Pac-12 picks of the week: Arizona and the Oregon schools have been money against the spread; USC and UW, not so much
UW is a slight favorite at USC in the marquee matchup of the week The Pac-12’s top team is near the bottom against the point spread, while a bottom feeder is one of the best when the betting line is considered. Anyone who watched the Huskies struggle as huge favorites against Arizona State and Stanford…
Groups team up to combat fast-rising PG&E electric and gas bills
Coalition emerges even as state regulators prep OK for higher PG&E OAKLAND, Calif. — Consumer groups, politicians, labor unions, and advocacy organizations have joined forces to combat fast-rising PG&E monthly bill increases and demand greater accountability from the utility behemoth. FAIR California, as the diverse coalition is known, has banded together just days before a…
Prep roundup: Valley Christian wins individual, team CCS girls golf championship
James Logan’s Alyssa Lim captures NCS D-I girls golf title. In CCS girls volleyball playoffs, Los Gatos, Mountain View among the winners in Tuesday’s quarterfinals Girls golf CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE CCS Valley Christian was the best in the Central Coast Section in girls golf on Tuesday, both individually and as a team. Varsha Ramachandran won…
Who’s the mystery player behind new bid to legalize sports betting in California?
Tribes decry mystery sponsors of new gaming effort as “morons,” “fools” and “idiots” California voters rejected a pair of competing ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting last year, but the Golden State is too big a prize for gaming interests to simply fold and walk away. A mystery player has now anted up for another…
49ers mailbag: Chase Young’s impact should reverberate into secondary
The 49ers’ bye week saw them pursue and grab Chase Young before the NFL trade deadline SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The trade for Chase Young on Tuesday not only addressed the 49ers’ insatiable appetite for defensive linemen, but it also sparked more questions for this week’s social media mailbag: What good is this to a…
Apple just paused Jewish and Muslim employee Slack channels after deleting Israel-Hamas war posts, leaked messages show
Apple paused dedicated internal Slack channels for Muslim and Jewish employees. The pause comes after Apple deleted messages from employees related to the Israel-Hamas war. Apple isn’t the only company moderating discussions about the war. Microsoft also did so recently. According to internal messages obtained by Insider, Apple has just indefinitely suspended internal Slack channels…
How FaZe Clan’s future owner hopes to rein in pissed-off talent and build a sustainable influencer business
Gaming and marketing firm GameSquare is set to buy esports brand FaZe Clan. FaZe has struggled with revenue diversification and backlash from some talent. GameSquare CEO Justin Kenna told Insider how he plans to turn FaZe into a sustainable business. The company’s future owner intends to put one of its most vocal critics in charge as…
Amazon expects about $100 million in revenue through unique Thursday Night Football ad products, leaked document shows
Amazon this year launched two new audience-targeting ad units within its Thursday Night Football broadcasts. Amazon expects the new ad units to generate roughly $100 million this year. Amazon believes advertising will justify investments in Prime Video, an internal document said. Insider has learned that Amazon launched two new ad products during this year’s Thursday…
Goldman Sachs is about to kick off a cascade of managing director promotions across Wall Street. Here’s why the battle for power could be fiercer than ever.
Managing director promotion season is about to take over Wall Street. Goldman Sachs will kick things off as soon as this week. Expect fewer promotions overall, although wealth management may prove an exception. “Rainmakers.” “Masters of the Universe.” There are numerous terms used to describe Wall Street power brokers, but none is as important right…
