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EngadgetGoogle I/O 2024 live updates: Gemini AI, Android 15 and more
Engadget's liveblog of Google I/O 2024, covering the announcements about Android 15, Gemini AI and more.
- Yahoo Finance
President Biden unveils a historic wave of tariffs on 'strategic' Chinese imports
President Joe Biden ramps up pressure on China with new targeted tariffs on a range of goods as his rival Donald Trump weighs even more draconian measures should the Republican win in November.
- Yahoo Sports
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder retires after Caitlin Clark's departure; longtime assistant Jan Jensen to take over
Bluder coached Iowa for 24 years. She's retired at the conclusion of the Caitlin Clark era.
- Yahoo Sports
Fantasy Baseball 2-start pitcher rankings: Streaming strategy for a rough week ahead
While it's not the best week for securing pitching services on the fantasy waiver wire, Fred Zinkie has you covered with a blueprint to maneuver the hurdles.
- Yahoo Sports
New Orioles owner David Rubenstein is making a splash at Camden Yards and beyond
The Baltimore billionaire is taking steps to become the most public, accessible, front-facing owner in Major League Baseball.
- TechCrunch
Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money
On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said Monday that Claude, its AI assistant, is now live in Europe with support for "multiple languages," including French, German, Italian and Spanish across Claude.ai, its iOS app and its business plan for teams. The launch comes after Anthropic extended its API to Europe to get developers using and integrating its models.
- Yahoo News
Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump directed him to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels and approved scheme to conceal reimbursement
This is Yahoo News’ succinct update on the criminal and civil cases against Trump. Here are the latest developments.
- Yahoo Personal Finance
Bask Bank review 2024: Accounts, rates, fees, and more
Bask Bank is an online bank with competitive interest rates on high-yield savings accounts and CDs. Learn more about Bask Bank.
- Engadget
Apple Store workers in Maryland have voted to authorize a strike
Apple's first unionized Store in Towson, Maryland has now authorized the first strike against the retail giant.
- Yahoo Sports
Chiefs favored over Ravens in NFL season opener, but not by much
The Chiefs open up as a small favorite over the Ravens in the opener.
- Engadget
The M2 iPad Air is $30 off if you preorder at Amazon
The new M2 iPad Air arrives this week and you can already snap it up for a modest discount if you preorder on Amazon.
- Yahoo Sports
Red Sox legend David Ortiz to be honored by New York State Senate 'for his contributions to baseball'
Ortiz tortured the Yankees and led Boston to three World Series titles during his Red Sox career.
- TechCrunch
Aplazo is using buy now, pay later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico
Buy now, pay later services have become so ubiquitous that BNPL may as well just be another way to say "debt." But in Mexico, where BNPL platform Aplazo operates, a large underbanked population makes BNPL more like an alternative to cash. To the end users, Aplazo offers a virtual card that lets them buy now and pay later in many stores. While BNPL is often associated with online merchants, e-commerce is still limited in Mexico, and Aplazo says that in-store transactions account for more than half of its business.
- Yahoo Sports
Juan Soto: 'It's an honor' to be chosen as Topps Series 2 cover player
Juan Soto loves Yankees fans, especially how loud they can get during games.
- TechCrunch
Google's 3D video conferencing platform, Project Starline, is coming in 2025 with help from HP
In 2021, Google kicked off work on Project Starline, a corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging, cameras and a custom-designed screen to let people converse with someone as if they were in the same room -- more or less. In a blog post published ahead of Google I/O, Google said that it'll collaborate with HP to start commercializing Starline sometime in 2025. Google's also working to integrate Starline with popular videoconferencing services like Zoom and Google Meet, the company says.
- Yahoo Finance
Biden's coming new tariffs on China reflect 'lessons learned'
A sweeping White House move on China tariffs that is expected to be unveiled early next week "reflects lessons learned," according to a former official who was involved in the process.
- Yahoo Life
Is idling in your car bad for you?
Always waiting in your car with the engine running at school drop-off or in the drive-through line? Here's why health experts want you to stop.
- TechCrunch
Buy Me a Coffee's founder has built an AI-powered voice note app
AI-powered tools like OpenAI's Whisper have enabled many apps to make transcription an integral part of their feature set for personal note-taking, and the space has quickly flourished as a result. Apps like AudioPen, Cleft Notes and TalkNotes have proliferated across app stores and the internet, but most offer a pretty limited feature set: They let you record notes and transcribe them, with some offering summarization features, but there's a lot of ground to cover in terms of the features offered. The latest app in the space is Voicenotes.
- TechCrunch
Google partners with Airtel to offer cloud and GenAI products to Indian businesses
Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, said on Monday that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Google Cloud to develop and deliver cloud and generative AI products to Indian businesses. The partnership aims to tap Airtel's extensive customer base, which, according to the company, includes 2,000 large enterprises and a million emerging businesses. The companies plan to offer AI solutions, including generative AI, which Airtel will train using its vast datasets.
- Engadget
Most App Store developers aren’t taking Apple up on its new outside payments option
In a hearing on Friday as part of the ongoing legal battle with Epic, Apple said only 38 developers have applied to add links to external payment options — out of roughly 65,000 that could, according to Bloomberg.