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Six months ago, Facebook changed its name to Meta (FB) ostensibly to reflect its focus on the virtual reality spaces known as the metaverse. The announcement was simultaneously important and strange, echoing another tech giant’s name change — Google’s 2015 move to rename itself Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). It’s difficult to tell if Meta’s name change has been embraced by the public or, for that matter, if Alphabet’s has. Even as I’m writing this, it feels weird to refer to Facebook… Source link

San Francisco Giants first-base coach Antoan Richardson was tossed from Tuesday night’s 13-2 win over the San Diego Padres, which allowed Alyssa Nakken to make history as the first woman to coach on-field during a regular season game. But after the game, Richardson, who is Black, took the unusual step of talking to reporters so he could speak his mind about what he felt was an unfair ejection caused by comments from an opposing coach — Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt — that “reeked… Source link

It may not have been how she planned it, but Alyssa Nakken made MLB history on Tuesday night. Nakken became the first woman in league history to coach on the field in a regular-season game. The San Francisco Giants assistant replaced Antoan Richardson at first base in the third inning after he was ejected during their game against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park. “Alyssa has all the characteristics and all the skills of a person who can lead a major-league staff and lead a major-league… Source link

Russia’s biggest internet company has embedded code into apps found on mobile devices that allows information about millions of users to be sent to servers located in its home country. The revelation relates to software created by Yandex that permits developers to create apps for devices running Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, systems that run the vast majority of the world’s smartphones. Yandex collects user data harvested from mobiles, before sending the information to… Source link

Daniel Jones may have some competition in New York. The Giants reached a deal to bring in former Houston Texans quarterback Tyrod Taylor on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Taylor will sign a two-year, $17 million deal with the Giants in free agency on Wednesday afternoon, per the report. The Giants will mark Taylor’s sixth team in the league, and his third in three years. Taylor spent last season with the Texans, where he threw for 966 yards, five touchdowns and five… Source link

With no deal yet to end Major League Baseball’s lockout, it’s unclear when the 2022 season will get started. Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper, clearly, doesn’t see that happening anytime soon. On Monday, shortly after reports that the league is content to miss a month of games amid the standoff, Harper seems to now be looking for somewhere else to play. He posted a photo to his Instagram story that showed him wearing a Yomiuri Giants jersey, a team that plays in Tokyo in Japan’s… Source link

America’s fast-food giants have a lot on the line amid the escalating situation between Russia, Ukraine and the rest of the world. That’s in large part because Western fast-food players have expanded significantly into Russia with their cheap burgers and fried chicken over the past 20 years. By Yahoo Finance’s calculations, McDonald’s, Papa John’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and Starbucks operate about 2,700 restaurants in Russia. The two largest players are McDonald’s and Yum! Brands’ KFC… Source link

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su struck a very upbeat tone Monday on what the newly acquired Xilinx will mean to the chip giant’s top and bottom lines. “This acquisition is accretive in the first year for gross margins, for earnings per share and for free cash flow. It’s a good deal overall. And when we look at growth rates, what we said at the time of the acquisition is that we felt we could grow significantly ahead of the industry — 20% plus for the next few years. And we still believe that’s the… Source link

The growing clamor surrounding Spotify (SPOT) took a new turn over the weekend, with at least two more artists vowing to depart the platform over podcaster Joe Rogan — who the streaming giant backed in a statement. On Sunday, Spotify broke its silence after the company refused to give into Neil Young’s ultimatum to drop “The Joe Rogan Experience” — the most popular podcast on Spotify — over controversies surrounding his stance on COVID-19 vaccinations. The legendary rocker’s music will… Source link

New York Giants co-owner John Mara still believes in Daniel Jones. Mara offered a blunt assessment on why Jones deserves another chance to start, saying the Giants have “done everything possible to screw” him up. Mara said the team needs to surround Jones with better help. That will allow the team to make an “intelligent evaluation” of Jones’ play. Jones failed to live up to expectations after being selected with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NFL draft. He showed some promise his rookie season,… Source link