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The rise in leisure and travel stocks highlights a shift in consumer spending from goods to services as the pandemic winds down. “We see signs of goods demand cooling, particularly in big ticket items, while services benefit from strong pent-up demand,” Savita Subramanian wrote in a recent BofA Global Research note. Case in point, airlines such as United (UAL) and American (AAL) predict reaching profitability amid strong demand. Luxury hotel operator Marriott International (MAR) has been… Source link

Yandex, the Russian online search giant — also running a variety of other digital services — is unlikely to sell its news aggregation service and infotainment platform ‘Zen’ in the foreseeable future. In mid-March, the company was considering such a move, possibly linked to the government’s crackdown on free expression. Amid the war on Ukraine, a new law had banned what the authorities consider to be “false” information or just inadequate wording about the… Source link

Boeing engineers huddle over a computer to work on an aircraft design. (Boeing Photo / Bob Ferguson) The billion-dollar competition to provide Boeing with cloud computing services is finished, and the winner is … a three-way split. Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft are all getting a share of the business, Boeing announced today. In a LinkedIn post, Susan Doniz, Boeing’s chief information officer and senior VP for information technology and data… Source link

Earlier we reported about the Google Shopping experience scorecard where Google said it would reward merchants that provide an “excellent customer experience” with “a boost in rankings,” “a badge” and “other benefits that will help consumers find your business,” within the Google Shopping tab in Google Search. Google now announced this reward is through the “Trusted Store badge” that can be seen on free Google Shopping listings. Google said… Source link

In the unlikely event that 2 TB is not enough, you can increase your storage, but the option to upgrade to an even larger plan is available only for current subscribers and in select countries. Here are the plans (no annual discount on the 10-, 20-, or 30-TB plans): 5-TB Plan: For $25 per month or $250 per year, you get 5 TB with family sharing, the same perks as the original tier, 10 percent back on purchases from the Google Store, and a VPN for Android and iOS. 10-TB Plan: For $50 per month… Source link

Tech major Yandex is mulling the sale of its media platforms Yandex.news and Yandex.zen to Russian internet company VK, according to sources close to the negotiations. The move away from media would help the company out of a bind between the competing demands of Russian regulation and international stakeholders. … Source link

In 2018, Google, Facebook / Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter teamed up to announce the Data Transfer Project, which worked on tools to help users “transfer data directly from one service to another, without needing to download and re-upload it.” Since then, Apple has signed on, while other integrated services include Google Photos, Mastodon, and SmugMug, in addition to the various data export and transfer tools available from the original four companies. This week, Google provided an… Source link

Youtube logo is placed on a Russian flag in this illustration picture taken February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 10 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and Google Play store are suspending all payment-based services in Russia, including subscriptions, as Western sanctions start to pose banking challenges in the country. Google and YouTube had recently stopped selling online advertising in Russia following… Source link

A staff member works during preparations for the reopening of a Fnac store in Paris as part of an easing of the country’s lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 23 (Reuters) – French retailer Fnac Darty said on Wednesday it entered into a new partnership with tech giant Google (GOOGL.O), as it seeks to improve its online services. Under… Source link

MILAN (Reuters) – Europe’s biggest utility Enel plans to list its grid services business in 2023, Chief Executive Francesco Starace said in an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica published on Thursday. Enel will find an industrial partner for the new company, dubbed Gridspertise, this year, Starace added. “Gridspertise, as the new company is called, will start in 2022 as a separate company to enhance and provide to all customers services around the world. It will have an industrial… Source link