Russia’s Yandex reports full-year revenue jump, spinoff in focus

Russia’s Yandex reports full-year revenue jump, spinoff in focus

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian search engine giant Yandex on Thursday reported a 53% jump in full-year revenue to 800.1 billion roubles ($8.72 billion), driven by organic growth across the business, from search and advertising to e-commerce and ride-hailing. Yandex’s Nasdaq-listed and Dutch-registered parent, Yandex NV, last week agreed to spin off some assets in a cash and shares deal worth $5.2 billion, a far cry from the company’s value before Moscow sent its army into Ukraine in February… Source link

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Kerr in disbelief over Klay’s late intentional foul vs. Clippers

Kerr in disbelief over Klay’s late intentional foul vs. Clippers

Kerr in disbelief over Klay’s late intentional foul vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors blew a double-digit lead to the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter of their 130-125 loss on Wednesday night at Chase Center, but Golden State still had a chance to win it with one minute left to play. With 39 seconds left in the one-possession game, however, with Golden State trailing 126-123 following a corner three from Brandin Podziemski, veteran guard Klay… Source link

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Chiefs and other NFL players send prayers after shooting derails Super Bowl parade

Chiefs and other NFL players send prayers after shooting derails Super Bowl parade

No members of the Chiefs organization was hurt in the mass shooting at their Super Bowl parade. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) Kansas City’s day of celebration was turned into a tragedy Wednesday when a mass shooting derailed the Chief’s Super Bowl parade. As of Wednesday afternoon, two suspects are in custody with one person confirmed dead and 22 other people injured by gunshots. Per KMBC’s Mat Flener, 11 of the 12 patients at Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy hospital were children, nine with… Source link

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Google Messages Screen Effects are slowly rolling out

Google Messages Screen Effects are slowly rolling out

Screen Effects that briefly take over the Google Messages app are slowly rolling out with only a subset of triggers available. This expressive feature shows a fullscreen animation for a few seconds when you send or receive certain phrases: “I love you” and “Happy Valentine’s Day”: An outpouring of hearts and a dove(?) flying across your screen for good measure “Sounds good”: Various thumb ups from the left and right edges of the screen Google… Source link

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Google Launches Internal AI Model ‘Goose’ to Help Staff Code Faster

Google Launches Internal AI Model ‘Goose’ to Help Staff Code Faster

As Google injects artificial intelligence into every product it possibly can, it’s also turning to AI to make its business more efficient. The company has launched a large language model named Goose that’s just for employees. It is designed to assist with building new products, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider. The documents describe Goose as a “descendant of Gemini,” its big new large language model. Goose is “trained on the sum total of 25 years of… Source link

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Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google

Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google

Chatbots occupy a tricky space for users — they have to be a search engine, a creation tool, and an assistant all at once. That’s especially true for a chatbot coming from Google, which is increasingly counting on AI to supplement its search engine, its voice assistant, and just about every productivity tool in its arsenal. Right now, the ultimate version of Google’s AI is Gemini Advanced, which launched last week for users willing to pay $20 per month for the privilege — the same… Source link

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Yahoo Sports AM: NBA MVP race

Yahoo Sports AM: NBA MVP race

We hope you enjoy this edition of Yahoo Sports AM, our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏈 Chiefs parade: Over 500,000 people are expected to attend today’s Super Bowl parade in downtown Kansas City. The city and the team have each chipped in around $1 million for what should be a raucous celebration. 🏀 ‘Cuse stuns UNC: Judah Mintz (25 points) and Syracuse upset No. 7 UNC, Source link

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Yandex: the end of independence

Yandex: the end of independence

For the past 25 years, Yandex, arguably Russia’s most innovative company, has struggled to preserve its independence from the Kremlin. The announcement of a planned $5.2-billion deal to sell the company’s Russian businesses to a consortium of investors brought an end to that era, raising questions over not only who will be the company’s true owners, but the future of the company itself. The story of Yandex is an analogy for Russian business during the Putin era. Back in the late… Source link

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House GOP Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — Just To Help Trump

House GOP Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — Just To Help Trump

House Republicans voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ― not for any legitimate reason, but because they really want to help Donald Trump look tough on immigration issues ahead of the November presidential election. The final vote was 214 to 213. A handful of Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the effort: Reps. Ken Buck (Colo.), Tom McClintock (Calif.) and Mike Gallagher (Wis.). The only other time Congress has impeached a cabinet secretary was in… Source link

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