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Yandex Registers New Companies to Bypass Sanctions – RTVI

Yandex Registers New Companies to Bypass Sanctions – RTVI

Russian tech giant Yandex has registered holding companies in Armenia and the U.S. in order to bypass international sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, Russian-language TV channel RTVI reported on Thursday. Senior Yandex managers Maxim Zagrebin and Dmitry Stepanov registered Beyond ML, a company that itself owns a dozen technology startups, in Armenia in August, according to RTVI, while a second legal entity called Beyond ML Inc. was registered in the U.S. at the same… Source link

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Spotify might soon bypass Android billing, but Google’s still getting paid

Spotify might soon bypass Android billing, but Google’s still getting paid

For years, a loose coalition of companies, including Spotify and Epic Games, has been railing against the so-called app store tax — taking Apple and Google to court and spurring regulators to investigate their up-to-30 percent cut of developers’ app revenue. They argue they’re locked into grossly overpriced billing, hosting, and curation services that sometimes hurt more than they help. So it was a surprise when, on Wednesday, Google revealed a pilot program with Spotify that will… Source link

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AMC is in ‘secular decline’ as Disney and other studios bypass movie theaters: veteran analyst

AMC is in ‘secular decline’ as Disney and other studios bypass movie theaters: veteran analyst

Shares of AMC and other theater chains popped after Disney said its film production schedule is heating up. But the shrinking exclusivity window for new releases means the industry is in “secular decline,” says one veteran media analyst.  Disney, along with its earnings, announced that two films, “Free Guy” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” will play only in theaters for 45 days before being available to stream. “Black Widow” and “Jungle Cruise” will have a simultaneous… Source link

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