[unable to retrieve full-text content]People gobsmacked after learning what Google actually stands for after 26 years The Mirror Source link
Read More »Kyle Shanahan stands by OT decision in 49ers’ Super Bowl loss, defends track record in big games
Two days removed from losing Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan sat at a podium with general manager John Lynch on Tuesday and addressed reporters. The 44-year-old was quick to rebuff a specific question about the game, saying he hasn’t had a chance to watch film from the loss. Instead, he spent time watching Netflix’s “Griselda” with his family to distract himself from the victory that was almost in his grasp. That didn’t stop him from… Source link
Read More »As college sports descends into chaos, here's where realignment stands: 'I’m sad and embarrassed for the industry' – Yahoo Sports
[unable to retrieve full-text content]As college sports descends into chaos, here’s where realignment stands: ‘I’m sad and embarrassed for the industry’ Yahoo Sports Source link
Read More »Google’s Pixel 6A stands up well in a durability torture test
We already know that the midrange Pixel 6A has the right stuff on the inside, and based on the results of JerryRigEverything’s 6A durability test, it looks like it has an equally solid build quality to match. As the 6A goes under the knife in the video below, you’ll see it stand up well to scratches on the glass screen cover and camera housing, as well as surviving the flex test — not all recent midrange phones have been so fortunate. Google put its flagship-grade chipset in this… Source link
Read More »Kentucky’s John Calipari stands down after rare intra-athletic department feud with Mark Stoops
Is Kentucky a basketball school? Yes. Should John Calipari have said that? Probably not. The Wildcats basketball coach ignited the rare intra-athletic department war of words with football coach Mark Stoops earlier this week when he took an unusual route to explain why his program deserves a new multi-million-dollar practice facility. From The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker: “And the reason is, this is a basketball school. It’s always been that,” he said. “Alabama is a football school. So is… Source link
Read More »Brawl erupts, spills into stands at Texas arena football game
A Texas arena football league game devolved into chaos and violence that spilled into the stands on Saturday, evoking shades of the Malice at the Palace. The incident occurred at the end of an interleague game between the Texas United Football League’s Dallas Prime and the Arena Football Association’s West Texas Warbirds at Odessa’s Ector County Coliseum. Jackob Brandeburg of CBS7 shared video of the brawl that broke out between players in multiple locations along the end zone concourse. A… Source link
Read More »‘Star Wars’ stands by ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ star Moses Ingram after racist internet attacks
As Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return to George Lucas’s far, far away galaxy in Obi-Wan Kenobi, their co-star Moses Ingram is bravely shining a spotlight on a dark side of Star Wars fandom. The Queen’s Gambit star posted an Instagram story sharing some of the racist comments she has received since the Disney+ series premiered on May 27 — comments that called her a “loser” and a “diversity hire” among other hateful rhetoric. “Long story short, there are hundreds of those,” Ingram… Source link
Read More »Mike McCarthy stands by final Cowboys play vs. 49ers
Three days later, Mike McCarthy is standing by the ill-fated final play that saw the clock run out on the Dallas Cowboys‘ season. In his first public comments since his postgame news conference on Sunday, McCarthy discussed with reporters that final play from Sunday’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He also addressed speculation about his job status. While he says he would run the play again, he’d like to see something change on Dak Prescott‘s execution — and it doesn’t involve… Source link
Read More »Where the U.S. stands after Afghanistan with China and the world
How we exited from Afghanistan is as shameful as it was avoidable. I’m sure you’ve read some of the coverage. It is an episode in our history that calls for bipartisan outrage — and there was much of that. For context and analysis I reached out to Ian Bremmer, as I often do when I find the world of global affairs vexing, and per usual he was a font of penetrating call-it-like-it-is reason replete with wow-I-never-thought-about-that insight. I was particularly interested in how our… Source link
Read More »Google Stands Accused of Unfairly Limiting Data Access to Its Competitors
The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google is stifling competition in the highly profitable online advertising market. The probe follows cases in France and elsewhere in Europe questioning how the company runs its ad business. It is the first time the EU has investigated Google’s online display advertising business, where it serves as an intermediary between advertisers and publishers to fill ad space on web pages and apps. Google’s Legal Woes “Google… Source link
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