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Larry Magid: Google’s back in the game with its new Pixel Tablet

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

I was in the room in 2010 when Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPad, and ever since then, Apple has pretty much dominated the tablet market. There has been competition from the likes of Samsung, Lenovo and Amazon, but Apple has 55% of the U.S. tablet market, followed by Samsung (19%), Amazon (11%), unknown vendors (13%)  and Google at a far distant 0.52%, according to Statcounter. Globally, Google’s market share is even closer to zero.Related ArticlesBusiness | Magid: Inexpensive speakers for outdoor listening Business | I joined Threads on Day 1. Here is my experience. Business | Magid: Looking back on 40 years of writing tech columns Business | Magid: Buying a large appliance online vs. local store Google has made some attempts at tablets going back to 2012, but as you can tell from that dismal market share, consumers haven’t exactly flocked to the brand.That could change now that Google has released its Pixel Tablet....

Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now.For one, the word is still plastered all over the site formerly known as Twitter. Write a post, you still need to press a blue button that says “tweet” to publish it. To repost it, you still tap “retweet.”But it's more than that.With “tweets,” Twitter accomplished in just a few years something few companies have done in a lifetime: It became a verb and implanted itself into the lexicon of America and the world. Upending that takes more than a top-down declaration, even if it is from the owner of Twitter-turned-X, who also happens to be one of the world's richest men. Here’s how much it costs to see Taylor Swift at Levi’s Stadium “Language has always come from the people that use it on a day-to-day basis. And it can’t be controlled, it can’t be created, it can’t be morphed. You don’...

Gilroy man arrested on suspicion of assault, vandalism

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

(BCN) -- Police in Gilroy arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly broke establishment windows and punched a car's windshield with a person still inside the vehicle. The Gilroy Police Department identified Mauricio Medina-Vera, a resident of Gilroy, as the suspect in acts of assault and vandalism that prompted multiple 911 calls from concerned citizens Wednesday morning. Before his arrest, police received multiple reports of a man using concrete blocks and a metal chair to break windows of business establishments at the Gilroy Premium Outlets on Leavesley Road. The police department alleged Medina-Vera also approached a woman in a car and used his fist to hit the windshield while she was still seated in the driver's seat. Oakland police investigating early morning homicide Gilroy police found Medina-Vera in a parking lot and tried to calmly take him into custody, but the suspect allegedly displayed no intentions of cooperation, prompting officers to use a Taser to s...

Hundreds line up for Taylor Swift merch at Levi's Stadium

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KRON) -- Taylor Swift fans are gathering by the hundreds early Thursday morning at Levi's Stadium, not to go to the show, but to get their hands on Taylor Swift merchandise. The merchandise truck opens at 10 a.m., however many people began to line up once the gates opened at midnight. "My girls, I've taken them to all the concerts except one. We had to make sure we came down for this one. It took us six hours to get down here with all the traffic," said Stephanie who is visiting from Nevada. You do not need tickets to the concert in order to purchase merchandise items. Free parking can be found in the same lot where 49ers fans park, next to the Hilton Hotel. Here’s how much it costs to see Taylor Swift at Levi’s Stadium The Eras Tour kicks off in the Bay Area on Friday and Saturday in Santa Clara. The cheapest ticket KRON4 could find for a seat at Levi’s Stadium was on TickPick for $1,208 after fees.KRON4's Will Tran is live this morning at Levi's Stadiu...

Christian Yelich’s resurgence playing vital role in Brewers’ quest for NL Central title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich heard all the talk about whether he ever could recapture the MVP form he showed early in his Milwaukee Brewers tenure. Eventually, he realized he needed to stop listening to it.That attitude has him playing as well as he has since those peak seasons.“If you’re always trying to please people or care what people think, it’s going to beat you up mentally,” Yelich said. “As soon as you don’t (care) anymore about what people think, and you’re just like, ‘You know what, I’m going to help this team win. I’m going to be the best version of myself for the guys in this clubhouse and just try and help everybody win today,’ it’s just a good mentality to have.”Yelich, 31, is one of five major leaguers with at least 20 homers and 15 steals this season. He ranks among the top 10 National League players in steals (6th, 22), runs (6th, 73), batting average (8th, .290) and on-base percentage (10th, .376).The left fielder has sparked the Brewers to a 1 ½-game lead in ...

Captain Horan sets the tone for United States at the Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Lindsey Horan is setting a feisty tone for the United States at the Women’s World Cup.Horan, the U.S. co-captain, steadied herself after an angry exchange with Dutch midfielder Danielle van de Donk and scored to give the United States a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Thursday.Frustrated by the Netherlands’ first half lead, Horan went from exasperation with van de Donk to elation for her tying goal in a span of just two minutes in the second half.“To come from a goal down and have that momentum shift in the second half was incredible. I think no one was happy with our first-half performance, letting them have the ball a little bit too much, but we changed things, and how we responded,” she said.The tie keeps the United States atop the Group E standings, in front of the Netherlands with a better goal difference, and in good position to advance to the knockout round. The Americans wrap up group play on Tuesday against Portugal.The United States is...

Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency, aiming to help doctors more easily distinguish between cancerous cells and healthy tissue during surgery and improve outcomes for patients.The administration’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, is launching a Precision Surgical Interventions program, seeking ideas from the public and private sectors to explore how to dramatically improve cancer outcomes in the coming decades by developing better surgical interventions to treat the disease.ARPA-H is modeled after the military-focused DARPA, which spawned the internet and GPS. The administration hopes the new investment will yield tools that will help surgeons avoid healthy nerves and blood vessels, while ensuring they can remove all cancerous cells. ARPA-H, along with the administration’s “cancer moonshot,” is a key part of Biden’s “unity a...

Women’s World Cup Guide: Results, schedule and how to watch

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

FILE - Team USA celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup soccer final against the Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The United States will be playing for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women's World Cup this summer. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)(AP/Alessandra Tarantino) FILE - Team USA celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup soccer final against the Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The United States will be playing for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women's World Cup this summer. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)(AP/Alessandra Tarantino) The United States started its bid f...

2-month-old at center of Amber Alert found safe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A missing 2-month-old that was at the center of a statewide Amber Alert has been safely located. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that the 2-month-old baby has been located and is safe.Luis Novelo-Rojas, 35 was arrested in Denver, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. He was wanted along with 39-year-old Ashley Ardolino in an Amber Alert after allegedly taking their 2-month-old daughter.The mother was also taken into custody on Thursday. Statewide Amber Alert issued for 2-month-oldAccording to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, the baby has been living with a family member in Pueblo West for the past month after her mother allegedly made statements about hurting her. Ardolino told the family member to care for the baby.PCSO said Novelo-Rojas and Ardolino are both wanted on multiple unrelated warrants.On Tuesday night, Novelo-Rojas and Ashley went to visit their daughter when they got into an argument, investigators say. The parents alleg...

Workers vote to form Colorado's first union for homeless shelter 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - On Wednesday, workers at Urban Peak officially voted to form a union after reports of a lack of training and support for workplace trauma, according to a Service Employees International Union Local 105 press release. This is set to be the first-ever union at a Colorado homeless shelter. Workers at Urban Peak said they suffered physical and mental demands, especially involving death around the workplace. One reported incident occurred less than 6 months ago, when a 19-year-old froze to death outside of the shelter.  Denver announces 3 new homeless facilities, marking latest in homeless services sales-tax spending “We knew when we signed up for this job that it would be difficult, but when you work as a frontline staff and feel the vicarious and direct trauma of youth passing, and aren't supported, it makes you realize that the structure doesn't value you,” said Victoria Mancinelli, an Urban Peak worker, in the unionization announcement. Workers reported other issues...