The Houston Rockets paid a healthy John Wall $44.3 million to sit on their bench last season. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) John Wall’s strange tenure with the Houston Rockets is coming to an end. The Rockets have agreed to a buyout of the final year of Wall’s massive contract, sources told Yahoo Sports, paving the way for the five-time All-Star to resurrect his career with a competitive team. Wall’s agent Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, is meeting with Rockets general manager Rafael Stone… Source link
Read More »Google Hangouts to permanently shut down this year • The Register
Google is winding down its messaging app Hangouts before it officially shuts in November, the web giant announced on Monday. Users of the mobile app will see a pop-up asking them to move their conversations onto Google Chat, which is yet another one of its online services. It can be accessed via Gmail as well as its own standalone application. Next month, conversations in the web version of Hangouts will be ported over to Chat in Gmail. One of Google’s warnings to Hangouts users this… Source link
Read More »Is Yahoo Mail down? – What we know so far
Users of the email service Yahoo Mail have been experiencing issues this morning (Tuesday, June 28), with many facing problems opening their messages. Reports via DownDetector showed problems started occurring for some users just after 7am and have continued steadily throughout the morning. In certain cases, Yahoo Mail has worked fine via mobile, but those trying to access the service on a desktop or laptop computer are still facing problems. One user posted on Twitter about… Source link
Read More »BlackRock joins Wall Street firms in covering employees’ abortion travel costs: Internal memo
BlackRock (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, is set to expand its health care plan to cover travel expenses for U.S. employees seeking abortion services, per an internal memo obtained exclusively by Yahoo Finance. The company joins a growing docket of firms on Wall Street making similar commitments following Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Through company-sponsored health insurance, we have long provided reproductive health care services, including coverage… Source link
Read More »Two More DSPs Remove Google Open Bidding
The programmatic arms race against Google continues. Two additional demand-side platforms (DSPs) have removed Google Open Bidding supply for advertisers. Yahoo and Amobee followed suit of The Trade Desk, the first to initiate the deprecation of Google Open Bidding from its platform in February. So, what exactly does this mean for advertisers? Let’s dive into the motivations and implications of these decisions. Why Remove Google Open Bidding? While some may be quick to believe that removing… Source link
Read More »Adrian Peterson, Le’Veon Bell to fight in exhibition
Adrian Peterson will fight in an exhibition boxing match against Le’Veon Bell next month. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) Why not, right? Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are getting into the boxing game next month. The two former NFL running backs will square off in a heavyweight boxing exhibition at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on July 30, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. The fight will take place ahead of the YouTuber bout between Austin McBroom and AnEsonGib. The fight is just an… Source link
Read More »Kyrie Irving exercises player option to remain with Nets next season
Amid reports of “an impasse” between the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving, the seven-time NBA All-Star will exercise the $36.9 million option on his contract for the 2022-23 season, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Irving can now sign an extension with the Nets or if the two sides cannot agree on the long-term deal Irving was seeking, he can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Nets could still trade him this season. Irving, an otherworldly talent and enigmatic… Source link
Read More »Is Kyrie Irving bluffing on wanting to join Lakers?
Nets guard Kyrie Irving will decide this week if he’ll opt in with Brooklyn and Kevin Durant. (Troy Wayrynen/USA TODAY Sports) This could get awkward — in a hurry — for Kyrie Irving. Irving wants out of Brooklyn due to a contract impasse and thus is seeking his fourth team in seven seasons. Either that or he is trying to scare the Nets into signing him to a five-year, $245 million supermax extension. So far Brooklyn has expressed no interest in that, although it has reportedly offered a… Source link
Read More »Google Updates Product Structured Data Guidance
Google Search Central updated its Products Structured Data documentation to clarify the product-related pages that qualify for structured data. Product Structured Data Structured data is a way to communicate information about a web page to search engines. It is not meant to be seen by users visiting a web page. Search engines use structured data to understand webpages better. It also allows search engines to display the information presented in the structured data in an attractive and… Source link
Read More »Commaners’ Daniel Snyder declines subpoena from Congress
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder is apparently ducking the U.S. Congress. Snyder refused to accept the service of a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, a spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. Snyder had previously declined to appear before the committee, which prompted it to issue a subpoena to try and compel him to do so. Snyder’s attorney declined to accept the subpoena on Friday on behalf of Snyder, according to The Athletic. “Mr. Snyder has… Source link
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