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Left-wing politics

Abortion Rights Data From 2022 Midterms Could Play a Key Role in 2024

Voting booths are set up at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office on the first day of early voting for the 2022 midterm general election in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images Democrats and abortion rights organizers achieved significant wins in the 2022 midterms - and collected hundreds of millions of data points about voters along the way.

www.mercurynews.com

California lets Allstate hike rates but insurer still won't write new home policies

Allstate has received California's blessing to raise homeowner insurance premiums 4%, but the state's fifth largest home insurer said it has no plans to reverse its decision last fall to stop writing new policies.That will mean higher bills for Allstate's existing customers, and no relief for other homeowners in the state who are losing their coverage in areas ravaged by recent destructive wildfires, floods and landslides.

Battery Power

Atlanta Braves

Keith Law projects 3B Aidan Miller to Braves in latest mock draft

The Atlanta Braves have never been opposed to looking for talent among injured players in the draft, and Keith Law of the Athletic has them going in that direction with the 24th overall pick in his first mock draft of the season.Aidan Miller is a third baseman from Mitchell High School in Florida, and while he has had a wonderful amateur career he broke his hamate bone this spring causing him to miss most of his senior season.

MarTech

3 key categories of a high-performing marketing organizational structure | MarTech

In earlier parts of this series, I have covered two out of five interconnected points of a framework for designing a high-performing marketing organization:

Proposition.How do you align and concentrate your creative marketing firm's or in-house agency's services with a focused vision, positioning strategy and value proposition?

MarTech

Use this model to improve your digital asset management system | MarTech

A digital asset management (DAM) system can boost efficiency, break down silos and improve messaging.However, it is not a one-and-done proposition.You must regularly assess its performance to realize its true potential.The DAM Capability Model (DCM) is an established process for doing this.Corey Davis, digital asset manager for the brand team at Lucid Motors, explains what DCM is and how to use it.

AdExchanger

New Mediavine SVP Amanda Martin Wants To Bridge The Gap Between Buyers And Sellers | AdExchanger

Ad industry veteran and event stage mainstay Amanda Martin is taking on a new role as Mediavine's SVP of partnerships and business strategy, the company announced Tuesday.Martin will be moving from the buy side to the sell side after a nearly eight-year stint at ad agency Goodway Group, where she was most recently SVP of corporate development and strategic partnerships.

Pinstripe Alley

MLB needs to change its sticky stuff regulation

In a sport attempting to limit or outright eliminate human error (instant replay, the impending use of an automated strike zone, etc.), suspensions are being handed down to pitchers using an arbitrary process aimed at removing the use of illegal sticky substances in baseball.The first sticky stuff crackdown of 2021 has culminated in the bizarre "got ya" exercise that we have seen played out throughout the 2023 season.

Pinstripe Alley

New York Yankees

On the future of broadcast rights distribution

Earlier this week, United States Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez ruled that Diamond Sports Group (DSG) - a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group and operator of the Bally Sports network of regional sports networks (RSNs) - is required to pay the full value of their TV contracts with the Rangers, Twins, Guardians, and Diamondbacks.

Pinstripe Alley

New York Yankees

New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles: Series preview

The Yankees have played some very good baseball of late, but thanks to the cutthroat nature of this year's AL East, they still have a lot of work to do.A 96-win pace is only good enough for third in the division, with New York still six games behind Tampa, and a three games behind Baltimore.The brutal state of play in the AL East makes interdivisional matchups that much more vital.

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Silver Screen and Roll

Season Review: Jarred Vanderbilt

We all know the narrative by now - on February 8, the day before the trade deadline, the Lakers were five games below .500and in the Western Conference's 13th place.Then, just after noon Pacific time, the team landed D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt.Although Vando was almost certainly seen as the throw-in of the deal, following a former All-Star and a credible "laser," he has a colorable case of being the most important piece the Lakers got for Russell Westbrook, a first round pick, and two more minimum-salaried players.

Silver Screen and Roll

Reacts: Lakers fans calling LeBron James' retirement bluff

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA.Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Los Angeles Lakers fans and fans across the country.Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.As more days pass since LeBron James' comments about retirement, the more they feel like less of a serious proposition and the more they feel like the ponderings of a player who just ended a long, exhausting season.

Silver Screen and Roll

Draymond Green thinks the Lakers should put Jarred Vanderbilt on Jamal Murray

The Lakers may have shown some of their adjustments in the second half of Game 1 against the Nuggets, but more of them are going to come before Game 2. The Lakers showed their hand in some regards by having Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic, a move that nearly helped them steal the game.It was a move that seemed to catch the Nuggets off-guard, though they certainly don't seem like a team that is worried about the fact they nearly had an all-time gaffe in the second half.

Silver Screen and Roll

3 takeaways from the Lakers parading past Memphis to the second round

The Los Angeles Lakers obliterated the Memphis Grizzlies in an end-to-end domination as thorough as you'll ever see in a closeout game, eventually winning Game 6 by a final score of 125-85 on Friday night.In other words, they finally gave Dillon Brooks (a) 40 (point loss), which brings us to the first of our three takeaways from a truly enjoyable blowout...
Dillon Brooks is a clown
Brooks, who went into the series hoping to face the Lakers and LeBron James because it would "test us good" to "knock him out in the first round," found out the hard way that the first part of that was true: Playing against LeBron did indeed test Brooks and his front-running friends, an exam they failed miserably over six games, but none in a more spectacular fireball of ineptitude than Dillon the Villain.

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www.ocregister.com

Malls becoming homes a jigsaw puzzle of moving parts,' California developer says

The interview has been edited for length and clarity Q.Shopoff Realty Investments bought 26 acres at Westminster Mall and and has submitted plans to the city for 1,065 rental units and 102 ownership townhomes.The plan also includes roughly 10% affordable units.(Rendering courtesy of AO) One suggested salve for California's housing affordability ailments is turning dead or dying retail space into new residences.

www.mercurynews.com

Famed musician's former beach property to become new park on San Mateo coast

For years, a mile-long stretch of sand on the rural San Mateo County coast was known for loud late night parties that left behind huge piles of litter.On Tuesday, the stunning property, once owned by rock singer Chris Isaak, moved a big step closer to becoming a new public park the first of its kind in more than 50 years.

www.mercurynews.com

Is California facing a home insurance crisis like hurricane-ravaged Florida?

Farmers Insurance had covered Don Baker's light-gray house with powder-blue trim since he and his family moved to Boulder Creek 13 years ago.A few weeks ago, he got notice his policy won't be renewed after it expires in August.Baker looked around and got an offer from State Farm to cover his home nestled among redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Wiz of Awes

Washington Wizards

This proposed trade sending Beal to the Pelicans is a win for the Wizards

Not a day goes by without the Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal isn't dealt to a new destination in a fake trade scenario.Since a rebuild is on the way in Washington, Bradley Beal and his monster contract of four more years and $208 million are potentially on the trading block.

Wiz of Awes

Washington Wizards

This proposed Kispert trade would be a big mistake for the Wizards

The trade season is almost upon us.A day doesn't go by without a new fake trade scenario involving the Washington Wizards.The latest trade idea came as a courtesy of Greg Swartz of the Bleacher Report.The scenario involves a deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards:
While the Cavs fill their gaping hole in the small forward position with sharpshooting Kispert, the Wiz accelerate their rebuild by adding four second-round picks to their asset drawer.

www.theguardian.com

Europe politics

The Guardian view on Sunak's foreign policy: a Europe-shaped hole | Editorial

1. Chancellor Rishi Sunak's foreign policy is creating a gap in the UK's role in shaping European foreign policy.

2. The UK is attempting to use its diplomatic and trade relationships to gain influence in the world, but is failing to address the lack of a broader European strategy.

3. The UK must recognize the value of its membership in the European Union and commit itself to strengthening its role in European foreign policy, or risk isolation in the international arena. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Europe politics

The Guardian view on Tory immigration policy: a moral choice

The campaign to leave the EU promised many things, but hard agricultural labour was not among them.Seasonal fruit picking is physically demanding, poorly paid work that was, before Brexit, done mostly by migrants exercising their freedom to live in any EU member state.Ending that freedom is one of the few Brexit pledges that has been delivered.

www.cbc.ca

Canada news

Dollarama profit jumps to $180M as same store sales grow 17% | CBC News

Dollarama Inc. says it earned $179.9 million in its latest quarter, up from $145 .5 million in the same quarter a year earlier, as its sales gained 20.7 per cent.The retailer says its profit amounted to 63 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended April 30, up from 49 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

ESPN.com

Chelsea

LIVE Transfer Talk: Chelsea want to swap goalkeeper Mendy for Inter's Onana

The summer transfer window might not be open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, and there's plenty of gossip swirling around.Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!TOP STORY: Chelsea want to swap Mendy for Inter's Onana
New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has made signing a new goalkeeper one of his top priorities, and Foot Mercato reports that the Blues will step up their interest in Internazionale's Andre Onana.

Hardwood Houdini

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics guard who wants out a 'buy low' candidate for lottery team

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, who has reiterated a trade demand to another franchise in search of a bigger role, could be a "buy low" candidate for the Dallas Mavericks - this, at least, according to The Smoking Cuban's Noah Weber."If the Celtics end up looking to trade Pritchard, Dallas should only look to make the move if they can buy low," Weber wrote.

ESPN.com

Paris Saint-Germain

Sources: Chelsea closing in on Ugarte signing

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 3, 2023, 06:17 PM ET

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of highly rated Sporting CP defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte, sources have told ESPN.Both the London side and French champions Paris Saint-Germain have offered to trigger the Uruguay international's release clause of â¬60 million.

www.nytimes.com

Tech industry

Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?

Mark Zuckerberg embraced a digital world known as the metaverse when he said in November 2021 that he was changing his company's name from Facebook to Meta.A month later, Bill Gates, a founder of Microsoft, wrote that within two or three years, he believed most virtual meetings would transition from two-dimensional grids of video to the metaverse, a 3D space with digital avatars.

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 - tax law should be fair

(Phillip Molnar/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Late last week, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a decades-old Minnesota property tax law was unlawful when it allowed the government to seize wealth from an elderly Black homeowner.The decision in Tyler vs. Hennepin County serves as a warning about legal defects in other property tax laws that unfairly harm communities of color, including California's own Proposition 13.

IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property law

SCOTUS Ushers in New Era of Enablement Law in Amgen Ruling

"That [the Justices] believe this decision changes nothing is entirely irrelevant.This decision, because of the evidence, clearly ushers in a cataclysmic shift in the law of enablement."Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Amgen, Inc. v. Sanofi et al.The Court held, as many feared they would, that the 26 antibody examples and detailed instructions for generating additional antibodies within the genus-which covered some 400 pages and included a CD Rom of the x-ray crystallography coordinates of Amgen's "anchor" (or lead) antibodies 21B12 (Repatha) and 31H4-was insufficient to satisfy the enablement requirement.

Eater SF

SF food

A Vibrant New Night Market Will Fill FiDi Streets With Food, Drinks, and Dancing Tonight

Although it's unclear when, exactly, spring started, the Friday weather seems to be cooperating for the first night of the Bhangra and Beats Night Market set for today, Friday, May 12 in downtown San Francisco.The new event will have a mix of food and drink vendors, including San Francisco's New Delhi restaurant, Bissap Baobab, SF Chickenbox, and Al Pastor Papi, with bar 620 Jones serving cocktails and non-alcoholic options for the crowds.

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: The Supreme Court says California can regulate pork. That's big, even if you're not a pig

(John Locher / Associated Press)

The Supreme Court issued a major ruling Thursday upholding a California animal-cruelty law and therefore the authority of state and local governments to regulate what's sold within their borders.Although the justices were splintered over the proper reasoning and disposition of the case, the ruling rejected an argument that would have greatly weakened states' power to protect their residents from pollution and much more.

Washington Post

Science

Supreme Court upholds California rules on rules on humane pork sales

A hog walks in a holding pen on the Ron Mardesen farm, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, near Elliott, Iowa.A farm animal welfare law in California was upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld California's right to block the sale of pork in the state unless producers abide by more humane regulations on the treatment of pregnant sows.

www.nytimes.com

US news

Supreme Court Upholds California Law on Humane Treatment of Pigs

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that sought to address cruelty to animals, saying the state could require pork sold there but produced elsewhere to come from breeding pigs housed in spaces that allow them to move around freely.The decision was badly fractured and featured competing rationales, but the basic vote was 5 to 4. In a controlling opinion, four justices said that the pork producers challenging the law failed to make the case that the law imposed a substantial burden on interstate commerce.

Social Media Explorer

Online marketing

How to Use Social Media to Raise Sales at an eCommerce Store - Social Media Explorer

Social media has become an indispensable tool for businesses, particularly eCommerce stores, seeking to expand their reach and drive sales.With its vast user base and ability to target specific demographics, social media platforms offer tremendous opportunities for engaging with potential customers and increasing conversions.

AdExchanger

How A CDP Helped The Washington Post Get Smart About Subscriptions

Publishers want to free their subscription revenue from the influence of the news cycle.Must-follow stories like pandemics and presidential elections can boost subscription numbers, but once these stories fade, publishers are left to figure out how to keep subscribers engaged and paying.While it's relatively easy for publishers to gather first-party data on what content resonates with their audiences, activating it is another story.

www.fastcompany.com

Marketing

Lululemon's brilliant dupe strategy should be duplicated by every brand

Hey guys, here are this month's best-selling Amazon Lulu lookalikes, and I used to work at Lulu, so I promise you these are identical!In late January, TikTok user Ariana Vitale posted about products that supposedly look and feel just like Lululemon apparelat a fraction of the cost.Vitale's first tip was a lookalike product, or dupe for duplicate, for Lululemon's Groove Super High-Rise Flare Pant.

Rush The Kop

Liverpool FC

The Cult Like Mentality of The FSG Out Crew

It could be argued that Liverpool Football Club boasts the most passionate fan base in the country if not the world.Together we have witnessed immense triumphs and unbelievable heartbreaks which once united all reds into the unwritten bond of family.While success was always demanded, being a Liverpool fan was always about more than the numerous trophies collected along the way.

Medium

The Most Underrated Section of Design Portfolios.

As a UX director, I've reviewed countless design portfolios over the years, and one thing that often stands out is the lack of attention given to the "About me" page.Many junior designers tend to overlook this section or simply include a brief bio without much thought.However, I believe that the "About me" page is one of the most important sections of any design portfolio.

Medium

Marketing

The Ultimate Blueprint for a Winning SaaS Go-To-Market Strategy

When it comes to launching a SAAS business, having a solid go-to-market strategy can make all the difference in terms of success.But what exactly does a go-to-market strategy entail?Simply put, it's a comprehensive plan that outlines how a company will introduce its products or services to the market and attract customers.

AdExchanger

The Big Story: TV Progress Under Pressure | AdExchanger

Has anyone noticed the transition to streaming has woken up the TV programmers?From the streaming wars to the constant talk of data, programmatic and targeting at this year's TV upfronts, the industry is sounding more and more like it's part of the digital world.After years of slowly resisting the inevitable decline in lucrative linear viewing, the TV is finally running.

Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

What if Meta launches a mobile app store?

This week, Microsoft declared that it will launch a mobile games app store on both iOS and Android next year, should its acquisition of Activision Blizzard be approved.As I noted in my piece on the topic, the scale of Microsoft's opportunity in mobile gaming, through the combination of a dedicated storefront, its existing advertising platform, and the portfolio of mobile content across Microsoft and King, is immense.

Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

What if Meta launches a mobile app store?

Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

What if Meta launches a mobile app store?

Los Angeles Times

Hillary Clinton backs Eleni Kounalakis for California governor

(Yalonda M. James / Associated Press)

After her friend and former boss lost the presidential race in 2016, Democrat Eleni Kounalakis remembers Hillary Clinton urging women to run for public office.It was a pivotal moment that inspired Kounalakis to run for California lieutenant governor in 2018, a position that is now the basis for her recently launched campaign to become the state's first female governor.

Los Angeles Times

California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Monday's historic Colorado River agreement represents a big win for California, which only months ago was embroiled in a bitter feud with Arizona, Nevada and four other Western states over how to dramatically reduce their use of water supplies in the shrinking river.

Los Angeles Times

Weed war: Raids on licensed farms and dog shooting spark outrage

Video of a police raid on a Northern California cannabis farm earlier this month has set off outrage, in part because the 36-second clip shows an officer fatally shooting a grower's dog.That the target of the armed strike held a state cannabis license was equally upsetting for many growers in the region.

Los Angeles Times

State launches probe of cannabis licensing to 'clean house' of corruption

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Corruption in California's cannabis industry has become widespread and brazen.There have been pay-to-play schemes, including a demand for cash in a brown paper bag for a pot license, threats of violence against local officials, and city council members accepting money from cannabis businesses even as they regulated them.

KQED

Storm Once Again Batters California | KQED

Latest Atmospheric River Batters Already Soaked California
Downed trees, widespread power outages, flooded roadways -- it was all part of the latest atmospheric river to hit California.At least two people died due to falling trees in the Bay Area on Tuesday.Farmlands Underwater Across Parts Of Central Valley
In Tulare County, where signs reading "pray for rain" line the highway, many communities are still underwater.

www.scientificamerican.com

Science

The Universe Began with a Bang, Not a Bounce, New Studies Find

How did the universe start?Did we begin with a big bang, or was there a bounce?Might the cosmos evolve in a cycle of expansion and collapse, over and over for all eternity?Now, in two papers, researchers have poked holes in different models of a so-called bouncing universe, suggesting the universe we see around us is probably a one-and-done proposition.

Medium

To design in the age of AI, understanding the "Why" becomes more important than ever

1. Listening to customer feedback is key for successful product development. Gathering feedback from customers can help identify unmet needs and drive innovation, which can be a competitive advantage.
2. Companies should leverage digital tools, such as surveys and focus groups, to efficiently and effectively collect customer feedback. These tools

Medium

Aha moments: one of the most important ways to engage users

Photo by Monstera: https://www.pexels.com/photo/excited-black-woman-using-laptop-9429552/Designers can learn one of the most essential Product lessons from the myth of a naked man in a bathtub.As the story goes, Archimedes was trying to solve a particularly challenging problem when he got into the bath and saw the solution: the water that was displaced by his getting in was the answer he needed.

www.fastcompany.com

From Netflix to HBO, the terrible design of streaming is ruining TV

Everyone loves streaming video services.At the same time, everyone loathes streaming video services.It doesn't matter if it's Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Maxfor every great series or film we watch on the platforms, there's a half-dozen things we hate about the actual experience of doing so.

Medium

Make UX simple again

Ah UX, good old User Experience.The UE... wait...
WTF.Even the acronym is an intentional obfuscation.Did 'UE' become too broad?Was the domain name already taken?The irony is palpable; a discipline centred around making things simpler and reducing complexity, has become the very thing it was intended to counter.

Raptors Republic

Toronto Raptors

Chris Boucher: 2022-2023 Season Review

The following is part of Raptors Republic's series of pieces reviewing the season for the Toronto Raptors.You can find all the pieces in the series here For much of Chris Boucher's early career, he was fighting to solidify his place as a professional basketball player.From going undrafted after tearing his ACL in his senior season to dominating the G League to eventually carving out a consistent role in the NBA during the Tampa season, Boucher's path to legitimize his NBA dream hasn't been an easy one.

Mission Local

Mission District

Handy, house cleaning app, to pay $6 million settlement over worker misclassification

The housecleaning app Handy has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misclassified workers and violated California labor laws, including Assembly Bill 5, the San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorneys announced today.As part of the judgment, over 25,000 workers who perform cleaning and handyman services through the app will receive a total of $4.8 million in restitution from Handy in the coming months.

VentureBeat

Data science

AI-driven personalization-at-scale: The key to boosting fintech customer engagement and revenue

Personalization-at-scale is a key strategy for fintechs to deliver hyper-relevant products and services.Learn how top fintechs are delighting customers and building strong relationships with AI-enabled platforms and data sources in this VB Spotlight.Register to watch free on-demand!"There's a direct correlation between customers loving your products and revenue," said Bala Chandrasekharan, VP of product management at Chime.

Coindesk

Dogecoin's Daily Transaction Reached Lifetime Highs as 'DRC-20' Tokens Introduced

Dogecoin's daily transaction volume rose tenfold from the average daily earlier this week to set a lifetime peak following the launch of a new mechanism that now allows the issuance of tokens on the Dogecoin blockchain.The network saw over 645,000 transactions on Sunday, data from BitInfoCharts shows, briefly crossing both Bitcoin and Litecoin transactions that day before falling back to previous levels as of Wednesday.

Coindesk

Developers Deploy Uniswap Contracts on Bitcoin as BRC20-Based SHIB, PEPE Gain Popularity

Shaurya is the Deputy Managing Editor for the Data & Tokens team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.A group of developers have deployed Uniswap's smart contracts onto the Bitcoin network to capitalize on the rise of BRC-20 tokens and develop the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Coindesk

Block Demand Leads to Fee Spike as Bitcoin-Based Memecoins Flourish

Shaurya is the Deputy Managing Editor for the Data & Tokens team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.Fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have surged to two-year highs as the 'Bitcoin Request for Comment' (BRC-20) tokens and the rising popularity of the Ordinals protocol drives demand for block space.

Coindesk

Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes

Featured Speaker Alex Thorn

Head of Firmwide Research Galaxy

Hear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It's Complicated" at Consensus 2023.Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk.She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program.Featured Speaker Alex Thorn

Head of Firmwide Research Galaxy

Hear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It's Complicated" at Consensus 2023.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Prince Harry in court again over payment for security

The Duke of Sussex is attempting to bring a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements in the UK.Harry is seeking the go-ahead from the High Court to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Duke of Sussex in bid to bring second legal challenge over UK security provision

The Duke of Sussex is attempting to bring a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements when in the UK.Harry is seeking the go-ahead from the High Court to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

Scottish independence dead' after Humza Yousaf SNP win, says Labour

The Scottish independence cause is dead after Humza Yousaf was elected as the new SNP leader, senior Labour and Tory figures have claimed.Mr Yousaf who will replace Nicola Sturgeon after narrowly defeating rival Kate Forbes said he would be asking the UK government straight away to grant the Scottish parliament the power to hold another independence referendum.

www.nytimes.com

NYC music

Opinion | Is Musicology Racist?

Among the many efforts to decenter whiteness in academia and other left-leaning institutions is one to take on the presumed racist tendencies embodied in musicology.It's an issue that has nagged at me for years and one exemplified by a new book, the Hunter College music professor Philip Ewell's On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone.

www.nytimes.com

NYC music

What Gustavo Dudamel's Recordings Reveal About His Conducting

Seven years ago, not long after Jaap van Zweden had been proclaimed the music director of the New York Philharmonic, I listened to every commercial recording of his that I could lay my hands on, to get a better sense of his conducting.I do not remember it exactly as a fun experience, when I have to remember it at all, nor one that flattered him that much.

Eater Chicago

Chicago

Smoque Steak Will Finally Debut Its Tender Chops This Week in Avondale

The steakhouse from the owners behind one of Chicago's finest barbecue restaurants, Smoque BBQ, should finally open this week after months of delays.Smoque Steak is an idea Barry Sorkin and company have held onto since early 2020 but progress paused during the pandemic's start.Finally, the team will unveil their restaurant to the general public on Thursday, May 18 at 3310 N. Elston Avenue in Avondale.

www.cnn.com

US politics

Supreme Court upholds California pork regulations

The Supreme Court upheld a California law that bars the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely.The law was the brainchild of animal rights activists in the state, who worked for its passage saying it was necessary to reduce disease from crowded conditions.

www.cnn.com

US politics

McCarthy weighs in on debt limit showdown from Jerusalem: The president still hasn't talked to me'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday in Jerusalem that he still has not heard from President Joe Biden about debt ceiling talks, following the House passing a GOP-led bill in an effort to pressure the White House to the negotiating table.The president still hasn't talked to me.I'm a little bit like Netanyahu, he said, referring to Biden not having invited Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit since he came back into power in December.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles

Supreme Court upholds California animal-cruelty law that bans narrow cages for pigs

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld part of a California animal-welfare law, ruling that the state's restrictions on pork sales do not violate the Constitution's interstate commerce protections.Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, writing for the court, said the Constitution leaves it to states and their voters to decided on the products that will be sold there.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles

California State Farm car insurance customers to see a $264-million rate increase

California drivers who use State Farm for their auto insurance coverage are facing a premium increase of $263.7 million, the largest total amount approved since October by the California Department of Insurance.State Farm insures more California drivers than any other company operating in the state.

Harvard Business Review

Business

How to Motivate Employees When Their Priorities Have Changed

Get into a conversation with a company leader these days, and you'll likely hear some version of "no one wants to work hard anymore."Those companies who are hiring still seek hungry, ambitious hard-chargers who will do what it takes to succeed.But new hires come in negotiating like seasoned executives, leaving managers flummoxed.

SmartBrief

Marketing

Nature abhors a vacuum - SmartBrief

Programmatic adtech has been a vital advertising innovation - but more improvements are needed around the "adtech tax," measurement and attribution, writes Semcasting CEO and founder Ray Kingman." Nature abhors a vacuum."Whether you first heard this phrase from Jeff Goldblum in the 1993 "Jurassic Park" film, or you actually remember your professor crediting Aristotle in your 200-level philosophy course, there are parallels to what we are experiencing in adtech.

ComputerWeekly.com

Artificial intelligence

Oxbotica teams up with Google Cloud to add scale to autonomous vehicle platform | Computer Weekly

Autonomous vehicle software developer Oxbotica has enlisted Google Cloud to accelerate the global take-up of its self-driving vehicle technology platform.Oxbotica said it plans to use the Google Cloud Platform infrastructure, including its compute, storage and networking offerings, to host the platform, which is geared towards supporting industrial use cases for autonomous vehicles.

BBC Sport

Soccer (FIFA)

How a 'desperation measure' transformed Sevilla

He was appointed as a desperation measure in a time of crisis with the sole aim of avoiding relegation.Yet in the space of just six weeks Jose Luis Mendilibar has got Sevilla dreaming of a very different objective - another Europa League trophy.The 62-year-old, previously best known for keeping minnows Eibar in the top flight for six seasons on a shoestring budget, was selected to replace Jorge Sampaoli as Sevilla boss in mid-March.

Mission Local

Mission District

Hundreds of drivers rally ahead of Uber shareholder meeting

Four days before Uber's annual shareholder meeting, disgruntled Uber drivers filled the streets outside the ride-hailing giant's headquarters in San Francisco, calling for higher wages and changes to state law.The action was one of several across the country that saw hundreds of drivers in six major cities - San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Denver and Seattle - put their jobs on hold to rally, calling additional attention to unsafe working conditions and unfair terminations.

Coindesk

Bitcoin Is Poised to Reclaim Crypto's Spotlight: Berenberg

Featured Speaker Alex Thorn

Head of Firmwide Research Galaxy

Hear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It's Complicated" at Consensus 2023.In the next few months bitcoin ( BTC) may be able to reclaim much of the attention it has relinquished to other crypto tokens and projects during recent years and the enthusiasm it lost during the crypto winter, Berenberg said in a research report Thursday.

www.nytimes.com

NYC real estate

For Sale: Mansions in Los Angeles at Bargain Prices

Millionaire home sellers are slashing prices and sweetening deals this week in Los Angeles, eager to move their properties off the market before a new real estate tax aimed squarely at the rich goes into effect on April 1.In November, Los Angeles voters backed Measure ULA, a transfer tax on big-ticket property sales that the city says will generate a new revenue stream for affordable housing projects and homelessness prevention.

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LA food

Co-Working Giant NeueHouse Makes a Bold Entry Into LA's Dining Scene

On May 16th, coworking space and social club NeueHouse will debut its new twin-concept restaurant Reunion - a 5,300-square-foot space on the NeueHouse Hollywood's outdoor terrace.The first location of Reunion, at NeueHouse Venice Beach, opened in March, serving plenty of seafood and pasta dishes along with bright, breezy cocktails, all set to a relaxed, coastal atmosphere.

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Sports

Striker Will Never Know He Wasn't Best in Show

TORONTO No one watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last year could have missed Striker the Samoyed, a blindingly white confection of fluff and enthusiasm who stole the show with his goofy joie de vivre.Sadly for his fans, Striker lost in the final round, defeated by a lugubriously dignified bloodhound and a perky little French bulldog.

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Artificial intelligence

The crypto-to-AI pivot was a mirage. How AI could make crypto bigger than ever

The meme of the crypto-to-AI pivot started even before the November 2022 release of ChatGPT.Last October, Meta, a company that was so all-in on the metaverse that it co-opted its name for itself a year earlier, had a different message for the public.Chief financial officer Susan Li said that AI, not the metaverse, would drive most of the company's capital expenditure growth in 2023.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence: Business leaders start to realise the risks | Computer Weekly

A Gartner survey of 2,500 executive leaders has found that almost half (45%) say publicity of ChatGPT has prompted them to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investments.The survey reported that 70% of executives said their organisations are investigating the use of AI while 19% are in pilot or have deployed AI in production.

Austin Monitor

Austin

Election results: Early vote totals show strong support for civilian oversight of Austin police - Austin Monitor

With early vote numbers in, Austin voters have seemingly decided the future of police oversight at the Austin Police Department.Proposition A, which would expand oversight, had an immense lead in early voting results - 80% of voters supported the measure.Proposition B, which would curtail citizen oversight and was backed by the city's police union, was voted down by 81% of early voters.

Austin Monitor

Austin

TipSheet: Austin City Council, 5.4.23 - Austin Monitor

Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Elizabeth Pagano
City Council will meet today for its regular Thursday meeting .If we were in the business of classifying this meeting, it would probably be a "medium meeting" with a few things of interest on the agenda, but nothing that threatens to make the whole thing a dramatic affair or anything.

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Wellness

Common Consumer Products Contain Multiple Toxic Chemicals, New Study Shows

More than 100 types of common consumer products contain at least one, and often multiple, chemicals linked to cancer or reproductive and developmental problems, according to research published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.Many of the chemicals were found in personal care products, including nail polish, shampoo, lotion and soap.

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Design

Farrell Centre opens with exhibition showcasing mycelium and fake fur

An architecture centre founded by British architect Terry Farrell has opened in Newcastle, England, with an exhibition exploring building materials of the future and "urban rooms" for local residents.The Farrell Centre is an exhibition gallery, research centre and community space that aims to provoke conversation about architecture and planning, both in the city and at a global scale.

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Overlapping Ranges in Claims and Prior Art Result in Invalidation of Patent on Transdermal Patch for Parkinsonâs Disease | Patently-O

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Intellectual property law

Overlapping Ranges in Claims and Prior Art Result in Invalidation of Patent on Transdermal Patch for Parkinson's Disease

By Chris Holman
UCB, Inc. v. Actavis Lab'ys UT, Inc., 2023 WL 2904757, - 4th - (Fed.Cir.Apr. 12, 2023)
Rotigotine is a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease.People with Parkinson's disease experience significant gastrointestinal dysfunction, such as difficulty swallowing, which can frustrate the oral administration of drugs.

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Intellectual property law

Clause 8: Tim Pohlmann on Founding IPlytics & Hosting The SEP Couch

Cellular technology continues to transform the world.That would not be possible without innovative companies investing billions of dollars in research and development (R&D) to come up with innovations that make up transformational standards, such as 5G, and obtaining standard essential patents (SEPs) based on those innovations.

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Miami Dolphins

Chris Perkins: How did Dolphins fare in the draft compared to AFC East foes? Let's take a look

The AFC East got more competitive because of the NFL draft, an event which saw every team in the division acquire talented players that could contribute to a playoff berth and, in one or two cases, perhaps a playoff run.The grades are good for the four AFC East teams - the Dolphins, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots.

Daily Kos

Media industry

An Open Letter to The "New Media"

A creative effort in the endless media beg-a-thon.Congratulations, my friends, you slew the ogre!I'm referring, of course, to the "old media" - the conglomerates of reporting and distribution that served as a gate-keeper to the public awareness - the monopolistic controllers of public punditry that brought us Cronkite, and Rather, and endless CIA-promoted talking points in the New York Times.

The Paris Review

Books

Are You Thunder or Lightning? - The Paris Review

I have always liked categorical statements that are obviously wrong.When someone says to me "This is the way the world works," I get very excited, even though of course nobody knows how the world works.Or, even better: "There are only two types of people in the world."This statement is usually followed by two binary qualities that could be used to define and divide all of humanity.

Alleywatch

NYC startup

Millionways Raises $10M for its Emotionally-Intelligent AI Platform for Use in Hiring and Healthcare

One of the greatest strengths of AI is that it takes the emotion out of decision making and machines themselves do not have their own emotions.However, this is also one of the biggest weaknesses of AI systems as they do not have the same complex psychological and physiological responses that humans do, leading to a lack of empathy.

Niche Pursuits

Web development

NitroPack Review: A Must-Have Tool to Speed Up Your Website in 2023?

NitroPack is a cloud-based performance optimization tool that can speed up websites regardless of the CMS used.In this NitroPack review, we'll take it for a test drive and show you the results.These days when passing Google Core Web Vitals tests is important for your ranking NitroPack is the correct answer for your needs.

RAIN News

Music

Interchangeable Ad Slots: Acast's method of increasing inventory - RAIN News

Global podcast company Acast sent an interesting notice about a tech innovation called Interchangeable Ad Slots.The system takes advantage of Acast's basic system setting which reserves each ad slot for one of two ad types: host reads, or pre-recorded brand commercials.The new technology can discern which type is reserved for a slot, and override that setting by selling and delivering the other type.

Know Your Mobile

Mobile UX

Google's Pixel Tablet Will Replace Nest Hub - Here's Why...

The Google Pixel Tablet is coming at some point in 2023, and when it does it will likely replace Google's Nest Hub products - here's how and why...When you've made and failed at tablets as many times as Google, not only do you have one hell of a weathered drawing board but it also gives you the freedom to not really care about chucking around "big ideas" when it comes to new products.

Dodgers Digest

LA Dodgers

2022-23 Dodgers' offeason review: Lackluster, underwhelming, frugal - Dodgers Digest

After getting ousted in the National League Division Series by the Padres - following a record-setting 111-win season - there figured to be some turnover on the Dodgers' roster.There certainly was, but there also wasn't an equal replenishing of the players they lost over the winter.Let's go through each of the major transactions, sorted by type.

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LA Dodgers

Dodgers Spring Training Roster Cuts: Victor Gonzalez & Michael Grove Optioned To Minor League Camp

Victor González and Michael Grove were optioned to Minor League camp in arguably the most noteworthy Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training roster cuts.Both are eligible to appear in remaining Spring Training games, but that doesn't figure to be a likely proposition for Grove.He started Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing four runs over 4.1 innings.

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San Francisco

'Flexible retail,' speedier permits eyed to improve San Francisco small business climate

More than 100 planning code changes are being proposed by Mayor London Breed and city leaders in an effort to cut bureaucratic red tape for small businesses to open in San Francisco more quickly.Breed and city officials announced the changes Thursday at The City's somewhat-new Permit Center at 49 South Van Ness Ave., a one-stop permit services desk for construction, special events and for business.

BBC Sport

Soccer (FIFA)

Scotland must 'stay patient' against Spain - Clarke

By Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland

Last updated on .From the section Football

Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland, live text on the BBC Sport website & app, highlights on BBC One Scotland

Scotland will need to be "patient without the ball" and "very positive" in possession when Spain visit Hampden on Tuesday, says manager Steve Clarke.

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English Premier League

Newcastle leading Premier League clubs in the chase for 15-goal star

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram has been linked with a move away from the club at the end of the season.The 25-year-old will be a free agent in a few months and he has been linked with a number of European clubs across multiple leagues.A report from Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t SportWitness) now claims that Newcastle United are in pole positions as far as Premier League clubs are concerned.

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Social media marketing

Tips for Building Successful Partnerships on Social Media

As social media becomes an increasingly vital aspect of modern business, many companies are seeking partnerships with social media influencers and agencies to help them promote their brand and reach new audiences.If you want to secure interesting partnerships and contracts representing successful companies on social media, consider the following advice:
Define Your Market Position and Brand Before attracting partnerships and contracts with thriving businesses, you must have a firm grasp of your niche and brand identity.

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