MOSCOW — Russian opposition activists said Google had taken down videos and documents they were using to organize a protest vote in this weekend’s elections, the latest sign of rising pressure from the Kremlin on American internet giants. The actions by Google in response to government demands involved blocking access inside Russia to several YouTube and Google Docs links being used by allies of the imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny to coordinate protest voting in each of… Source link

Seventeen-year-old Dylan Jin-Ngo became fascinated with the stock market when he was in sixth grade. Now the Huntington Beach teen spends much of his free time teaching other kids about markets.  “Being able to invest without my age being a barrier was something so unique,” Dylan told Yahoo Finance about his motivation. “I learned on my own for the past 3 or 4 years, and I became the youngest certified mutual fund counselor in the nation in 2020.” Dylan spearheads a literacy program through… Source link

Carmine’s, the iconic Italian restaurant in the heart of New York City’s Times Square is back open for business. The bustling neighborhood mainstay timed its re-opening for the day Broadway theaters drew back their curtains for the first time in more than 18 months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  And hungry diners packed the house — the restaurant’s 480 seats were completely booked. “There’s been a little bit of a backlog of people who want to come out and celebrate at… Source link

Beijing’s latest moves to crackdown on various sectors in the Chinese economy is spooking some investors, and one short seller believes that this is simply the start. “I know the bulls wanted to say: ‘It’s just going to be the education stocks,’ and then it was the crackdown on gaming,” short seller Dan David told Yahoo Finance Live (video above).  In the last few months, the Chinese government under President Xi Jinping has started tightening regulations across various sectors such as… Source link

The Carolina Panthers entered the world of augmented reality (AR) after the them showed fans a 30-second clip of a “mixed-reality” panther pouncing onto the scoreboard and tearing the opposing Jets’ team flag at midfield before kickoff during their first game of the NFL season last week. While the panther wasn’t actually in the stadium at all, the live mixed-reality show created by The Famous Group presented a three-dimensional type experience for fans inside Bank of America… Source link

(Reuters) – China’s top securities regulator defended their crackdown on various industries in a private meeting with Wall Street executives, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. Investors’ concerns over the regulatory crackdown has led to sharp sell-offs on China’s share markets, reducing the market capitalisation of some of its largest companies including Alibaba Group Holding Limited. China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai explained during the meeting that… Source link

For , it’s starting to feel more like March 2020 than September 2021. Cities across the country have tightened up on mask wearing, or are insisting on COVID-19 vaccination status as a way to instill confidence among customers and protect the community. However, in some regions, as the Delta variant casts a new cloud over the industry’s outlook. In a consumer survey recently conducted by the National Restaurant Association, 19% of respondents said they’ve stopped going out to eat in… Source link

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Google is expanding its real estate in Boulder. The company purchases another building near Pearl Street. Google’s Boulder Campus (credit: CBS) Reve Boulder is a mixed-use development at 30th and Pearl. It will soon be turned into an extension of Google’s nearby campus. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) Google has been in Boulder since 2006 and said it is excited to be growing its presence in Colorado. Source link

Earlier this month, social media was set abuzz by DoorDash (DASH) drivers in California protesting outside the home of CEO Tony Xu, in an effort to push for more transparency around tips and higher wages. Roughly 50 delivery app drivers, part of the advocacy groups We Drive Progress and Gig Workers Rising, traveled caravan style to the front of Xu’s house in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.  The incident underscored the widening gap between wealthy Silicon Valley startup… Source link

The jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been laboring for years to help citizens in specific jurisdictions unite their protest votes in favor of the candidate most likely to snag a seat from President Vladimir Putin’s party. The “Smart Voting” tool, supported by a smartphone app called “Navalny,” released its recommendations last week — but the government banned the project in June and labeled its organizers “extremists.” This label has been the justification for… Source link