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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 … | BuzzFeed News: |
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 … | Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
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 — Meta is ramping up efforts to crack down on Russian propaganda and keep users in Russia and Ukraine safe, including … | J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter: |
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.| Mark Scott / Politico: |
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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 … | Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
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% — The CRM giant beat top and bottom line estimates, with every segment of its Subscription and Support business bringing in more than $1 billion in quarterly revenues.| Alicia Kelso / Restaurant Dive: |
DoorDash acquires Bbot, which offers ordering and payment tools for restaurants, for an undisclosed amount; Bbot raised a $15M Series A in July 2021 — Dive Brief: — DoorDash is acquiring Bbot, a hospitality technology startup that simplifies digital orders and payments processes, the company announced Tuesday.| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Nvidia confirms hackers have leaked employee data and “some Nvidia proprietary information”; LAPSUS$ group claims it took 1TB data, including DLSS source code — Nvidia has confirmed that hackers stole data from the company during last week's breach.| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
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 — Exceptions will be made for anti-regime media, protest resources, and Russians no longer living in the country| Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired: |
The conflict in Ukraine shows that TikTok's design and algorithm are ideal for quickly sharing war footage, 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.| Catherine Wang / Forbes: |
Shanghai-based Inceptio, which is developing autonomous trucks, raises a $188M Series B extension co-led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital — Autonomous driving truck startup Inceptio Technology has raised a $188 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
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+ — In the legal profession, timekeeping is an arduous process requiring careful documentation. But the downsides of cutting corners are substantial.| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
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 — Uber is rolling out a feature designed to help people discover new things in the areas around them.| Ekin Genç / VICE: |
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 — Trade volume in Russian rubles for a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar spiked on Monday, as Russian citizens face financial sanctions.
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