Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, removes RT News and Sputnik News from the App Store outside Russia, and disables Apple Maps' live traffic in Ukraine
Apple today confirmed that it has stopped all product sales from its online website in Russia, which means customers in Russia …
SOTU: Biden asks Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety on social media, including banning targeted ads to, and data collection of, children
He wants to ban targeted advertising to kids — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety …
Meta will demote content linking to Russian state media outlets on Facebook and Instagram globally and rolls out encrypted Instagram DMs in Ukraine and Russia
a rate of 1.3 billion views a day, or 928,000 views a minute https://www.wired.com/... Aisha S Gani / @aishagani : Wonder what message this gives to the Rohingya and Ethiopians who see posts inciting ...
YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine
Russia24 for all YouTube users in Russia and worldwide. We have to stop this evil machine! @pewjournalism : In today's news: - YouTube blocks Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik in Europe - In...
US CPSC and Fitbit recall Fitbit Ionic smartwatches, after receiving 118 reports of burn injuries; Fitbit sold ~1M units in the US and 693K internationally
Fitbit has issued a voluntary recall for Ionic smartwatches that it manufactured and sold from 2017 through 2020.
Meta releases its Q4 Widely Viewed Content report, showing the most viewed Facebook Page comes from a banned account; Meta would not reveal the account
Safe to say that Meta's efforts to refute the idea that Facebook amplifies divisive political content are not going exactly as it would have hoped.
Google Maps is removing newly added user content, like pins, in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, amid claims of its use in coordinating Russian military activity
Responding to claims that its Maps were being used to coordinate Russian military activity in Ukraine, Google …
How Russia's war with Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia; Russian Wikipedia editors decided to call an invasion what it is, rejecting the Kremlin's narrative
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin issued the order for Russian forces to invade Ukraine. Since then, Russians …
Google will remove RT and Sputnik apps from the Play Store, after removing Russian state outlets from its news features, following a similar move by Apple
from companies to governments — to the test Liam Proven / The Register : Google blocks FOSS Android tool - for asking for donations Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : Google pulls Russia Today, Sputnik from...
SOTU: Biden urges Congress to pass the Chips Act to provide $52B in subsidies to advance US chip manufacturing and praises Intel's $20B investment in Ohio fabs
including on the on the CHIPS for America Act, which gives $52 billion to U.S. chip manufacturers https://opensecrets.org/... @govmikedewine : We must move forward with the CHIPS Act so our country ca...
Apple announces an event, dubbed “Peek performance”, on March 8 at 10am PT
Apple today announced that it will be holding its first event of 2022 on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
Netflix acquires Finnish game developer Next Games for around $72M; the studio specializes in games based on entertainment franchises, such as Stranger Things
Next Games had released ‘Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales’, a role-playing game based on the streaming giant's hit 80s horror drama series in October last year.
Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, Samsung, and others introduce the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium, seeking to standardize die-to-die designs
A broad range of blue-chip industry promoters, like Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung, among others, introduced …
Meta says it “will be restricting access to RT and Sputnik across the EU at this time” following requests from several governments and the EU
Twitter's crowdsourced fact-checking program Birdwatch remains a small pilot project 13 months after launch, with only 359 contributors flagging tweets in 2022
With the Ukraine war unfolding on social media, parsing fact from fiction has never been trickier — or, for those involved, more urgent. Tweets: @willoremus , @kcoleman , @shannonpareil , @carnage4lif...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows that TikTok's design and algorithm are ideal for sharing videos of war, but present a challenge for its moderation system
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine plays out online, the platform's design and algorithm prove ideal for the messiness of war—but a nightmare for the truth. Tweets: @stokel , @stokel , @etbrooking , @nor...
A profile of Mykhailo Fedorov, one of Ukraine's deputy prime ministers, who is using his Twitter account to pressure tech giants into standing up to Russia
Six months ago, Mykhailo Fedorov, one of Ukraine's deputy prime ministers, made a pilgrimage to Silicon Valley to discuss his country's digital transformation.
Nvidia confirms hackers have leaked employee data and “some Nvidia proprietary information”; LAPSUS$ group claims it took 1TB data, including DLSS source code
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Faros AI, which offers an analytics tool for engineering teams, raises a $16M seed led by SignalFire and releases an open source version of its tool
What if what you think you know about developer productivity and the value of software is off the mark, and that is hurting the quality of your software …
Snap halts ads in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, pledges $15M to relief orgs in Ukraine, and is helping relocate 300+ Ukrainian staff of its AR platform Looksery
Three hundred Snap employees are from Ukraine, according to a message shared on Tuesday.
Connecteam, which helps employers manage their deskless workforce, raises a $120M Series C led by Stripes and Insight, source says at an $800M+ valuation
After years of being overlooked, front-line employees and others who do not sit at desks all day are taking center stage in a new wave of workplace productivity apps.
Sanctuary, which is attempting to build general-purpose humanoid robots, raises a $58.5M Series A led by Bell
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp., a startup that's attempting to build general-purpose robots with a humanlike appearance and intelligence, said today it has raised $58.5 million in an early-stage fu...
An in-depth look at Russia's offensive cyber capabilities, their potential use in Ukraine, the limitations of cyber power, and implications for the West
and cannot—play in relation to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and what it all means for the rest of us. https://twitter.com/... @k8em0 : “The strategic vulnerability to disruption & sabotage lie...
HPE reports Q1 revenue of $7B, up 2% YoY, Compute revenue of $3B, up 1% YoY, and order growth up 20% YoY, including “as-a-service” orders up 136% YoY
Eric J. Savitz / Barron's Online :
Instagram introduces auto-generated captions for videos, initially in 17 languages, after TikTok rolled out the feature in April 2021
Web host Namecheap ends services for users registered in Russia over Russia's “war crimes”, with exceptions for anti-regime media, protest resources, and expats
Nine days after the launch of Truth Social, valued at $3.5B+, Trump has not posted, the app has fallen to #57 in US App Store, and many remain on the waitlist
Former President Trump is blowing the launch of his new social media company, via a series of unforced errors. Tweets: @levynews , @edbott , @pkafka , @stevekovach , @stevekovach , and @jyarow Tweets:...
Bright Security, formerly NeuraLegion, which offers tools for dynamic app security testing, raises a $20M Series A led by Evolution Equity Partners
Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat :
Ukrainian tech workers, many employed by US and European companies, are logging off and taking shelter as Russian troops advance, making communication difficult
Wall Street Journal :
Arcane Research data: trading volume between tether and Russia's ruble set a daily record of $34.94M on Monday, as the ruble fell to a record low against USD
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Accel announces its seventh Indian fund with $650M to invest and says it plans to focus on certain sectors, including Web3 and B2B marketplaces
1. Indian startups raised $3.56 Bn in Feb: Entrackr Monthly Funding Report Anshuman Daga / Reuters : Venture capital firm Accel launches $650 mln India, Southeast Asia fund Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealS...
Research: Australian startups raised ~$7.3B+ in 682 deals in 2021, up from ~$2.3B in 2020; 19% of investments went to startups with at least one female founder
but with amazing leaders like our very own @SalMetelerkamp blazing a trail, the future is looking much brighter. A big thank you to @Folklorevc & @nickbonyhady https://www.smh.com.au/... @annie_parker...
Salesforce reports Q4 revenue of $7.33B, up 26% YoY, including $6.8B from subscription and support, up 25%; platform and other, which lumps in Slack, was up 53%
Hello and welcome to Protocol Enterprise! Rick Whiting / CRN : Customer Digital Transformation, Slack Acquisition Fuel Salesforce Growth
Mexico City-based 99minutos, a logistics service for Latin American e-commerce vendors, raises an $82M Series C led by Oak HC/FT, bringing its funding to ~$129M
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
Amazon expands its Luna game streaming service across the US and adds free games for Prime members, one-click Twitch broadcasting, three new channels, and more
DoorDash acquires Bbot, which offers ordering and payment tools for restaurants, for an undisclosed amount; Bbot raised a $15M Series A in July 2021
Alicia Kelso / Restaurant Dive :
Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company Sea has lost $132B in market value from its October peak, including $11B in recent days after weak forecasts
Bloomberg :
OpenSpace, which uses head-mounted cameras and AI to visualize construction sites, raises $102M led by PSP Growth at a $902M valuation
Jo Constantz / Bloomberg :
Serbia-based Tenderly, which offers DevOps tools for DeFi apps through its dashboard and API, raises a $40M Series B led by Spark Capital
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Shanghai-based Inceptio, which is developing autonomous trucks, raises a $188M Series B extension co-led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital
Catherine Wang / Forbes : Tweets: @forbesasia Tweets: @forbesasia : Other major investors include Hong Kong billionaire Henry Cheng and his family's Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, food delivery giant Mei...
Uber starts rolling out an Explore tab that lets users book dinner reservations, buy tickets to live events, and more, in 15 markets across the US and Mexico
Time By Ping, which uses AI to help companies automate timesheets, raises a $36.5M Series B led by ACME and Anthos, bringing its total funding to $55M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Mobile marketing company AppLovin is acquiring Wurl, a content distribution and advertising service for connected TVs, for $430M, 55% in cash and 45% in stock
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