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Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020 — There have been protests throughout the country — Russia's communications agency Roskomnadzor announced Friday that it is blocking access to Facebook in Russia.
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| Brad Smith / Microsoft On the Issues: |
Microsoft suspends new sales of its products and services in Russia, and is working with the US, EU, and UK to stop “many aspects” of business in the country — Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine …
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| Joe Skrebels / IGN: |
EA and CD Projekt stop selling their games in Russia and Belarus; Sony's Gran Turismo 7 was reportedly missing from PlayStation's Russian site on launch day — The games industry is pulling away from Russia in support of Ukraine. … Update 03/04/22: Xbox and EA have formally pulled sales …
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| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google stops selling online advertising in Russia including on Search, YouTube, and outside publishing partners, following similar moves by Twitter and Snap — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple is working on a “Mac Studio”, which will be based on the Mac mini and come with an M1 Max or a more powerful chip, and a 7K “Studio Display” — As Apple gets closer to its deadline for completing the transition from Intel Macs to Apple Silicon …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
In a memo, Tim Cook says Apple's corporate staff will have to work from the office at least one day per week from April 11, and three days per week from May 23 — Apple Inc. has set an April 11 deadline for corporate employees to return to in-person work, marking a key test of whether …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla create Interop 2022, a browser benchmark to resolve compatibility issues identified by web developers in 15 specifications — Browser makers set aside differences — Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, along with software consultancies Bocoup …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
After reports that Samsung phones throttle ~10K apps, the company plans to release an update soon “so users can control the performance while running game apps” — Device owners will be able to toggle performance after a future update — Samsung has addressed reports …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft completes its $19.7B acquisition of Nuance, announced in April 2021, after the UK's CMA approved the deal earlier this week — Microsoft completed its $19.7 billion acquisition of voice technology company Nuance Communications on Friday morning, two days after clearing their final regulatory hurdle.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
The Verge co-founder and Executive Editor Dieter Bohn is leaving the media industry after 20 years to join Google's Platforms & Ecosystems team — I'm moving on from media — Ten years after we founded it, The Verge continues to be the best place to discover the import and impact …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple shareholders approve a proposal requiring audits of the company's impact on civil rights, a rare instance of investors defying Apple's recommendations — Apple Inc. shareholders approved an outside proposal requiring audits of the company's impact on civil rights …
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| Mark Scott / Politico: |
Telegram says it is blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets in the EU, including all RT channels, starting for users who signed in with an EU-based phone number — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok all scrubbed Russia's RT — and its channels in English, Spanish, French and German … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Germany-based Volocopter, which is developing an autonomous air taxi service, raises $170M as part of a Series E at a $1.87B valuation led by WP Investment — Volocopter, the startup out of southern Germany (Bruchsal) that has been developing electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) …
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| Tom Matsuda / The Block: |
USDC stablecoin developer Circle delays its DeFi API that would have helped businesses access Compound on Ethereum, citing the need for more regulatory guidance — Quick Take — Stablecoin issuer and crypto payments company Circle has delayed its DeFi API product.
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Disney announces a Disney+ ad-supported tier, launching in the US this year and internationally in 2023, as part of its push for 230M-260M subscribers by 2024 — - Disney announced a new ad-supported tier for its Disney+ streaming service on Friday. — Disney did not provide a launch date …
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| Bloomberg: |
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have spent $118.4B on 5G airwaves and network upgrades, compared to $61.8B spent on 4G, but have little to no revenue to show for it — When Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile introduced the first 5G mobile services in the U.S. three years ago …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
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