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Russian tech giant Yandex said Tuesday it has reached a “binding” deal to sell its news platform and homepage to rival VK as war-related sanctions fuel uncertainty over the Russian tech industry’s future. VK said it exited its joint venture with top lender Sberbank to pave the way for the deal with Yandex, once considered the jewel of Russia’s rising IT scene. Yandex said it is pursuing a “strategic exit from its media businesses” with the sale of Yandex.News, Yandex.ru and… Source link

Based on a recent report, Apple’s Safari finally hit one billion users, becoming the second browser to hit the milestone, next to Google Chrome, which still shines brighter in popularity. According to Atlas VPN, 1,006,232,879 internet users (19.16% of all internet users) currently use the Safari browser. Meanwhile, Google Chrome has three times more, with a whopping 3,378,967,819 users. Microsoft Edge sits in third place with about 212,695,000 users. Atlas… Source link

With the Ukraine crisis putting further strain on China’s ties with the United States and the West as a whole, Beijing has set its eyes on mending fences with its neighbours. China’s diplomatic frenzy in the past two weeks shows the importance of its neighbours in Beijing’s hierarchy of relations, according to observers. On the heels of a whirlwind tour of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi last week hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who… Source link

An Atlanta Braves institution is on the move. At least he got a ring on the way out. Longtime Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has agreed to a six-year, $162 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan. The deal will end a 12-year tenure in Atlanta for Freeman, who capped his time there by winning the franchise’s first World Series title since 1995. During his time in Atlanta, the 32-year-old Freeman also earned five… Source link

Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren has added another name, image and likeness (NIL) deal, this one breaking new ground with Yahoo Sports’ NCAA tournament bracket contest. Holmgren and Duke freshman standout Paolo Banchero will be co-ambassadors helping promote Yahoo Sports’ Tourney Pick’em best bracket contest. These are believed to be the first NIL deals… Source link

FILE PHOTO – The facade of a Google office is seen in New York City, New York, U.S., February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – A trade association including close to 300 French newspapers and Google (GOOGL.O) have reached a new agreement regarding the issue of content publishing rights, both parties said on Thursday. The deal meant that negotiations, which started in September… Source link

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount with Chelsey Glasson, who said she faced discrimination by the search giant after she became pregnant. Glasson sued Google in 2020 after repeated efforts to report pregnancy discrimination were ignored, she said in October. She estimated her legal fight would cost more than $100,000 and take a heavy toll on her mental health. Glasson said her experience at Google left her with insomnia, panic attacks and heart… Source link

After a considerable backlash from the dance community, the NFL will stop asking professional dancers to work for free as part of its upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. SAG-AFTRA, the entertainment union that counts dancers among its members, announced in a statement Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the halftime show producers for all professional dancers in the show to be compensated for their labor. The statement also notes that Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which will executive produce… Source link

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex on Wednesday said it had reached a settlement agreement in a competition law dispute over its search engine results with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and a consortium of IT companies. The FAS told Yandex last February that it had created unequal market conditions for general online search services, that it was preferentially promoting its own products and asked it to stop. Yandex at the time said it was ready to defend its… Source link

Yandex founder and CEO Arkady Volozh (front, 2nd R) celebrates as Yandex is listed on the Nasdaq exchange during their IPO at the Nasdaq market site in New York May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Wednesday said it had reached a settlement agreement in a competition law dispute over its search engine results with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and… Source link