The Telegraph What happened to Jordan Spieth? How golf’s next big thing descended into paralysis by analysis “Go get that,” Jordan Spieth shouted, ordering his caddie, Michael Greller, to pick up the ball that had just dived into the cup from 48 feet. It was a display of such prodigious nerve, or “moxie” as his fellow Texans might call it, that his three-word instruction on Royal Birkdale’s 15th green would soon be emblazoned on his fans’ baseball caps, marking the moment he… Source link
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“Given this context, it is vital that the court seal only those parts of the complaint and exhibits that actually contain trade secrets or other information that are legitimately deemed confidential,” they wrote. Whether any of that makes any difference in what the public sees, and when, is speculative at best. Thomason, on getting both letters, let the attorneys for both sides know that he briefly read a portion before realizing each of their natures. “The court has disregarded this letter… Source link
Read More »Google Suspends ‘Dangerous’ COVID Ads; 130 Public Figures’ Twitter Accounts Hacked
In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google bans adverts promoting COVID-19 misinformation; Twitter sees the accounts of 130 of its high-profile users hacked; and despite a growth in subscriptions, Netflix sees its revenues decline in APAC. Google blocks unverified COVID ads Google has taken a stand against misinformation surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic – the tech heavyweight announced last Friday (17th July) that it will ban adverts propelling “dangerous content” related to… Source link
Read More »Governor, Department of Public Safety blast Google after company cancels ad
The Alaska Department of Public Safety condemned the actions of Google as “deplorable” after the company canceled a “pay-per-click” recruitment ad for the Alaska State Troopers as it was considered to be political or a potential election advertisement. The advertisement was not completely removed from YouTube, the department said Thursday in a news release, but the department was unable to pay for further distribution of the ad in which Dunleavy expresses support for law… Source link
Read More »Yandex Announces Closing of Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement Nasdaq:YNDX
MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, June 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX) (“Yandex,” “we” or the “Company”), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 8,121,827 Class A shares. Prior to the closing, the underwriter exercised in full its option to purchase an additional 1,218,274 Class A shares, and accordingly the Company… Source link
Read More »Azure founders reflect on Microsoft’s first decade as a public cloud vendor
Microsoft’s Azure operating system, codenamed “Red Dog,” was designed by a team of Microsoft OS experts including Dave Cutler, the father of VMS and Windows NT starting in latter half of the 2000s. Azure launched in February 2010 and has become the foundation of the “new” Microsoft over the past decade. In 2008, I had a chance to interview the Azure founding-team members. This month,… Source link
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