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Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed Russian tech major, is preparing to launch its express e-grocery delivery service in Western Europe – after successful deployment in Russia and Israel, reports East-West Digital News (EWDN). The first target is France, where Yandex registered a local company earlier… Source link

Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed Russian tech major, is preparing to launch its express e-grocery delivery service in Western Europe – after successful deployment in Russia and Israel, reports East-West Digital News (EWDN). The first target is France, where Yandex registered a local company earlier… Source link

The Daily Beast When ‘Mortal Kombat’ Made America Lose Its Mind via YoutubeIn 1994, Richard D. Heffner, the chairman of the Motion Picture Ratings Association of America and the creator of PBS staple The Open Mind, wrote a column for The New York Times excoriating the rise of violence in video games, then an emerging entertainment product quickly colonizing the homes of families across America. He was very, very worried about where video games would lead us:Every indication is that these… Source link

The Guardian Trumpism lives on in new thinktank – but critics say it’s ‘just a grift’ The America First Policy Institute calls itself ‘non-partisan’ and a ‘non-profit’ but critics regard it as a cash cow for Trump alumni with stained reputations Larry Kudlow outside the White House on 25 September. Kudlow is vice-chair of the board. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Malcolm X, Mark Twain, Malcolm Gladwell. Lewis Carroll, Steve Jobs. Douglas Adams, Mohandas Gandhi, Rocky Balboa –… Source link

Kazan joins Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and the suburbs of Tel Aviv, where Yandex.Lavka operates via a network of more than 280 local warehouse sites. It is currently available from 7am to 11:30pm in Kazan, with plans to switch to a 24-hour service. Orders can be placed via the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex Go, and Yandex.Market apps for iOS and Android. Everli Earlier this week, European e-grocery marketplace, Everli, raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by… Source link

The past week has marked a watershed moment in Russia’s relations with the West — and the US in particular. In two dramatic, televised moments, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have changed the dynamics between their countries perhaps irrevocably. Most commentators in the West have focused on Putin’s “trolling” of Biden by dryly — though, according to Putin, unironically — wishing his American counterpart “good health”. This, of course, came after… Source link

MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. Disruptions in functioning of four major Internet services occurred in Russia, according to the Downdetector website data. YouTube suffered most disruptions: Downdetector registered 308 reports; meanwhile, 275 users reported disruptions in Google. A total of 87 reports were filed on Yandex, while MTS cell phone carrier had 74 registered disruptions. Most Youtube users (46%) could not load the website, while 43% complained on video content malfunctions; 9%… Source link

Experts’ fears that people in wealthier countries will be vaccinated before those in poorer nations are coming to fruition. And the inequity could further pressure the global economy, according to a recent study supported by the International Chamber of Commerce. “Should countries continue to pursue an uncoordinated approach to vaccine distribution, the world risks global GDP losses in 2021 alone of as much as US $9.2 trillion,” the study said. Health officials around the world have criticized… Source link

Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) issued a one month warning to Yandex to stop showing preference to its own sites. Yandex responded that it is serving users and that the complaining companies themselves exclude Yandex on their platforms. The FAS is a federal government agency tasked with enforcing antitrust laws. The FAS accused Yandex of monopolistic practices in their search engine by giving preference to their own Internet properties. They are accused of using an interactive widget area… Source link

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Review of Digital Onboarding Best Practices in Russia 2020 – Market Analysis and Trends, Rating, 100+ Best Practices” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The subject of the study is the mechanics of onboarding in mobile applications and websites. Key study question was: ”How to solve digital business problems using onboarding mechanics: increase conversions, accompany, train, activate and return customers, reduce the load on… Source link