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Improve your privacy with a few clicks. Chris Monroe/CNET People were understandably freaked out when reports… Source link

The Portland Trail Blazers will look for a new coach after their first-round exit. The Blazers agreed to part ways with head coach Terry Stotts on Friday, sources told Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes. Stotts’ exit ends a nine-season tenure in Portland, in which the Blazers reached the playoffs eight times. Five of those playoff berths ended in the first round, though, including the last two trips. The Blazers’ most recent exit came on Thursday, with the team falling to the Denver… Source link

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday that he would like to see the U.S. economy make more progress before the central bank pulls back on its aggressive monetary stimulus. “We’re still quite a ways off from maintaining the substantial further progress we’re really looking for in terms of adjustments to our asset purchase program,” Williams told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview. But Williams added that the Fed should begin to be mindful of how the… Source link

You don’t even have to wait for Android 12 to take advantage of Google’s Smart Canvas features. Screenshot by CNET

With the NBA playoffs days away, TNT and longtime analyst Chris Webber have reportedly parted ways.  The New York Post reports that Webber and the network agreed to a split on Thursday. The two sides did not conduct negotiations on a new contract leading up to the split, according to the report.  Webber had worked as a color commentator and occasional studio analyst at TNT since 2008. He joined the network shortly after the conclusion of his 15-season NBA career.  Chris Webber is reportedly… Source link

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

President Joe Biden hasn’t hidden his desire to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy to fund a $2.3 trillion infrastructure package and new social safety net programs.  The administration has consistently floated lifting the corporate tax rate to 28% from its current rate, a Trump-era low of 21%. More recently, Biden said he is targeting an increase in the capital gains tax on the wealthiest Americans to 43.4%, including a surtax. The existing capital gains tax stands at a top rate of… Source link

If you’re having trouble falling asleep, the Google Home and Google Nest are here to help.  Tyler Lizenby/CNET Your… Source link

By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. In testimony prepared for a joint hearing before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls from lawmakers for changes to a law called Section 230 of the… Source link

By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. In testimony prepared for a joint hearing before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls from lawmakers for changes to a law called Section 230 of the… Source link