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Fantasy Football: 7 popular running backs to consider avoiding in 2023 drafts

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  Najee Harris While a foot issue may have contributed in part, Harris clearly had a difficult season. Whether on purpose or not, Jaylen Warren has transformed the Steelers' backfield during the preseason into a full-fledged committee. Warren outperformed Harris as a rookie last year (he did, of course, benefit from the circumstances), and he has been even more impressive this preseason. Harris only had one carry that went over 20 yards last season, but Warren recently took a 60+ yarder to the house! There could be a running back issue for the Steelers. Rhamondre Stevenson Stevenson is a great running back who is also effective and adaptable. He will undoubtedly have a successful season. But it seems like there are still too many fantasy managers (as well as different gurus) who are unaware of Ezekiel Elliott's expected position for the New England Patriots. I ask you to keep in...

Here's why I'm finally giving up my iPhone 12 Pro Max in favor of the iPhone 15 Ultra.

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 Yes, I get to use the trendiest and best phones every day for work, but when it comes to purchasing a new phone for myself, I'm incredibly fussy (and frugal). In actuality, I've had the reliable iPhone 12 Pro Max for about three years, and only now has it begun to age poorly.  For instance, I've seen that after numerous iOS updates, the battery life isn't as excellent as it once was and that sometimes apps take a long time to start or crash for no apparent reason. But the camera is where I have the most issues. It's fine, but the 48MP primary sensor on the iPhone 14 Pro Max's has made me envious of its quality. but not sufficient to improve. Periscope zoom is coming  I must admit that I sigh each time I use my iPhone 12 Pro Max's 2.5 optical zoom feature. Particularly considering that the Pixel 7 Pro has a 5x periscope zoom and phones like the Galaxy S23 Ultra provide two telephoto lenses with magnifications of 3x and 10x.  A lighter titanium design The iPh...

Cables are eliminated with a new GPU power connector, which delivers more than 600W

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  Official documentation for a new customized HPCE power connection standard designed to transmit more GPU power across the motherboard has been made available by @momomo_us on X (Twitter). The new connector's paperwork shows all of its important technical details, including its capacity to deliver more than 600W of power even more power than the current 12VHPWR connector offers. The HPCE power connector functions very much like a PCI Express connector, according to the documentation. There are four groups of pins in total, including 12 pins for signaling or communication between the mainboard and the graphics card and 16 pins for power delivery. The size of the connector is comparable to a PCIe x1 connector. The HPCE power connector, when installed on a motherboard, sits beneath the primary PCIe x16 slot, where the motherboard chipset heatsink typically goes. This makes the installation procedure simpler by enabling the graphics card to be inserted into both the x16 connector and ...

After weak GDP and jobs data, the Dow Jones loses ground, and Tesla stock declines on a sell rating.

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  After weaker-than-expected ADP employment and GDP reports on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up some of its early gains. Markets closely watched Hurricane Idalia as it approached Florida's coast. And when Guggenheim issued a sell rating on the EV juggernaut, Tesla stock fell. Dalia was reduced from a Class 4 to a Class 3 hurricane when it approached the coast of northwest Florida, with maximum sustained winds decreasing to 125 mph. Before the hurricane, the authorities issued evacuation orders for more than 30 counties. According to ADP's National Employment Report, firms hired 177,000 new employees in August, which was less than the 200,000 estimate and a decrease from the 324,000 new hires in July. The ADP data serves as a preview of the Labor Department's Friday jobs report. In addition, the second estimate of second-quarter GDP from the Labor Department was reduced from 2.4% increase from the first estimate to 2.1% growth. Key earnings movers on Wedne...

American second-quarter GDP growth was downgraded.

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  Although second quarter U.S. economic growth was downgraded to a still-stable rate, third quarter momentum seems to be picking up as a tight labor market supports consumer spending. According to the government's second estimate of GDP for the months of April and June released on Wednesday, the economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.1% last quarter. From the 2.4% pace that was published last month, that was lowered down. GDP for the second quarter was not expected to be revised, according to economists surveyed by Reuters. In addition to company expenditures on equipment and intellectual property items, the change indicated downgrades to inventory investment. Although the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates by 525 basis points since March 2022, the economy nevertheless expanded at a 2.0% annual rate in the first quarter. It is growing far faster than the 1.8% non-inflationary growth rate that Fed policymakers consider to be the norm. The robustness of the economy increas...

This airline from Europe is introducing a "adult-only" section.

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  This airline from Europe is introducing a "adult-only" section. The "Only Adult Zone" will be present on Corendon Airlines' flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao, which are scheduled to start on Nov. 3.  According to the carrier, this area is for business travelers and other customers who are not carrying children.  FAA SPENDS $121 MILLION ON MODIFICATIONS TO AIRPORTS TO LOWER THE RISK OF RUNWAY INCURSIONS Atilay Uslu, the founder of Corendon, bragged that the airline is the first Turkish-Dutch one to do so and that it is aiming to attract to "travelers looking for some extra peace of mind during their flight."  There will be nine extra-large, roomy seats in this area, which will be in the front of the aircraft. 93 basic seats will also be available. The carrier added that the area will be totally divided from the rest of the plane by walls or curtains. A NEW GENERATION OF AIRCRAFT MECHANICS IS SEEKING TO COVER GAPS DUE TO A WORKER SHORTAGE. To reser...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s brutal message to remote workers refusing to come back to the office: ‘It’s probably not going to work out for you’

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Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, appears to have lost patience with remote employees who refuse to return to the workplace. Some of the biggest corporations in America have struggled with the return to work issue due to employees who want to maintain their pandemic-era flexibility, including Meta, Disney, and Starbucks. Unfortunately for Amazon's executives, calling employees back to work has generated a lot of controversy. And it appears the Amazon CEO has run out of options after receiving everything from criticism to staff petitions. Jassy is said to have laid down the challenge at a fireside chat known as a "fishbowl" earlier this month, implying that if employees didn't return to their desks they would be fired. Jassy was heard saying, "It's past the time to disagree and commit," in an audio that Insider was able to secure. We are returning to the office at least three days a week, so it's not appropriate for some of our teammates to be in three d...