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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
NetBlocks: Russia has blocked access to Twitter amid a broader crackdown on social media platforms in the country; Russians can still access Twitter via VPNs — Disturbing images from the invasion have circulated widely on the platform — As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day …
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NetBlocks, BBC, HotHardware.com News, Engadget, Reuters, PCMag, VICE, All Facts Matter, Security Affairs, Bloomberg, Snopes.com, and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Tweets: @carnage4life, @polinaivanovva, @imlatheef, @daithaigilbert, @tomwarren, and @isik5
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
Russia says Apple, TikTok, and Spotify complied with a law requiring a local presence; Google took steps to comply; Meta and Twitter partially complied — 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.
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Tech Policy Press, 9to5Mac, City A.M., The Mac Observer, Gizchina, and Protocol
Tweets: @nickclegg, @evelynnfarkas, and @apolyakova
| Reuters: |
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.
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Tweets: @ngleicher, @maxseddon, @nickclegg, @justinhendrix, @carnage4life, @broderick, and @alexsalvinews
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
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 … | Alex Heath / The Verge: |
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| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Ukraine's official Twitter account and government officials post donation requests in the form of bitcoin, ether, and USDT amid Russia's invasion — Quick Take — Ukraine's official Twitter account posted several requests for cryptocurrency donations on Saturday in the form of bitcoin, ether and USDT.
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CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Protocol, VICE, Decrypt, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @ukraine, @olex_scherba, @connorsephton, @gladstein, @wublockchain, and @tomaxwell
| Bloomberg: |
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 …
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Facebook: Mykhailo Fedorov. Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @tim_cook, @markgurman, @jason, @davidakaye, @seldo, @jhall, @isik5, @jaffathecake, @davidakaye, @jason, @thedarktangent, @maxua, @berniemoreno, @valueanalyst1, @justinkan, @joannastern, @dseetharaman, @jeffjarvis, @patrickmcgee_, @zacksjerryrig, @janrezab, @tommessett, @virushuo, @malwarejake, @davidakaye, @sbemagx, @jareddipane, @saschasegan, @cat_zakrzewski, @carnage4life, @dseetharaman, @taylorlorenz, and @smorlosky
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
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Elliptic Blog, New York Times, The Guardian, Bitcoinist.com, The Verge, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CNBC, Garbage Day, Official website of Ukraine, Bitcoin Magazine, Cointelegraph, Finbold, Ukraine Digital News, VICE, CoinDesk, Protocol, Cryptonews, New York Post, Decrypt, Tech News, Insider, Crypto Briefing, Crypto Daily, The Creative Block, crypto.news, Patreon Blog, Yahoo Finance, Input, and The Block
Facebook: CERT-UA. Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @patreonsupport, @editingemily, @marklittlenews, @dfisman, @patreon, @carnage4life, @jordannovet, @dataracer117, @cnbc, @lopp, @0xabad1dea, and @carnage4life
| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Experts say Russia may not be able to sidestep sanctions using cryptocurrencies, which have become a regulated business with safeguards against money laundering — Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have made it easier than ever to move money around the world without the help of traditional banks …
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Politico, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Daily, and TheStreet
Tweets: @alexstamos, @caseynewton, @dbreunig, @dbreunig, @alexhern, @alexstamos, @neerajka, and @el33th4xor
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
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Krebs on Security, TIME, Engadget, Dark Reading, Financial Times, Axios, Sahara Reporters, Washington Times, CNET, Newsweek, and Anadolu Ajansı …
Tweets: @b_fung, @candiceaiston, @rachelbitecofer, and @iskandrah
| Reuters: |
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The White House, Reuters, ZDNet, Protocol, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Light Reading, Engadget, U.S. Department of Commerce, CIO Dive, SiliconANGLE, CNN, and Reuters
Tweets: @root_nomad, twitter.com, @secraimondo, @chadbown, @acedtect, and @billkristol
| Bloomberg: |
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 …
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Telegraph, VideoCardz.com, Wccftech, HotHardware.com News, PCMag, Wccftech, Video Games Chronicle, Blue's News, Engadget, VentureBeat, VideoCardz.com, The Register, GeekWire, Fortune, Gizchina, Axios, Digital Trends, TechSpot, CRN, Silicon Valley Business …, TechCrunch, HotHardware.com News, TechRadar, The Verge, BleepingComputer, DCD, Tom's Hardware, Windows Central, ExtremeTech, Protocol, Dot Esports, VentureBeat, ZDNet, TheStreet, 2nd Smartest Guy in the World, and Reuters
Tweets: @scottjohnson, @michaelnovinson, @williamturton, @grummz, @bobmcmillan, @alcoholikaust, @brianhonan, @kimzetter, and @hackingdave
| James Archer / Rock, Paper, Shotgun: |
Q&A with Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell on the Steam Deck, the company's past and future hardware plans, consolidation in gaming, crypto, and more — We interview Valve's co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming — I recently had the chance to grill Gabe Newell …
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Dexerto, IGN, Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, GamesRadar, The Verge, and GamesIndustry.biz
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
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YouTube, About Chromebooks, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, PC Gamer, Ars Technica, Ubergizmo, Neowin, CNET, PC Gamer, Gizmodo, UploadVR, TechRadar, SlashGear, IGN, Android Headlines, KnowTechie, Destructoid, Game Developer, Tom's Hardware, Wired, Engadget, Forbes, HotHardware.com News, TouchArcade, Windows Central, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tom's Hardware, and GeekWire
| Jason Nelson / Decrypt: |
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.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
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.
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Pangu Lab and Slashdot. More:
Wired, The Register, VentureBeat, The Hindu, TechRadar, CyberScoop, Global Times, SecurityWeek, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @samfbiddle, @mayhem4markets, and @kimzetter
| Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: |
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.
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Reuters, AppleInsider, Nikkei Asia, Insider, The Guardian, Wired, The Verge, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @armscontrolwonk, @faizsays, @shashj, @armscontrolwonk, @emollick, @arawnsley, @janecoaston, @kimzetter, @rachelerman, @drewharwell, and @dnvolz
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