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Russian technology conglomerate Yandex has halted its hardware testing in the US, namely its autonomous vehicles that were to be the backbone of its robotaxi fleet as well as a sidewalk robot delivery service. This news comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine spills into its second week, with Russia facing sanctions from numerous countries as well as service suspensions from multinational tech companies. Though Yandex is registered in… Source link

Google’s testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app (via Android Police), according to 9to5Google. This new shade still isn’t the same as the one presented in Google’s test of a pitch-black dark mode on desktops last month. Rather, the one spotted in the mobile app is darker than the usual dark gray but still lighter than pitch black. I momentarily had the pitch-black search page on desktop, but shortly after, it switched back to dark gray. The new dark mode in Google’s… Source link

Enlarge / Whoa, there are cards at the bottom of the Google homepage! Check out this totally wild Google homepage experiment spotted by 9to5Google: the search page suddenly has a row of cards at the bottom. If this design is widely adopted, it would easily be the biggest google.com design change ever. In the experiment, Google.com has a row of six cards at the bottom of the page. There’s weather, trending searches,… Source link

Google will require anyone going to one of its US offices or facilities to have received a negative molecular test for COVID-19, the company informed employees Thursday in a memo obtained by CNBC. Workers going to the office regularly will have to get tested weekly, chief health officer Karen DeSalvo said in the memo, and employees have been asked to report their vaccination status and wear surgical-grade masks indoors. Google spokesperson Lora Lee Erickson confirmed to The Verge that a… Source link

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 14 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is temporarily mandating weekly COVID-19 tests for any person entering Google offices or facilities in the United States, CNBC reported on Friday, citing a memo obtained by the news channel. Anyone who comes into a Google’s U.S…. Source link

“Our entire pandemic response has been inequitable, and it’s our capitalist economy. It’s so inequitable that Google gets to give tests to the rich people, and the poor people don’t [get tests],” said Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, who studies infectious diseases. “The private schools get them, and the public schools don’t. Our entire response has been one of inequity.” Source link

Full-time Google employees have access to at-home COVID-19 tests for themselves and their families, but that’s not the case for thousands of company contractors and temporary workers, according to a Google engineer. A Google spokesperson said in an email the company has free, at-home and in-person testing options available to employees as well as temps and vendors. But Ashok Chandwaney, a software engineer at Google and member of the Alphabet Workers Union, said in a statement… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and Ethereum (ETH-USD) are tumbling in what has been an ugly start to the year for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the largest digital cryptocurrency, has extended its slide to fall to as far as $39,558 Monday morning, dipping below the crucial $40,000 level for the first time since September 2021. It is nearing what is known as the “death cross,” a bearish indicator which occurs when the 50-day moving average dips below the 200-day moving average, and could mean bitcoin is… Source link

Lionel Messi and three Paris Saint-Germain teammates tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss time, the team announced on Sunday. “The 4 players that tested positive for Covid-19 are Leo Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala,” the French Ligue 1 club said in a statement. “They are currently in isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocol.” Paris Saint-Germain plays Vannes in the Coupe de France round of 32 on Monday. The club returns to the pitch on Jan. 9 to… Source link

President Biden said today that Americans will soon be able to order free COVID tests from a government-run website, which is not yet available. “We’ll have websites where you can get them delivered to your home,” he said of the 500 million at-home tests the government is purchasing to combat the Omicron surge. Details on this website are murky, however. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said today that “We will have more information as it is available including what the… Source link