How Warriors rookies Podziemski, Jackson-Davis got acquainted with their new team. A trip to Alcatraz was involved
Golden State Warriors’ rookies Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski toured the historic penitentiary to get acquainted with San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski had to duck their heads through the old Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary’s underground corridors. These structures were not designed for NBA-sized players, but both recognized the abandoned structures…
Flexport had an executive exodus days before Dave Clark’s surprise departure as three ex-Deliverr leaders left
Several former Deliverr leaders departed Flexport in the last week. The exodus came before former CEO Dave Clark announced his departure on Wednesday. Flexport acquired Shopify’s logistics operation, including Deliverr, in June. Before former CEO Dave Clark abruptly resigned on Wednesday, Flexport was experiencing an exodus of executives. According to two people familiar with the…
An investment banker and fashion creator shares how she balances both careers and the exact email template she’s used to pitch brands
Diti Goradia started posting fashion content when she began her investment banking job. Five years later, she’s worked with brands like Anita Dongre and Google Pixel on paid campaigns. She shares an email template she uses to pitch brands and how she balances banking with influencing. Diti Goradia works 12-hour days as an investment banker…
A Stanford MBA student and TikToker with 120K followers shares the spreadsheet she uses to stay organized and productive
Cherie Luo is a Stanford MBA candidate and creator with about 120,000 TikTok followers. Luo has been creating content for three years, while keeping a full-time job and studying. Here’s the spreadsheet she uses to stay organized, and some tools she uses for time management. Creating content has always been a passion project for Cherie…
Fanatics and ESPN are ready to shake up sports betting this fall. Here are the 5 battlegrounds to watch during the biggest gambling season of the year.
The start of the regular NFL season kicks off the biggest sports-betting season of the year. Bank of America forecasts the market for US online sports betting will reach $9.5 billion this year. Here are the battlegrounds to watch as Fanatics and ESPN Bet enter and Bet365 gains share. The NFL season began Thursday night,…
3 ways YouTube and Amazon are changing how brands advertise on the NFL
The start of the NFL season is the beginning of a big advertising season. Brands have to change their NFL advertising expectations on streamers like YouTube and Amazon. Here are 3 ways the streamers are upending ad buying on the NFL. With the NFL season about to begin, advertisers will be in high demand. The…
Meta’s block on Canadian news content led to an increase in news app downloads and usage
Meta at the start of August began blocking news content on Facebook for users in Canada. Major news publishers there had for over a year seen a marked drop in traffic from Facebook. Now, many news outlets are seeing an increase in downloads and usage of their apps. The decision by Meta to restrict user…
How Parrot Analytics shook up Hollywood by picking streaming hits
The Hollywood strikes thrust Parrot Analytics, which measures film and TV demand, into the spotlight. The 10-year-old research firm has proprietary formulas to measure demand for and value of content. Its CEO said Parrot is looking to expand its approach to measure IP, brands, and more. A lesser-known actor was thrust into the spotlight as…
Oakland restaurants: Smoked duck ramen, green-tea ramen arrives at Mensho
The Tokyo-based chain serves luxury ramen with toppings like smoked A5 wagyu, snow crab and porcini. A line had formed outside the new Mensho ramen in Oakland long before the 5 p.m. dinner opening this week. Diners had gathered to sample the Tokyo-based chain’s elevated ramen, which featured delectable ingredients such as A5 wagyu, porcini…
