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Sources: Apple and Google removed Kremlin critic Navalny's app in September after FSB agents came to top executives' homes and threatened to take them to prison — Russian agents came to the home of Google's top executive in Moscow to deliver a frightening ultimatum last September …
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Sources: Meta is cutting back on staff perks like laundry service; CTO Bosworth and others chafed at the perceived sense of entitlement of complaining staff — The company told workers on Friday that it will reduce or eliminate some of its famous perks as it prepares for a return to the office.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple has no plans to release a larger-screen iMac in the near future and is working on a new 24-inch iMac without high-end processors for 2023 — With the introduction of the new Mac Studio and Studio Display, Apple quietly discontinued the 27-inch iMac - which was still sold with an Intel processor.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Chinese brands have cut their smartphone shipments to Russia in half since Russia's invasion of Ukraine because of the ruble's collapse and sanctions — Currency and sanctions stop China's companies from taking advantage of exodus of western brands
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Responding to reports that Russia may designate Meta an extremist org, Meta says it will allow calls for violence against Russian soldiers only in Ukraine — Responding to reports that the Russian government is considering designating Meta as an extremist organization for its policies in support of speech:
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Mark Bernstein, a prominent Russian Wikipedia editor, is detained in Belarus for “distributing fake anti-Russian information” after being doxxed on Telegram — The editor was doxxed on Telegram prior to the arrest — The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal's fintech startup Navi, which offers loans and insurance products, files for an IPO in India, aiming to raise about $440M — Sachin Bansal's Navi Technologies, a fintech startup that lends to and offers insurance to customers, has filed for a $440 million IPO …
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Livemint and The Economic Times
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Sources: NSA and other agencies are investigating an attack that disabled Viasat's satellite internet service in Europe on February 24 as Russia invaded Ukraine — Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access … | Benjamin Wofford / Wired: |
Profile of Joel Kaplan, who has built one of the most powerful lobbying operations in Washington DC, as he helps Meta navigate the Biden administration — How one man came to rule political speech on Facebook, command one of the largest lobbies in DC, and guide Zuck through disaster—and straight into it.| Maxwell Strachan / VICE: |
Q&A with John Reed Stark, the SEC's former Head of Internet Enforcement, on Biden's crypto EO, how regulation may be a “death knell” for crypto firms, and more — We talked to one of the most credentialed critics of cryptocurrencies and NFTs about fraud and potential “cataclysmic events” in the industry.
Tweets: @maxwellstrachan, @jorgestolfi, @hkanji, @jmeickle, and @daithaigilbert
| Scott Stedman / Forensic News: |
An investigation into OnlyFans owner Leo Radvinsky, who has attracted law enforcement scrutiny amid reports of wage theft and potential underage sexual activity — The first digital trace of Leo Radvinsky dates back to 1997 when Radvinsky, then just 15-years-old, acted as a webmaster …
Tweets: @scottmstedman, @cindygallop, @scottmstedman, @labarbarapalmer, and @scottmstedman
| Reuters: |
Sources: India's market regulator has tightened scrutiny of IPO-bound firms after Paytm's IPO debacle, worrying startups which fear delays in listing plans — India has tightened scrutiny of IPO-bound firms by questioning how key internal business metrics are used to arrive at valuations …
Tweets: @adityakalra, @reutersbiz, @reutersbiz, and @adityakalra
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Taiwanese authorities raid eight Chinese chip and component suppliers across 14 locations in Taiwan over alleged illegal poaching of Taiwanese workers — Investigation comes as island grapples with severe chip staffing shortage — Taiwan is cracking down on Chinese companies … Sponsor Posts
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