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Bloomberg Biden Team Eyes Potential Threat From China’s Digital Yuan (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is stepping up scrutiny of China’s plans for a digital yuan, with some officials concerned the move could kick off a long-term bid to topple the dollar as the world’s dominant reserve currency, according to people familiar with the matter.Now that China’s digital-currency efforts are gathering momentum, officials at the Treasury, State Department, Pentagon and National Security… Source link

(Bloomberg) — The pandemic is on the wrong trajectory after six straight weeks of increased cases, according to a World Health Organization officer, who said “vaccines will not end the pandemic.” India is facing an escalating health crisis, with its second wave of infections hitting record highs. The U.K. urged mourners not to gather following the death of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, a sign of how longstanding traditions will have to be put aside due to the… Source link

Yandex published an update of the company’s Yandex Browser earlier this month that integrates Image Translate functionality natively in the browser. Yandex Browser is based on Chromium, the same core that powers many other browsers including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Edge or Vivaldi. The update, introduced in version 21.3.1, improves the built-in translator, powered by Yandex Translate, which works similarly to Google Translate in Chrome. When Yandex users visit foreign language… Source link

Today Google launches the product reviews search algorithm update, designed to rank well-researched, in-depth content over brief product summaries. To be clear, this is not a core algorithm update that affects all search results. This update specifically targets product reviews. In an announcement, Google says it designed the product reviews update to reward content that users find the most helpful: “Google Search is always working to show the most useful and helpful information possible,… Source link

This week’s Update features several stories on the big online travel newsmakers of last week – Google and Kayak. Enjoy. Google Once Again Embraces Organic Search and Eliminates Hotel Listing Fees(“Tripadvisor’s New Subscription Service Edges the Company Toward Online Travel Agency Status,” March 7, 2021 via Skift Travel News) (subscription may be required)(“Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links”, March 8, 2021 via Phocus Wire)(“Google Drops Costs for Hotels and… Source link

Bloomberg Trader Arrested as WallStreetBets Phenomenon Finds Echo in Japan (Bloomberg) — A retail investor buys shares in a small company, touts his position on social media and inspires a horde of followers to do the same. The stock price goes to the moon — before crashing back to earth.It’s an all-too-familiar tale to anyone watching the market in 2021, but this wasn’t GameStop Corp. It wasn’t even in America. And it happened in 2018.It was in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a day… Source link

You can now draw in missing roads on Google Maps. Google Google has a new solution for adding any new or hidden… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire David Tepper Bets Big on These 2 “Strong Buy” Dividend Stocks Anyone trying to keep track of where the markets might be heading, could be forgiven for displaying signs of dizziness. The markets are being violently pulled in opposite directions lately, making it difficult to form a coherent investing strategy. It is in time like this that some expert advice might provide a clearer picture. Hardly any on the Street come more highly regarded than billionaire David Tepper…. Source link

Google has been trying to make ebooks accessible to a wider global audience including those who are learning to read. The web giant is continuing its focus on youngsters by launching a set of audio resource tools for children’s titles on Google Play Books. Kids can now listen to a book read out loud, with the ability to turn pages automatically or manually, on titles designated for those aged up to eight years old. The popularity of audiobooks and podcasts on dedicated services such as Source link

Google’s Pixel phones are getting more cool features. Stephen Shankland/CNET Source link