Sundar Pichai Source: CNBC Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is extending its office return for employees until Oct. 18 amid the latest Covid-19 outbreaks. In an email to employees Wednesday, Pichai also said the company will require anyone coming to the office to be vaccinated, beginning in the U.S. in coming weeks. Pichai’s note represents the second delay in office returns for its workforce of more than 130,000-plus employees amid the ongoing pandemic. In December, Google delayed… Source link

Google said Wednesday that it would require employees who returned to the company’s offices to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. It also said it would push back its official return-to-office date to mid-October from September, joining a host of other companies whose plans have been scrambled in recent days by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced the news in a note to employees, which was… Source link

Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex said on Wednesday it intends to spend around $650 million on e-commerce initiatives this year, more than previously planned, after reporting strong second-quarter results and upgrading its 2021 revenue forecast. Group revenue this year should now be between 330 and 340 billion roubles ($4.49-$4.63 billion),… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Tilray Inc. shares surged the most in more than five months as investors rewarded the cannabis company for profiting even amid challenges due to Canada’s Covid-19 restrictions. Net income was $33.6 million for the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, compared with a loss of $84.3 million in the year-earlier period, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization almost quadrupled to $12.3 million, the Leamington, Ontario-based company said in a statement… Source link

In the wake of Apple’s advances into consumer privacy with initiatives like App Tracking Transparency and App Store privacy labels, Google recently announced its own plans to introduce a new “safety section” on Google Play that offers more information about the data apps collect and share, and other security and privacy details. Today, the company is sharing for the first time what the new section’s user interface will look like, along with other requirements for developers. In… Source link

Google has revealed an in-progress design for the Play Store’s upcoming safety section, which will provide information about an app’s data collection, privacy, and security practices. Announced in May, developers will be able to start declaring their safety info in October until a deadline of April next year. The safety section is currently due to start appearing in app descriptions in the first quarter of 2022. Although Google says the design is subject to change, screenshots… Source link

Semiconductors are proving to be the engines that drive the electronics world of today, as they are being used in different applications. These include 5G, data centers, Internet of Things (IoT), mobiles, and automotive applications. A Fortune Business Insights report indicated that while the semiconductor market was worth $425.96 billion last year, it is expected to grow to $803.15 billion in 2028. This indicates a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6% between 2021 and 2028. Using the… Source link

Soon after bitcoin (BTC-USD) startled investors with a rare drop below $30,000 last week, the cryptocurrency has rebounded dramatically in recent days, rising well above $40,000.  The sudden bounce back has cheered bitcoin bulls but also underscored a concern among critics that the volatility of the most popular cryptocurrency makes it useless for the buying and selling of goods.  Pavan Sukhdev, the president of environmental advocacy group WWF International and a former managing director at… Source link

The federal government made an about-face to its mask guidance on Tuesday, advising even some vaccinated people to wear masks indoors — making a decision that could push employers to rethink how they go about reopening their doors.  The updated guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says due to the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant, fully vaccinated people should wear a mask indoors in public in areas with ”substantial or high transmission.” The guidance also… Source link

Yandex NV (NASDAQ: YNDX) reported second-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 97% year-on-year to $1.13 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $1.01 billion. Revenues from Online advertising grew 60% Y/Y to RUB 39.6 billion, Taxi segment, excluding sales of goods, rose 99% Y/Y to RUB 21.4 billion, sales of goods increased 365% Y/Y to RUB 13.4… Source link