By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three days before Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, the world’s richest man tweeted a photo of Bill Gates and used a crude sexual term to make fun of his belly. Playful, aggressive and often juvenile, Musk’s past tweets show how he has used social media…
Alexander City Schools students earned top honors on Tuesday, April 19, for their participation in a regional technology fair held earlier this year. During a board of education meeting, students received certificates and medals for their exceptional inventions during the Alabama Consortium for Technology in Education Region 9 fair. The Region 9 district encompasses school districts…
Junior high county meet COLUMBIANA — The 37th Columbiana County Middle School Track and Field Meet has been moved to Friday at Crestview High School. The meet was orginally scheduled for today, but has been pushed back due to the chilly weather forecast. Action will start at 4:30 p.m. Friday with the field events. The…
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s corporate parent on Tuesday posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are fading into the rear-view mirror. For most companies, the numbers announced by Alphabet Inc. would be…
Tuesday’s 11-game MLB DFS main slate is consistent across FanDuel, DraftKings, and Yahoo. All start at 7:05 p.m. ET, so unfortunately the Brewers-Pirates, Padres-Reds, Mariners-Rays, and Rockies-Phillies aren’t included. Nevertheless, we have some strong pitching options to go along with our usual variety of hitting studs and sleepers. Our biggest weather concern appears to be…
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream. Retirement giant Fidelity said Tuesday that it’s launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions…
After going up 3-0 in their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers have lost two straight and suddenly find themselves in a pretty nerve-wracking position. Joel Embiid has a torn thumb ligament that will require surgery in the offseason. Game 6 is at Toronto. If it gets back to Philadelphia for Game…
[ad_1] I am finally in a place where I can say I have been able to shrug off my smartphone addiction. It’s taken me a while and it has taken some doing. You must be wondering how someone like me who reviews a smartphone every week feels liberated by not being hooked to a gadget…
By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Uber agreed to pay a 26 million Australian dollar ($19 million) fine for misleading riders by falsely warning they could be charged a cancellation fee and for inflating estimates of comparable taxi rides, the ride share company and Australia’s consumer watchdog said Tuesday. Uber B.V., a…
MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that can turn any surface into an active audio source. This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion while using a fraction of the energy required by a traditional loudspeaker. The hand-sized loudspeaker the team demonstrated, which weighs about as much as a dime, can generate high-quality sound…
