The U.S. labor market extended a streak of strong hiring in March, recording another month of job growth even as decades-high inflation, supply chain imbalances and Russia’s war in Ukraine raised concerns over the economic outlook. The Labor Department reported Friday that non-farm payrolls rose by 431,000 in March. Payroll gains were shy of the 490,000 jobs Bloomberg economists had forecast employers would add and below last month’s blowout tally of 678,000 but still marked an increase… Source link
Read More »Stock futures rise before first session of April, jobs report
U.S. stock futures opened slightly higher Thursday evening as traders looked ahead to the start of a new month of trading and a closely monitored new economic report on the state of the labor market. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged up to kick off the overnight session. The index fell for a back-to-back session on Thursday, limping into the final session of March and the first quarter. Investors on Friday are set to closely monitor the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report, offering the most… Source link
Read More »Russia’s Yandex is harvesting data from millions of Android and iOS users, report
Russian search engine company Yandex is harvesting data from millions of Android and iOS app users and sending it to Russia, a new report from the Financial Times has claimed. Yandex is regarded as Russia’s answer to Google. The firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and offers a variety of services, including search engine and advertising tools. Thousands of apps with millions of customers use the Yandex SDK which is capable of collecting user data from iPhone and Android… Source link
Read More »Report: Yandex routing iOS, Android user data to Russia
Over the weekend, Elon Musk said something outlandish. I know what you’re thinking: Be more specific. Well, this time the Tesla CEO indicated he might launch a social network — or, at the very least, wouldn’t rule it out. “Am giving serious thought to this,” he replied to a Twitter user who asked whether Musk would consider building his own rival platform. Musk had earlier criticized Twitter. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free… Source link
Read More »Google Search Console Updates Structured Data Report
Google is updating the structured data report in Search Console to provide more context about errors, helping you fix invalid markup with less guesswork. The update is rolling out to Search Console reports starting today and impacts all rich result status reports, the URL inspection tool, and the rich results test. How Is The Structured Data Report Changing? As an example of what’s changing — let’s say you’re using review snippet markup but you omit the name of the author. That… Source link
Read More »Justice Department Backs Bill That Targets Amazon, Google, Apple: Report
Text size Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice is backing legislation that would forbid… Source link
Read More »Packers trade Davante Adams to Raiders: Report
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to trade wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders, according to multiple reports. The Packers will receive the Raiders’ 2022 first- and second-round draft picks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Adams will sign a new contract in Las Vegas worth $141.25 million over five years for an average value $28.25 million per year. The trade reunites Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. Adams and Carr… Source link
Read More »Frank Reich apologized for Carson Wentz endorsement: Report
This is what the Washington Commanders signed up for. In the aftermath of the reported trade that sent quarterback Carson Wentz from the Colts to the Commanders on Wednesday, details emerged from what went on behind the scenes in Indianapolis. Among those details is a reported apology from head coach Frank Reich for vouching for Wentz in the first place. Before joining the Colts as head coach in 2018, Reich spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Wentz-led Philadelphia Eagles…. Source link
Read More »Google Joins Microsoft In Bidding War For Mandiant: Report
Mandiant has attracted a second suitor, with Google joining public cloud rival Microsoft in attempting to buy the threat intelligence and incident response superstar. The move by Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant Google comes as some of its employees have privately discussed the need for more security firepower to compete with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, The Information reported. Bids for Mandiant were due at the end of February, and the value of a potential deal… Source link
Read More »Mandiant stock spikes 16% on Google acquisition report
Shares of cybersecurity firm Mandiant closed up 16% Monday after The Information reported Google is interested in acquiring the company. Mandiant, which has a market cap around $5.25 billion, was previously under the FireEye umbrella before that brand was sold. FireEye was credited with helping Microsoft discover the SolarWinds hack that attacked government systems last year. The Information said Google is interested in acquiring Mandiant to boost its cloud security in an effort to better… Source link
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