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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yahoo sounds final retreat in China amid tightened regulation  South China Morning Post Source link

Yandex.Rover, a driverless robot for delivering hot restaurant meals, is seen at a business district in Moscow, Russia December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Self-driving robots have started delivering parcels in certain Moscow neighbourhoods after tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) teamed up with the state-run Russian Post service, the companies said on Monday. Yandex, which operates a raft of services from online search to ride-hailing, already uses robots for food… Source link

Google has long been an also-ran in the smartphone world. But as of this week, the Alphabet Inc. unit may have finally figured out how to compete with its iPhone-making rival: custom silicon.  On Tuesday, Google unveiled the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, both featuring a new Google-designed main processor called the Tensor. Along with the customary annual enhancements including a redesign, improved high refresh rate displays, longer battery life and better cameras, the two models can now… Source link

Sally M. Davis The author gets ready to push off his bike as he heads toward downtown Portland, Maine, from the Back Cove Trail. On the first morning of our vacation, I looked up from my phone — and saw my wife on hers. Before we set off 24 hours earlier, I vowed to go on a tech diet. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve spent an increasing amount time with my phone, laptop and television. Vacation was the chance to scale back and reconnect with the people who matter to… Source link

As the price of something precious, the dissemination of speech, declines steeply, society is facing some disquieting consequences of the cheap speech that the Internet enables. Among the anomalous responses are conservatives demanding new government regulations of privately owned but liberal-leaning businesses (Facebook, Google, Twitter). And liberals, who excoriated the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that corporations and unions have a constitutional right to fund speech about… Source link

When confronted with demands from governments overseas, tech titans Apple and Google often respond that their policy is to obey local laws. Now, the Russian Internet censor has threatened them with fines and legal action if they refuse to eliminate from their app stores a “smart voting” app used by followers of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in advance of parliamentary elections this month. Apple and Google should show some spine and refuse. Last year, Russian security officers tried to… Source link

with Aaron Schaffer Welcome to The Technology 202! The newsletter is taking a brief summer break next week. We’ll be back in your inboxes full time after Labor Day. Thanks for reading. A proposal in South Korea aimed at reining in the power of Google’s and Apple’s app stores could serve as a test case for U.S. policymakers actively considering similar measures — or prove to be a cautionary tale.  A South Korean National Assembly committee on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that, if… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A basket of so-called meme stocks is surging, fueled by afternoon rallies for GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The group of 37 retail-trader favorites tracked by Bloomberg soared 10% Tuesday, the most since early June, as trading volumes accelerated. GameStop and AMC, two of the most closely-followed meme stocks, surged 28% and 20% respectively. The afternoon rally caught most analysts by surprise as investors await insights from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex: Q2 Earnings Snapshot  CT Post Source link

As many employers push for workers to return to the office with new COVID-19 infections contained and vaccinations widely available, many workers would rather continue working from home (WFH) for the long term. And both internally and externally, some are pushing back — and sparking a heated debate about the future of work. “I find it interesting (stupid) how WFH was considered a “vital necessity” to keep companies afloat last year…But now that companies want people back in the office… Source link