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| Maxwell Strachan / VICE: |
After Ukraine's request, Binance says banning Russians “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists”; NFT market DMarket bans Russians and Belarusians — Binance, the world's largest exchange, said “unilaterally” banning users “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.”
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CNBC, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, Protocol, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, Bitcoinist.com, ZyCrypto, CoinQuora, Protos, CryptoPotato, Finbold, Coinspeaker, and Blockworks
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| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
Elliptic report: Ukraine's government has received nearly $20M in ether and bitcoin donations to resist Russia's invasion; Binance will donate $10M in crypto — FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, Chain.com CEO Deepak Thapliyal made significant donations to the humanitarian effort.
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Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @jonwu_, @dogecoin, @elliptic, @jacqmelinek, and @jacqmelinek
| Ivana Saric / Axios: |
Meta says it “will be restricting access to RT and Sputnik across the EU at this time” following requests from several governments and the EU — Facebook parent Meta will restrict access to Russian state media on its platforms across the EU in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine …
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ZDNet, The Verge, TechCrunch, PCMag, Engadget, Reuters, The Hill, and The Independent
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| NBC News: |
Meta and Twitter removed two anti-Ukrainian “covert influence operations” over the weekend, one tied to Russia and the other to Belarus — Facebook and Twitter removed two anti-Ukrainian “covert influence operations” over the weekend, one tied to Russia and another with connections to Belarus, the companies said.
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| Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix won't add any Russian channels in the country “given the current situation” despite a regulation requiring it to add 20 federal channels from March 1 — Russian rule requires services with more than 100,000 subscribers to carry some 20 Russian channels| David Klepper / Associated Press: |
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says cyberattacks using new malware hit Ukraine hours before Russia's invasion began; the company added new signatures to Defender within three hours — - Brad Smith, Microsoft's president, wrote in a blog post on Monday about the company's efforts to keep Ukraine informed of cyberattacks.
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Microsoft On the Issues, VentureBeat, The Register, BleepingComputer, ZDNet, PCWorld, Windows Central, and Thurrott
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
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Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @polinaivanovva, @brockm, @ianbremmer, and @mathewi
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
A look at a newly revamped Whole Foods store in Washington, which uses palm-scanning Amazon One tech and Amazon's computer vision-enabled Just Walk Out tech — A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
Tweets: @ceciliakang, @kottke, @evan_greer, @ceciliakang, @nytimestech, @esquiring, @a_l, @pt, @pete_wells, @edbott, @garrytan, @ceciliakang, @nickconfessore, @richard_florida, @tonyromm, @rkgwork, and @clancynewyork
| Jay Bonggolto / Android Central: |
TikTok confirms it is rolling out support for uploading up to 10-minute videos worldwide, up from three minutes — The new capability is rolling out to everyone worldwide. — What you need to know — TikTok has confirmed the global rollout of 10-minute video uploads.
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Tweets: @mattnavarra, @stokel, @mattnavarra, @stokel, @taylorlorenz, @stoolsalesguy, @chrlstitties, @jongraz, @sweetannieod, @loudmouthjulia, @mattnavarra, @dknowlton1, @loudmouthjulia, @taylorlorenz, @allisonlcarter, @stevekovach, @ansitru, @mattnavarra, @morningbrew, @mattnavarra, @kimmasters, @dustindangli, and @hkesvani
| Mathew Di Salvo / Decrypt: |
FTX announces Future Fund, planning to invest between $100M and $1B in 2022 in projects that “improve humanity's long-term prospects”, like safer AI development — The new fund will invest in nonprofit and for-profit projects—with a focus on AI and “reducing catastrophic biorisk,” among other areas.
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Future Fund and Blockworks
| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
In a letter, Apple claims its App Store IAP changes for Dutch dating apps comply with the Dutch regulator's rules and would need only a “minor technical change” — Apple (AAPL.O) argued in a letter to the Dutch consumer watchdog obtained by Reuters on Monday that it has complied …
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The Register, 9to5Mac, Reuters, iMore, MacRumors, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Patently Apple, MacDailyNews, FOSS Patents, iPhone Hacks, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @the_agilepm, @somospostpc, and @carnage4life
| Michael Tobin / Bloomberg: |
Airbnb plans to offer free, short-term housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and will work with Poland, Romania, Germany, and Hungary for long-term stays — Airbnb Inc. is offering free short-term housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing the Russian invasion …
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Airbnb Newsroom, CNN, Gizmodo, Reuters, CNET, Engadget, Silicon Republic, Silicon Canals, Livemint, Protocol, Insider, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bchesky, @bchesky, @uk_domain_names, @valaafshar, and @b52malmet
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta says it will shut down Instagram's standalone IGTV app in mid-March and will discontinue IGTV's in-stream video ads as the company focuses on Reels — Instagram is ending support for its standalone app for IGTV, the company announced on Monday. Meta, Instagram's parent company …
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Instagram for Business, The Verge, 9to5Mac, and Social Media Today
| Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post: |
TSMC, Intel, GlobalFoundries, and other chipmakers begin halting sales to Russia in response to US sanctions — The global computer chip industry, including the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, has begun halting sales to Russia in the wake of U.S. sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Semiconductor Industry …, The Register, Aroged, TechSpot, Associated Press, TechRadar, iPhone in Canada Blog, Wired, and Washington Post
Tweets: @alecstapp and @dnystedt
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apptopia: Ukrainians are turning to Signal, Telegram, offline maps, streaming radio apps, and Twitter, as well as offline messengers like Zello and Bridgefy — Ukrainians have turned to offline mapping and encrypted communication apps in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country …
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Apptopia Blog
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Tweets: @jsrailton, @jjvincent, @jsrailton, @suka_hiroaki, @esthertetruas, and @v0max
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Lenovo unveils updated ThinkPads: X13 with Snapdragon chips, X1 Extreme with a 165Hz display, and P-series and T-series with 16:10 screens and new Intel chips — A new X13, a new X1 Extreme, and more — Lenovo has dumped a whole bunch of new ThinkPads into the world, and there's some exciting stuff in there.
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Windows Blog and Tom's Hardware
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