We open on a fresh-faced Steve Nash back in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1996, prior to his being drafted by the Phoenix Suns and becoming the basketball superstar he is today. This archival footage shows Nash wearing a Santa Clara University jersey as he practices on a hardwood court at a gym. All the while, we see a modern-day element inserted into this footage from yesteryear and interacting with the young Nash–that contemporary element is a youngster who purports to be from the future.
The time-traveler begins, “You’re going to be a two-time MVP, seven-time all star, and you break your nose, like, a dozen times.” Incredulous, Nash smiles and drives toward the hoop and makes a shot that’s a cross between a lay-up and a dunk.
The boy from the future continues, “Come on, Steve. Okay, okay. How ’bout this: ten years from now, you’ll visit my school and it’ll help turn my life around.”
Not buying it, Nash steals the ball away as the boy questions, “Still don’t think I’m from the future, huh?” Nash sinks a three-point shot, prompting the boy to declare, “They’re gonna love that shot in Phoenix,” and the scene cuts to black with the NBA logo and tag, “Where amazing happens.”
Chris Sargent of Park Pictures directed and shot the NBA Entertainment :30 for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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