Yandex, often considered Russia’s equivalent to Google, has agreed to sell its media arm to VK (VKontakte), the company known as Russia’s Facebook. The news aggregator service Yandex News, and the blogging platform Zen are being sold for undisclosed sums to the social media company, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to TechCrunch Both platforms have been accused of spreading Russian propaganda and blocking true reporting of the war, putting Yandex at risk of sanctions.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / April 29, 2022 / Yandex N.V., a Dutch public limited company and one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today provided an update in relation to its 0.75% Convertible Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). On February 28, 2022, Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange suspended trading in the securities of a number of companies with material operations in Russia, including the… Source link

MOSCOW, RUSSIA and AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / April 29, 2022 / Yandex N.V., a Dutch public limited company and one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today provided an update in relation to its 0.75% Convertible Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). On February 28, 2022, Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange suspended trading in the securities of a number of companies with material operations in Russia, including the Class A… Source link

It’s been a rough offseason for MVP quarterbacks. Now you can add Baltimore Ravens centerpiece Lamar Jackson to that list. Jackson lost his No. 1 wideout during Thursday’s draft, as the team shipped Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 23rd overall pick. That means the last three league MVPs have now had their top receiver traded away this offseason, with Jackson joining the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (who lost Davante Adams) and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Source link

The NFL draft went to Las Vegas and quickly got drunk. In the shadow of Caesars Palace, commissioner Roger Goodell morphed into part carnival barker, part pit boss, announcing 32 picks and a record nine first-round trades in a wild night befitting a wild offseason. (Remember when Tom Brady retired? Me neither.) There were just three trades in last year’s first round. Teams moved up. Teams moved down. They traded picks and players. They dished veterans on the side. And, yes, they made some… Source link

The specter of paying wide receivers top-dollar contracts has teams bailing on receivers before they want to. We can thank the Jacksonville Jaguars giving Christian Kirk $21 million per year for the madness that has ensued. With top receivers now eyeing contracts far beyond Kirk’s $21 million per year, the Green Bay Packers shipped off Davante Adams, the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill, and on Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft, the Tennessee Titans traded A.J. Brown for a… Source link

In 2013, there was a weak quarterback class for the NFL draft. Only one QB, EJ Manuel, went in the first round. The Buffalo Bills took him. NFL teams didn’t push quarterbacks into the first round just to do it. The 2022 quarterback class will hopefully have better success than that 2013 class, but it was a similar story on Thursday night. Only one quarterback, Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, went in the first round. He went to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 20th pick. Other quarterback prospects,… Source link

The 2022 NFL draft is about to get underway in Las Vegas, and we’ll be following all the action live. For pick-by-pick grades and analysis from Yahoo Sports lead draft expert Eric Edholm, visit our live draft page. And check out the PFF Draft Tracker with in-depth analysis on every single pick. After months of anticipation, the 2022 NFL draft is finally here. And as Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson detailed Wednesday, it’s set to be one of the least predictable drafts in recent memory. Who… Source link

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves held a players-only meeting on Wednesday, a day after a pivotal Game 5 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies to go down 3-2 in the opening-round series, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The players gathered together following a team film session conducted by head coach Chris Finch, sources said. Players watched additional film among themselves, challenged each other to play with urgency and to play the right way as well as stressed the importance of moving… Source link

U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower Thursday evening to give back gains after a regular-session rally, with a fresh set of mixed quarterly results from some major technology companies weighing on index futures. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each declined. Shares of tech juggernaut Amazon slid in late trading after the company unexpectedly posted a quarterly loss and offered a weaker-than-expected current-quarter forecast. Apple’s stock also declined even after the iPhone-maker… Source link