Since every little detail and potential advantage matters, the Dallas Cowboys are taking no chances. The organization brought in its own heated benches for Sunday’s showdown against NFC East rival Washington Football Team at FedEx Field. For all that effort, it sure sounds like it’s an ultra chilly December day in the District, then, no? The temperature for the 1 p.m. ET kickoff is anticipated to be 47 degrees and sunny, according to the National Weather Service. Maybe a bit chilly to… Source link
Read More »‘The playing field is being leveled’
Vaccine mandates had been a contentious issue long before President Biden called on all employers with more than 100 employees to require workers to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. But some CEOs welcome the idea. “We haven’t seen all of the details on it, but frankly, we’re thrilled that the playing field is being leveled … We had been talking about installing mandates across our company. This is really the only way to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control,” Tim Boyle, CEO of… Source link
Read More »Why the SEC cracking down on Coinbase could level the crypto playing field
The hands-off regulatory position the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long taken when it comes to managing cryptocurrencies appears to be coming to an abrupt end. On Tuesday, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong went public with the battle he says the SEC has now picked with his company’s proposed lending product. In a long thread on Twitter, Armstrong chronicled his attempts to work with the SEC to explain how the company’s customers would be able to earn interest on… Source link
Read More »Google Still Dominates Advertiser Perceptions SSP Report, But The Field Has Toughened
The recent Advertiser Perceptions survey of the SSP market shows that (drumroll ….) Google is still the dominant gateway for online advertising, though publishers are testing and adding other SSPs more than ever. The survey was fielded in February and March of this year, and encompasses 151 publishing execs, each of whom represents a site with at least three million unique monthly visitors and sells inventory using an SSP. One important trend is the steady growth in the average… Source link
Read More »‘We need a new form of capitalism’ to ‘level the playing field’
The capitalist system is in the biggest need of reform in America, said Ford Foundation President Darren Walker. A former banker, Walker said he is “a believer that there is no better mechanism to organize an economy than capitalism. But I also, as an advocate for capitalism, have to acknowledge its shortcomings— and the reality that in the United States, we have actually never given real capitalism a chance. What we need is a new form of stakeholder capitalism that recognizes the… Source link
Read More »With center field still a huge issue for Mets, here are 4 possible options via free agency and trade
Jackie Bradley Jr. on the bases pointing at teammates Mets position players are scheduled to report to spring training in roughly one month and the team still does not have a capable starting center fielder. That’s a problem. In fact, the Mets’ lack of outfield depth on the 40-man roster is so glaring that Guillermo Heredia would likely be the backup center fielder to a miscast Brandon Nimmo if the season started today. The other three outfielders on the Mets’ 40-man roster are Michael… Source link
Read More »Google is shutting down its VR field trip app Expeditions
Google is ending support for its Expeditions virtual reality app. The app, which offered educational VR tours, will be removed from iOS and Android app stores on June 30th, 2021. “The majority” of its tours will be migrated to Google’s separate Arts & Culture app, letting users view them via web or mobile device. Google published the news in a blog post that was spotted by 9to5Google, and it framed the decision around making Expeditions tours more accessible to students during the… Source link
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa had a “very special moment” on field after NFL debut
After the Dolphins’ 24-0 win over the Jets came to an end, reporters at the game shared pictures of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the field by himself after everyone else went to the locker room. Tagovailoa was on a video call with his parents, who weren’t at Sunday’s game to see their son play in the NFL for the first time. Tagovailoa completed two passes for nine yards after replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick for the final two minutes of the game. “I think it was a very special moment for me… Source link
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