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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.
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| The Economic Times: |
CEO Brian Chesky says Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus — Home rental company Airbnb Inc is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, chief executive officer Brian Chesky said in a tweet on Thursday. … Earlier this week, Airbnb said it is offering free short-term housing …
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Engadget, Reuters, Insider, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @bchesky, @thechrisbuskirk, and @kevinrothrock
| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
MetaMask says an Infura “misconfiguration”, which has since been corrected, led to users in Venezuela reporting an inability to access the wallet on Thursday — Users of MetaMask based in Venezuela say they can no longer access the popular digital asset wallet.
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MetaMask Support, CoinDesk, CoinDesk, CoinGape, Coinmonks, Decrypt, Forbes, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Briefing, PYMNTS.com, CryptoSlate, and Web3 is going just great
Tweets: @infura_io, @lawmaster, @infura_io, @metamask, @goluis1_, @jacoboracle, @victor928, @dlancashi, @metamask, @enigmafund, @bitcoinovejknl, @lawmaster, @gmoneynft, @brainharrington, @infura_io, @chrisamccoy, @lynaldencontact, @kalebprime, @davidgerard, @grummz, @quinnypig, @lawmaster, @antonyslumbers, @byzgeneral, @ncweaver, @chrisblec, and @jamesspediacci
| Jordan Pearson / VICE: |
OpenSea confirms it is banning users to comply with US sanctions, after some users with Iran-based IP addresses say their accounts and NFTs were deleted — Social media is flooded with reports of users in Venezuela not being able to use MetaMask and Infura, and Iranian users being locked out of OpenSea.
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Tweets: @bornosor, @josephfcox, @malwarejake, @bradmillscan, and @somospostpc
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
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| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Mykhailo Fedorov cancels Ukraine's crypto airdrop plan, saying the government will instead announce, but not issue, NFTs to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces — Ukraine's government abruptly canceled its planned crypto airdrop and said it would instead sell NFTs to raise funds following last week's Russian invasion.
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| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Twitter will reopen its offices on March 15; CEO Parag Agrawal touts the advantages of returning for the “culture” while honoring Dorsey's WFH “forever” promise — - Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees the company will reopen offices March 15.
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Tweets: @paraga, @pranavhegdehere, @amydiehl, @jendudley, @melinda_guida, @juliezsteele, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, and @jenn_elias
| Jackie Wattles / CNN: |
Experts warn that Russia can use satellite signals to geolocate and target Starlink users in Ukraine; Elon Musk says the “probability of being targeted is high” — New York (CNN Business)SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @zachsdorfman, @zeynep, @organizingpow3r, @timkmak, @swin24, @arawnsley, @runasand, @profcarroll, and @hypervisible
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Outside of Russia, Apple Maps and Weather apps now display Crimea as part of Ukraine, after displaying the region as not part of any country starting in 2019 — In 2019, Apple made a controversial change in its Maps and Weather apps to show the Crimean Peninsula as a region of Russia for those living there.
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Mashable, iDrop News, cultofmac.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, and The Mac Observer
| MIT Technology Review: |
An investigation details Operation Safety Net, a sprawling surveillance program in Minnesota to track protesters and journalists after George Floyd's murder — Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have been carrying out a secretive, long-running surveillance program targeting civil rights activists …
Tweets: @philjimeneznyc, @ziibiing, @mat, @ziibiing, @aoc, @mat, @taterymo, @daciatakesnote, @ilhanmn, @niallfirth, @minneapolisam, @mat, @mat, @breenewsome, and @mat
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Twitch has lost at least six executives alongside 60+ employees in 2022; sources say the platform is losing touch with its community of game streamers — Twitch, the popular site where people go to watch other people play video games, has lost at least six top employees since …
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Tweets: @cecianasta, @lordbalvin, @finamenon, @1437_mt8, @thejewker, @thebloodydrongo, @sniepre, @cecianasta, @cecianasta, @jhnnycrwsh, @bw, @tsgiles, @zachbussey, @themavshow, @ascendantnomad, @chrispygameplay, @tomaxwell, @bowtiedaniels, @ascendantnomad, @willyutv, @bradstone, @bettynixx, @macaiyla, @firstadopter, and @minimaxir
| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
The US surgeon general formally requests Big Tech to turn over information about the scale of COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms before May 2 — Dr. Vivek Murthy also demanded information from the platforms about the major sources of Covid-19 misinformation. Companies have until May 2 to submit the data.
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
NonFungible: the average NFT selling price has declined to ~$2K, after an all-time high of ~$6.9K on January 2, with a ~40% drop since Russia attacked Ukraine — While anecdotal evidence that the NFT market is beginning to cool abounds, there are no bigger red flags that what's going on with sales and prices.
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South China Morning Post, The Grapevine, and Decrypt
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Reddit bans links to Russian state media outlets across its entire site for all users worldwide and ads that either originate from Russia or target the country — Reddit isn't done clamping down on misinformation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The social hub has banned links …
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Reddit Upvoted, MobileSyrup, ZDNet, The Verge, Mashable, Variety, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @reddit, @melaniejoly, @viacristiano, and @beryvr
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Founders Fund raises $5B+ in two new funds across early and late-stage investing, increasing the assets under its management to $11B — Founders Fund said that it has closed more than $5 billion in two new funds across both early and late-stage investing, increasing the assets under its management to $11 billion.
Tweets: @bloombergdeals
| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Twitch plans to ban “harmful misinformation superspreaders” who share debunked theories on or off the site, including about COVID-19 vaccines and election fraud — The new policy will target channels that persistently lie about vaccines and election fraud, as well as Russian state-run media.
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The Economic Times, PC Gamer, MobileSyrup, Input, Protocol, SlashGear, The Verge, Engadget, Polygon, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @alkapdc, @zachbussey, @olivialittle, and @kellen_browning
| Kate Clark / The Information: |
Sources: automation software startup Hyperscience, last valued at $1.65B, laid off 100 staff after missing FY financial targets; CEO Peter Brodsky stepped down — In December, automation-software startup Hyperscience said it raised $100 million in venture capital from Tiger Global Management …
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ChannelE2E, New York Business Journal, and Business Wire
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
ICANN rejects Ukraine's request to cut Russia off from the global internet, saying the proposal is neither technically feasible nor within its mission — (CNN)The international non-profit that coordinates management of the internet told Ukraine it will not intervene in the country's war with Russia …
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PCMag, Ars Technica, ZDNet, Rolling Stone, The Register, Network World, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Axios, CyberScoop, Slashdot, VICE, and Domain Incite
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