Mon 28 January 2022: Alphabet Inc’s Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are. The company said it had taken the action of globally disabling the Google Maps traffic layer and live information on how busy […]
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Sat 26 January 2022: Russia has announced it is partially limiting access to Facebook, after the US social media giant said it refused to comply with an order from the Russian authorities to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms amid the country’s attack on Ukraine. The Russian communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Friday […]
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Sat 26 January 2022: In an effort to prioritize people’s safety amid the armed crisis between the two countries, Twitter has temporarily disabled the display of adverts on its site in Ukraine and Russia. Ads, according to Twitter, can divert users’ attention away from important information. We’re temporarily pausing advertisements in Ukraine and Russia to […]
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Fri 25 January 2022: Tech giant Google announced a new $10 million initiative that will support Palestinian graduates by funding tech-related degrees as well as app developers and tech entrepreneurs in Palestine over the next three years. At a roundtable with Palestinian entrepreneurs and business leaders yesterday, Ruth Porat, chief financial officer of Alphabet and […]
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Wed 23 February 2022: As fresh evidence surfaces that Pegasus malware is being used to spy on politicians, journalists, and activists in various EU member states, the European Parliament is forming a rare committee of inquiry into the incident. The European Data Protection Supervisor has called for a ban on the spyware’s usage in the […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: Truth Social, Donald Trump’s new social media venture, debuted late Sunday in Apple’s App Store, possibly signalling the former president’s return to social media after being banned from multiple platforms last year. The software went live soon before midnight ET and was automatically downloaded to Apple Inc devices belonging to users […]
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Sat 19 February 2022: NASA’s discovery rover, Perseverance, that completed its first year of a mission Friday on Mars, will focus on collecting rock samples during year two on the red planet. The main mission now for the rover is to explore the crater flanks and the old river delta to collect rock samples, according […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: The rise in popularity of media cloud services, technological advancements in facial recognition technology, surge in mobile devices equipped with cameras and increase in demand for security applications and products enabled with image recognition functions drive the market growth. Market data shows that demand for facial recognition is mushrooming. Tradingplatforms.com has presented stats […]
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Wed 16 February 2022: According to Ukrainian authorities, a cyberattack targeted the websites of Ukrainian government agencies and major banks on Tuesday. There was a “powerful DDOS attack on a number of information resources of Ukraine” starting from Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement by the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of […]
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Tue 15 February 2022: SentinelOne, a cyber security platform based in the United States, has found a hacking tool that has been used to plant fake digital evidence on the target’s devices. Victims of this attack have been identified as human rights activists, journalists, professors, and attorneys based in India, including Rona Wilson, an activist […]
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