The first College Football Playoff rankings are just days away. We’ll get our first glimpse of the committee’s thinking on Tuesday when it releases its top 25 for the first time. And we’re fascinated to see how the committee ranks the top teams. There are six undefeated teams through the first nine weeks of the season while one-loss teams like Alabama, Oregon and USC also have viable paths to the playoff if they win out. Here’s our best guess at what the top 10 will look like in Tuesday’s… Source link
Read More »‘Yahoo boys’ learning, says Obidi after multiple debits in Mexico
Nigerian singer and dancer, Korra Obidi, has cried out on her Facebook page after her credit card was allegedly debited multiple times at an airport restaurant in Mexico. Obidi, who noted she could only use laughter to console herself, said Nigerian ‘yahoo boys’ were learning, as she did not expect such alleged fraud in Mexico. Obidi on Saturday said she only used the card at the restaurant to buy Margarita drink, only to receive up to seven debit… Source link
Read More »Spurs released 1st-round pick Josh Primo over allegations he repeatedly exposed himself to women, per report
Plenty of questions were raised when the San Antonio Spurs waived last year’s 12th overall pick Joshua Primo out of the blue on Friday. An answer arrived one day later. Primo was released over multiple alleged instances of him exposing himself to women, according to ESPN. The ESPN report light on details of the allegations against Primo, merely noting the sudden decision to cut him loose reflected the severity of the issues with the 19-year-old wing. Shams Charania of The Athletic later… Source link
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg is trying to do what Google did with Android — but he learned all the wrong lessons
Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (left), David Ramos/Getty Images (right) Meta’s effort to build the metaverse is a way to wrangle back control of consumer data from Apple, experts say. The attempt to gain a competitive advantage over Apple is reminiscent of Google’s effort to build Android. Google’s effort paid off, but it’s likely that Mark Zuckerberg learned the wrong lessons from recent history. Meta wants to wrangle control away from Apple. The company’s multi-billion… Source link
Read More »Elon Musk has reportedly ordered layoffs across Twitter
Elon Musk has ordered company-wide layoffs at Twitter, according to The New York Times. On Saturday, the SpaceX and Tesla executive reportedly told managers to begin drawing up lists of employees to cut. Twitter did not immediately respond to Engadget’s request for comment. The Times could not determine how much of Twitter’s workforce Musk plans to let go – though some teams will be more affected than others. Before completing his $44 billion takeover of the company, Musk reportedly… Source link
Read More »‘The Anti-Semitic label that is being pushed on me is not justified’
Kyrie Irving took to Twitter once again Saturday morning, this time to address a previous offensive tweet. It was still a topic of conversation by the end of the Brooklyn Nets‘ game that day. Irving garnered significant backlash Thursday when he shared a link to a documentary called “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” based on a book of the same name by Ronald Dalton Jr. Both the book and movie have been criticized for their antisemitic message. “I am an OMNIST and I meant no… Source link
Read More »ICE takes $1.1 billion write down for stake in crypto platform Bakkt
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is taking a $1.1 billion write-off for its holdings of crypto platform Bakkt (BKKT) according to an SEC filing late Friday afternoon. Atalanta-based Bakkt, which offers crypto and other digital assets to institutional investors, is taking a $1.3 to $1.4 impairment on a loss of goodwill in addition to $150 to $160 million on its intangible assets. Cryptocurrencies are considered intangible assets based on Generally Accepted Principles of Accounting (GAAP),… Source link
Read More »Remarkable Growth of Ride Hailing Market | Ola, Uber Technologies, Grab, Yandex
The Global Ride Hailing Market study describes how the technology industry is evolving and how major and emerging players in the industry are responding to long term opportunities and short-term challenges they face. One major attraction about Ride Hailing Industry is its growth rate. Many major technology players – including Gett Taxi, Grab, EasyTaxi, Delphi Automotive, DiDi Chuxing, Lyft, Yandex, Go-Jek, Denso Corporation, Ola, Uber Technologies, TomTom NV, Taxify, Careem & Intel… Source link
Read More »Inside Google’s Halloween Doodle, inspired by Splatoon and LoL
Comment on this story Comment When people open Google.com, the tech company’s Doodle team has a few seconds to hook a visitor into engaging with their games, illustrations or historical facts. This Halloween, Google is inviting people to play an online multiplayer game akin to arcade and classic phone game “Snake.” Like “Snake,” the new Google Doodle lets players move across a map, amassing pixels that follow their character and grow longer. To join, anyone can click on the Doodle to… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Saturday, October 29
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. It’s Halloween weekend, but don’t be afraid of setting your DFS lineups. Saturday night there are nine games on the docket starting at 7 p.m. EDT or later. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS squads. Let’s get to it! GOALIE Jordan Binnington, STL vs. MON ($38: Binnington is giving people flashbacks to his rookie campaign. Through four starts he has an 1.74 GAA and .936 save percentage. The Canadiens are 29th… Source link
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