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PGA Championship: Ludvig Åberg, dealing with knee injury, trying to ‘focus on the golf’ after Masters finish
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PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka, big-game hunter, is in his element
Brooks Koepka heads to the PGA Championship seeking his sixth career major victory.
- Engadget
Google announced an update for Android Auto with new apps and casting support
Google just announced an update for Android for Cars. There are new apps, like Max and Angry Birds, and casting support.
- TechCrunch
Google I/O 2024: Here's everything Google just announced
It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year: Google I/O keynote day! Google kicked off its developer conference each year with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, including many unveilings of recent things it's been working on. On Wednesday, Google announced it is adding new security and privacy protections to Android, including on-device live threat detection to catch malicious apps, new safeguards for screen sharing, and better security against cell site simulators.
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Startup Blueprint: TC Disrupt 2024 Builders Stage agenda sneak peek!
TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship startup event held annually in San Francisco, is back on October 28-30 — and you can expect a bustling crowd of thousands of startup enthusiasts. Expect deep dives into operations, talent acquisition, fundraising, and other crucial topics tailored for the new wave of startup pioneers. While a lot of celebrities invest in startups, the Chainsmokers are different.
- Yahoo Finance
New inflation reading offers hope for Fed rate cuts
Inflation pressures eased in April, an encouraging sign for the Fed. But the progress was likely not enough to justify rate cuts yet.
- TechCrunch
Android’s new Theft Detection Lock helps deter smartphone snatch and grabs
Google on Wednesday and its Google I/O 2024 developer conference announced an upcoming feature for Android called Theft Detection Lock, designed to protect against this growing threat. When triggered, the AI-powered feature will automatically lock the device down.
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Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its annual Go-Get event in New York City that it will launch a shuttle service in certain U.S. cities this summer. Uber Shuttle in the U.S. will repurpose the technology and business model that Uber has built to help commuters in emerging markets where there's a public transportation gap.
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Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service
Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect's on-device AI to analyze apps for malicious behavior. The service, announced following the Google I/O developer event on Tuesday, examines various signals related to an app's use of sensitive permissions and interactions with other apps and services, the company explains.
- Engadget
Threads gets its own fact-checking program
Meta has brought fact-checking directly to Threads.
- Yahoo Sports
NFL schedule: Packers, Jets, Bears join 6 other teams playing regular-season games outside U.S.
If you're considering a vacation in 2024, why not travel to see an NFL game?
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Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms
In a 2022 survey by Great Expectations, an open source data benchmarking platform, 77% of organizations said they were concerned about their data quality. On Wednesday, Weka, a platform for building data pipelines that handle a range of data sources, types, and sizes, announced that it raised $140 million in a two-part ($100 million and $40 million) Series E round led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Nvidia, Norwest Venture Partners, Micron Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi Ventures and others. The oversubscribed round values Weka at $1.6 billion post-money, double the company's previous valuation.
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Accion's new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally
Accion, a global nonprofit, announced on Tuesday the launch of the Accion Digital Transformation Fund, a $152.5 million fund for large financial institutions, including microfinance serving small businesses currently excluded from the world’s financial system. The firm said in a statement that it will provide growth capital and strategic support to these companies for “digital transformation.” For over six decades, the nonprofit has been active in the financial services sector: first, by developing and scaling solutions tailored to small business orders, smallholder farmers, and women; second, by providing investments and advisory services to traditional financial institutions and microfinance companies, which in turn create accessible products.
- Yahoo Sports
Players’ words say a PGA-Saudi deal is progressing. Others’ actions say otherwise.
Nearly a year after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced their “framework agreement," there’s been no action.
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Reddit introduces new tools for ‘Ask Me Anything,’ its Q&A feature
Reddit announced on Tuesday the launch of five new tools for AMA (Ask Me Anything), its Q&A feature where celebrities, public figures, organizations and Redditors engage with community members and provide answers about a certain topic. As part of the update, Reddit also launched a dedicated AMA tab within the web post composer. This tab allows users to create an AMA session the same way they would a regular post.
- Engadget
Animal Well speedrunners are already beating the game in under five minutes
Animal Well has only been out for a few days and already speedrunners are figuring out the quickest way to roll credits. Some are already beating the game in under five minutes.
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Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard launches on May 19
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will take a crew to suborbital space for the first time in nearly two years later this month, the company announced on Tuesday. The NS-25 mission will launch from Blue’s launch site in West Texas on May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. The six-person crew includes Ed Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate (but for whom this would be the first visit to space), along with investor Mason Angel, who founded the space- and defense-focused Industrious Ventures.
- Engadget
Android's Circle to Search can now help students solve math and physics homework
Google has unveiled a new Circle to Search capability at I/O 2024.
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Jason Kelce joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown' show on multi-year deal
Kelce retired in March after 13 years in the NFL with the Eagles.