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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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| Kali Hays / Insider: |
Meta pauses all Facebook ads targeting people in Russia and stops letting marketers in Russia run ads globally, after Roskomnadzor blocked Facebook in Russia — - Facebook made yet another move against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. — The company is halting all ads in the country …
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| Washington Post: |
Backbone internet provider Cogent cuts ties with Russian clients, including state-owned telecom Rostelecom, so it can't be used for propaganda or cyberattacks — Advocates of an open, globally connected Internet long have worried that a major country or region would break away …
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Roskomnadzor has reportedly blocked Twitter in Russia; a spokesperson says the company doesn't see “anything significantly different” than existing throttling — Russia's communications regulator said it blocked Facebook because of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources.”
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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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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Samsung suspends all product shipments to Russia, source says including chips, smartphones, electronics; Samsung has a 30%+ smartphone market share in Russia — Samsung Electronics Co. said product shipments to Russia have been suspended due to current geopolitical developments …
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| 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 — As Apple gets closer to its deadline for completing the transition from Intel Macs to Apple Silicon, the company is expected to introduce … | Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple is working on a new “Studio Display” with a 7K resolution, which may include an A13 chip — Apple has given no sign that it is working on a new version of the Pro Display XDR, which was introduced in 2019. However, rumors suggest that there are new external displays …
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Have I Been Pwned: hackers stole 71K+ Nvidia staff credentials, including email IDs and Windows password hashes, many of which were “cracked and circulated” — The ransomware group that claims to have taken a terabyte of data from chipmaking giant Nvidia is threatening to release the company's …
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| Washington Post: |
Activision Blizzard is being sued by the family of an employee who died by suicide, alleging sexual harassment was a “significant factor” that led to her death — Activision Blizzard, the embattled gaming giant that Microsoft recently agreed to buy for nearly $69 billion …
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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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| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Yandex has lost 75%+ of its value in the past 6 months, despite not being directly sanctioned, as deals with Uber, Grubhub, and DuckDuckGo appear likely to end — Western investors and tech partners are abandoning the group following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine| 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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| NBC News: |
Twitter bans 100+ accounts that pushed #IStandWithPutin for participating in “coordinated inauthentic behavior”, days after the hashtag trended — Twitter has banned more than 100 accounts that pushed the pro-Russian hashtag #IStandWithPutin for participating in …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple shareholders vote to approve proposals on civil rights audits and the use of NDAs in employment agreements, and Tim Cook's ~$99M compensation package — Apple Inc. shareholders approved an outside proposal requiring audits of the company's impact on civil rights …
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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.
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
CrowdTangle: Facebook Gaming is overrun by spam and pirated content; the most popular “gaming creators” often post movie clips disguised as live gaming streams — The most popular ‘gaming creator’ content is movie clips masquerading as game streams. — The CrowdTangle data
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| Theo Wayt / New York Post: |
Grocery app Buyk, which was founded by two Russians and has sizable operations in New York and Chicago, furloughs ~98% of its employees amid sanctions on Russia — Russian-backed grocery app Buyk abruptly furloughed the vast majority of its staff on Friday as sanctions against Russia left the company without funding.| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: YouTube is offering grants of $50K to individual podcasters and $200K-$300K to podcast networks to create video versions of their shows or other videos — YouTube is reaching out to podcasters and podcast networks, offering “grants” of up to $300,000 to entice them to create video versions … | Rick Whiting / CRN: |
Software AG, a developer of business and application integration software, acquires DataOps software developer StreamSets for €524M — Software AG says StreamSets' technology is complementary to its application integration product portfolio and will provide a boost to the company's Helix transformation initiative.
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