Even in the context of all the things that are happening in the country right now, Monday is going to be a pretty big day. The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will testify before the House Judiciary Committee as part of Congress’ antitrust investigation.   It’s the first time all four have appeared together and the first time Jeff Bezos has shown up. All four companies are variously accused of using their size and dominance to kill competition. But like… Source link

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX) and Sberbank announced that they have completed the reorganization of their Joint Ventures – Yandex.Market and Yandex.Money. Yandex now owns 100% of Yandex.Market, with an equity incentive pool set aside for Yandex.Market management. In addition, Yandex has exited the Yandex.Money Joint Venture. As a result, any financial services non-compete obligations between Yandex and Sberbank are now terminated. A… Source link

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX) and Sberbank announced that they have completed the reorganization of their Joint Ventures – Yandex.Market and Yandex.Money. Yandex now owns 100% of Yandex.Market, with an equity incentive pool set aside for Yandex.Market management. In addition, Yandex has exited the Yandex.Money Joint Venture. As a result, any financial services non-compete obligations between Yandex and Sberbank are now… Source link

Rounak Jain / Business Insider India Public is another video streaming service and is developed by InShorts, which is known for its news delivery service. However, unlike other short-video services, Public is slightly different – it is a newsy app that shows short videos of the latest happenings in your neighbourhood. Download Public – Indian Local Videos on the Google Play store. Source link

“Hey, Google!” Google keeps up on what’s trending and what people are looking for over the course of time, and this allows us to look back and see what people were interested then, as well as what’s on the mind of people right now.  As of April 2020, the top-searched for term in the United States was “Facebook,” followed by “YouTube” and “Amazon.” Worldwide it looks slightly different, with “YouTube” taking the top spot, followed by “Facebook” and… Source link

Google is reported to be signing up businesses to an unannounced upgraded version of a Google My Business profile. The new service, apparently in testing phase, costs $50/month. It appears to be trust-related badging that can help businesses earn more clients. Local Search expert, Tom Waddington (@tomwaddington8), tweeted about an offer from Google to upgrade a clients Google My Business (GMB) account. The offer was to upgrade it to a $50/month plan that would promote a refund guarantee and… Source link

The Singapore government and Google have announced a new jobs and skills training initiative for 3,000 local entry-level and mid-career job seekers. The initiative, called Skills Ignition SG – A Grow With Google Program is aimed at boosting job seekers’ employment, employability outcomes and providing vital industry experience amid a challenging labour market during Covid-19. It will be led by the Economic Development Board (EDB), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and SkillsFuture… Source link

There are two new entrants —two telecom companies—in the Indian market trying to upend video-conferencing. After the initial euphoria around video-conferencing apps, more particularly Zoom, died down, many new players started experimenting with new features. Zoom hasn’t changed much since, but it has reinvented its security, Microsoft Teams has introduced virtual backgrounds and Google Meet has been experimenting with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce ambient noise. There are two… Source link

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, Northern District of California U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh signed off on the $117.5 million data breach settlement with Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, but she slashed attorney fees by more than $7 million after concluding the deal was “unexceptional” and the legal work “not particularly novel.” Want to continue reading?Become a Free ALM Digital Reader. Benefits of a Digital Membership: … Source link

Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email First-time home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance have been busy online this year. Google Trends reports the most searched mortgage-related questions in 2020 in the U.S. include: What is a mortgage? What is PMI? Should I refinance? What is APR? What is escrow? In May, searches for “how to buy a house” reached an all-time high while “refinancing” reached a record high in March. Google users need to know about home prices, home loan… Source link