Summary List Placement Stadia, Google’s cloud-based gaming platform, represents a new world of gaming where you don’t need a console or PC to play popular games like “Destiny 2” or cult favorites like “Dead by Daylight,” marking a paradigm shift in the gaming business. On the other hand, the ability to stream games is hardly […]
The lavish gifts and extreme moves wealthy parents use to get their kids into elite preschools, like recommendation letters from Bill Clinton and catering from 5-star restaurants
Summary List Placement It’s no secret that many parents who can afford it are willing to drop as much on their children’s preschool experience as some might pay for college. As Melvin Beckman wrote in The New Yorker in 2019 when highlighting the documentary “Nursery University”: “Child-rearing is a nexus of need, vulnerability, and fear […]
The rise and fall of the Nikola Badger, the all-electric Cybertruck rival that never was
Summary List Placement The hotly anticipated Nikola Badger is no more. General Motors and zero-emissions startup Nikola Motor, whose $2 billion partnership announcement in September predated a series of public relations nightmares for the latter, shared an update on their highly publicized deal this week. Under it, GM will still provide fuel cells for Nikola trucks […]
Corporate growth could see a 10% drop in virus-slammed industries amid mounting debt levels, New York Fed says
Summary List Placement Corporate growth could slow up to 10% among firms hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic due to large debt overhangs and revenue contraction, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday. Firms in the travel, hospitality, and tourism industries held twice as much debt on average than businesses in […]
EBay is telling scammers to stop selling photos of the PlayStation 5 for hundreds of dollars
Summary List Placement The just-launched PlayStation 5 video game console is sold out everywhere, and only available through resellers at inflated prices, but scams abound too. The PlayStation 5 continues to sell out in seconds in the US and the UK as retailers drop new stock, some bought by bots that purchased them faster than […]
State approves CHSAA petition to allow fan attendance at high school state football championship games
Colorado high school football teams in state championship games won’t be forced to play inside an empty stadium after the state reversed course on permitting attendance. A maximum of 75 fans per school for 6-man to Class 5A title games will be allowed inside the ThunderBowl at CSU-Pueblo on Friday and Saturday, CHSAA announced, after […]
How to raise a hand in Google Meet to help prevent people from talking over each other in a meeting
Summary List Placement Google Meet has recently gained prominence as a competitor for Zoom. It includes many of the same features but eliminates the time limitations that come with the free version of Zoom. More recently, Google Meet introduced the Raise Hand feature, which allows you to be called on as you would be in […]
Taking my startup completely remote has saved us over $250,000 this year. Here’s how we were able to grow more quickly while keeping our culture strong.
Summary List Placement This year has delivered many surprises, and few of them good. However, for me, one of the biggest surprises was my company’s sudden shift to a fully distributed team due to COVID-19 — and the realization that this dramatic change could accelerate my startup’s success. The remote work transition was a complete […]
DMV making driving test reservations, extends learner’s permits again
After months in limbo for California’s young drivers, the Department of Motor Vehicles is again scheduling behind-the-wheel tests. Learner’s permit holders who need more time to complete the required practice hours have been given another extension. Under the recent announcement, behind-the-wheel driving tests can be scheduled through the agency’s website. The DMV is not yet […]
Coronavirus: Nearly 200 Santa Clara County retailers fined for social distancing fails
Santa Clara County slapped fines on 181 retailers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that included Black Friday for failing to properly notice social distancing requirements. County officials said they inspected 427 stores and netted more than $115,000 in fines, ranging from $250 to as much as $3,750 each, during their “enhanced Black Friday COVID-19 Business […]
Focus on Jets: Raiders can’t help but bounce back this week, right?
If you thought the Raiders were a mess Sunday, wait until you get a look at what’s been going on with the Jets, where ineptitude is a weekly occurrence. The ignominy of an 0-16 season is five futile steps away for the 0-11 Jets, who are also just a loss to the Raiders away from […]
Coronavirus: With Thanksgiving backlog, California sets another daily case record
For the second consecutive week, counties around California reported a record total of new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while hospitalizations also soared to another new high. There were 21,457 new cases reported Monday, fueled by some counties updating their totals for the first time since before Thanksgiving, and another 62 deaths caused by COVID-19, according […]