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Analysts: Ukraine conflict could accelerate the fracturing of internet, amid pressure on US tech giants from both Russia and the West to respond to the conflict — Conflict could accelerate the fracturing of the internet into the ‘splinternet,’ analysts say| Alexander Marrow / Reuters: |
Russia's regulator tells Alphabet to remove all restrictions on Russian-language YouTube channels of media outlets RBC, TV Zvezda, and Sputnik in Ukraine — Russia's state communications regulator on Sunday said it had written to Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and demanded that access …
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Google says it is barring Russian state-funded media from using its ad technology to generate revenue on their own websites, apps, and YouTube videos — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites …
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The US, EU, UK, and Canada agree to cut off a “certain number of Russian banks” from the SWIFT international payments system — The European Union, U.S. and other Western nations on Saturday announced they would cut off a “certain number of Russian banks” from the SWIFT international …
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| Grace Dean / Insider: |
Customers of sanctioned Russian banks are unable to use their cards with Apple Pay and Google Pay, according to the Central Bank of Russia — - Customers of sanction-hit Russian banks are unable to use Apple and Google Pay, Russia's central bank said. — These banks include VTB Group …
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New York Times, The Verge, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, iLounge, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Financial Times, Engadget, AppleInsider, TidBITS, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, and Bloomberg
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Opinion: as Apple prepares to launch an iPhone SE 5G, it should keep selling the old SE model and bring its price down to $199 — Apple is planning to unveil a 5G iPhone SE in March—but the big news could be a price drop for the current model. Also: Amazon's Astro robot remains elusive, and it was a wild week for Apple Stores.
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9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Macworld, Forbes, AppleInsider, Appleosophy, and iMore. Tweets: @ishanagarwal24
| Jason Koebler / VICE: |
In a viral tweet, Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink internet is now active in Ukraine with “more terminals en route”, but it's unclear when or how many — Musk says SpaceX is sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine, though it's unclear when or how many. — Jason Koebler
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @jsrailton, @alecstapp, @drericding, @jsrailton, @badiucao, @altnoaa, @drericding, @jsrailton, @_danielsinclair, @pstasiatech, @jsrailton, @kyivindependent, @sriramk, and @levie
| The Markup: |
Experts say Apple's and Google's policies against location data brokers are insufficient, as brokers shift to tactics like buying directly from app developers — There is an estimated $12 billion market of companies that buy and sell location data collected from your cellphone.
Tweets: @johnwilson
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
An interview with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger about his IDM 2.0 strategy, partnering with TSMC, the Tower Semiconductor acquisition, and learning from AMD's success — Intel has been one of the companies I have focused on from the very beginning of Stratechery.
Tweets: @ntaylor963
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
Crypto became a viable option for transactions in Ukraine, where Tether is popular, after digital cash transfers were suspended and cash withdrawals limited — More than $15 million in cryptocurrency has been donated to Ukrainian groups since Russia attacked the country on February 24th, according to research firm Elliptic.
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CNBC, BBC, Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, CNBC, Bitcoin Magazine, The Block, Axios, Cubic Analytics, and Decrypt
Tweets: @usleepwalker, @usleepwalker, @brieflycrypto, @brett_ftxus, @neerajka, @neerajka, @naomibrockwell, @cryptomichnl, and @mslopatto
| 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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CryptoPotato, Benzinga, BuzzFeed News, Neowin, Bitcoin News, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Ethereum World News, and Protocol
Tweets: @ukraine, @sbf_ftx, @tomicahtd, @olex_scherba, @connorsephton, @ashevat, @onigiriman1998, @prestonpysh, @fwd, @gladstein, @wublockchain, and @tomaxwell
| Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
How tech companies based in Kyiv, including Grammarly, Readdle, and MacPaw, are dealing with Russia's invasion of Ukraine — Russia officially invaded Ukraine Thursday. The U.S. and its allies are imposing sanctions, but, as U.S. President Joe Biden said in a press conference Thursday …
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Protocol and Sifted
Tweets: @sapitonmix, @sapitonmix, @sapitonmix, @sapitonmix, @sapitonmix, and @_mg_
| Financial Times: |
Sources: the UK government has shelved plans for a Silicon Valley rival around Oxford and Cambridge in order to prioritize spending in Northern England — UK prime minister's levelling up agenda means plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc have been put on the backburner| Aman Sethi / BuzzFeed News: |
After China's crypto mining ban, many bitcoin miners have moved to the US, drawn by political and economic stability, cheap capital, and abundant electricity — Bitcoin miners keep picking up their operations and moving to more lucrative destinations. Now, their sights are trained on the US.| 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.Sponsor Posts
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