Google published a strategy article about data and measurement that reviews the near future of cookies, privacy and tracking conversions. The article outlines what 2023 is going to look like for marketers and what they should be doing now to prepare. The article notes the startling statistic that in 2020 only 10% of the population were covered by privacy regulations and that by 2023 a full 65% of the population will live in countries with privacy protecting regulations that limit how much of… Source link
Read More »Clayton Kershaw matters more to baseball than a perfect game
Clayton Kershaw looked jovial in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout, slapping backs and shaking hands. The scoreboard showed it was the eighth inning, and zeros remained in every slot except errors for the Minnesota Twins, but Alex Vesia was taking the mound. A bid for MLB’s first perfect game since 2012 was abandoned. By the time many heard that a living legend was throwing a perfect game on a Wednesday afternoon, Kershaw was done throwing anything at all. If you scrambled to a television or… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady, Dolphins QB? Tampering could’ve been in play
The Miami Dolphins wanted Tom Brady, Brady wanted the Dolphins, and the Brian Flores lawsuit against the team blew up the mutual pursuit. That’s the alleged storyline now in play, finally offering a believable decryption of the why behind Brady’s puzzling six-week retirement this offseason. Back on our March 31 episode of “You Pod To Win The Game,” we offered the timeline of events and what likely spurred Brady to suddenly reverse field from his retirement. Within that timeline, we… Source link
Read More »Google’s unlisted Switch To Android iOS app helps you move from an iPhone to Android
Google has quietly released a free app for iOS to help you easily carry over data from an iPhone to an Android device, as reported by 9to5Google. The Switch To Android app works wirelessly, meaning you won’t have to worry about connecting the two phones with a cable. “The Switch to Android app from Google helps you quickly and securely move your most important data types — photos, videos, contacts, and calendar events — to a brand new Android device without fussy cables,”… Source link
Read More »As Texas buses migrants to D.C., Abbott faces backlash for chaos at the border
The first bus of migrants from Texas’ southern border arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, one week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to send migrants to the nation’s capital. in protest of President Biden’s immigration policies. However, despite Abbott’s pledge to deliver the migrants to “the steps of the United States Capitol,” they were reportedly dropped off nearby, outside Fox News’ D.C. bureau. According to CNN, at least five of the migrants who disembarked… Source link
Read More »The Status of the Pandemic, in Three Charts
Public discussion of “herd immunity” often treats it like an on-off switch: When the U.S. reaches herd immunity, the crisis will be over; until then, the country has little immunity from Covid-19. But that’s not right. Herd immunity is more like a light dimmer. The more people develop immunity — either from having been infected or from being vaccinated — the less easily the virus will spread. Nearly 30 percent of Americans have now had the virus, according to Youyang Gu, a data… Source link
Read More »Brooklyn, Ukraine, Google: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. 1. The police arrested a suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting. The 62-year-old man, Frank James, was taken into custody in New York City’s East Village in the afternoon and charged with committing a terrorist act on a mass transit system. At least 26 people were injured, including 10 people by gunfire, during the shooting yesterday at the Sunset Park subway station…. Source link
Read More »Dodgers’ Gavin Lux is gaining early fantasy value in 2022
Who’s on the rise in 2022? Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski answers that question with three players who are scorching early. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Scott Pianowski, Yahoo Sports. I know we’re early in the baseball season, but fantasy values are moving up, they’re moving down. I’m going to talk about three players I’m more excited about today than I was before the season started. Going to start with Gavin Lux. This is a hot prospect of the Dodgers a couple of years ago…. Source link
Read More »Cathie Wood ‘keeping open mind’ on investing in General Motors as carmaker scales EV plans
General Motors (GM) has been revving up its electric vehicle business. And Cathie Wood is taking notice. The innovation-focused, Tesla (TSLA)-loving Ark Invest CEO — a vocal critic of legacy automakers who predicted not long ago that GM will go bankrupt — is changing her tune on the Detroit-based car manufacturer as it commits to an electric future, Wood signaled in an interview with Yahoo Finance. She also revealed that her investment management firm recently met with General Motors CEO… Source link
Read More »Clayton Kershaw’s would-be perfect game draws mixed reactions
Clayton Kershaw faced a shot at baseball history on Wednesday. He came up two innings short. Not because of his performance on the mound. But because of a decision by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. The three-time Dodgers Cy Young winner had a chance to add a coveted line to his already illustrious résumé with a perfect game through seven innings against the Minnesota Twins. But 80 pitches into his start, Roberts pulled him, opting to prioritize Kershaw’s health over a chance at… Source link
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