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| 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 …
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TechCrunch, The Verge, CNET, Insider, ZDNet, Mashable, Engadget, Mashable, and Bloomberg
| Mark Scott / Politico: |
YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine — Google's YouTube said Tuesday that it would block Kremlin-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik from Europe following similar bans by Facebook and TikTok.
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Engadget, Reuters, The Verge, Washington Post, Insider, Ars Technica, Thurrott, Reclaim The Net, iPhone in Canada Blog, Variety, 9to5Mac, iMore, TechCrunch, Euractiv, The Hollywood Reporter, euronews, and The Hill
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Social networks and the internet have been a valuable force multiplier for Ukraine and the allies of democracy during the early days of Russia's invasion — How much will it matter? Notes on the platforms in wartime — Over the past decade, the biggest tech companies came to feel less …
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Microsoft On the Issues, Washington Post, Techdirt, BetaNews, Dirt, BuzzFeed News, Protocol, Input, and MediaNama
Tweets: @caseynewton, @fabiochiusi, @jtemple, @s_m_i, @arzugeybulla, @kevinrothrock, @dannagal, @katieharbath, @jordanschachtel, @ericrsammons, @kamilkazani, @kamilkazani, @kamilkazani, @rmconservative, @ddale8, @abarbashin, @hshaban, @caseynewton, @pucknorris, @gah650, @markstenberg3, @b52malmet, and @joycewhitevance
| Ivana Saric / Axios: |
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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 …
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| 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.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram introduces auto-generated captions for videos, initially in 17 languages, after TikTok rolled out the feature in April 2021 — Instagram is introducing auto-generated captions for videos on its app, the company announced on Tuesday. Instagram says the addition of captions …
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Instagram for Business, Softpedia News, CNET, Engadget, Neowin, and PetaPixel
Tweets: @squinn2121 and @ryback
| 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.
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Uber Newsroom, The Verge, Input, PYMNTS.com, Mashable, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and iMore. Tweets: @uber
| 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
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Rolling Stone, XDA Developers, The Register, CyberScoop, CNBC, DomainInvesting.com, PCMag, and TechRadar
| Washington Post: |
After dire predictions, Russia has not yet unleashed a crippling cyberattack on Ukraine, leaving the country with functioning internet and infrastructure — For more than a decade, military commanders and outside experts have laid out blueprints for how cyberwar would unfold …
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New York Times, Forbes, and Cybersecurity Dive
| Alicia Kelso / Restaurant Dive: |
Doordash says it is acquiring Bbot, which develops ordering and payment tools for restaurants, for an undisclosed amount; Bbot raised a $15M Series A in July — Dive Brief: — DoorDash is acquiring Bbot, a hospitality technology startup that simplifies digital orders and payments processes, the company announced Tuesday.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon expands its Luna game streaming service across the US and adds free games for Prime members, one-click Twitch broadcasting, three new channels, and more — Amazon's game streaming service leaves its invite-only beta — Amazon Luna — the company's cloud-based game streaming service …
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Amazon Luna, Android Police, GamesIndustry.biz, Pocketnow, 9to5Google, Protocol, PCMag, SlashGear, androidcentral.com, CNET, TechCrunch, TechSpot, OnMSFT.com, and ZDNet
Tweets: @albertpenello and @whatthebit
| 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.
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SiliconANGLE, Reuters, CNBC, and Salesforce - Investor Relations
| 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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Bitcoin News and CryptoSlate
| 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.
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Symantec details China-linked backdoor Daxin, a Windows kernel driver that can hijack TCP connections to stealthily connect with command-and-control servers — Security researchers have discovered Daxin, a China-linked stealthy backdoor specifically designed for deployment in hardened corporate networks …
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Reuters, CISA, Threatpost, Gizchina, Security Boulevard, and ZDNet
Tweets: @threatintel, @cisajen, @_marklech_, @uscert_gov, @cisagov, @jorge_guajardo, @dyn___, @howelloneill, @kimzetter, and @campuscodi
| David Voreacos / Bloomberg: |
The SEC says BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, charged with running a ~$2.4B Ponzi scheme, vanished from his native India and his “location remains unknown” — BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, charged criminally in the U.S. last week with a $2.4 billion Ponzi scheme, has vanished from his native India, officials said.
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CoinDesk, ZDNet, PYMNTS.com, International Business Times, crypto.news, Tech News, CoinGape, Cointelegraph, CoinQuora, and Coinmonks
Tweets: @mrinaldesai, @vladsavov, and @silvermanjacob
| Amanda Yeo / Mashable: |
Reddit quarantines r/Russia and r/RussiaPolitics over “a high volume of information not supported by credible sources” and bans a mod for acting in bad faith — A moderator has also been removed. — Reddit has quarantined subreddit r/Russia due to misinformation …
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TechCrunch, MobileSyrup, Engadget, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @etbrooking, @drewharwell, and @thinking_panda
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
David Boggs, who co-invented Ethernet along with Bob Metcalfe at Xerox PARC, died on February 19 at 71 — Thanks to the invention he helped create in the 1970s, people can send email over an office network or visit a website through a coffee shop hot spot.
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The Register, Global Nerdy, Engadget, and TechRadar
Tweets: @aka_pugs, @hal_pomeranz, @notjessewalker, and @drqz
| Eric J. Savitz / Barron's Online: |
HPE reports Q1 revenue of $7B, down 2% YoY, Compute revenue of $3B, up 1% YoY, and order growth up 20% YoY, including “as-a-service” orders up 136% YoY — Hewlett-Packard Enterprise posted better-than-expected profits, while boosting its earnings forecast for the full fiscal year ending in October.
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ZDNet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bloomberg, Associated Press, and HPE. Tweets: @barronsonline
| Bloomberg: |
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