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Massive Yandex code leak reveals Russian search engine’s ranking factors

Massive Yandex code leak reveals Russian search engine’s ranking factors

Enlarge / The Russian logo of Yandex, the country’s largest search engine and a tech company with many divisions, inside the company’s headquarters. SOPA Images / Getty Images Nearly 45GB of source code files, allegedly stolen by a former employee, have revealed the underpinnings of Russian tech giant Yandex’s many apps and services. It also revealed key ranking factors for Yandex’s search engine, the kind… Source link

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Massive $480,000 wager comes in on Cowboys-Buccaneers total

Massive $480,000 wager comes in on Cowboys-Buccaneers total

The wild-card round of the NFL playoffs wraps up on Monday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are currently 2.5-point road favorites at BetMGM, but the total was what got one bettor’s attention at BetMGM late Monday afternoon. Big bet comes in on under When the Cowboys and Buccaneers met in Week 1, defenses were front and center as Tampa Bay grinded out a 19-3 victory. A lot has changed with both teams over the last four months, but one better at BetMGM is… Source link

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New Google Leak Reveals Massive Pixel 8 Upgrade

New Google Leak Reveals Massive Pixel 8 Upgrade

Information recently found within Google’s camera code strongly suggests that next year’s Pixel flagships will support a powerful new feature that the current Pixel 7 range will never be able to provide. The information comes, once again, from infamous leaker Kuba Wojciechowski who has discovered an experimental new Pixel camera mode concealed within the code of Google’s latest Camera Go app. The mode, named “Staggered HDR”, appears in a code section labeled… Source link

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China tells state banks to prepare for a massive dollar dump and yuan buying spree as Beijing’s prior interventions have failed to stem its currency’s worst year since 1994

China tells state banks to prepare for a massive dollar dump and yuan buying spree as Beijing’s prior interventions have failed to stem its currency’s worst year since 1994

Chinese President Xi Jinping.Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Reuters reported that China told state-owned banks to get ready to sell dollars and buy yuan in an effort to prop up the local currency. The move could stem the yuan’s fall, as it remains on track for its largest annual loss against the dollar since 1994. A hawkish Fed has pushed the dollar to 20-year highs this year, pressuring currencies around the world. The People’s Bank of China has told major state-run banks to prepare to shed dollar… Source link

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Buccaneers WR Mike Evans suspended 1 game for role in massive brawl with Saints

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans suspended 1 game for role in massive brawl with Saints

The NFL announced on Monday that Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has been suspended for one game without pay after he was ejected from Sunday’s tension-filled game for playing a role in a massive, benches-clearing brawl. Evans is being suspended for violating the NFL’s unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules. The brawl, which happened a few minutes into the fourth quarter with the score 3-3, began when New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore made a… Source link

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Hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow using a ride-hailing app

Hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow using a ride-hailing app

Hackers caused a major traffic jam in Moscow after exploiting the Russian ride-hailing app, Yandex Taxi, to summon all available taxis to the same location at the same time (via Vice). The attack occurred on September 1st and had traffic heading towards Kutuzovsky Prospect — an already busy boulevard — stuck at a standstill. A video showing lines of taxis seemingly trying to get to the same destination was shared widely on Twitter and Reddit on Thursday. While Moscow is known for its… Source link

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Four players who could make massive impacts — for good and bad

Four players who could make massive impacts — for good and bad

The Yahoo Fantasy Football crew — Andy, Scott, Dalton and Matt — is identifying the specific players who have the widest range of outcomes this NFL season. Who could be a massive fantasy star — and who could never take off at all? Andy Behrens: If things break right for Trey Lance and he emerges as an impossible dual-threat riddle with elite receiving options at his disposal, then he can definitely challenge for QB1 status. In the two games he started last season, Lance had 24 rush… Source link

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