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The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Jan 25 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) is slated to hire 200 engineers in Brazil this year, as it seeks to bolster its privacy, security, and anti-abusive content technologies, Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, its director of engineering for Latin America, told Reuters on Tuesday. The 2023 hiring push would double the current number of engineers working in… Source link

The Central St Giles building in London. DavorLovincic | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images Google has bought a colorful office space in London for $1 billion while it waits for building work on its heavily-delayed U.K. headquarters to be completed. The internet giant announced Friday that it has acquired all of the Central St. Giles building, where it already occupies a number of floors, in London’s West End. “Our investment in this striking Renzo Piano-designed development represents our… Source link

KFC (YUM) is going above and Beyond…Meat, that is, as plant-based items continue to encroach on fast food’s turf. Late Tuesday, KFC announced the nationwide debut of Beyond Fried Chicken, after a two-year testing period. The anticipated menu item will be available to purchase at participating KFC locations in the U.S. beginning January 10. Customers can order the item as KFC’s first ever plant-based combo meal or à la carte in six or 12-piece orders. Created in partnership with Beyond… Source link

A few years ago, Google started offering a non-college certificate program to help teach basic IT skills to future workers. Now, the tech giant is working to make sure more people — including community college students — have access to the curriculum. Why it matters: The labor market has a big skills mismatch, with companies saying they can’t find enough qualified applicants, while plenty of job seekers struggle to find meaningful and lucrative work. Details: As part of the expansion,… Source link

Yahoo has further entwined itself with first-party cookieless identity platform Merkle by extending its existing partnership to usher in improved identity-based targeting, performance and measurement for advertisers. The global media and tech company will combine Merkle’s identity resolution and data platform, Merkury, with its ConnectID solution to unlock the full potential of marketing. Yahoo ConnectID has established itself as a viable alternative for advertisers and publishers wishing to… Source link

Russian tech giant Yandex is expanding its mobility footprint in Israel with the acquisition of shared e-scooter company Wind’s Israeli operations. The two are not sharing the terms of the deal, but Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported that it is estimated to have cost $40 million to $50 million. Wind is one of the top e-scooter sharing operators in Israel, alongside competitors like Lime, Leo and Bird. Yandex has already been operating its Yango mobility… Source link

The move comes even as the company embracing a hybrid work model because of the pandemic. Google said Tuesday that the new office will be an “anchor” of its sprawling city campus that houses much of its 12,000-strong regional workforce. It’s scheduled to open in mid-2023. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, wrote that the deal is the most expensive sale of a single US office building since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and ranks as one of the priciest ever in US… Source link

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Google is expanding its real estate in Boulder. The company purchases another building near Pearl Street. Google’s Boulder Campus (credit: CBS) Reve Boulder is a mixed-use development at 30th and Pearl. It will soon be turned into an extension of Google’s nearby campus. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) Google has been in Boulder since 2006 and said it is excited to be growing its presence in Colorado. Source link

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo is growing its sustainable and people-first identity footprint through expanded partnerships with NCSolutions, IRI, mParticle and more, adding interoperability or support for the company’s cookieless ID solution, Yahoo ConnectID, across additional providers. Creating a scaled ecosystem to support its ID, the moves mean that advertiser data can stay within the providers’ ecosystems, but still be matched against Yahoo ConnectID to drive connections… Source link

Burger King (QSR) is rolling out its app-based loyalty program nationwide, expanding its digital presence as the industry leans in on COVID-19 dining trends that have successfully lured in customers. On Thursday, the fast food giant announced that its “Royal Perks” will launch in two-thirds of restaurants by September. Initially, Burger King tested the program in a 3 market pilot in Los Angeles, Miami and the New York Metro area that began in February. In a function of how digital is playing a… Source link