Monthly Archives: October 2022

Should Alec Pierce be a target for fantasy managers?

Should Alec Pierce be a target for fantasy managers?

In the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon, Scott Pianowski and Andy Behrens debate if Indianapolis Colts WR Alec Pierce is a good players for fantasy managers to target for the rest of the season, and debate if Matt Ryan causes worry for managers of Colts WRs. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] MATT HARMON: Scott, we have a lot of questions about the Colts overall, but I know you want to highlight someone in particular. SCOTT PIANOWSKI: As far as the Colts go, I actually love the Colts in… Source link

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Betting: NBA season futures preview

Betting: NBA season futures preview

Ariel Epstein gives her best value plays for the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] ARIEL EPSTEIN: Welcome to Yahoo Sportsbook. I’m the Prop Queen, Ariel Epstein. All right, so we’ve got the NFL, Major League Baseball, hockey. Starting Tuesday, the NBA is back in action. That means you’ve got to get your futures bets in. I’m going to give you some value plays for the NBA futures market. I’m not saying here that these are the teams guaranteed to win. However, I do like… Source link

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Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world  • TechCrunch

Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world  • TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. We just keep getting more excited about Disrupt, but it turns out there’s other stuff going on in the world. A lot of other stuff, in fact; it’s one of those days where keeping this newsletter to a manageable length was extra tricky. Here’s what we came up with. Enjoy! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 You, only holographic: Never mind… Source link

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Google Pixel 7 Hands-On Preview

Google Pixel 7 Hands-On Preview

If I’m buying a smartphone, I’ll always pick the top tier option available. The ‘pro’ or ‘max’ version gets my cash every time. I want all of the features and none of the FOMO. But Google’s smaller Pixel 7 may change that. It’s available right now starting at $599, but here’s my quick take on it after a first look if you’re wondering whether it’s worth the money. The Google Pixel 7 is small and mighty. Janhoi McGregor Google has done a good job of making it look and… Source link

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Mondelez CEO explains why the snacking giant still does business in Russia

Mondelez CEO explains why the snacking giant still does business in Russia

In response to the invasion of Ukraine in February, major food and beverage companies such as Heineken and Starbucks (SBUX) have cut all ties with Russia. But at least one major snack company continues to do business in the country. On a recent episode of “Influencers with Andy Serwer,” Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put said that the company retains 3,000 employees in Russia and works with 30,000 suppliers there. “We found that it would be a bit of a harsh decision to leave all… Source link

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‘We’re in a recession right now’ and it’s going to get worse

‘We’re in a recession right now’ and it’s going to get worse

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood doesn’t doubt that the U.S is in a recession. “The first two quarters of real GDP negative, to us, means we’re in a recession,” Wood said in an exclusive interview on Yahoo Finance Live. “We believe this recession will be sustained,” she added. Wood and her team of analysts say the economic contraction is going to be a function of an inventory overhang. “It’s going to be a serious inventory correction, but it’s not going to be anything like we saw like in ’08 or ’09,”… Source link

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Google’s Move to Include Truth Social in App Store Buoys Investor Confidence

Google’s Move to Include Truth Social in App Store Buoys Investor Confidence

The shares of the cash-rich special purpose acquisition company that seeks to merge with former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company surged on Thursday after Google said it would allow Trump Media & Technology Group’s flagship product to appear in its app store. The stock of that SPAC, Digital World Acquisition Corp., initially rose roughly 20 percent to just over $19 a share — the highest in nearly a month. Shares of Digital World have come under pressure because of… Source link

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Dunkin’ defends most changes to rewards program while ‘thinking’ about a particular one

Dunkin’ defends most changes to rewards program while ‘thinking’ about a particular one

Dunkin’ is defending the vast majority of the recent changes to its popular rewards program that set social media ablaze with upset customers. “We rolled out our Dunkin’ Perks program in 2014, and we haven’t made any changes in the last eight years,” Dunkin’ president Scott Murphy said on Yahoo Finance Live. “We went out and talked to our core users and said, ‘What do you want from a program?’ They said they wanted three things: They wanted more variety because in the old program, you could… Source link

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Google Launching Passkey Support for Android, Chrome

Google Launching Passkey Support for Android, Chrome

As early adopters, Google Play Services Beta and Chrome Canary members now have access to passkey functionality, according to a post on the Android Developers Blog. The feature, which will roll out to all users “later this year,” will automatically enter saved passwords when a user’s credentials are verified. This beta launch enables two features, one for users and one for developers: Users can create and use passkeys on Android devices, which are securely synced through the Google… Source link

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Sony, Honda team up for EV to be built in North America

Sony, Honda team up for EV to be built in North America

Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the new name for the joint venture that Japanese electronics behemoth Sony (SONY) and Honda Motor Co. (HMC) created to develop electric vehicles, will build its cars in North America. The joint venture will sell the cars in the U.S. and Japan, where in a turnabout of sorts, the Japanese market will get cars exported from North America. Though Honda and Sony did not say where in the U.S. the cars would be built, it’s likely to be in Ohio, where Honda is putting in… Source link

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