Author: Max Smith

Iowa State has already backed away from plans for a new wrestling facility, and Texas A&M has laid off about a dozen athletic staff members. This may just be the tip of the iceberg as university revenues go directly to athletes rather than to higher coaching salaries and increased facilities and athletic staff. The revenue-sharing model outlined in a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement filed last week by the NCAA and the top five college conferences would allow universities to pay their players up to $21 million a year, or up to 22% of the average powerhouse's annual revenue. That means…

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Amazon (AMZN) is beefing up its food-delivery perks through its Prime service and expanding its partnership with Grubhub as retailers intensify competition for subscription revenue and bundled services.Prime members will get free access to Grubhub+, a $120-a-year subscription service that includes free delivery on eligible orders and discounts on service fees. Amazon customers and Prime members can also order from Grubhub directly through Amazon's website and app, the company announced late Wednesday.The Grubhub deal will bolster Amazon's food offering, which operates across multiple segments, including Amazon's traditional network for delivering non-perishable foods, grocery delivery through AmazonFresh, Whole Foods and other…

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Three Macarthur FC players have already been charged in Australia's soccer match-fixing scandal, with two more players potentially implicated.Midfielder Kealin Bakas appeared in court on Thursday on charges related to an illegal gambling scheme in which players received yellow cards in exchange for money during A-League matches.He was arrested along with team captain Ulisses Davila and teammate Clayton Lewis on May 17. All three were released on bail and served suspensions under Football Federation Australia's code of conduct regulations.Documents filed in Campbelltown Local Court on Thursday revealed two other players also faced charges of taking part in the criminal group.Football…

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Given the number of major data breaches that have occurred in the past decade, you would think that more companies would understand the importance of cybersecurity. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. Many executives believe that cybersecurity is separate from the day-to-day operations of their companies. They continue to believe that they are safe, or that no one cares about their data, or that they are just a small company. That's not true. Absolutely not. Hackers don't care what management thinks about the data. The only thing they care about is the value of the information itself. If it's…

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NPCore, Inc. (CEO: Han Seung-cheol), an endpoint and network APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) cybersecurity company, announced today that it signed a business agreement on May 29 with CMC CS (CEO: Ha The Phuong), a leading Vietnamese cybersecurity specialist, to jointly respond to the rapidly increasing cyber attacks in the Vietnamese market. CMC CS CEO Ha The Phuong (left) and NPCore chief strategy officer David Sehyeon Baek sign the memorandum of understanding. CMC CS, a subsidiary of CMC Corporation, is a leading cybersecurity company in Vietnam, known for its high-quality products and services in data encryption,…

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Investing.com – Japanese Video Game Veteran Konami Corporation (TYO:) this week, two brokerages turned bullish on the company's shares, citing strong growth for the company's mobile sports games and the possibility of upcoming remakes of its classic titles. Jefferies upgraded the stock to “buy” from “hold” and raised its price target to 12,160 yen from 9,540 yen, implying an 11% upside from current levels. Meanwhile, Bernstein initiated coverage on Konami with an outperform rating and a target price of ¥12,900. Both brokerages cited the strength of Konami's mobile game eFootball, which initially struggled after going free-to-play from 2022 to 2023…

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1 Kansas This ranking is based on Bill Self’s Jayhawks returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams and Dajuan Harris – from a team that secured a No. 4 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The additions of AJ Storr (Wisconsin), Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) from the transfer portal, plus two top-50 high school prospects, will give Kansas the type of depth it lacked during this past season that was derailed by Kevin McCullar’s lack of availability. — 23-11 2 Alabama This ranking is based on Nate Oats’ Crimson…

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Greg Jones: I would welcome everybody who wants to be, to be there. And I think that’s what makes the best teams today, the people that actually want to be on the job; whether they know a lot or they have limited knowledge. A lot of times people with limited knowledge are easier to train. And I would say that my advice is cybersecurity is an ever evolving career field. You don’t necessarily need a lot of tech — background in tech to be able to contribute to the advancement of this industry. Everyone brings different career and life experiences…

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