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Leading up to the 2021 NFL draft, which starts April 29, Yahoo Sports will count down our top 100 overall prospects. We’ll count them down in groups of five for Nos. 100-51, followed by more in-depth reports on our top 50 players, with help from our scouting assistant, Liam Blutman. We reserve the right to make changes to players’ grades and evaluations based on injury updates, pro-day workouts or late-arriving information from NFL teams. Previous prospect rankings: Nos. 100-96 | 95-91 | Source link

Bloomberg LG, SK Reach $1.8 Billion Settlement to End EV Battery Spat (Bloomberg) — Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter U.S. trade dispute, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermining intellectual property rights or dealing a politically toxic blow to his climate agenda.SK Innovation Co. agreed to pay 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) to LG Energy Solution, a unit of LG Chem Ltd., according to a statement from the two… Source link

It’s the end of an era for Yahoo Answers, the Q&A platform that launched 16 years ago and invited a slew of questions that ranged from the mundane (“Can wall tiles be used on floors?”), to the philosophical (“What is the true meaning of life?”). The site will no longer accept new questions beginning on April 20, and the platform will completely cease operations on May 4. While some users appeared earnest, Yahoo Answers became known throughout its run… Source link

The U.S. coronavirus vaccine rollout is an ongoing success story. Nevertheless, the number of daily confirmed cases remains over 50,000 and is rising again. “We’re definitely in a different spot than we were a few months ago,” Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious diseases physician based out of Ann Arbor, Mich., said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “But the thing is, we’re beginning to see this big surge. And who are the people that are coming into the hospital? It’s unvaccinated… Source link

Bloomberg Record Alibaba Fine Shows China’s Big Tech Can’t Fight Back (Bloomberg) — After China imposed a record antitrust fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the e-commerce giant did an unusual thing: It thanked regulators.“Alibaba would not have achieved our growth without sound government regulation and service, and the critical oversight, tolerance and support from all of our constituencies have been crucial to our development,” the company said in an open letter. “For this, we… Source link

The New York Times NFTs Are Selling for Millions. Are They Warming the Planet, Too? When Chris Precht, an Austrian architect and artist, first learned about nonfungible tokens, the digital collectibles taking the art world by storm, he was so enthralled, he said, he “felt like a little kid again.” So Precht, who is known for his work on ecological architecture, was devastated to learn that the artworks, known as NFTs, have an environmental footprint as mind-boggling as the gold-rush frenzy… Source link

Don’t miss out on these stylish M&S items. (Marks and Spencer) Yahoo Lifestyle is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Marks and Spencer is not only one of our favourite brands, but it’s a huge hit with Holly Willoughby, Amanda Holden and you – our Yahoo! UK readers. While some of you have been quick to pick up Willoughby’s slew of M&S spring looks, others… Source link

If you order a pizza from Domino’s in Houston, a robot might drop off your dinner. The company will this week start making autonomous deliveries with the help of Nuro’s R2 robot, almost two years after it announced the project. Domino’s says R2 is the first fully self-driving, on-road delivery vehicle to receive regulatory approval from the Department of Transportation. On certain days and times, folks who order from a Domino’s location in Woodland Heights can choose to have R2 deliver… Source link

Stocks fell Monday as traders took a pause after the S&P 500 and Dow logged fresh record highs last week.  The Dow pulled back slightly, shedding fewer than 100 points to steady just below its recent all-time high. The S&P 500 dipped, and the Nasdaq underperformed as technology stocks gave back some recent gains.  For 2021 to date, the cyclical energy and financials sectors have handily outperformed the broader market, overtaking the technology-heavy sectors that led the market higher last… Source link

MMA Weekly Conor McGregor claims fight with Dustin Poirier is off after Twitter tirade Just weeks after the fight was announced, Conor McGregor is claiming that he is not fighting Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on July 10. He made the comment in the midst of a Twitter spat between the two fighters. McGregor won the first meeting between the two when he was on the rise to UFC greatness. Poirier more recently won the rematch, setting up a blockbuster bout this summer. The bout could be in trouble… Source link