Monthly Archives: September 2022

Finland arrests assets of Yandex, Russian billionaires Rotenbergs

Finland arrests assets of Yandex, Russian billionaires Rotenbergs

Billionaires Rotenbergs co-founder of Yandex Arkady Volozh are under sanctions of the European Union The shares of the Rotenbergs’ Långvik Capital and its shares in two other companies, as well the accounts of the Finnish division of Yandex, have all been seized. As a result of the arrest of Långvik Capital, Finnish authorities gained control over the shares of the Helsinki Halli ice arena and the Långvik company, which manages a hotel complex. In addition to the Rotenbergs, Russian… Source link

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Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

LONDON: Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith has hinted that the tech giant is adopting a different approach to tackling disinformation and fake news. While other companies focus their efforts on removing fake content, and telling users what is true and what is not, Microsoft wants to avoid any suggestion that it is trying to censor speech online. “I don’t think that people want governments to tell them what’s true or false. And I don’t think they’re really… Source link

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WhatsApp says it is working to keep Iranians connected – Arab News

WhatsApp says it is working to keep Iranians connected – Arab News

LONDON: Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram.WhatsApp “will do anything” within its technical capacity to keep the service accessible and that it was not blocking Iranian phone numbers, the messaging service said in a tweet.Iran on Wednesday restricted access to Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last remaining social networks in the… Source link

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A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It

A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It

Some children could adapt better without them than others. Throughout his career in education, Pederson has never heard a single parent complain about data protection. But after the Google ban, he did receive complaints—mostly from parents of dyslexic students, who rely on Chromebook tools such as AppWriter. There might be ambivalence among many Danish parents—but not all. “I hope [the ban] spreads, as we are giving too much information to multinational corporations, who by their very… Source link

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Stocks plummet as Fed, growth fears intensify

Stocks plummet as Fed, growth fears intensify

U.S. stocks slid Friday morning as fears of aggressive Federal Reserve policy had equity markets pace towards a big weekly loss and Treasury yields continue a perilous climb to fresh highs. The benchmark S&P 500 tumbled 1.2% early into the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 300 points, or 1.1%, falling below the 30,000 level for the first time since June. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite off by 1.2%. Meanwhile, the 10-year U.S. Treasury note spiked above 3.7%,… Source link

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Are commission-fee brokerages ripping you off? The SEC doesn’t think so: Morning Brief

Are commission-fee brokerages ripping you off? The SEC doesn’t think so: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe September 23, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Julie Hyman, anchor and correspondent at Yahoo Finance. Follow Julie on Twitter @juleshyman. Who else is sick of talking about the Fed? Of course, the Federal Reserve and its battle against inflation using higher interest rates is vitally important. But I need a break. So, on to another crucial question:… Source link

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Everything ever said about clicks, CTR and bounce rate

Everything ever said about clicks, CTR and bounce rate

It’s the biggest mystery and controversy of Google’s search ranking algorithm. For a long time, the SEO community has debated: is the click-through rate (“CTR”) of search results listings a ranking factor? Or the closely related “bounce rate” and “dwell time”?  I present to you everything Google has ever said about this, along with some observations and opinions. Clicks, CTR, bounce rate and dwell time If you are newer to SEO,… Source link

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Goldman Sachs cuts 2022 target for S&P 500 by 16%

Goldman Sachs cuts 2022 target for S&P 500 by 16%

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs has cut its year-end 2022 target for the benchmark S&P 500 index by about 16% to 3,600 points, as the U.S. Federal Reserve shows little signs of stepping back from its aggressive rate-hike stance. Analysts at Goldman Sachs wrote in a note late Thursday that the expected path of interest rates by the central bank is now higher than its previous estimate. Their previous target was 4,300 points. The benchmark index last closed at 3,758 points. “Based on our client… Source link

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BofA Says Cash Is King as Investor Pessimism Hits 2008-Era High

BofA Says Cash Is King as Investor Pessimism Hits 2008-Era High

(Bloomberg) — Investors are flocking to cash and shunning almost every other asset class as they turn the most pessimistic since the global financial crisis, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. Most Read from Bloomberg Cash had inflows of $30.3 billion, while global equity funds saw outflows of $7.8 billion in the week through Sept. 21, the bank said in a note, citing EPFR Global data. Bond funds lost $6.9 billion, while $400 million left gold, the data showed. Investor sentiment… Source link

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Hacking the draft room: The Athletic’s player rankings versus Yahoo’s ADP

Hacking the draft room: The Athletic’s player rankings versus Yahoo’s ADP

In continuing fantasy draft preparations, we’re seeing how our projections here at The Athletic measure up against other rankings. We already explored some of the gaps between our projections and NHL dot com’s rankings. For a quick refresher, these are the categories we used in the projections: goals, assists, plus/minus, power play points, shots on goal, and hits for skaters; goalies count wins, save percentages, goals-against average, and shutouts.  Now, we’ll see how our rankings… Source link

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