What appeared earlier this year to be a selfless act of technotopianism, the widespread deployment of Starlink terminals in Ukraine, has soured as SpaceX and governments disagree on who ultimately […]
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Back to news homeMeta reports takedowns of influence ops targeting US midterms, Ukraine war
Another bit of self-reporting from Meta today vis-a-vis internal efforts to identify and shut down political disinformation networks operating on its social platforms (aka “coordinated, inauthentic behavior” — or CIB […]
More venture funds are betting on Central and Eastern Europe
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An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to life during wartime
Nelia Holovina Contributor Nelia Holovina is senior content writer at 42Flows.Tech, a Ukrainian IT company that develops custom technical solutions and streamlined banking integration. Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has […]
Intel suspends operations in Russia
A month after stopping shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus, Intel has now suspended all business operations in Russia. In a statement, the company said, “Intel continues to join […]
Biden’s answer to high gas prices is to boost US battery production
President Joe Biden will trigger the Defense Production Act to secure U.S. sources of critical minerals and materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese that are used to make batteries […]
Spotify will suspend its services in Russia in light of free speech crackdown
Spotify will discontinue access to its streaming services in Russia in light of the country’s dramatic new restrictions on free speech. In early March, the Russian parliament enacted a new […]
Russia warns YouTube to stop ‘anti-Russian’ ads
In Russia’s latest swipe at foreign social media giants since it started a land war in Europe by invading Ukraine late last month, the country’s Internet censor has fired a […]
PayPal expands services to allow users to send money to Ukrainians
PayPal is expanding its services to allow its users to send money to Ukrainians, the company announced on Thursday. Prior to this expansion, users in Ukraine could only use PayPal […]
Meta takes down deepfake of Ukraine’s President Zelensky surrendering
Meta removed an altered video falsely depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordering troops to surrender Wednesday. The video is the latest alarming milestone in the parallel information war accompanying Russia’s […]