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Last week, Russian Internet giant Yandex suffered a major source code leak when an unknown user (likely a former employee) published parts of the company’s internal repository online. The leaked code provides new insight into the inner workings of Russia’s largest search engine, which has faced growing criticism in recent years for cooperating with the Kremlin. Among other things, the breach confirmed that Yandex has censored image and video search results to prevent the Z symbol and… Source link

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) said on Tuesday that fragments of its program code had been leaked online, with a preliminary investigation revealing violations of some of its own internal policies. “The company is taking this matter extremely seriously and has initiated a thorough investigation into the cause, content and implications of the leak,”… Source link

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* This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex said on Tuesday that fragments of its program code had been leaked online, with a preliminary investigation revealing violations of some of its own internal policies. “The company is taking this matter extremely seriously and has initiated a thorough investigation into the cause, content and implications of the leak,” Yandex’s… Source link

It’s hard to imagine the internet without Google. The tech giant has become so synonymous with searching the web that it has become a verb – we don’t look it up, we “Google it”. Google ended 2022 as it ends every year, as the most visited website in the world. Its estimated share of the search engine market stands at 92% (Microsoft‘s Bing is its closest rival, on 3%). On the surface, it might not like a landscape that’s ripe for change but don’t be so sure. The launch of ChatGPT,… Source link

Between them, some of the world’s biggest tech companies have collectively laid off more than 150,000 workers in recent months. The businesses involved have put forward a variety of reasons for why this was necessary, which mostly come down to a need to reduce costs as economic growth slows down around the world. The Real Reasons For Big Tech Layoffs At Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon Adobe Stock In truth, it isn’t likely to be because the companies involved need money. Microsoft,… Source link

A former Google executive has claimed he was fired from the tech giant after he rejected his female boss’s advances when she allegedly groped him at a swanky dinner which prompted her to accuse him of ‘microaggressions.’ Ryan Olohan, 48, a married New Jersey father-of-seven, alleges Tiffany Miller rubbed his abdominals, told him he had a nice body and that her marriage lacked ‘spice,’ according to a lawsuit filed in November. Miller, who is Asian, told Olohan she knew he liked Asian women —… Source link

January 26, 2023  20:18 Source code archives of Yandex projects have appeared on the Internet, the authenticity of which has been confirmed by the company. The materials were indeed stolen from internal storage. However, Yandex denied the hypothesis that they were stolen as a result of a hacker attack. The company also assured that there was no danger to customers. The total volume of archives published by hackers reached over 44.7 GB. Hackers noted that they managed to get access to the… Source link

Layoffs roiling the tech sector have been the biggest economic story of 2023. And now, it seems those layoffs are spreading into new corners of Corporate America. On Tuesday morning, 3M (MMM) announced it would cut 2,500 manufacturing jobs, as slower-than-expected growth followed from what the company called “rapid declines in consumer-facing markets — a dynamic that accelerated in December — along with significant slowing in China due to COVID-related disruptions.” The news from 3M… Source link

U.S. stocks gained Monday as investors braced for a jam-packed week of corporate earnings and contemplated the Federal Reserve’s next rate move before officials meet later this month. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) advanced 1.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped about 250 points, or 0.8%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) again led the way higher, rallying 2%. The moves Monday come after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied toward a winning week on Friday, regaining their… Source link