Search engine Blekko hauls in $15M Russian investment
Russia's biggest search engine, Yandex, has invested US$15 million in U.S. search startup Blekko, as part of $30 million funding round.
View ArticleVine's blocked Facebook search rooted in larger trends
The blocked Facebook friend-search feature on Twitter's new Vine mobile video app may be an annoyance for users, but it's all part of the social networking game.
View ArticleYandex's Wonder app latest to be quashed by Facebook
Russian search giant Yandex is temporarily suspending the development of its Wonder social discovery app just one week after Facebook blocked the app's access to its API data.
View ArticleYandex launches public DNS service with malicious URL filtering
Russian Web search firm Yandex launched a public DNS (Domain Name System) resolution service on Thursday that leverages the company's existing website scanning technology to block access to malicious...
View ArticleFacebook to gain street cred in Russia, with help from Yandex
Facebook could see a nice boost in its popularity in Russia, increasing its ability to compete internationally, through a new partnership with the Russian search engine Yandex.
View ArticleLinux botnet Mayhem spreads through Shellshock exploits
Shellshock continues to reverberate: Attackers are exploiting recently discovered vulnerabilities in the Bash command-line interpreter in order to infect Linux servers with a sophisticated malware...
View ArticleGoogle faces Russian antitrust complaint over Android app bundling
Russian search engine Yandex has accused Google of illegally favoring its own services by forcing Android device manufacturers to install its own apps and exclude apps from competitors.
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, February 18
Facebook wants us all to create VR content ... Lenovo tests ARM server waters with prototype ... Big data vendors find common ground ... and more tech news
View ArticleYandex tries to improve privacy features of its new browser
Russian Internet company Yandex has released a beta version of its new browser that the company says is more privacy-friendly than an earlier build.
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