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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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| Reuters: |
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 …
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PCMag and Wired
Tweets: @runasand, @iblametom, @dinodaizovi, @malwarejake, @nicoleperlroth, and @jackiegschneid
| 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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Washington Post, Light Reading, and The China Signal
Tweets: @kevinrothrock, @qhardy, @samuelmarclowe, and @samfr
| 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, @labarbarapalmer, @scottmstedman, @cindygallop, and @scottmstedman
| 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.
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Platformer and Newslit Daily
Tweets: @michellelegro, @michellelegro, @venkatananth, @yaeleisenstat, @j_arthur_bloom, @bostonjoan, @drpanmd, and @mattnavarra
| James Corbett / Off The Pitch: |
Investigation: Socios, which partners with soccer clubs to offer fan tokens, has withheld crypto payments to staff to maintain the value of its chiliZ currency — - A five-month Off The Pitch investigation into Socios, which partners 55 football clubs and governing bodies … | Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal: |
People are sending news about Ukraine to Russians using a website that randomly selects from a list of ~20M phone numbers and ~140M email addresses in Russia — Website developed by hackers is new initiative in West's battle to counter Russia's propaganda campaign
Tweets: @bopanc and @martinsfp
| Nikkei Asia: |
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 … | Joel Khalili / TechRadar: |
Profile of Aleksandr Litreev, a Russian exile who made a popular app to let detained protesters find legal help and a blockchain-based VPN to bypass censorship — Aleksandr Litreev escaped trial in Russia and now he's a thorn in the government's side — Audio player loading...Thanks:@techradarpro
| 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
| 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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The Economic Times and Livemint
| 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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MacRumors, TidBITS, Engadget, The Verge, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, TechRadar, iDrop News, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, Appleosophy, iDownloadBlog.com, Pixel Envy, and AppleTrack
Tweets: @sdw, @reneritchie, @reneritchie, @vadimyuryev, @leaksapplepro, @reneritchie, @sdw, @stuntpants, and @dsccross
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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Tweets: @mingchikuo, @saranbyte, @maxwinebach, @maxwinebach, and @filipeesposito
| Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: |
Russia moves to designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication — Russian prosecutors have asked a court to ban Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram as “extremist,” Interfax reported, the latest move in a growing crackdown on social networks.
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Facebook: Embassy of Russia in the USA. Tweets: @rusembusa, @maxseddon, @maryilyushina, @kkomaitis, @maxseddon, @crecenteb, @maryilyushina, @sa0un, @holmesjosh, @afpalasciano, @jonnytickle, @maxseddon, @ericgarland, @jasonhirschhorn, @rpwwilliams, @maryilyushina, @olliecarroll, @b_fung, @manveenrana, @rasmus_kleis, @akarlin0, @apolyakova, @tariqpanja, @bnhwalker, @nerdjpg, @alexsalvinews, @drlukemcdonagh, @samramani2, @maxseddon, @maryilyushina, and @etbrooking
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Tweets: @mosseri, @polinaivanovva, @nexta_tv, @revolutia, @mas1banda, @edgarsrinkevics, @zidansports, @sanjanah, @brianfishman, @brianfishman, @sanjanah, @scribe_light, @mougendi, @mjluxmoore, @b52malmet, @rmac18, @etbrooking, @1br0wn, @markscott82, @donie, @rmac18, @shannonpareil, @brianfishman, @fboversight, @karissabe, @sanjanah, @byjacobward, @campuscodi, @marclobliner, @jeffnolan, @kanwalsibal, @sanksp, @momosasa22, @ramprasad_c, @witnessiam, @axios, @rachelbovard, @jeremylittau, @eculliford, @slpng_giants, @stillgray, @bruce_petz, @seahawkmjk, @markamesexiled, @watchchad, @richardhanania, @bryandeanwright, and @dkiesow
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