The American — playing in his first regular European Tour event — hit five birdies and an eagle as a superb putting game landed him a 65-stroke round at Lake Malaren in Shanghai on Thursday. MORE: Leaderboard via GolfDigest.com | PGA: CIMB Classic | LPGA: Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship | Champions: Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Guthrie avoided dropping a single shot and had back-to-back chip-ins at holes 14 and 15....
Perry and Langer each shot 5-under 67 to finish at 13-under 203 on TPC San Antonio's AT&T Canyons Course. Perry saved par on the final hole of regulation with an 18-foot par putt. MORE: Leaderboard via GolfDigest.com "I made clutch putts just to even hang in there with him," Perry said. "Putter saved me." Perry extended his lead in the Charles Schwab Cup from 494 to 612 points entering the season-ending Schwab Cup Championship next week in San Francisco....
The 113th US Open got underway at storm-threatened Merion Golf Course on Thursday with Tiger Woods the favorite to win his first major title in five years. The world number one was not due off until 1:14 pm (1714 GMT), going out with the two players next to him in the global rankings — Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott. But the entire 156-strong field were subject to what the weather gods were about to throw at them as a storm system churned toward the Philadelphia suburbs....
Meanwhile, amateur golfer Cole Hammer scored a first-round 67 to currently sit three off the lead and in the mix at Humble. The world number two (in the amateur rankings) had a mixed day with the driver but recovered on the green to tally eight birdies for the day, the second most by an amateur on the PGA Tour. China’s Zhang Xinjun was the only afternoon start to shoot five-under as conditions became tougher later in the day....
BAGHDAD: This week’s passage of an oil law in Iraq has started people thinking: some good news at last. Like flacks the world over, Coalition press officers are forever reminding us that we continually give short shrift to, or even just ignore, good news. So here goes. The Iraqi Parliament on Tuesday approved a draft oil law that establishes an equitable distribution of the country’s oil wealth, third largest in the world, based essentially on a per-capita formula....
The team worked until the wee hours of Sunday morning running simulation programs for potential setups as the team struggled throughout practice Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. With extra time in the garage Sunday morning because teams can’t work on their cars after final practice since the Nationwide Series teams were on the track and there are no garages, Edwards' team used that time to make the car better. That was good enough to give Edwards a top-five car and put him in second with 79 laps remaining....
The Pac-12 blowout delivered the lowest rating and viewership in the history of ABC’s “Saturday Night Football,” covering 115 telecasts since 2006, Sports Media Watch reported. MORE: SN Week 5 Top 20 | Who is Pac-12 MVP right now? The game drew a 1.6 final rating and 2.4 million viewers on ABC. The previous low: a 1.8 for Kansas State-Oklahoma State in 2011, which aired opposite a much-anticipated LSU-Alabama game on CBS....
Traditionally, Hollywood has operated under the assumption that every genre has a gender. Thrillers and action movies, stockpiled with phallic weaponry, are the archetypal Guy Movies, while women are presumed to be drawn to warmer, character-driven ensemble films or romantic comedies. There are intriguing signs, however, that these stereotypes are being challenged. One of the most anticipated action movies, “Strange Days,” is directed by a woman, Kathryn Bigelow, who showed in “Blue Steel” and “Point Break” that she can pump adrenaline with the big boys....
The companies were fined a total of 210 million euros, or more than $237 million, after an independent oversight authority investigated how users were able to opt-out of online tracking. In its investigation, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) found that users were only given a button to accept cookies but not one to deny them. It said that “several clicks are required to refuse all cookies” on the websites....
In collaboration with The Honeybee Conservancy, today’s Google Doodle features a game in which users guide a bee as it pollinates flowers while learning fun facts about bees and their impact on the world. The intro to the Earth Day Google Doodle says: “Happy 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! Today we celebrate our planet and one of its smallest, most critical organisms, the bee! “Did you know? Pollination by bees makes two-thirds of the world’s crops possible, as well as 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants....
The doodle shows a portrait of Anthony on a brick wall, while a line of diverse women wait to vote. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. On November 5, 1872 in Rochester, New York–nearly 50 years before women legally gained the right to vote–Anthony and a group of women defiantly cast a ballot for president. It resulted in her arrest, and a trial the following year....
Does this mean Google Duplex will be completely rolled out in all three markets? Looking at the pattern Google has been adopting it doesn’t look that way. Like in New Zealand Google launched a limited version, it seems the company will do the same in the UK, Australia, and Canada. This means there’s a possibility people in new markets won’t be able to ask Google to make an appointment for them....
Google announced plans to remove support for third-party cookies from its Chrome browser near the end of 2019. While other browsers already offered ways to block cookies, Chrome’s removal is a huge deal because of how ingrained Google is within the world of technology as a whole. Now, Google has provided an update about its move, including details of its Privacy Sandbox, which effectively will replace how the company tracks your online data and shares it with advertisers....
Google also announced new features in its previously subscription-only Workspace experience, such as the ability to share smart suggestions in emails or documents, the ability to mention other users to add them to tasks and present in Google Docs, and adding Sheets or Slides directly within your Google Meet calls. “By bringing Google Workspace to everyone, we’re making it easy for people to stay connected, get organized and achieve more together, whether it’s advancing a cause, planning your family reunion, assigning next steps for the PTA or discussing this month’s book club pick,” Google wrote in its blog post announcing the updates....
Live View gives us a peek at the future of augmented reality (AR). You hold your phone up, and the app scans the surroundings through your camera and overlays map data on the live view. The idea is that you can find out more about your surroundings. But does this add useful data to the world or turn the street into one more Google Maps layer? “We’re already so connected to our phones and tablets that we risk accidents on the daily because we’re too busy scrolling to pay attention when walking or driving....
Along with this, Nexus 5 will have better storage capacity of 32 GB, which was lacking in the previous version. As LTE connectivity was lacking in the previous versions of Nexus, it has been implemented in the nexus 5. It is having a 8 MP rear camera and a 1.2 MP front camera. The OS will be Android 4.4 KITKAT that was announced recently. Last but not the least, the Nexus 5 will be available in different color variants so that you can select as per your choice and requirement....
Woo Hoo! Google Nexus 7 2 is official and would be the first device to come with Android 4.3. As compared to its predecessor the tablet is 2mm thinner and side bezels have been drastically reduced. As per Google, “Thin bezel makes for a better grip”. Making it one of the highest resolution 7 inch tablet, Google nexus 7 2 comes with a HD screen (1920 X 1200) which is far much better than Nexus 7’s 1280 x 800 resolution....
From this week on, Google will help users to search for eco-friendly products and services – if they’re in the US, at least. European users will have to wait until next year. In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai contextualised the updates as part of a Google initiative with the goal of helping “one billion people to make more sustainable choices by 2022”. While this seems like a bit of a nebulous target, more environmental information and options for consumers can only be a good thing....
You’ll have to be quick though because the discount is only available today with savings of over £265 on some of the best Google products such as the Pixel 5 smartphone, Pixelbook Go, and bundles of smart home devices. The discount code you need is ‘GOOGLEBDAY’ which you can apply at checkout to get 20% off storewide with only a few products excluded, such as the Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Hello, Nest Camera indoor, FitBit Charge 5, FitBit Charge 4 Tracker....
It’s fair to say that the service’s launch was rocky, but Google seems committed to expanding the range of supported devices and bolstering the game library, so Stadia continues to improve as time goes on. It’s not a new concept – we’ve had PlayStation Now for years and Nvidia’s GeForce Now provides a similar experience to what Google is trying to achieve – but with the grunt of the big G behind such a project, Stadia has the makings of something particularly impressive....
