A stiff back briefly interrupted Jacob deGrom’s build-up during spring 2.0 training. Only a limited pitch count due to that injury scare could do the same on opening day. The two-time current Cy Young winner shot out, looking ready to win a third when he pitched five soft innings Friday …
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Android 11 is codenamed Red Velvet Cake, but Google won’t call it that
After ditching the dessert-based nomenclature for Android versions running Android 10, Google is retrieving it for the next one, at least internally. Android 11 is known to the engineers working on the project as Red Velvet Cake, or RVC. That’s from Dave Burke, the company’s vice president of engineering, who …
Read More »A’s slam Angels in first MLB game with additional new entry rule
The first major league game with a runner on additional innings was decided with a bang rather than a tap. Marcus Semien started the end of the tenth at second base under the unpopular new rule and scored on Matt Olson’s grand slam, sending the Oakland Athletics over the Los …
Read More »USB-C where it was never thought
The USB-C revolution is underway, like first your new phone, then your single-board computer, and now your laptop is likely to have the familiar reversible round-corner connector. We’re still in the cross-over period of needing to have micro USBs, a proprietary laptop, and USB-C power supplies on hand, but the …
Read More »Grimes raps Elon Musk for ‘pronouns sucks’ tweet for supporting ‘hate’
Grimes told his partner, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, “I can’t bear the hate. Please stop this. I know this is not your heart” after he tweeted that “pronouns suck.” Grimes told her to put down her phone and call her: “I love you, but please turn off your phone or …
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