NorCal Forecast | April 16, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Comfortable week with some cloud potential
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These comfy sandals for 40% off and over 25,000 Amazon shoppers rave about them.
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It's a sunny day for Google Cloud
Google Cloud, Google's cloud computing division, had a blockbuster fiscal quarter, blowing past analysts' expectations and sending Google parent company Alphabet's stock soaring 13%+ in after-hours trading. Google Cloud revenue jumped 28% to $9.57 billion in Q1 2024, bolstered by the demand for generative AI tools that rely on cloud infrastructure, services and apps. Google Cloud's operating income grew nearly 5x to $900 million, up from $191 million.
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Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next
This week in Las Vegas, 30,000 folks came together to hear the latest and greatest from Google Cloud. What they heard was all generative AI, all the time. Google Cloud is first and foremost a cloud infrastructure and platform vendor.
- TechCrunch
Google bets on partners to run their own sovereign Google Clouds
Data sovereignty and residency laws have become commonplace in recent years. The major clouds, however, were always set up to enable the free movement of data between their various locations, so over the course of the last few years, all of the hyperscalers started looking into how they could offer sovereign clouds that can guarantee that government data, for example, never left a given country. The Microsoft Azure Cloud for Sovereignty became generally available in December.
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Amazon earnings preview: AI initiatives expected to take focus
Amazon earnings preview: What to expect from the company's fiscal fourth quarter results
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'Just right for my 67-year-old body': These popular Hanes 'unicorn shorts' are down to $8
A go-to for nearly 40,000 shoppers — you can grab them for 50% off.
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'Comfortable right out of the box': These supportive sandals are on sale for just $20 — save up to 30%
'I wore these brand-new and walked over 12,000 steps a day for four days with no issues,' raved a happy shopper.
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Fisker starts new round of layoffs to 'preserve cash'
EV startup Fisker Inc. is laying off more employees to "preserve cash," one week after warning investors it would have to make cuts to stave off impending bankruptcy, according to an internal email viewed by TechCrunch. Founder and CEO Henrik Fisker told employees Monday morning in the email that the company is "continuing to evaluate all viable options for our business, including a potential transaction, and we are committed to identifying potential buyers and pathways to infuse capital into the business." It's unclear how many employees Fisker Inc. is cutting.
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Memorial Day sales 2024: Everything we know, including early deals you can shop now
Mark your calendar: The holiday weekend runs Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27 — here are some early savings you can score right now.
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Eric Church defends 'difficult' Stagecoach set after fans walked out of gospel-inspired performance: What to know
Eric Church addressed his polarizing performance that had some Stagecoach festival attendees fleeing for the exit.
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Tesla short sellers lose more than $5 billion in post-earnings rally
Bets against Tesla stock are still mounting even as short sellers lose billions following the stock's post earnings report surge.
- TechCrunch
Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference
Ahead of Google's annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, but not the specific teams, roles or how many people were let go. "As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company's biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead," said Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert.
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The 30 best Walmart deals to shop this week — save up to 80% on Mother's Day gifts, gardening supplies and more
Some major deals on board: a Dyson stick vac for $80 off, an HP laptop for just $279 and a powerful tower fan at a 40%-plus markdown.
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MLB weekend round-up: What you might've missed this weekend in baseball
Shohei Ohtani paid a visit to Toronto, and the White Sox won three whole games.
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Fantasy Baseball: Two-start pitcher rankings for Week 5
Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season has arrived. Fred Zinkie offers up some key pieces of pitcher strategy to start the week off right.
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House to vote on antisemitism bill amid campus protests over the war in Gaza
While it’s expected to pass, the resolution will likely expose a bitter divide between moderate and progressive Democrats over the war in Gaza.
- Yahoo Life
The latest on bird flu: What to know about its spread in the U.S., ground beef testing and whether your milk is safe
Everything you need to know about the spread of avian influenza, aka bird flu, in the U.S. and new testing on ground beef, milk and other dairy products.
- Yahoo Finance
Investors confused about the Fed's rate path look to Jay Powell for answers
Investors are hoping Fed Chair Jerome Powell will provide some answers this week about everything from the unpredictable path of inflation to whether 2024 rate cuts are still a possibility.
- Autoblog
2024 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 First Drive Review: Big-powered coupe tackles volcano
The new AMG CLE 53 replaces both the old C43 and E53 coupes for 2024.
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MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria talks AI hype and the database evolution as he crosses 10-year mark
A lot has happened since Dev Ittycheria took the reins at MongoDB, the $26 billion database company he's led as president and CEO since September 2014. Ittycheria has taken MongoDB to the cloud, steered it through an IPO, overseen its transition from open source, launched a venture capital arm, and grown the customer base from a few hundred to something approaching 50,000. "When I joined the company, it wasn't clear if people would trust us to be a truly mission-critical technology," Ittycheria told TechCrunch.