Inman: The best and worst of 49ers training camp — beyond QB drama
The 49ers wrap up the preseason Friday night after these highs and lows from four weeks of training camp SANTA CLARA – At 49ers training camp, every quarterback snap was recorded. Overkill? Not when covering a team that ran out of healthy quarterbacks, finished a game short of the Super Bowl, and has now cast…
Borenstein: Oakland election fiasco leaves uncertainty of who is in charge
City Clerk Asha Reed makes stunning claim that decision on boundaries for school board race is not her responsibility At the end of last week, it appeared that Oakland’s latest election saga, this one involving the boundaries for an upcoming special school board election, had been resolved. It turns out it didn’t. The dispute was…
Warriors’ G League coach Kerr reflects on his path, concerns over nepotism
Nicholas Kerr was named the new head coach of Santa Cruz earlier this month. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nicholas Kerr is well aware that he did not arrive here by himself. “I would never have gotten into the NBA without a family connection,” the recently promoted Santa Cruz Warriors head coach said last week over…
Simone Biles’ return to gymnastics could save the sport, but that’s not why she’s competing in San Jose this week
USA Gymnastics had to start from scratch after sexual abuse scandal SAN JOSE — Beacon, the fluffy golden retriever running around the SAP Center with his tongue out and heart open, ready to wag his tail and burrow his adorable snout into anyone who needs it, is the emotional support dog. Then you’ll notice the…
Camilo Doval blows another save, but new shortstop Paul DeJong salvages win vs. Phillies
DeJong slugged a 2-run home run in his second at-bat with the Giants and drove in the winning runs in the top of the 10th PHILADELPHIA, PA — So, how’s that for a start? The Giants’ newly signed shortstop, Paul DeJong, may have a statue outside Oracle Park by the time the Giants’ charter flight…
BlackRock keeps pumping the brakes on a new fund amid state-level ESG criticism
Last fall, BlackRock filed to launch an ESG municipal bond exchange-traded fund. The fund hasn’t yet launched while sustainable investing has become a flashpoint on Wall Street. A data provider tied to the ETF had named Larry Fink among the most overpaid chief executives. Late last September, BlackRock did something it’s done hundreds of times…
The 11 sports-betting and online-gambling startups that have raised the most VC funding so far in 2023
Sports betting and gambling companies have raised $150 million from VCs so far in 2023, according to PitchBook data. Digital-lottery company Jackpot.com leads all startups in the sector with $42 million in new funding. The list includes sports betting, casino technology, and even a horse DNA company. The flow of funding to US sports betting…
Adtech firm The Trade Desk has a plan to reduce the cost of digital ads
The Trade Desk will start undercutting the fees publisher adtech firms tack on to digital ads. The adtech used by publishers often inaccurately prices their inventory, said a Trade Desk exec. It’s the latest example of The Trade Desk’s growing clout with publishers. The Trade Desk, an adtech firm, is about to implement a plan…
The CEO of an investment research firm who correctly called the crashes of Coinbase and Snap warns that Nvidia trades at a ‘ridiculously high’ valuation and is almost 400% above fair value. Here are 3 AI stocks that are better bets.
Nvidia’s second-quarter results soared over the high bar it set three months prior. Analysts cheered after the print and raised their price targets to astronomical levels. But market veteran David Trainer made the bear case and shared three AI stocks that are better buys. Nvidia has won the hearts of investors, but at least one…
