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GoogleBlog - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 09:00
Results about you tool now helps you find and request the removal of Search results containing your government-issued IDs.Results about you tool now helps you find and request the removal of Search results containing your government-issued IDs.
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NYC Private School Tuition Breaks $70,000 Milestone for Fall

Slashdot.org - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 09:00
The top private schools in New York City plan to charge more than $70,000 this year for tuition, an amount exceeding that of many elite colleges, as they pass on the costs of soaring expenses including teacher salaries. From a report: Spence School, Dalton School and Nightingale-Bamford School on Manhattan's Upper East Side are among at least seven schools where the fees now exceed that threshold, according to school disclosures and Bloomberg reporting Fees among 15 private schools across the city rose a median of 4.7%, outpacing inflation. Sending a kid to New York private school has always been expensive, but the cost now is so high that even those with well-above-average salaries are feeling squeezed. Prices have risen dramatically in the past decade, up from a median of $39,900 in 2014.

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Software Poses 'All-Time' Risk To Speculative Credit, Deutsche Bank Warns

Slashdot.org - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 07:00
The software and technology sectors pose one of the all-time great concentration risks to the speculative-grade credit market, according to Deutsche Bank AG analysts. Bloomberg: They comprise $597 billion and $681 billion of the speculative-grade credit universe, or about 14% and 16% respectively, analysts led by Steve Caprio wrote in a Monday note. Speculative debt spans high-yield debt, leveraged loans and US private credit. That's "a meaningful chunk of debt outstanding that risks souring broader sentiment, if software defaults increase," the analysts wrote, with "a potential impact that would rival that of the Energy sector in 2016." Unlike in 2016, pressures would likely first emerge in private credit, business development companies and leveraged loans, with the high-yield market weakening later, the analysts added. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools risks further weighing down multiples and revenues for software-as-a-service firms, while the US Federal Reserve's hawkish stance since 2022 has pressured cash flows, the analysts wrote. For instance, software payment-in-kind loan usage has risen to 11.3% in BDC portfolios, over 2.5 percentage points higher than the already elevated index average of 8.7%, according to Deutsche. PIK deals typically allow borrowers to pay interest in more debt rather than cash.

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An update on the CMA’s assessment of our mobile ecosystem.An update on the CMA’s assessment of our mobile ecosystem.

GoogleBlog - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 06:00
The CMA has today announced its intention to accept our commitments to resolve priority concerns arising from their assessment of our mobile platform. While we believe P…
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2 To 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It's Decaf.

Slashdot.org - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 04:01
If you think your daily doses of espresso or Earl Grey sharpen your mind, you just might be right, new science suggests. The New York Times: A large new study provides evidence of cognitive benefits from coffee and tea -- if it's caffeinated and consumed in moderation: two to three cups of coffee or one to two cups of tea daily. People who drank that amount for decades had lower chances of developing dementia than people who drank little or no caffeine, the researchers reported. They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years. "This is a very large, rigorous study conducted long term among men and women that shows that drinking two or three cups of coffee per day is associated with reduced risk of dementia," said Aladdin Shadyab, an associate professor of public health and medicine at the University of California, San Diego, who wasn't involved in the study. The findings, published Monday in JAMA, don't prove caffeine causes these beneficial effects, and it's possible other attributes protected caffeine drinkers' brain health. But independent experts said the study adjusted for many other factors, including health conditions, medication, diet, education, socioeconomic status, family history of dementia, body mass index, smoking and mental illness.

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Expanding our AI investments in SingaporeExpanding our AI investments in SingaporeManaging Director, Singapore

GoogleBlog - Tue, 02/10/2026 - 02:00
At the second Google for Singapore event, Google announced new AI investments in the nation.At the second Google for Singapore event, Google announced new AI investments in the nation.
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