MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Alexei Kudrin, who resigned as head of Russia’s Audit Chamber last week, said on Monday he had accepted an offer from technology giant Yandex (YNDX.O) to become an adviser on corporate development. Yandex last month announced a review of a possible sweeping governance overhaul that would leave its major business units in Russia under new ownership. Sources told Reuters that Kudrin had been discussing the move to Yandex with President Vladimir Putin. “Together with the… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Kudrin accepts role as adviser to tech giant Yandex
Alexei Kudrin, who resigned as head of Russia’s Audit Chamber last week, said on Monday he had accepted an offer from technology giant Yandex to become an adviser on corporate development. Yandex last month announced a review of a possible sweeping governance overhaul that would leave its major business units in Russia under new ownership. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Sinks Further 70% in Standard Chartered List of Possible 2023 Upsets
(Bloomberg) — Speculators cleaving to the view that the crypto rout is mostly over are at risk of a rude awakening in 2023, according to Standard Chartered. Most Read from Bloomberg A further Bitcoin plunge of about 70% to $5,000 next year is among the “surprise” scenarios that markets may be “under-pricing,” the bank’s Global Head of Research Eric Robertsen wrote in a note on Sunday. Demand could switch from Bitcoin as a digital version of gold to the real thing, spurring to a 30%… Source link
Read More »Google chats: Google starts rolling out end-to-end encryption for group chats
Tech giant Google has announced that soon it will start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS (Rich Communication Services) chats to the Google Messages, which will be made available to users over the coming weeks. The upcoming update will prove to be a big upgrade for encrypting one-on-one conversations on Google as most of the content shared on chats will be hard to read by carriers or even the tech giant itself. In a blog post, Google on Friday said that the feature will be available for… Source link
Read More »Meet Yahoo Finance’s 2022 Company of the Year: Costco
In a year of rampant inflation—not seen since the early 1980s—Costco (COST) was a warm hug to millions of loyal members by keeping prices for everything from food to gasoline as low as possible, just as rivals were aggressively jacking up prices. It also provided a warm hug to its fans on Wall Street, producing stellar results from sizable same-store sales increases to its stock price, which got the best of the S&P 500 (^GSPC) index. Not to mention its sales of $222.7 billion in the… Source link
Read More »TECNO and Google Strategically Partner to Upgrade User Experience
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TECNO, an innovative technology brand with operations in over 70 markets globally, has inked a strategic 3 year partnership with Google on software that will further enhance the user experience and bring new dynamics to the smartphone market. The partnership will bring an optimized user experience for TECNO smartphones, where TECNO mobile devices will be at the forefront of delivering latest Android updates, as well as power more seamless… Source link
Read More »Google Beats a CIPA Case—But the Ruling Likely Paves the Way for Another Generation of California Privacy Claims – TCPAWorld
Happy Sunday my fellow CIPA followers! I am currently en route to Florida (the Czar is currently snoozing in flight next to me. I have video evidence for anyone who wants it). And traveling cross country always reminds me of how much I LOVE California (including keeping up to date with their new CIPA rulings.) So let’s get to talking about all things California: In litigation there are good wins and bad wins. This is definitely an awful win. A good win puts away an issue forever. The… Source link
Read More »New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news
WELLINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds. Minister of Broadcasting Willie Jackson said in a statement on Sunday that the legislation will be modelled on similar laws in Australia and Canada and he hoped it would act as an incentive for the… Source link
Read More »Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web
Another Google service will soon join the company’s . The search giant quietly announced this week it is shutting down Duplex on the Web. In a spotted by , the company notes the service won’t work after the end of 2022. “As we continue to improve the Duplex experience, we’re responding to the feedback we’ve heard from users and developers about how to make it even better,” a Google spokesperson told the outlet. “By the end of this year, we’ll turn down Duplex on the Web and… Source link
Read More »When reach, privacy, and ROI all matter, choose Microsoft Advertising
To say it’s been a big year for Microsoft Advertising would be underselling it. Brands are now able to reach 1.4 billion people through its Windows ecosystem, due chiefly to its Search and Audience networks. Indeed, few companies can offer what Microsoft does under the one roof – with the benefits of a search engine (Microsoft Bing), a news publisher (MSN), a social media platform (LinkedIn), a browser (Edge), retail media platform (PromoteIQ) and a game console (Xbox), all showing… Source link
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