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To the surprise of no one, it didn’t go well. Hal was his usual, reserved self. Cashman on the other hand? He chose to engage this media session with hostility. He challenged any criticism fired his way and arrogantly dismissed his failures. We’ll lead off with the money quote. This was his response to being asked about the Yankees process and personnel who help make their everyday decisions. He said “we’re pretty fucking good” when talking about the people making decisions for this team....

The latest rules focus on advertising. These are the five new measures that are being implemented: 1. Political adverts will need to be clearly labelled as such. 40% off TNW Conference! This, the EU hopes, will help citizens identify themessages trying to shape their political views and decisions. Extra rules on ad targeting Ad targeting faces several fresh restrictions. They will also be banned from using minors data. These measures aim to limit the abusive use of personal information to manipulate voters....

The Athletic listed 12 teams in play for Shohei Ohtani. They did it alphabetically without predictions, so I’m coming back to rank them in order. I’m going to be the most objective version of myself in analyzing the 12 teams. Just plain old black and white text like a AIM subprofile circa 2003. This represents the best thinking I can do about the biggest story of baseball’s offseason. Obviously money is going to be consideration 1-A, but playoff/legacy opportunities register as a close 1-B....

Facebook alone accounts for nearly 60% of the total amount, with 1.7bn in penalties. Adding to Zuckerbergs woes, Metas platforms combined have reached 2.5bn. Meanwhile, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Reddit, and LinkedIn have not been charged. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Two more fines were issued in 2023. One was for TikTok not enforcing its own policing restricting access to children under 13. These fines combined resulted in a total of 360mn....

For 14 years running, Iceland has topped the charts on gender balance. And its the only country in theGlobal Gender Gap Indexto have achieved as much. The first Kvennafri or Womens Day Off was held in 1975. For the women of Iceland, 91.2% of the way there is not enough. 40% off TNW Conference! Though pay parity is just one aspect of gender equality, it is a significant factor. For example, a boys club among male executives can mean even senior womens contributions are overlooked or underappreciated....

According to Kayal, projects of this sort are quite uncommon. What is unique about our mission is that the AI is trained on board. Normally, this training is done on Earth with powerful computers, he said. 40% off TNW Conference! But a higher level of autonomy supported by AI on board would be much more efficient. The team will initially test SONATE-2 in Earth orbit. To help train the AI, the satellite features four cameras that will provide images directly....

I’m not one to ever toot my own horn. I don’t consider myself a genius. I leave it to others to use that word, while acknowledging my talent and magnetism. All I am is a guy who pays attention and can identify a pattern before anyone else. But I can tell you that being right all the time never gets old. The desert sands out there are soaked red with bad blood....

Mike Trout continues to roll, moving to 8-1. Meanwhile, the former #1 overall seed has lost 4 straight. Mike Napoli is reeling despite getting his 1st round pick, Austin Ekeler back from injury. Once Monty comes back, it should give him an added punch, but will it be too late? On the other end, Mike Moustakas has now reeled off three straight wins. Having a Joe Burrrow-like resurgence, the stack with Burrow and Tee Higgins is finally paying off....

Britains biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned byNexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands, but the company is a subsidiary of Chinas Wingtech. This ownership structure attracted intervention from UK lawmakers. Last year, the British governmentordered Nexperia to sell the majority of its stake in Newport Wafer Fab....

The European tech community received news of the investment with some enthusiasm. The thought of having our own sovereignty in the AI sector is extremely important, Habeck said. If Europe has the best regulation but no European companies, we havent won much. Transparency, traceability, and sovereignty 40% off TNW Conference! Notably, all but a small contribution from Hewlett Packard came fromEuropeaninvestors or grants. Furthermore, the former has secured over 11bn in funding....

37-3 are you fucking kidding me? Like the people on the titanic, I’m jumping off this ship. Every week Geno continues to turn the ball over, and the Seahawks continue to pay the price. I’m OUT on Seattle. They either win by 30 points or they don’t do enough to beat good teams. Miami Dolphins No surprise here. As I just said, we’re the Dallas Cowboys of the AFC until proven other wise....

Well, it was bound to happen at some point. Shocking, I know. Especially when you yourself mostly play like shit. Old habits die hard I suppose. We know they can do it! When they don’t, endings like last night happen. We have a lot to get to, so let’s dive in. That’s partly what made last night so annoying. He nearly carried this team to victory by himself. More than good enough....

Welcome to a special “fall back” edition of NFL sad stats of the week. And while we were turning our clocks back (just kidding, what is this, 1998? That’s not a sad stat. That’s a happy stat. Stick with me here - I can spin out of this. Wait, isn’t there… I have a question for Nate and PFT: what the fuck??? We were peeing our pants in kindergarten the last time this happened....