Many Google employees were having a normal day on Jan. 20 before their lives were turned upside-down. Some workers had gotten their jobs at the tech giant after years of dreaming about it, and others had been there for over a decade. Then suddenly that morning Google’s parent, Alphabet, announced that it was cutting 12,000 jobs. In doing so, it joined a long list of tech companies that have eliminated scores of employees in recent months. An outpouring followed on social media, including… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Uncertainty Exists Despite Strong Performance (NASDAQ:YNDX)
sommersby/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Despite the fact that Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) continues to show strong operating and financial results, trading in the shares is still suspended. In addition, uncertainty about the company’s future prospects is increasing due to the sale of some of the group’s media assets and unclear business restructuring plans, which increase investors’ concerns. Survey of Q3 results The company published operating and financial results for the 3rd… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Uncertainty Exists Despite Strong Performance (NASDAQ:YNDX)
sommersby/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Despite the fact that Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) continues to show strong operating and financial results, trading in the shares is still suspended. In addition, uncertainty about the company’s future prospects is increasing due to the sale of some of the group’s media assets and unclear business restructuring plans, which increase investors’ concerns. Survey of Q3 results The company published operating and financial results for the 3rd… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Monday, January 23
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Basketball series. There will be seven games played in the NBA on Monday, one of which has the potential to be a highlight matchup between the Kings and Grizzlies. The Grizzlies played Sunday, though, so rest days are possible. Some good news for the Bucks is that Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) and Khris Middleton (knee) are probable for their matchup with the Pistons. Let’s get to the task at hand and highlight some players to consider for… Source link
Read More »Researchers identify a few factors that can impact the spread of COVID-19
COVID-19 came as an unexpected challenge for humanity. Countries adopted different, sometimes diametrically opposed approaches to minimising the pandemic’s impact: from hard lockdowns to no restrictions at all, as in Sweden. It was only last week that China began to relax its zero-tolerance policy. Researchers of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences have identified a few factors which tend to have the greatest impact on the spread of COVID-19-;in Russia, such factors include… Source link
Read More »Billionaire Bill Ackman ‘thrilled’ to own stake in Bremont Watches
For billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman, it wasn’t enough to just own a few high-end Bremont watches. He actually wanted a piece of the company. To that end, Britain-based Bremont watches announced today that Bill Ackman took a “substantial minority interest” in the company, joining a funding round with longtime investor Hellcat LP worth $59 million (£48 million). Bremont, founded by brothers Nick and Giles English, was founded in 2002 with the vision of returning watchmaking to… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Most Impersonated Brand in Q4 2022 Phishing Attacks
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its Brand Phishing Report for Q4 2022. The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during October, November and December of… Source link
Read More »Google Ads invites being abused to push spam, adult sites
Google Ads invites are being abused to deliver email messages promoting spam and sex websites to users who are otherwise not necessarily using Google advertising platforms. The Google Ads platform allows advertisers to create advertising campaigns on publisher partner’s web sites and in Google search results. The recently seen widespread campaign involves threat actors using the Google Ads admin interface to send bulk email invitations that, coming from Google, bypass recipient spam… Source link
Read More »Google Ads down for some users
Happy Monday! The Google Ads dashboard may be down for some users. We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Ads. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are unable to access Google Ads. Please see the dashboard for updates: https://t.co/0AqTKCl6Ts — AdsLiaison (@adsliaison) January 23, 2023 The Google Ads Status Dashboard. The Status Dashboard confirms the outage. You can check here for more updates.
Read More »Microsoft to invest billions in OpenAI in quest to beat out Amazon, Google
Microsoft (MSFT) is making a multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, the company behind the much discussed artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The move comes as Microsoft looks to add OpenAI’s capabilities to its own software offerings, giving it a potential edge over competitors ranging from Salesforce (CRM) to Google (GOOG, GOOGL). “We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition to responsibly advance cutting-edge AI research and democratize… Source link
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