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Google Messages users in India have reported receiving a deluge of unwanted ads in recent weeks using Rich Communication Services (RCS), and it seems Google has employed a response strategy: turn them all off. A Google spokesperson told Gadgets 360 that the company is “aware that some businesses are abusing our anti-spam policies to send promotional messages to users in India,” and it would be “disabling this feature in India while we work with the industry to improve the experience… Source link

Novavax (NVAX) is awaiting the outcome of a June 7 meeting of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee, which could finally bring its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. market. Chief Commercial Officer John Trizzino told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview Wednesday that the company is optimistic about the upcoming meeting. Novavax ran into manufacturing quality problems in early 2021 and experienced subsequent delays in its Phase 3 trial in the U.S., forcing the company to push back its timeline… Source link

Leaving aside the bloviating at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the event often does at least reflect what’s going on in the world of politics and markets. This year’s edition was particularly interesting given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates, and, of course, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s buzzword seemed to be ‘deglobalization,’ a mild surprise given this trend has been underway since at least 2016 when Donald Trump was elected U.S. president and the… Source link

Indian users of Google Messages are facing a deluge of ads within Android’s default messaging app, 9to5Google reports. Users are reporting being sent multiple ads a day, even if they enable the app’s Spam Protection feature, and blocking and reporting the offending accounts doesn’t appear to prevent ads from different companies appearing. Many of the worst offenders appear to be ads for personal loans, gambling companies, and life insurance. As 9to5Google notes, companies appear to… Source link

Iván Markman, chief business officer, Yahoo, believes ‘commerce everywhere’ is going to be one of the emerging trends. Iván Markman joined Verizon Media in early 2019 as its chief business officer. Later, when Verizon media became Yahoo again in September 2021, he filled in the same role at the newly constituted Yahoo. After a successful start, there is no denying that Yahoo’s path has been full of twists and turns after many significant changes in the… Source link

Apple’s value chain in China, an emblem of the country’s global role as a source of labour and assembly, has been hit hard by strict lockdowns in Shanghai and neighbouring provinces, raising the risk that the US tech giant may accelerate a shift of its operations away from China, say analysts. While it is hard to put an exact figure on the losses resulting from the disruption to transport and production along Apple’s extensive value chain in China, chief financial officer Luca Maestri told a… Source link

Russia’s e-commerce platforms Ozon and Yandex Market, food supplements firm Pharmstandard, dental products distributor Simkodent, largest food retailer X5 Retail Group and confectionery major UNICONF are among several Russian companies that have reached out to India for business ties amid Moscow’s conflict with Kyiv. Due to the conflict and the sanctions on Russia, many European and American brands have stopped supplying their goods including consumer electronics, and apparel to that… Source link

skyscrapers in mumbai Getty Images “Adventures do occur, but not punctually,” writes E.M. Forster in A Passage to India. In other words, exciting things happen in India, but a little patience is required. In recent years, however, it seems events have sped up in the Asian subcontinent, and that’s fueling a stock market rally. Government reforms initiated a few years ago have finally started to pay off. The changes, plus a rebound in economic activity, have lifted India’s stocks. The MSCI… Source link

Russia last week announced a major new energy cooperation deal with India that threatens the very core of the U.S.’s fightback strategy against Beijing’s and Moscow’s expansionism in the Middle East and beyond. The main hydrocarbons deal will be for Russia, via oil giant Rosneft, to supply almost 15 million barrels of crude to Indian Oil, by the end of 2022. Given the massive geopolitical ramifications of any sizeable oil deal, it was entirely legitimate for Igor Sechin, Rosneft chief… Source link

Yahoo has announced its 2021 Year in Review (YIR) for India. The survey analysed search trends to reveal what Indian users searched for this year. Yahoo’s report reveals the year’s top personalities, newsmakers, and events, based on users’ daily search habits on the platform. As per the findings, India’s ‘Most Searched Personality’ is Narendra Modi. Cricketer Virat Kohli was ranked second in the category, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rounded off the top three…. Source link