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Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin at his office in New York.The Washington Post | Getty ImagesSports merchandise giant Fanatics is firing back against sportsbook giant DraftKings in an ongoing legal fight over Fanatics' hiring of a top DraftKings executive.In a legal brief filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, Fanatics accuses DraftKings of distorting reality and character assassination of its former senior vice president of business development, Michael Hermalyn.In February, Hermalyn accepted…

Existing battery swap networks like Nio’s have mostly included a single company’s equipment, giving the manufacturer control over the vehicle, battery, and swapping equipment. That’s because one of the keys to making battery swapping work is fleet commonality—a base of many vehicles that can all use the same system. Fortunately, delivery drivers have formed something of a de facto fleet in New York City, says David Hammer, co-founder and president of Popwheels. Roughly half of the city’s 60,000-plus delivery workers…

Roller skating dancers at street festival, Third Ave Hub, the Bronx, 1981As a teenager, Conzo found himself at the very centre of cultural and activist movements changing the Bronx. His father was the personal confidant of Tito Puente, promoting some of the biggest salsa shows of that time; his grandmother, Evelina López Antonetty, was a community activist known as the Hell Lady of the Bronx; and Joe’s classmates at South Bronx high school were birthing the culture of hip-hop…

Actor and model Cara Delevingne has cleared up worries that her two cats died in a blaze that swept through her Los Angeles home early Friday morning, saying on Instagram that the two Persians “are alive!!” Delevingne terrified her fans when she initially wrote about the fire at her luxurious, art-filled Hollywood Hills home, sharing a video that showed the massive response by Los Angeles firefighters and police, TMZ reported. The “Paper Towns” actor also included a photo of her two cats with the caption: “My heart is…

Genshin Impact has just drip marketed their newest upcoming playable character, and this time, it’s a familiar face. Arlecchino played a pivotal role in the Fontaine Archon Quests, and very soon, players will be able to wield her in battle. Arlecchino’s Constellation is Ignis Purgatorius, Latin for “fire of purgatory.” This is in keeping with the Pyro Vision at the base of her neck. Her weapon hasn’t been shown, but her splash art suggests she might hold a Sword or Polearm. In the commedia dell’arte, Arlecchino is the…

Google has fired a Cloud engineer who interrupted Barak Regev, the managing director of its business in Israel, during a speech at an Israeli tech event in New York, according to CNBC. "I'm a Google software engineer and I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance!" the engineer was seen and heard shouting in a video captured by freelance journalist Caroline Haskins that went viral online. While being dragged away by security — and amidst jeers from the audience — he continued talking and referenced…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksMusicCelebrityMammoth WVH frontman suggests Roth insulted him because 'my dad isn't here to be a target' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Mar 08, 2024  •  Last updated 35 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Singer David Lee Roth and Wolfgang Van Halen perform at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum on Feb. 8, 2012 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter /Getty ImagesArticle contentWolfgang Van Halen is firing back at David Lee Roth…

A good relationship with a boss matters. As do the relationships with all your other colleagues. After all, these are the people we usually spend most of our day with. If not, we still have to regularly talk or correspond with them. So when the person that you have to answer to is a jerk, it can make your life difficult. Especially if they don’t respect your personal time off work.This Redditor shared a story of how they were laid off because they refused to come in to work on a weekend off. The OP and the said boss had…

"These are the defenses that many women like Ms. Abdul had to adopt to deal with men who abuse their power," reps for Abdul stated A day after Nigel Lythgoe called Paula Abdul a “fabulist” in response to her sexual assault complaint against him, the former American Idol judge accused him of “classic victim shaming.” “Mr. Lythgoe’s answer to Ms. Abdul’s complaint is classic victim shaming,” read a statement from Abdul’s lawyers sent to Rolling Stone. “Mr. Lythgoe fails to appreciate that he…

Marys Peak, highest point in the Oregon Coast Range. Credit: Steve Lundeberg, OSU Forests in the coolest, wettest parts of the western Pacific Northwest are likely to see the biggest increases in burn probability, fire size and number of blazes as the climate continues to get warmer and drier, according to new modeling led by an Oregon State University scientist. …