Technology
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Microsoft suspends new sales of products, services in Russia
New Delhi: Horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine, Microsoft has announced to suspend all new sales of its products and services in Russia.…
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Nintendo temporarily puts its Russian eShop into maintenance mode
Tokyo: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has temporarily put its Russian eShop into maintenance mode, the company said in a notice on its Russian website. According to The Verge, it appears to mean…
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Apple Maps now displays Crimea as part of Ukraine outside Russia
New Delhi: Apple Maps and Weathers apps are now showing Crimea as part of Ukraine for users outside of Russia, the media reported. Earlier, Apple apps refused to record Crimea as part…
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Nvidia data breach exposes data of 71,000 employees: Report
New Delhi: The data breach at graphics chip maker Nvidia has reportedly exposed emails and hashes belonging to at least 71,000 employees. The ‘Have I Been Pwned’ website suggests that the hack…
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Snapchat turns off public ‘heatmap’ for Ukraine
San Francisco: Snapchat has announced that it is temporarily turning off its “heat map” feature for Ukraine, so the app no longer shows how many snaps are being taken in particular locations.…
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Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia, Belarus
New Delhi: Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to suspend all operations in Russia and Belarus amid the Ukraine invasion. The company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Brian Chesky announced on Twitter: “Airbnb…
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Starlink won’t block Russian news sources: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, will not block Russian news sources. Musk on Twitter wrote that it…
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Samsung stops shipping products to Russia
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, media reports say. “Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Use Starlink carefully as Russia can hit network, Musk warns Ukrainians
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire…
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Cyberpunk 2077 developer cuts off sales in Russia, Belarus
Warsaw: Poland-based games developer CD Projekt Red, which has developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, is cutting off sales of its products to Russia and Belarus. “In light of the Russian military…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Android malware in Google Play stealing users’ data, SMS texts
New Delhi: A dangerous Android banking malware that steals victim’s credentials and SMS messages has been downloaded thousands of times via Google Play Store, researchers have warned. Called ‘TeaBot,’ it is an…
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Google tests darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app, media reports say. The new shade still is not the same as the one presented in…
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Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
