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(Adds dropped country code) MOSCOW, April 28 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Wednesday reported a 43% drop in first-quarter adjusted net income compared with last year but raised its 2021 revenue forecast as the recovery in its core advertising business continued after an early pandemic hit. The advertising business was hurt during the early stages of COVID-19 but other segments such as food delivery and e-commerce boomed as people adapted to using online services when… Source link

(Adds detail, analyst comment) MOSCOW, April 28 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Wednesday reported a 43% drop in first-quarter adjusted net income compared with last year but raised its 2021 revenue forecast as the recovery in its core advertising business continued after an early pandemic hit. The advertising business was hurt during the early stages of COVID-19 but other segments such as food delivery and e-commerce boomed as people adapted to using online services when… Source link

TipRanks Buy These 2 New Stocks Before They Jump Over 60%, Says Goldman Sachs The S&P 500 is showing a 6-month gain of 24%. Stocks generally have been gainers as the coronavirus crisis recedes, economies reopen, and the Federal Reserve remains committed to low-rate regime. In this environment, it’s no wonder that many companies are considering going public through an IPO. The high-return environment we’re experiencing right now makes the IPO attractive as a way to not just raise capital… Source link

Bloomberg Reluctant Emerging Asia Could Delay Rate Hikes Until 2022 (Bloomberg) — Emerging Asia’s central banks are expected to opt for supporting their economic recoveries rather than tackling volatile price swings this year.All eight emerging Asian economies, including India and Indonesia, are seen holding benchmark interest rates steady through 2021, according to the median forecasts from Bloomberg surveys of economists.Higher real interest rates will allow some of Asia’s central banks… Source link

Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes. The features announced today aren’t rolling out all at once, though; many aren’t available just yet, and it’s unclear when some will be available in some parts of the world. One of the biggest announcements is that Google is bringing its Live View augmented reality directions to airports, transit stations, and… Source link

Google plans to accelerate Chrome’s release schedule to match rival Firefox’s every-four-week cadence. The Mountain View, Calif. company will also offer a new release channel, dubbed “Extended Stable,” that will be refreshed every eight weeks, aimed at enterprises weary of frequent deployments. “As we have improved our testing and release processes for Chrome and deployed bi-weekly security updates to improve our patch gap, it became clear that we could shorten… Source link

Schooling has never been as dependent on technology as it is today. Classrooms have gone virtual, parents have become more involved educators and teachers have grown more familiar with video conferencing platforms than ever. Google is announcing a slew of Education tools today to improve its existing made-for-learning products and help students and teachers navigate online schooling. Classroom The bulk of these updates are coming to the company’s Classroom service, which is a dashboard (or… Source link

Ford Motor Co. and Google announced a strategic partnership on Monday that’s meant to more quickly modernize the 117-year-old automaker in unique ways and more aggressively use data to drive revenue and improve customer experience. Ford will start exploring this year the use of technology to provide oversight and quality control of factory robotics as well as additional training of UAW members on the plant floors, while Ford and Lincoln customers will start seeing new driver… Source link

Chrome is the world’s most popular browser, and Google just gave its two billion users five more great reasons to keep it that way.  Google Chrome is making major improvements across Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Reveals Gmail’s Most Ambitious Ever UpgradesBy Gordon Kelly Google has revealed performance, feature and security enhancements for Chrome across desktop and mobile. Let’s break them down: Read… Source link