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Yahoo Sports Fantasy Film Room: 4 offenses we need fixed for fantasy | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast It's Thursday and 'Fantasy Film Room' is back with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. The two look into four offenses that have gotten off to uneven starts to the season that have players the fantasy world is counting on. Harmon and Tice do a deep dive on the Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, L.A. Chargers and Miami Dolphins. The two look at what's gone wrong so far and what ways each team can tweak, fix and evolve their offenses the rest of the season. The two also preview the 'instant classic' TNF matchup between the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints.

Accel eyes stake in India's Truemeds at $330 million valuation According to half a dozen sources, Accel, the global venture firm, is in advanced discussions to lead a funding round of $30 million to $40 million in Truemeds, an Indian online pharmacy that's focused on providing customers with more affordable generic alternatives to costly branded medications. The talks are currently centered on a proposed valuation of about $330 million for the six-year-old, Mumbai-headquartered startup, per these same sources, who requested anonymity as the deliberations are ongoing and private. Accel and Truemeds didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Meta lays off employees across multiple teams Multiple teams at Meta were hit by layoffs on Wednesday, the company confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch, noting these changes were made to reallocate resources within the company. "Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy," said a Meta spokesperson in an emailed statement. One of the employees affected by Wednesday's layoff is Jane Manchun Wong, a software engineer who was hired to join the Threads team in 2023 after becoming known for revealing unannounced features coming to Meta apps.

Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal Google is asking the court to put a pause on the proposed changes to the Play Store that would open it to competitors as it appeals the decision on the Epic antitrust lawsuit ruling.

Elon Musk's X dodges EU's DMA as bloc decides platform isn't important enough for fairness controls Elon Musk's X won't be regulated under the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) the Commission decided Wednesday, despite the social media platform hitting usage thresholds earlier this year. The decision means X won't be subject to the DMA's list of operational "dos and don'ts" - in areas like its use of third-party data and user consent to tracking ads - for the foreseeable future. The pan-EU regime targets Big Tech with up-front rules that are generally aimed at ensuring fairer dealing with individual and business users (so far seven companies have been designated as DMA gatekeepers for a total of two dozen "core platform services," including other social media giants like Meta and TikTok).

Yahoo News Trump vows to ban trans athletes from women's sports, declares himself 'father of IVF' in Fox News town hall with all-female audience The former president took part in a Fox News town hall in suburban Georgia on Tuesday with an audience of all women — a voting demographic that could be pivotal in the 2024 presidential race.

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