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Google is adding air quality data to its Nest Hub smart displays. While the new feature is still only available in “select” US markets, it’ll give some users an idea of how much risk they might face from smoke and pollution in the area. It’ll give some users an idea of how much risk they might face Google says it will roll out the new feature “over the coming weeks.” An Air Quality Index badge will show up on the clock and weather widget on the Nest Hub’s Ambient screen…. Source link

While the pandemic had a slight impact on Apple’s sales last year and a slump in advertising affected Google’s revenue, the quarter was huge for both companies. Apple earned $81 billion in the quarter, more than any fiscal second quarter in the company’s history, thanks to soaring sales of iPhones and services, which includes Apple’s streaming service and cloud storage. Google earned $62 billion, a 62 percent increase from the same quarter last year. Source link

SpaceX has had repeated run-ins with local authorities and residents stemming from its spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images Texas officials warned SpaceX it might have committed crimes by closing public roads, KGRW reported. In a letter, Cameron County DA Luis Saenz accused SpaceX of knowingly ignoring previous warnings. Saenz called the conduct “unacceptable” and threatened arrests for future violations. Sign up for the 10 Things in Tech daily newsletter. Local authorities… Source link

New viral variants of the Covid-19 coronavirus are on the way, claimed Moderna scientists and executives in a Thursday virtual investor event, as reported by Barrons. “As the virus spreads, it is rapidly mutating,” the company’s chief scientific officer, Melissa Moore, said on the call. “Some of these new viral strains appear to be even more transmissible than the original strain… We already know that some of these new strains are less susceptible to neutralization by our current… Source link

An internal medicine doctor in San Antonio, Texas, is gaining national attention after revealing that he uses the antiparasitic medication ivermectin — which is commonly used to treat head lice — on his COVID-19 patients. Dr. Hoan Pho tells Yahoo Life that he has been “very aggressively” treating his patients who develop COVID-19 for months with a series of medications, including antibiotics, statins, aspirin, prednisone and high doses of vitamins C and D. But he added ivermectin to… Source link

On Oct. 17, roughly 100 people reportedly gathered in a conference room at a resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., for Q Con Live, an all-day event featuring speeches from some of the most prominent disciples of the QAnon movement.  Among the conference’s “all-star lineup” of speakers was Alan Hostetter, a retired police officer turned yoga instructor who has become a key figure in California’s anti-lockdown movement, which emerged this spring in opposition to state and local… Source link

CLOSE The federal government may be warming up its antitrust enforcement machine and pointing it at Big Tech. The House Judiciary Committee has announced a sweeping antitrust probe, promising “review of the market power held by giant tech platforms.” (June 4) AP Tech Congress is asking Apple and Google to warn users about apps that pose “national security risks” days after the government showed interest in banning TikTok.  National Security Representative Stephen… Source link

Bank earnings could reveal ugly-looking loan portfolios for the second quarter, but the industry hopes to champion its investment banking and cost-cutting efforts to squeeze out earnings. Earnings season will kick off on Tuesday as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Wells Fargo (WFC) report earnings before the market bell, covering the large U.S. banks’ performances through the three-month period ended June 30.  “The upcoming [second quarter] earnings will be confusing, sloppy, and… Source link