Google TV, the new smart TV interface that debuted on Google’s most recent Chromecast, appears to be getting a small but important tweak for its “Continue watching” row. Over on Reddit (via 9to5Google) user u/Alfatango97 has spotted a new option to manually hide entries from the row, which is designed to let viewers quickly jump back into unfinished TV shows or films. When it works, the Continue watching row is a convenient way pick up from where viewing was interrupted. But… Source link
Read More »The Chromecast With Google TV Makes Watching Television More Accessible In More Ways Than One
The Chromecast with Google TV even comes in colors: white, blue, or pink. Google Images Until a few weeks ago, the Apple TV 4K had not seen an update since the device was introduced in September 2017. The software it runs, tvOS, obviously has been updated in the time since, but the additions have more iterative than transformative. It would not be unreasonable to conclude the operating system, as a whole, is not as loved by Apple as much as the company loves, say, macOS or… Source link
Read More »Economic outlook still bright, but watching ‘upside risks’ in inflation
TipRanks Buy These 2 New Stocks Before They Jump Over 80%, Says JPMorgan In the past week, investors have had to cope with multiple conflicting signals from the markets. The April jobs report, which was expected to show almost 1 million new positions for the month, showed only 266,000. The official unemployment number ticked upward slightly to 6.1%, and hourly wages also gained – by 0.7%. That last would seem to be a positive – except that, combined with the massive government stimulus… Source link
Read More »Do you obey public-access mandates? Google Scholar is watching
Google Scholar’s co-founder, Anurag Acharya.Credit: Amit Basu Google Scholar, the popular free search engine for scholarly literature, revealed an unexpected feature on 23 March: it is keeping track of whether research papers covered by funders’ public-access mandates are free to read. A scientist’s Google Scholar profile now displays how many of their papers should be free to read because a funder requires it; how many… Source link
Read More »The big risks Wall Street is watching for in 2021
Stocks are on track to close out 2020 with double-digit gains as traders shook off this year’s COVID-19 outbreak and economic turmoil. As Wall Street strategists look ahead to 2021, the vast majority believe stocks are heading even higher. But that outcome is anything but guaranteed. Few, if any, strategists a year ago counted a pandemic among their lists of risks to the outlook in 2020. But given what is known right now about COVID-19 vaccines, trajectory of the economic recovery and… Source link
Read More »Charlie Woods hits incredible shot with Tiger watching
Through three holes, Charlie Woods looked like he would carry his Hall of Fame dad through the PNC Championship. Charlie showed Tiger Woods how it’s done on the third hole Saturday, hitting a fantastic shot to set up an eagle. Charlie hit the ball roughly 170 yards around some trees to bring it just a few feet away from the hole. Tiger couldn’t help but be impressed, calling it an “awesome shot.” Charlie, 11, finished off the hole on the next shot, giving the Woods’ an eagle. The… Source link
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