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US stocks futures swing higher as S&P 500 fights off bear market territory

US stock futures were pointing to a higher start for Wall Street at the end of a volatile week, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cooled speculation about the potential for 75-basis point rate hikes. How are stock-index futures trading? S&P 500 futures ES00, +1.20% rose 1.1% to 3,971 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, […]

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Artificial intelligence

Valiot’s AI Manufacturing Tech Promises Growth in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Valiot leaders and Texas government officials alike see the company’s AI-based value chain-oriented software as one that will bolster state growth, reshoring, and its overall GDP. Valiot CEO Federico Crespo and other members of his team met with Texas Secretary of State John Scott at the Texas […]

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Mobile

How to Use Your Android Phone’s Built-In Password Manager

photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Android devices are packed with features that make your digital life easier to navigate, and one of the most helpful is the password manager. Password managers not only store your login information for frictionless loginsthey also make it easier to create strong, unique passwords for every app or website you use. […]

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Technology

Android Auto Makeover Lets You Watch YouTube in Your Car

Android Auto’s refresh will make it easier to mind your maps and messages while driving. picture: Google Android Auto in the dash is getting a much-needed refresh. During a session at its developer conference, Google introduced to revised interface coming to the Android-based car software. It includes a new split-screen mode that’s more scalable across […]

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Markets

Xero Users Feel Impact of Tight Labor Markets — Interview

By Stuart Condie SYDNEY–Cloud-accounting software provider Xero Ltd.’s users are more concerned about a shortage of skilled labor than inflation or rising interest rates, Chief Executive Steve Vamos said. New Zealand-based Xero increased staff by 31% over the 12 months through March but its employee costs rose by 34% against the backdrop of what it […]

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Business

Roblox CEO David Baszucki says bookings are turning around

Roblox CEO David Baszucki told CNBC on Wednesday that the company is seeing its bookings recover in April after the company said earlier this week that they declined 3% in the March quarter. Bookings are how the company describes sales of its virtual currency, Robux, which players use to buy digital items such as avatars […]

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Technology

Apple Discontinues iPod, Mobile Gaming Icon, After 22 Years

photo: justin sullivan (Getty Images) Pour one out for every kid who one-strapped a backpack in middle school, as they’re likely in mourning today. With Apple’s discontinuation of the 7th-generation iPod Touch, announced yesterdayit’s official: the iPod is dead. Ostensibly, the iPod was a music device, meant to digitize song libraries and move listeners away […]

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Technology

All the New Android Features Announced at Google I/O 2022

Google took the stage at this year’s I/O event for about two hours, announcing new and exciting products like Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and the Pixel Watch. While hardware tends to steal the show at these events, the team certainly didn’t gloss over Android: between fresh Android 13 features and general Android updates, Google had […]

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Technology

Google Maps Immersive View, New Translate Languages, Docs TL;DR

Google’s 2022 I/O Conference is finally here. From virtual maps that come to life to a new way to communicate with your home security system, there’s a lot of unexpected surprises from the keynote to unpack. Here are some of the highlights. Stare Your Google Nest Down Till It Does Stuff For You One of […]

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Mobile

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