This was originally published in the AdNews March/April magazine. Subscribe here to make sure you get your copy. Amid a technology sector under scrutiny and a pandemic throwing up disruptions, the Yahoo team has been growing its footprint and has its eye on further growth. Led by Pual Sigaloff, the Australia and New Zealand team has 150 members in its offices across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Auckland. Following Sigaloff’s recent promotion to vice president, head… Source link
Read More »Rivian on track to meet production target of 25,000 vehicles
(Reuters) – Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc said on Tuesday it is on track to achieve its production target of 25,000 vehicles this year, sending its shares up 2.4% in extended trading. The company said it had made 2,553 vehicles and delivered 1,227 cars in the first quarter. It produced 1,015 vehicles and delivered 920 last year after starting deliveries of its R1T pickup truck towards the end of the third quarter. Rivian said last month that supply-chain issues could cut its… Source link
Read More »Russia prepared for 8 years to be cut off from the West. Meet the payment system that’s still processing its credit card transactions
Since the start of the Ukraine War, a barrage of western sanctions has crippled the Russian economy and wreaked havoc on its financial system. The country has been largely cut off from the international payment system SWIFT, seen its access to $630 billion in foreign exchange reserves restricted, and watched as more than $17 billion in assets were seized from Russian oligarchs. But for the past eight years, Russia has been preparing for the worst. In June of 2014, just three months after its… Source link
Read More »Google updates Meet to match, surpass competitors
Google plans to roll out a slate of Meet video conferencing updates to match and surpass features in Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams and Zoom throughout the year. The search giant unveiled the improvements this week, targeting the features at maximizing employee productivity at home and in the office. Many companies have adopted hybrid work as a benefit to retain or attract workers in a tight labor market. Google will roll out a real-time collaboration feature its competitors lack in the… Source link
Read More »Google Meet gets in-meeting reactions, PiP, end-to-end encryption and more – TechCrunch
Google announced a major update to Google Meet today that includes a number of long-requested features and plenty that you didn’t even know you needed. There is a long list here, but the main additions are likely in-meeting reactions to give immediate updates to the Meet companion mode, emoji-based feedback, the ability to use Meet right inside of Docs, Sheets and Slides, as well as a new picture-in-picture mode so you can more easily ignore a meeting and the ability to stream a… Source link
Read More »Google Meet is getting in-meeting emoji reactions and a picture-in-picture mode
Google is announcing a whole bunch of Workspace updates intended to improve virtual collaboration. But as a big fan of emoji, I have to say the new feature I’m most excited about is in-meeting emoji reactions in Google Meet. With these reactions, you’ll be able to drop emoji like a heart or a thumbs-up to show how you’re feeling during a meeting. The emoji will show up in video tiles or in a list that floats up on the side of your screen. Here’s a GIF from Google that gives an… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud Cuts Dozens Of Support Roles To ‘Meet Customers’ Needs’
Google Cloud has confirmed to CRN that the company is reorganizing to save money, eliminating and reshuffling dozens of roles in its support teams. In a statmeent to CRN, a Google Cloud spokesperson said that the reshuffling is in line with the company’s frequent evaluations for how it supports customers. “As Google Cloud grows, we frequently evaluate our approach to providing the best service and support for our customers,” according to the statement. “The changes announced… Source link
Read More »Oil Whipsawed With Gold on Prospect for Biden-Putin Ukraine Meet
(Bloomberg) — Oil was whipsawed along with gold after France said that the U.S. and Russian presidents agreed to a summit meeting over Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate sank as much as 0.8%, reversing an early gain, after Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed to the “principle” of a summit proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, according to statements from the White House and the Elysee. There was no immediate confirmation from the Kremlin. See also: Biden… Source link
Read More »RouteQ launches operations in the Middle East to meet demand for innovative delivery routing solutions
MOSCOW, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RouteQ, a subsidiary of Yandex and a provider of cloud-based delivery management software solutions, today announced an expansion of its operation to the Middle East to plug the critical gaps in the region’s delivery fleet operations, by providing comprehensive route planning and delivery tracking capabilities for today’s competitive retail, e-commerce, delivery providers, and fast-moving consumer goods businesses. Couriers are facing increased demand… Source link
Read More »Google Meet cheat sheet: How to get started
Google Meet lets you hold video meetings with your co-workers — or family and friends — using your PC’s webcam or the selfie camera on your phone or tablet. It works as a web app in a desktop web browser, and it’s also available as a mobile app for Android and iOS. Meet is free to use if you have a Google user account, such as a Gmail account. And if you use Google Workspace (formerly called G Suite), Meet is included with your paid subscription. This… Source link
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