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Is Shohei Ohtani like Pete Rose? Dodgers star not accused of betting

Shohei Ohtani is no Pete Rose. At least not yet.For one thing, as accomplished as Ohtani is at baseball, his career 684 hits pale in comparison with Rose’s 4,256, the most of any major league player. More pertinent to the news cycle is that Ohtani hasn’t been accused of betting on baseball, or betting at all. Rose famously was banned from baseball for life in 1989 by then-Commissioner Bartlett Giamatti (yes, Paul’s dad), whose investigation concluded that Rose had bet on major league games as a player and as a…

Pfizer is betting big on cancer drugs after Covid decline

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPfizer is ready to move on from Covid. Now, the company is betting on cancer drugs to help it regain its footing after a rocky year marked by the rapid decline of its Covid business. It just might take a while before that bet pays off. Pfizer pitched its deeper push into oncology during a four-hour investor event last week. And it had a splashy 60-second Super Bowl ad that touted its initiative to "outdo cancer." The shift comes at a crucial time for Pfizer. The pharmaceutical giant has…

Apple Sports app brings live scores, stats and betting odds

Apple is extending its push into sports with a dedicated Apple Sports app. The free app is now live on the App Store in the U.S, Canada and the U.K and offers play-by-play updates, stats, box scores and betting odds, the latter of which can be disabled by the user. The app comes in at 15.6MB and can be installed on any iPhone running iOS 17.2 or later. Apple Sports UI Users can select their favorite sports league and teams from the setup screen and the app will automatically present past…

A Psychiatrist Tried to Quit Gambling. Betting Apps Kept Her Hooked.

While Kavita Fischer sank deeper into six-figure losses, companies kept her going with bonus credits, VIP treatment and data tracking. While Kavita Fischer sank deeper into six-figure losses, companies kept her going with bonus credits, VIP treatment and data tracking. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their…

Polygon Bull who achieved a millionaire’s dream with MATIC in 2021, is betting on this token to replicate the magic in 2024

Success stories abound in the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, typically driven by astute investors who have unlocked significant gains by capitalising on new trends. One of these success tales involves a Polygon bull who, in 2024, is focusing on a new chance to succeed: Retik Finance, after becoming a millionaire with MATIC in 2021. Transitioning from Polygon to Retik Finance The path to millionaire status for this veteran investor started in 2021 with Polygon (MATIC). Riding the tide of Polygon’s…

ESPN Bet plans launch in New York, the largest U.S. betting market

ESPN Bet is coming to the Big Apple.Penn Entertainment, which operates the sports betting platform, will pay Wynn Resorts $25 million for market access, it said Tuesday. It's the same amount Wynn paid New York state to operate there.Wynn Interactive, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, was awarded a New York mobile sports betting license in 2021. Penn was not — and it has missed out on the action from the nation's largest sports betting market.In the two years since New York launched online sports betting, at least $35.7…

Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space

Reputation will be on the line when Intuitive Machines' Nova-C spaceship will launch atop a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday, following recent completed touchdowns by China, India and Japan. So why entrust such tasks to the commercial sector, especially after an attempt by another company with similar goals, Astrobotic, failed just last month? The answer lies in the way NASA has fundamentally reorganized itself for Artemis, the agency's flagship Moon-to-Mars…

As Iran-backed groups attack Red Sea ships, investors are backing startups assisting global cargo

Multiple shocks to global supply chains brought about first by the pandemic and more recently by Iran-backed Houthis targeting cargo ships in Red Sea have shown there’s a need for greater resilience in global shipping. At the same time, the pressure to reduce both costs and carbon footprints continues apace.  Quietly, investors are eyeing up tech platforms for ports and cargo ships, which could prove to be a very savvy investment.  There are already several signs this is happening. Most recently, Portchain — a Danish…

Why China is betting big on chiplets

But this approach to chipmaking poses a bigger challenge for another sector of the semiconductor industry: packaging, which is the process that assembles multiple components of a chip and tests the finished device’s performance. Making sure multiple chiplets can work together requires more sophisticated packaging techniques than those involved in a traditional single-piece chip. The technology used in this process is called advanced packaging.  This is an easier lift for China. Today, Chinese companies are already…

POP OR PROP? Betting site sets up 89 Taylor Swift bets for Super Bowl

Breadcrumb Trail LinksNFLMusicCelebrityPublished Feb 02, 2024  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  2 minute read Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs (L) celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Patrick Smith /Getty ImagesReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this…