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The79th Golden Globe Awards ceremonytakes place today, on Sunday, but you won’t be able to watch. It was found last year that out of the 87 journalists in the HFPA, none were Black. Here’s what to expect with the 2022 Golden Globes, including the full list of nominees. What time do the Golden Globes start? The Golden Globes will start Sunday,Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). How do I watch the Golden Globes?...

I repeat, the BearCams are back. Yes, these are the bears that compete inFat Bear Weekevery year. They’re now out of hibernation and looking to pack on the pounds by wading into salmon-filled streams. I’ve been watching it on repeat. Bear belly flop!BearCam is back for the season. Watch Alaska brown bears fish (and jump) for salmon live at@KatmaiNPS. Every year, they congregate to feast on sockeye salmon in the Brooks River....

“Turn on 2SV (or we will! ), as it makes all the difference in the event your password is compromised.” Google has an incentive to nudge its users toward a stronger login system. It has billions of Gmail, Google Workspace and YouTube account holders. We forget passwords, pick weak ones and reuse passwords on multiple sites. It also helps enable a future where we dump passwords altogether. Their use wiped out successful phishing attacks on Google employees....

Raxium is a five-year-old startup that’s made impressive strides in the field of augmented reality displays. “MicroLED can be much brighter than OLED. “MicroLED has the potential to deliver high resolution, high contrast and high brightness. This is why it has become such a strategic investment for tech companies working on smart glasses.” Apple is the other major player rumored to making strides for afuture AR or mixed reality headset....

“We’re working with expert organizations to source helpful humanitarian information as the situation unfolds.” Read more:Around 660,000 Refugees Have Fled Ukraine. “We’ve seenthe attackers behind the GhostWriter threat group targeting Ukrainian government and military officials. Google said its Project Shield is protecting more than 100 Ukrainian websites, including local news services. “We are committed to complying with all sanctions requirements and we continue to monitor the latest guidance.” Read more:Russia Invades Ukraine: Latest Updates as Ukrainian President Pleads to Join EU

Documents were also leaked to Mike King ofiPullRank. In fairness, it’s still uncertain how useful this leaked information is today. Google also tends to tweak its Search algorithm on a regular basis. Still, it’s a rare look behind the curtain of Google’s core business. Google is the most dominant player in online search,holding over 90% market share. Ads sold against Search results is also the company’s main revenue driver. Last year, Google generated$175 billion in revenue from Search alone....

Without 3C, policymakers wouldn’t understand the impact legislation might have. Multiple small-business owners told CNBC they didn’t know their companies had been included as members of 3C. Google didn’t address its relationship to 3C in an email to CNET. Amazon didn’t respond to a request for comment. The reported lobbying effort comes as Big Tech tries to shape public opinion as it faces legislation inCongress. The legislation is designed to increase competition and could affect how Big Tech interacts and competes with smaller businesses....

Google on Thursday said it has taken action against a company that sold the location data of Android users. Google said it sent a 7-day warning in June to all apps working with SafeGraph. SafeGraph and the CDC didn’t respond to requests for comment. The news comes as lawmakers have criticized big tech companies over access to user data. Google has also received blowback in the past for how it treats location data on its own apps....

It’s a problem that, though rare, also affects people using Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Some sites built with theDuda website creation toolalso showed problems, according toChrome’s bug tracker. AlthoughDuda fixed the issue before Chrome 100 shipped, several other sites are still affected. Software that breaks as time passes is nothing unusual. Microsoft Edge, now based on Google’s open-source Chromium online window foundation, also can have problems. Mozilla’sFirefox followed suit, and since then Chrome moved to even faster six-week and now four-week cadence....

It’s still shy of the $15 an hour mark the AWU-CWA sought. “The work we do as raters for Google is critical to their success. The Alphabet Workers Union didn’t comment beyond its press release. Google and Appen didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Google makes a majority of its revenue from ads, fueled by its massive presence in online search. In the third quarter of 2022,the company posted $54....

The effect is that your site may get a boost in Google Search. Spam content has long been a problem with online search and hasonly been exacerbated in recent years. There are plenty ofRedditthreads andTikTokvideos complaining about the quality of Google Search. Site owners have been complaining of lower-quality sites usurping theirs because these sites are gaming the system. The frustration lies in the current pay-per-click ad-based model online in which sites sell ads against website traffic....

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs in a bid to ride out economic difficulties, the company said Friday. Pichai apologized to those who must leave the company, saying it means letting go of many talented employees. The 12,000 layoffs represent 6.5% ofGoogle’s 185,000 employeesand show just how rapidly the company has grown. Workers affected by Google cuts in the US have already been informed. It’s unclear whether those cuts are separate from the ones announced Friday....