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Minister calls for ban on Yandex ride-hailing app in Estonia | News

Sutt said Tuesday that: “Companies related to the Russian regime do not have a place in the Estonian marketplace.” A key factor in the sanction decision is that Yandex is required to share personal data with Russian data authorities, at the latter’s behest, Sutt added. He said: “In order to use Yandex NV’s services, it is a requirement access to a large amount of personal data processed on the company’s servers in Russia is granted. In essence, Russia’s special services and political… Source link

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Curtis Blaydes wallops Chris Daukaus, calls for title shot

Curtis Blaydes knocked out Chris Daukaus in the second round Saturday, then immediately called for an interim title shot as soon as June. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) There were no takedown attempts. No thoughts of slow-playing it to try to wear down his opponent. It was toe-to-toe, power-to-power, man-to-man, for Curtis Blaydes on Saturday against a rising KO artist, Chris Daukaus, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The threat of the takedown from Blaydes was enough, as the former… Source link

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SoFi CEO calls on Biden administration to erase $10,000 for borrowers

For SoFi CEO Anthony Noto, the topic of excessive student loan debt is personal and runs far deeper than him being CEO of a fintech company that refinances student loans. “My younger brother Tommy died in 2018, and it was a very traumatic experience for us as a family. My older brother and I were going through his belongings in his apartment a couple days after he passed away. On his desk was a letter from Mohela. I opened up that letter [from] a 47-year-old man who had been incredibly… Source link

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GOP Rep. Cawthorn calls Zelensky a ‘thug,’ says Ukraine is pushing ‘woke ideologies’

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., called Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” at a campaign event over the weekend. “Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.” The 26-year-old Cawthorn’s statement is a deviation from mainstream Republican support of Zelensky and the Ukrainian people as they defend themselves against the Russian… Source link

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Google’s latest Pixel update includes a feature that lets you type responses during calls and more – TechCrunch

Google’s tenth Pixel feature drop is launching today with several new updates, including a feature that lets you type to talk during phone calls. The updates are rolling out to Pixel 3a through Pixel 5a 5G devices today, while Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices will begin receiving the updates later this month. The most notable new feature is aimed toward people who can’t or prefer not to speak on calls, Google says. Now, when you’re on a call, you can see… Source link

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Hasek calls out Ovechkin, wants Russian players suspended

NHL legend Dominik Hasek took aim at Alex Ovechkin in a Twitter thread. (Photos via Getty) With the Russian invasion of Ukraine surging on, many companies and countries are boycotting Russian goods or from taking place in the nation. One Hockey Hall of Famer wants that practice taken to the next level and called for the NHL to suspend all contracts of Russian players. Dominik Hasek, an all-time great and arguably the best goaltender to ever play the sport, took to Twitter Saturday morning to… Source link

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LA councilman blasts train theft ‘chaos,’ calls them ‘a threat to our economy’

Brazen freight train thefts have spiked in Los Angeles, with images of looted packages and abandoned containers capturing headlines and captivating social media — and putting pressure on California Governor Gavin Newsom to address conditions even he likened to “a third world country.” The thefts have sparked a war of words between law enforcement and Union Pacific (UNP), which owns the railroad and has called for stronger deterrence. But the growing problem has become a rallying cry for at… Source link

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Union Pacific calls for ‘strong deterrence’ vs train robbers

Piles of looted packages littering Los Angeles’ tracks have become a testament to brazen train robberies, but according to Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), the problem is under control. Thieves have been breaking into cargo train containers and stealing countless dollars worth of merchandise that belong to top retailers like Amazon (AMZN), REI, Target (TGT), among others.  Images of the pillaging in L.A. have gone viral on social media, and aggravated a relentless supply chain crisis that’s delayed… Source link

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Yahoo rejects GOP Senate candidate’s ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ ad, calls it ‘overly inflammatory and offensive’

Media top headlines January 13 In media news today, Associated Press tells staff to ‘avoid emphasizing COVID case counts, the Economic Council director urges the media to focus on wage increases instead of inflation, and the mainstream media drags Rand Paul for clashing with Dr. Fauci. Yahoo is rejecting a digital ad from Republican Senate candidate Jim Lamon for touting the widely-used anti-Biden expression.  Lamon, a businessman and Army veteran running in the GOP primary in Arizona,… Source link

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Google calls for new government action to protect open-source software projects

Following a summit on open-source security hosted at the White House Thursday, Google has called for increasing government involvement in identifying and securing critical open-source software projects. In a blog post published shortly after the summit, Kent Walker, president for global affairs and chief legal officer at Google and Alphabet, said that collaboration between government and the private sector was needed for open-source funding and management. “We need a public-private… Source link

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