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Bloomberg Key Brexit Clash Would Cost Euro Swap Traders $2.4 Million a Day (Bloomberg) — One of the biggest Brexit battlegrounds between the European Union and the U.K. now has a price tag: at least $2.4 million a day.That’s how much any move by the European Union to cut off access to London’s dominant clearinghouses for derivatives could cost traders in euro interest rate swaps, net of buying, according to an estimate from Albert Menkveld, professor of finance at Vrije Universiteit… Source link

With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from home and not traveling as much on the company dime — and that’s also good for its business. During the first quarter, Google parent Alphabet Inc. saved $268 million in expenses from company promotions, travel and entertainment, compared with the same period a year earlier, “primarily as a result of… Source link

With Covid-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from home and not traveling as much on the company dime — and that’s also good for its business. During the first quarter, Google parent Alphabet Inc. saved $268 million in expenses from company promotions, travel and entertainment, compared to same period a year earlier, “primarily as a result of… Source link

Fortunately, I still had a job when I got back. If anything, I was more eager than ever to excel, to make up for lost time. I was able to earn a very high performance rating — my second in a row. But it seemed clear I would not be a candidate for promotion. After my leave, the manager I loved started treating me as fragile. He tried to analyze me, suggesting that I drank too much caffeine, didn’t sleep enough or needed more cardiovascular exercise. Speaking out irreparably damaged one of… Source link

Google worker walking into office. Google is changing its work-from-home policy as it looks to get more people back into its US offices. The tech firm will only allow employees to work from home for more than 14 days a year if they apply for it. Google will continue its current work-from-home arrangements until 1 September but will allow people to return voluntarily from next month. The tech giant was one of the first companies to offer working from home when the pandemic struck last year. “It’s… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google rejigs remote working as it reopens offices  BBC News Source link

Bloomberg Tencent’s Ma Grapples with $170 Billion China Threat (Bloomberg) — Beijing’s clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it’s casting around for new sources of growth.China’s top watchdogs have stepped up oversight of the country’s most valuable company, scrutinizing everything from Tencent’s insights into the online behavior of a billion-plus people to an… Source link

According to Down Detector, reports of issues with Yahoo Mail began around 7pm on March 22. The highest number of reports has taken place this morning with more than 100 people reporting issues with the platform.  Google’s Workspace Cloud Status Dashboard has confirmed it is aware of problems with the app on Android. For those who are having issues, many people have found a successful workaround is to go into the Google Play Story on your device and unstill the latest update to a system app… Source link

Some Android users globally including in India on Tuesday faced crashing issues with apps on their Android devices, and Google said it was working on a fix. Google acknowledged issues with Gmail on Android on the Google Workspace status page, recommending using the desktop version until the issues are resolved. “We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a significant subset of users. The affected users are unable to access Gmail. We will provide an update, detailing when we expect to… Source link

On Wednesday, a report from 9to5Google brought attention to a feature on Wear OS that hasn’t been working for months, according to a thread on Google’s Issue Tracker. Google has now responded that it is “aware of the issues some users have been encountering”. Google has also noted that it will “address these and improve the overall experience” with its partner OEMs. Using the “Hey Google” hotword should summon Google Assistant on a Wear OS smartwatch while the screen is… Source link