Monthly Archives: February 2022

Russia’s Yandex eyes $6.5 bln annual revenue in 2022 after FY profit slip

The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Tuesday reported a 55% decrease in adjusted net income in 2021 but said it expects total group revenues to continue their upward trajectory this year to reach 490-500 billion roubles ($6.50-$6.63 billion). Yandex’s… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Basketball: Tuesday Picks

Several of the top teams in the league will take the floor across the seven games in the NBA on Tuesday. In the Eastern Conference, two playoff hopefuls will face off when the Hawks host the Cavaliers. The Sixers, who are still without James Harden (hamstring) will host the red-hot Celtics. The Bucks will also take the floor, and they’ll have the potential to provide a lopsided victory when they face the rebuilding Pacers. The Clippers, who just had to take the Warriors on Monday, will have a… Source link

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Delisting Does Not Indicate Plan To Sell Grubhub, Says Just Eat Takeaway CEO

Just Eat Takeaway.com CEO Jitse Groen said on Sunday the company’s decision to de-list its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange should not be taken as an indication of plans to sell its Grubhub subsidiary. The company announced its intention to delist its US shares on Tuesday. Shares of the Amsterdam-based company remain listed on the Amsterdam and London stock exchanges. “This is a cost reduction measure,” Groen told Dutch television programme Business Class in an interview. He repeated… Source link

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Rohlik Expands Operations In Germany, Targets €1.2 bn Sales In 2024

Online grocery delivery business Rohlik Group said on Tuesday it has expanded its German business to the Rhine-Main region including Frankfurt and plans to add Hamburg, Cologne and other cities within two years to become the German market leader. ‘Aiming for a turnover of €1.2 billion in 2024, (Rohlik’s German brand) Knuspr.de is aiming to be number one in the growing e-grocery market in Germany with 30% market share,’ the company said in a statement. Rohlik, set up by Czech businessman… Source link

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Retail Technology – Yandex Self-Driving Group Teams Up With Majid Al Futtaim

In the most recent edition of ESM, we spoke to a number of retailers across Europe about some of the technological innovations they have implemented into their businesses over the past year. Here, we chat to Artem Fokin, head of business development for Russia’s Yandex Self-Driving Group, about its plans to develop autonomous delivery alongside Majid Al Futtaim in Dubai. Yandex Self-Driving Group announced in November that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Majid Al Futtaim,… Source link

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Kamila Valieva’s camp explains doping test

Kamila Valieva’s defense for testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, which is usually used to treat heart patients, was that it somehow came from medication that her grandfather was taking. That’s what lawyers for the Russian figure skater argued to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Sunday, according to IOC member Denis Oswald. Oswald, speaking after a press conference Tuesday morning, just hours before Valieva was to controversially compete in the women’s individual… Source link

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Google thanks Indian techie for keeping Android safe and secure

Search giant Google has applauded the efforts of an Indian techie for reporting and submitting vulnerabilities in Android, making the operating system safe for all users. In a blog post on Monday, Google revealed that Aman Pandey of Bugsmirror was regarded as the top-most researcher in terms of reporting and submitting vulnerabilities.  In 2021, Aman Pandey submitted 232 vulnerabilities. “Since submitting their first report in 2019, Aman has… Source link

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The rise of privacy focused startups

Paris (AFP) – Google once used the slogan “don’t be evil” to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra “don’t be Google”. They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world’s websites to understand people’s browsing habits. “Google made a lot of good tools for a lot of people,” says Marko Saric, a Dane living in Belgium who set up Plausible… Source link

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Michele Tafoya entering politics after Super Bowl exit

Michele Tafoya wrapped up her career as an NFL sideline reporter with Sunday’s Super Bowl, saying goodbye after 327 games. We’ve known for a month that Tafoya was leaving, but we didn’t know what she’d be doing next. The only hint she’d given is that she was leaving sports altogether for a totally different gig. On Monday we found out what that gig would be. In an interview with The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch, Tafoya announced that she’s entering politics, and will be co-charing the campaign… Source link

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Stock futures muted after Russia-Ukraine tensions intensify

Wall Street’s main benchmarks were little changed in post-market trading Monday as investors continued to weigh the escalating threat of Russian military action against Ukraine and the prospect of swifter monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. Futures tied to the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq hovered near the flatline heading into the overnight session after closing in negative territory on Monday. Fears that the Kremlin will green light a move to force in on Ukraine… Source link

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