Yandex, the Russian online search giant — also running a variety of other digital services — is exploring different “strategic options, including disvestment, for its news aggregation service and infotainment platform Zen.” The company stated Friday it intended to “focus on developing its other technology-related businesses and products (including search, advertising, self-driving and cloud) and transactional services (including ride-hailing, e-commerce, video/audio… Source link

Alexander Manzyuk/Reuters The fifth-largest stockpile of gold in the world belongs to Russia, valued at nearly $140 billion. As with oil, sanctions are making it very difficult for Russia to trade the precious commodity. Demand for gold is still high within the country as the ruble has crashed to record lows. Like the price of crude oil, gold prices have been on a wild ride since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. And like oil, Russia holds some of the world’s largest reserves of gold — some… Source link

From spiking oil and wheat prices to a potential shortage of neon gas needed for already-scarce semiconductors, the war in Ukraine is taking a toll on the global economy. And that includes the small beach towns that make up New Jersey’s shore region. Popular destinations ranging from Seaside Heights, made famous by “The Jersey Shore,” to Wildwood rely on foreign workers during the crucial summer months to run the boardwalk stands and amusements that generate much of the shore area’s… Source link

As the words and images from Ukraine grow grimmer and more heartbreaking by the hour, it’s almost impossible to imagine what Ukrainians are going through. To the extent we have any idea is thanks to reporters on the ground. And Putin is waging war on those brave souls as well — in Ukraine and in Russia. Putin isn’t only attacking journalists, but the very concept of journalism — and even truth itself. Putin’s global war on the media is part of his M.O.: A dirty, sneaky and deadly… Source link

Carlos Correa has long been a brash, outspoken leader of the Houston Astros. Now, he’s on the way out. The former Astros shortstop has agreed to a three-year, $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to Fox 26 (KRIV) and ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Per Passan, the deal contains opt-outs after both the first and second seasons, making it very similar to the deal Trevor Bauer signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last offseason. Essentially it’s a one-year contract with two player options,… Source link

Duke bettors lost a deal with the devil Friday night when Coach K’s team abandoned the defensive paint with the game already in the bag, allowing a last-second dunk to Cal State Fullerton‘s Dante Maddox Jr. It may have seemed like just another meaningless thing to originate from California, but the free jam had serious betting implications. Duke was an 18.5-point favorite on BetMGM. The dunk cut its 19-point lead down to 17 to end the game. A wild finish Bettors definitely got their money’s… Source link

John Clayton was an ESPN mainstay. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) John Clayton, a fixture on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” for years, has died, a collection of his colleagues confirmed Friday. He was 67. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was hard to turn on SportsCenter or any of ESPN’s NFL shows without seeing Clayton and his familiar background pop up to discuss the biggest football story of the day. He started at the network in 1995 after a long career as a newspaper writer covering… Source link

A former employee at Google sued the company on Friday, claiming it systematically discriminated against Black workers by placing them in lower-level jobs, underpaying them and denying them opportunities to advance. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, seeks class-action status. The plaintiff is April Curley, who worked at Google from 2014 until she was dismissed in 2020. While there, Ms. Curley helped bring in Black employees to the… Source link

On Wednesday I wrote that the Browns were re-setting their offensive table for … someone. On Friday afternoon Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson confirmed that the “someone” was in the end, after multiple twists and turns, going to be Deshaun Watson. The Browns will trade a multi-pick package that includes three first-rounders to the Texans for Watson after the quarterback waived his no-trade clause to go to Cleveland. Remember that — while every day this NFL offseason feels like a month… Source link

Google appears to be finally bringing the ability to delete the last 15 minutes of your search history to its Android app. Former XDA Developers editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman said he was tipped about the feature seemingly rolling out, and a Verge editor has spotted the feature on their phone. We’ve asked Google if it can share any details about the rollout, but to check and see if you have it, open Google’s Android app, tap your profile picture, and look for the “Delete last 15… Source link