officially shutting down Hangouts in November. People who use the Hangouts Chrome extension will be asked to move to Chat on the web or install the Chat web app, the company says. In July, people who use… Source link

Deshaun Watson is slated to face an NFL disciplinary hearing starting Tuesday where the league is expected to argue for a lengthy suspension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and multiple reports. The hearing will be overseen by former U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson, who will act as an independent officer. Watson, who faces allegations of varying degrees of sexual assault and misconduct by 24 women, will be represented by the NFLPA. The outcome of the hearing is expected to determine… Source link