A judge on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and a separate antitrust lawsuit brought by dozens of attorneys general. Both suits alleged the social media giant is violating antitrust law by buying up competitors and depriving consumers of alternatives that would better protect their privacy. Facebook’s (FB) stock price was higher in late-afternoon trading, pushing the company’s market valuation past $1 trillion for the first time. The FTC… Source link

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2021 / Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX)(MOEX:YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that all resolutions proposed at Yandex’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) and the meeting of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares, both held on Monday, June 28, 2021, have been approved. Yandex also announced three re-appointments to its Board of… Source link

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2021 / Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX)(MOEX:YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that all resolutions proposed at Yandex’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) and the meeting of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares, both held on Monday, June 28, 2021, have been approved. Yandex also announced three re-appointments to its… Source link

NBA Hall of Famer and Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen isn’t holding back anymore when it comes to his feelings about the past. He’s continuing to discuss his infamous decision to take himself out of a 1994 playoff game, and opening up more than ever before. In that game, head coach Phil Jackson drew up the game-winning shot for Toni Kukoc. In an interview with GQ last week — the same interview in which he criticized Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons — Pippen said that he felt insulted… Source link

Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2021 / Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX)(MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that all resolutions proposed at Yandex’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) and the meeting of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares,… Source link

El Salvador is becoming a proving ground for Bitcoin’s biggest ideas. “I really see El Salvador as being the Switzerland of Latin America, if this experiment goes successfully,” Ray Youssef, CEO of peer-to-peer crypto exchange Paxful, said over Zoom.  On Sept. 7, El Salvador will become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. That could open a new age for the struggling Latin American economy, President Nayib Bukele, the prime mover behind the so-called… Source link

Before you leave your house in the morning, you probably check your pockets for three things: your phone, keys, and wallet. But if Apple’s (AAPL) plans for its smartwatch pan out, you might just need to make sure you have one thing on you: your Apple Watch. As part of the watchOS 8 software update, available as a public beta in the coming weeks, the Apple Watch will be able to present digital ID cards, which will eventually include licenses, and lock and unlock everything from your front… Source link

MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2021 / Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX)(MOEX:YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that all resolutions proposed at Yandex’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) and the meeting of the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares, both held on Monday, June 28, 2021, have been approved. Yandex also announced three re-appointments to its Board of… Source link

Google has been sharing incorrect instructions on contact tracing through its Covid-19 “common questions” feature, advising some users that they can stop self-isolating when NHS rules say the opposite. The flaw is the latest example of Google incorrectly parsing information from websites and trying to present a simple answer to keep users from clicking away from the search engine. The company has pledged that it will now fix the advice after a government request to do so. British Google… Source link

As trading platforms like Robinhood create a rise in retail investor market participation and spark a renewed interest in shares of companies dubbed “meme stocks” like GameStop (GME), BlackBerry (BB), and AMC (AMC), the world of finance is seeing an intersection with the social media sphere. “What you’re seeing is a much larger trend here,” Alexis Ohanian, founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six and co-founder of Reddit, told Yahoo Finance Live. “It is the intersection of… Source link