Monthly Archives: March 2022

Putin Has Broken Russia’s Brightest Tech Business–Founder Arkady Volozh Loses $2 Billion In Three Months

President Vladimir Putin (R) and Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh visit the Yandex headquarters in Moscow TASS via Getty Images Arkady Volozh, the tech entrepreneur behind Yandex—the Russian equivalent to search engines like Google and Yahoo—has seen the value of his stake in Russia’s top tech giant fall by over 60% since last Thursday, the day Putin attacked Ukraine. Volozh himself lost more than $400 million that day, as Russia’s wider business community… Source link

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With 1 Sentence, Google’s CEO Just Shared the Best Plan Yet for Returning to the Office

Over the past six months, one of the more interesting tensions to play out has been watching companies of all sizes try to figure out the best way to bring their employees back to the office. On the one hand, the pandemic has taught many of us that there are a lot of jobs that simply don’t require being in an office. At the same time, there are real benefits to having everyone together–even if not all the time.  For example, teams develop relationships differently when they’re together in… Source link

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Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe

Google logo is seen on a smartphone in front of RT and Sputnik logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik from its Play store, in line with an earlier move to remove the Russian state publishers from its news-related features. A number of tech companies have limited… Source link

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Utah State football coach Blake Anderson’s son dies

The son of Utah State football coach Blake Anderson has died, the university announced Tuesday. “On behalf of Utah State University, the athletic department and the football program, our thoughts and prayers are with coach Blake Anderson and his family following the tragic death of his son,” athletic director John Hartwell said in a statement. Details surrounding Anderson’s son’s death are unknown. Anderson had three children, two sons and a daughter, with his late wife, Wendy — who… Source link

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How Biden will frame his plans to fight inflation

President Joe Biden focused much of his State of the Union address tonight on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but he also wanted Americans to hear his message on surging inflation. “One way to fight inflation is to drive down wages and make Americans poorer,” he said as he attempted to reframe his domestic agenda, adding “I have a better plan to fight inflation: lower your costs, not your wages.” Biden delivered his optimistic economic message Tuesday to remind Americans of economic progress like… Source link

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Chiefs’ Andy Reid shocked he was able to keep Eric Bieniemy

Andy Reid didn’t think he’d get offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to return for another season. That, however, isn’t because of any rift between the two of them. Reports of any issues between the two, Reid said Tuesday from the NFL combine in Indianapolis, were completely made up. “The whole thing with Eric Bieniemy has gotten kind of fabricated,” Reid said, via ESPN. “We were on vacation and over the two weeks I came back and all of a sudden it was that I didn’t like Eric and… Source link

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Yahoo closes email service in China as it lowers curtain on the country

Yahoo has completely ceased its operations in China now that web services company has ended support for its email service in the country. In a recent email sent out to customers, the company explained that it would soon close Yahoo Mail in China while advising them to switch to an alternative email service as soon as possible. Yahoo also recommended that users download their contacts, schedules and other important data before its email service closed for good in the country. In an FAQ page… Source link

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Stock futures rise as investors eye Russia’s war in Ukraine, await Powell

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after sliding for a second straight session during the regular trading day, with jitters over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy weighing on risk assets. Contracts on the S&P 500 recovered some earlier losses. Earlier, the blue-chip index slid 1.6%, extending Monday’s losses to kick off March trading on shaky footing. The Dow and Nasdaq each also fell sharply earlier, with risk assets reeling as investors… Source link

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Google’s ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ brings local emergency numbers to your Pixel’s lock screen

Google has begun rolling out a new fast emergency dialer (FED) feature designed to help users traveling internationally quickly access police, fire, and medical services, 9to5Google reported. The dialer was reportedly first seen last year through the Pixel’s emergency app, but Google confirmed to Android Police that FED is currently rolling out to a wider release. Accessing the Fast Emergency Dialer when your phone is unlocked will vary by device Though it’s designed for international… Source link

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