NetBlocks: Russia has blocked access to Twitter amid a broader crackdown on social media platforms in the country
Disturbing images from the invasion have circulated widely on the platform — As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter …
In a letter, Ukraine's vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov urges Tim Cook to halt Apple's product sales in Russia and shut down its App Store in the country
Mykhailo Fedorov, who serves as Ukraine's vice prime minister and oversees digital operations, urged Apple Inc. to halt product sales …
Researchers say they realized Russia had invaded Ukraine hours before the news broke thanks to Google Maps traffic info and a SAR satellite image of troops
It was 3:15 a.m. in Belgorod, Russia — much too early for a traffic jam, thought Jeffrey Lewis, who was watching the traffic pileup on Google Maps.
Interview with Gabe Newell, Valve president and co-founder, on the Steam Deck, the company's past and future hardware plans, consolidation in gaming, and more
We interview Valve's co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming — I recently had the chance to grill Gabe Newell …
Nick Clegg says Meta refused a Russian order to stop the independent fact-checking and labeling of content from four state-owned media organizations on Facebook
and jail Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Russia Announces Partial Bans on Facebook Amid Escalating Ukraine Conflict Rob Pegoraro / PCMag : Russia ‘Partially Restricts’ Facebook Access as Puni...
Review of the $400 Steam Deck: customizable controls, powerful, and doubles as a Linux PC, but unfinished and buggy software, poor battery life, and a noisy fan
My favorite gaming PC ever made Wes Fenlon / PC Gamer : The Steam Deck is already the emulation system of my dreams Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica : A brief tour of the Steam Deck's Linux implementatio...
Patreon suspends donations to Come Back Alive, a nonprofit started in 2014 to equip Ukrainian soldiers, for violating policies on funding military activity
On Wednesday night, Russia began its invasion … Shawn Amick / Bitcoin Magazine : $4.4 Million In Bitcoin Has Been Donated To Ukrainian Military Support Groups Arnold Kirimi / Cointelegraph : Crypto co...
Russia's telecom and internet regulator announces a “partial restriction” of access to Facebook over Meta blocking some Russian media outlets
The country's telecommunications and internet regulator announced the restriction on Friday, accusing Facebook of censoring Russia.
Nvidia confirms an “incident” caused internal outages; source: the event appears to be a minor ransomware attack unrelated to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
A cyber breach suffered by Nvidia Corp. in recent days appears to have been a ransomware attack that's not connected …
Twitter temporarily pauses ads and its recommendations feature in Ukraine and Russia to minimize “risks associated with the conflict” and reduce misinformation
Twitter has temporarily paused ads in Ukraine and Russia, one of several steps the company is taking …
The US restricts global tech exports to Russia, limiting access to a broad set of US-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with US technology
Source: the FCC, DOJ, and DHS have launched a review of media, telecom, and infrastructure companies, including submarine cable operators, with ties to Russia
(CNN Business)The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for companies it oversees that may have ownership ties to Russia …
Some Instagram meme pages are turning into “war pages” that repost unverified footage without context, often claiming to be run by journalists in Ukraine
In a report, Chinese cybersecurity company Pangu Lab says the NSA is behind the Equation Group and Bvp47, a hacking tool in use for the past 10 years
A Chinese security firm released a detailed report about what it says is malware created by Equation Group, a hacking group widely believed to be the NSA. Source: Pangu Lab and Slashdot .
Russia says Apple, TikTok, and Spotify complied with a law requiring local presence; Google took steps to comply; Meta and Twitter complied with some parts
Google, Apple and others were warned that they must comply with a new law, which would make them more vulnerable to the Kremlin's censorship demands.
Meta prohibits Russian state media organizations from running ads or monetizing on its platform anywhere in the world
Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) is barring Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on its platform anywhere in the world, the parent company of social media giant Facebook said on Friday.
The US DOJ indicts BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani for allegedly obtaining ~$2.4B from investors in a Ponzi scheme by touting purported proprietary tech
The U.S. Department of Justice today revealed its indictment against Satish Kumbhani, the founder of defunct cryptocurrency platform BitConnect.
Ukraine's official Twitter account and government officials post donation requests in the form of bitcoin, ether, and USDT amid Russia's invasion
Michael McSweeney / The Block :
The US DOJ says BitMex co-founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo pled guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act and each agree to pay a $10M criminal fine
Nearly half of all startups with less than $10M in annual revenue that went public via SPACs in 2021, mostly in tech, missed their earnings or revenue targets
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @iamstacetheace , @sspencer_smb , @jasonzweigwsj , @carnage4life , and @markgutman9 Tweets: Stacey / @iamstacetheace : It's hard to overstate the gross incompetence of m...
Zendesk terminates its $4.1B plan to acquire Momentive, which owns SurveyMonkey, after Zendesk stockholders voted to reject the deal
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Discord announces its first big policy update in nearly two years, tackling health misinformation, off-platform behavior, and hate speech, effective on March 28
Tom Warren / The Verge :
The EU Parliament postpones a vote on crypto regulations after a backlash over a leaked provision banning proof-of-work cryptocurrencies due to energy concerns
Twitter rolls out its content warning feature to let all users obscure an individual photo or video with a warning for nudity, violence, or “sensitive” content
Adi Robertson / The Verge : Tweets: @twittersupport Tweets: @twittersupport : The option to add one-time sensitive content warnings to photos and videos you Tweet is now available for everyone across...
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Perfios, which helps aggregate and analyze financial data, raises a ~$70M Series C at an estimated $400M valuation
London-based VC firm Atomico fired senior partner Hiro Tamura on February 22 over his management style; founder Niklas Zennstrom takes over the investment team
Iain Martin / Forbes :
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