The leaked data targeted primarily Ashkenazi Jews.

The mighty CCP, with superpower ambitions, afraid of a t-shirt.

$30M for 6.4M people - so minus legal fees they can expect about two dollars each? I thought these damages were supposed to be punitive?

I bow to you, O bearded one!

Yandex search is part of the Russian division (I think, but don't take my word for it). I don't know how the services were split but I do know the Dutch arm of the company sold off a bunch of things to the Russian one.

Same, and also with experience in the construction business, so my first thought was that 220k per door for apartments is quite reasonable. I wouldn't fret about it at all, because in the grand scheme of things this is chump change. Just say you're getting into real estate investing with a business partner.

I broadly agree with you and like you also tend to criticize the CCP from the left. If you want to be communist, be communist and do it right (for the first time!).

However, it's far too late for China to do those things before GenX enters retirement, even if there were any political will to attempt it. China is (after the USA) the most grindingly capitalist place I've ever been to, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Within the parameters of their current politics, they are absolutely heading at full speed for an economic cliff, even if Xi succeeds in killing off most of that male surplus on Taiwanese beaches. Taking Taiwan, however doomed and reckless the attempt may be, is perhaps the only hope of stemming that flow, since TW has much higher per capita GDP. I'm guessing that's why he's so intent on it.

they either bought the (I think flawed) economic theory that this is needed

You're putting me in the difficult situation of backing up the CCP on this one, but how could it not be needed? They kneecapped birthrates for a whole generation, and never recovered. Unless they fix birthrates or start allowing immigration, they have no other recourse than forcing people to work longer. Either that or they actually start acting communist and redistribute wealth so that the soon-to-be retiree generations can weather the storm.

Edit: also, look at that male surplus. Ouch.

What do you mean, "fall for this"? What are they going to do — protest? Vote for someone else?

I can't believe I'm defending Yandex, but keep in mind that they sold off the Russian business a while back (to VK, if I remember correctly). Yandex RU and Yandex "everywhere else" are different companies.

It's OK though, because China is communist and the workers own the means of produ... hhee.. pro... sorry, I can't say it with a straight face.

They're underwater, very small, and spin quickly.