Tag Archives: Search

Yandex: Russian search engine warns it could default

Yandex: Russian search engine warns it could default

Yandex (YNDX), which handles about 60% of internet search traffic in Russia and operates a big ride-hailing business, said Thursday that it may be unable to pay its debts as a consequence of the financial market meltdown triggered by the West’s unprecedented sanctions. The company is based in the Netherlands, but its shares are listed on the Nasdaq and the Russian stock exchange. Dealing in the stock has been suspended this week as the value of Russian assets collapsed in Moscow and around… Source link

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Google Search Trends Show How Customer Expectations Are Changing

A new report from Google contains data on how customer expectations are changing, and reveals what people want from businesses this year. Based on a comparison of search volume from 2021 to 2022, trends indicate that customers want things both sooner and later. If customers are out shopping in person then they want the ability to do it late at night, and if they’re shopping online they want items to arrive as soon as tomorrow. They also want new experiences from businesses, such as the… Source link

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DuckDuckGo pauses its relationship with Russian search engine Yandex

DuckDuckGo has “paused” its partnership with Russian search engine Yandex over the war in Ukraine, a top official of the privacy-focused search service said Tuesday at a House hearing on tech. “The index was used to provide traditional links — meaning, non-news links — on the search engine results page in Russia and Turkey,” said Katie McInnis, DuckDuckGo’s senior public policy manager for the U.S. DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine, has faced increased scrutiny as conspiracy… Source link

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Russian Search Engine Yandex Stock Halted On Nasdaq 03/02/2022

Russian search engine Yandex is taking a beating from western companies as the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, continues to use its military in an attempt to overthrow the Ukrainian government.  The New York Stock Exchange halted trading of Yandex stock Monday on the Nasdaq, but not before shares fell 21% to $14.90 … Source link

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Yandex Stock Sinks Before Trading in Russian Search Engine Halted

Shares of Russian search engine Yandex were poised to continue their precipitous decline on Monday as Western economies tightened sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trading of Yandex (ticker: YNDX) stock was halted on the Nasdaq on Monday, citing news pending. Before the halt, the shares were down 21% to $14.90 in premarket trading. Yandex… Source link

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How to refine a Google search: Easy tips for using search engines

How many times in a day do you search for something on Google? Since something called an internet search engine came on the scene in the 1990’s none of us is ever left wondering anything. We can type in any query and receive answers instantly; a lot of answers. According to Internet Live Stats, every single day, Google processes more than 3.5 billion searches. And if you can believe it, 16% to 20% of questions asked have never been asked before. But because of the never-ending answer… Source link

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Google’s ‘CEO’ image search gender bias hasn’t really been fixed

News releases  |  Research  |  Technology February 16, 2022 Image search results in Google still reflect gender bias. A search for an occupation, such as “CEO,” yielded results with a ratio of cis-male and cis-female presenting people that match the current statistics. But when UW researchers added another search term — for example, “CEO United States” — the image search returned fewer photos of cis-female presenting people.University of… Source link

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Google Drive’s new filters that make search easier are rolling out to everyone

Search chips, a feature that’s supposed to make it easier to search for files in Google Drive, is becoming available to all Workspace users, including G Suite Basic and Business users. It was first released as a beta in November and should let you narrow down your search results by location, file type, date modified, people, tasks, and shared label. Search chips appear right below the search bar after you… Source link

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