Hyundai’s latest EV offering, the IONIQ 6, just made its debut at the LA Auto show, and the Korean automaker released some impressive stats to go along with its stunning design. Based on the Prophecy EV concept, the IONIQ 6 is a slippery, coupe-like sedan featuring a “streamliner” design, as Hyundai calls it. The IONIQ 6 is similar to cars like the Mercedes EQS, but the IONIQ 6’s design is even more extreme. The short nose, long wheelbase and “slight boat-tail structure” of the… Source link
Read More »Yandex buys up remaining IKEA Russia inventory
This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Yandex Market, owned by Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O), said on Friday it had agreed to buy up the remaining inventory of Swedish furniture giant IKEA (IKEA.UL), which has closed its shops in Russia. Yandex signed binding documents on Nov. 16 to buy more than 20 million IKEA products, from furniture to stuffed toys, left over from the final online… Source link
Read More »Google clamps down on illegal loan apps in Kenya, Nigeria • TechCrunch
Google is requiring loan apps in Kenya to submit proof of license to operate in the country, failure to which they risk removal from Play Store, its digital distribution service. Those that have applied for licensing by Central Bank of Kenya, and can produce evidence of the same, may also be spared. Google’s action has, however, been sluggish, coming two months after the Digital Credit Providers Regulations took effect to protect borrowers from rogue apps, many… Source link
Read More »Stock market news live updates: November 18, 2022
U.S. stock futures pointed to modest gains at Friday’s open as investors neared the end of a turbulent trading week marked by mixed retail earnings and a chorus of hawkish Fedspeak. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.6%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added about 135 points, or 0.4%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were up by 0.8%. Treasury yields continued their ascent, with the benchmark 10-year not back above 3.8% and the… Source link
Read More »Qatar bans alcoholic beer in and around World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar — Alcoholic beer will not be sold in and around World Cup stadiums after all, according to a Friday announcement from organizers that represents a stunning reversal two days before the tournament. Qatari authorities appear to have overruled FIFA, soccer’s global governing body and owner of the World Cup; and Budweiser, a longtime FIFA sponsor. For months, FIFA, Budweiser and Qatar, the 2022 World Cup’s controversial host nation, seemed to have found a middle-ground agreement… Source link
Read More »Retail earnings show rampant discounting – and holiday shoppers are waiting to pounce
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 Friday, November 18, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Julie Hyman, anchor, and correspondent at Yahoo Finance. Follow Julie on Twitter @juleshyman. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. So far, Macy’s has been one of the standouts of the retail earnings season. Its shares leaped by 15% yesterday after the department store… Source link
Read More »Calif. Supreme Court nixes insurer’s win in Yahoo robo-text case
Federal appeals court asked state high court to weigh in on duty to defend Justices agree with Yahoo that AIG unit’s policy is ambiguous (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court backed Yahoo’s bid to revive a lawsuit against its former insurer for refusing to defend the web services provider against several class actions that accused it of sending out spam “robo-text” messages. The justices said Thursday a federal magistrate in San Jose misapplied California law in 2017, when he found… Source link
Read More »Google’s Privacy Sandbox is coming to Android
Privacy requirements are fundamentally altering the marketing industry with the ad tech landscape the primary front for this change. Apple sounded the starter gun, and where it goes Google must follow. The iPhone manufacturer’s iOS restrictions have shredded the mobile marketing orthodoxy with household names including Facebook and Snapchat among its casualties, and now similar changes are coming to Android. The Google-controlled operating system accounts for approximately 70% of… Source link
Read More »Search Engine Marketing Market Innovative Strategy by 2029 – Aol.com, Yandex, Bing – The C-Drone Review
The Search Engine Marketing Market Report 2022 report provides the latest industry data and future industry trends. The report lists leading competitors and manufacturers in the Search Engine Marketing industry and provides strategic industry insights and analysis of factors influencing the competitiveness of the market. The geographical scope of the Search Engine Marketing market is studied. The forecast market information, SWOT analysis, market scenario, and feasibility study… Source link
Read More »After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting
By Sheila Dang, Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Hundreds of Twitter employees are estimated to be leaving the beleaguered social media company following an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk that staffers sign up for “long hours at high intensity,” or leave. In a poll on the workplace app Blind, which verifies employees through their work email addresses and allows them to share information anonymously, 42% of 180 people chose the answer for “Taking exit option, I’m free!” A quarter said… Source link
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