Mozilla has removed Yandex and Mail.ru from its Firefox browser. The release notes for Firefox 98.0.1, which debuted on March 14, note that “Yandex and Mail.ru have been removed as optional search providers in the drop-down search menu in Firefox.” Yandex and Mail.ru are both essentially Russian takes on Google in that they offer email services, news platforms, and other products in addition to their search engines. Mozilla goes on to say: “If you previously installed a customized version of… Source link
Read More »Firefox 98.0.1 removes Yandex Search and Mail.ru search providers
Mozilla released Firefox 98.0.1 on March 14, 2022. It is a minor release that comes a week after Firefox 98. Firefox 98.0.1 removes the search providers Yandex and Mail.ru from the web browser in select regions. When Mozilla released Firefox 98, it did hint at the removal of search engine providers in Firefox, but did not mention any by name or provide more details other than that it did not “receive formal permission” to integrate the unmentioned search engines in Firefox. The Firefox… Source link
Read More »Firefox 98.0.1 has one big change: Remove Yandex and Mail.ru as custom offerings
Image: Sundry Photography — Shutterstock Mozilla released Firefox 98.0.1 on Monday with one entry in its release notes. “Yandex and Mail.ru have been removed as optional search providers in the drop-down search menu in Firefox,” Mozilla said. “If you previously installed a customized version of Firefox with Yandex… Source link
Read More »Russian Tech Firms Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Ozon, Wildberries to Establish Fintech Businesses that may Compete with Incumbents
Russian technology firms Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Ozon and Wildberries are reportedly creating their own Fintech platforms so that they can potentially compete with some of the largest banks in the country, according to a report from Forbes Russia. Nasdaq-listed Yandex, which was in negotiations to acquire Russia’s digital bank Tinkoff (but the deal failed), has now decided to continue its focus on Fintech so it can offer some type of financial services via mergers and acquisitions or some… Source link
Read More »Yandex & Mail.ru Reported For Abusing Dominant Positions To Facilitate Piracy * TorrentFreak
The appearance of pirate sites and content in search results and similar online services is an ongoing issue for copyright holders. In an ideal world, all allegedly-infringing content would be removed, they argue. However, given the nature of copyright infringement and licensing of official material, it is not always a straightforward matter to determine who has the necessary rights to display or distribute content. As a result, many online platforms rely on rightsholders to inform them… Source link
Read More »Mail.Ru Partners With Smartphone Maker Prestigio to Launch New Russian Smart Speaker
on November 17, 2020 at 8:00 am Russian internet provider Mail.Ru has teamed up with smartphone maker Prestigio to release a new smart speaker. The Prestigio SmartVoice, called a ‘smart column’ by the Russian companies, is the second built with Mail.Ru’s Marusya voice assistant after the Capsule smart speaker released earlier this year. Mini Column The SmartVoice comes in the semi-standard cylinder form, with buttons on top and a fabric covered middle… Source link
Read More »Sberbank’s tech ambitions hit by clashes with Mail.ru
A $1.6bn tech joint venture between Russia’s giant state-owned bank Sberbank and Mail.ru, the owner of the country’s largest social network, has been plagued by management and cultural clashes that may lead to a “divorce”, according to several people familiar with the situation. Sberbank and Mail.ru announced the JV last July, pledging to combine their ride-hailing, food apps and delivery services to create Russia’s “leading platform in mobility and food… Source link
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