Russia’s Yandex.Lavka, the on-demand e-grocery delivery service launched by Russia’s NASDAQ-listed tech giant Yandex, last week announced its expansion to Kazan. The 1.3mn-strong city in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan joins Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and the suburbs of… Source link
Read More »Global Investigations Review – People News: Yandex and Fox add compliance hires
In the latest roundup, several companies added lawyers to their compliance departments, and a New York senator has proposed candidates to head the federal prosecutor’s offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan. To read more Subscribe to Global Investigations Review Subscribe and start… Source link
Read More »China, Russia playing ‘greater-than-expected’ roles in global pandemic response
Experts’ fears that people in wealthier countries will be vaccinated before those in poorer nations are coming to fruition. And the inequity could further pressure the global economy, according to a recent study supported by the International Chamber of Commerce. “Should countries continue to pursue an uncoordinated approach to vaccine distribution, the world risks global GDP losses in 2021 alone of as much as US $9.2 trillion,” the study said. Health officials around the world have criticized… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Finance and Thrive Global partner for wellbeing
Yahoo Finance Australia and Thrive Global have announced a partnership to improve mental health and financial wellbeing. Yahoo Finance Australia today announced it will become the exclusive media partner to behavioural change platform Thrive Global APAC. The two platforms will work together on a number of events and editorial initiatives throughout 2021 to promote mental and financial health amongst their audiences. Kicking off the partnership is Yahoo Finance Breakfast Club’s ‘Women’s… Source link
Read More »Global Competition Review – Russian enforcer orders Yandex to stop discrimination
Russia’s competition watchdog has ordered Yandex to stop giving its own companies preferential opportunities to promote their services on its search engine, as part of a warning that the company may be abusing its dominance. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review … Source link
Read More »CI Global Files to Issue North America’s Third Bitcoin ETF
TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Places Bet on 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks When billionaire financier Ray Dalio makes a move, Wall Street pays attention. Dalio, who got his start working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange trading commodity futures, founded the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, in 1975. With the firm managing about $140 billion in global investments and Dalio’s own net worth coming at $17 billion, he has earned legendary status on Wall Street. Summing… Source link
Read More »Global shares hit fresh peak, oil up on Middle East tensions
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares rose for the 11th day in a row to reach a fresh peak on optimism about the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and new fiscal aid from Washington, while tensions in the Middle East drove oil to a 13-month high. As more people are vaccinated across key markets such as the United States, and with U.S. President Joe Biden looking to pump an extra $1.9 trillion in stimulus into the economy, the so-called reflation trade has gathered steam in recent days. On… Source link
Read More »Google’s fight in one country could threaten its global media empire
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Read More »Sigfox Collaborates with Google Cloud to Accelerate its Global IoT Strategy
Sigfox migrates its infrastructure to Google Cloud to process billions of messages monthly and to develop new value–added services Google Cloud and Sigfox today announced that the leading global 0G network and IoT platform services provider, has partnered with Google Cloud, to scale its cloud infrastructure and extend its IoT services portfolio. This partnership will enable Sigfox to rapidly accelerate its “Massive IoT” agenda – processing billions of messages each month from objects… Source link
Read More »Land of the Giants: How Google grew from tech startup into global behemoth
It’s hard to imagine the internet today without Google. From search to YouTube to Android to Google Maps, billions of us rely on its products every single day. Google is reliable, simple, and most of its products don’t cost money to use. We use it without even thinking about it when we open our web browser or pick up our phone. The Silicon Valley giant is so powerful that the US government is accusing it of being a monopoly. Politicians as well as the public have begun questioning if… Source link
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