NFL player Alvin Kamara is having a great season. The New Orleans Saints running back is on the short list for “Rookie of the Year” and earned $1.4 million in cash in 2017. The rookie also became one of the league’s most watched players, proving “more productive per touch” than […]
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21 states sue to keep net neutrality as Senate Democrats reach 50 votes for repeal
A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday while Democrats said they needed just one more vote in the Senate to repeal the FCC ruling. The state attorneys, including those of California, New […]
Google wants to make A.I. easier to use, starting with image recognition
Google‘s growing cloud business is trying to bring artificial intelligence to the masses, not just to the experts. The company introduced a new tool on Wednesday designed to simplify the process of deploying AI in business applications. It’s called Cloud AutoML and is already being used by companies including Disney […]
Democrats flip Wisconsin district that Trump won by 17 points
A Democrat has been elected to represent a traditionally conservative Wisconsin senate district where voters overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump in 2016, in an upset that Democrats suggest could lead to more Republican losses in the state. Patty Schachtner’s victory in the 10th Senate District late Tuesday could be a […]
J&J attracts Chinese interest for its diabetes business in a potential $3B to $4B deal
Chinese bidders are circling a diabetes care business owned by the world’s largest health-care company Johnson & Johnson in a deal that could fetch up to $4 billion, five people with direct knowledge told Reuters. New Brunswick, N.J.-based J&J said in January last year it was evaluating options for its […]
Bitcoin drops below $10,000 with $36 billion of value wiped off in a day as cryptocurrency sell-off deepens
Bitcoin fell below $10,000 for the first time since November, as a sell-off in cryptocurrencies continued for a second day Wednesday. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading at $9,958.31 at about 6:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, and was down almost 12 percent in the last 24 hours, according to […]
Apple gets rare downgrade because analyst believes iPhone cycle is just ‘good, not great’
The iPhone cycle will disappoint this year, according to one Wall Street analyst, who issued a rare downgrade of one of the market’s most popular stocks. Longbow Research lowered its rating for Apple shares to neutral from buy, predicting the company will ship less iPhones than expected in fiscal 2018. […]
House Republicans eye a budget funding extension, but a ‘Dreamer’ deal won’t be a part of it
House Republicans considered on Tuesday a stopgap bill to fund the U.S. government through Feb. 16 to avert a shutdown, but the measure would not include Democrats’ demands for protections for young people brought to the United States illegally as children. Partisan finger-pointing over immigration policy on Tuesday left Congress […]
If your Wi-Fi is acting wonky, your Google Home and Chromecast could be to blame
If your internet connection has been going down, your Google Home and Chromecast devices could be to blame. The issue initially seemed to be relegated only to those who owned the Google Home Max speaker and TP-Link Archer C7 router. New issues have been reported involving other devices by both […]
Risk of nuclear weapons and extreme weather are the top threats for 2018, WEF says
Extreme weather events and natural disasters are the likeliest global risks to occur in 2018, according to experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum. WEF’s latest Global Risks Report 2018, published Wednesday, showed that environmental disasters, cybercrime, large-scale involuntary migration and illicit trade were among the most notable risks, in […]