MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday he would step down as head of the Audit Chamber to focus on private initiatives, with sources expecting him to take up a role at Russian technology giant Yandex. Kudrin, who has been seen as both a pro-Western economic liberal and close ally of President Vladimir Putin throughout his career, would become the highest profile government official to leave a post since Russia sent tens of… Source link
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Yahoo eyes $8 billion in annual revenue as it explores more deals following Taboola partnership
Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Yahoo’s latest deal underscores its move to boost revenues and use its cash to grow its core businesses, including Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Mail. Why it matters: Acquired last year by Apollo Global Management, Yahoo plans to add on new commerce and transaction businesses, such as sports betting and, according to a company source, retail stock trading. Of note: Yahoo generates around $8 billion in GAAP revenues… Source link
Read More »Yahoo’s Moolah For Taboola; The New Social Butterfly
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Yahoo? Yahoo has taken a 25% stake in Taboola as part of a 30-year exclusive ad deal (uhh … pardon?) that makes Taboola the primary native inventory seller for Yahoo’s media properties, The New York Times reports. The announcement leaves questions hanging. A 30-year exclusivity arrangement? Yahoo didn’t even exist 30 years ago. And Yahoo makes Facebook look young. Also, why the equity stake?
Read More »The Rams stink, but their approach was completely worth the pain
There are 12 teams that have never won a Super Bowl: the Vikings, Bills, Bengals, Falcons, Panthers, Cardinals, Titans, Chargers, Browns, Lions, Jaguars, and Texans. The Jets haven’t won since the 1968 season. For the Dolphins it’s 1973. Teams like the Raiders and Bears haven’t won since the 1980s. Even rock-solid franchises like the Packers and Steelers have gone more than 10 years since their last championship. You probably know a fan of one of those teams (or are one yourself). Give them a… Source link
Read More »Lawsuit against Google over app store competition gets class-action designation
Nov 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in California on Monday allowed litigation against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google to proceed as a consumer class action of 21 million individuals who accuse the company of violating U.S. anti-competition laws in how it runs its Google Play app store. U.S. District Judge James Donato said in a 27-page order that the plaintiffs had established the legal elements of “commonality” and other factors to form a class action that alleges anticompetitive business… Source link
Read More »World Cup 2022 knockout round scenarios for every team, group
Christian Pulisic of the United States runs with the ball during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and The United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Wondering how each team can advance to the knockout rounds of the 2022 World Cup? You’ve come to the right place. With just one more day of the second round of group stage games to go, it’s becoming clearer and clearer who has realistic chances of making it to the Round… Source link
Read More »Yahoo ad deal will build ‘an internet consumers trust’
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Adam Singolda, Taboola CEO, on his company’s 30-year deal with Yahoo. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Dan Nathan, Karen Finerman, Guy Adami and Jeff Mills. 05:36 Mon, Nov 28 20226:39 PM EST Source link
Read More »Google Health inks first licensing agreement for mammography AI tech
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Google’s health division has inked its first commercial agreement to use its mammography AI research model in real-world clinical practice, with the goal of… Source link
Read More »Is Christian McCaffrey’s fantasy value capped with the 49ers?
Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski explain why McCaffrey’s new team isn’t helping his fantasy stock this season. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] SCOTT PIANOWSKI: I want to be careful how I say this. I want players to play well. I want players to stay healthy and hit their theoretical ceilings as much as they can. But there was a lot of Christian McCaffrey victory lapping a couple of weeks ago, like, oh, aren’t you glad you didn’t fall for that Jonathan Taylor [BLEEP]. CMC, you know he’s… Source link
Read More »Elon Musk goes to war with Apple over App Store fees, moderation
Elon Musk is going to war with Apple (AAPL). The Tesla (TSLA) CEO and new head of Twitter took to his social media platform on Monday to call out the iPhone maker for pulling back on advertising on the site and called out Apple for its 30% App Store fees. In a series of tweets, Musk accused Apple of suppressing speech by requiring apps in its store to abide by certain content standards and questioned whether or not the company hates free speech in America. In one tweet, Musk specifically… Source link
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