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German authorities shut down world's largest darknet marketplace, seize $25 million in Bitcoin

TechSpot

billion) in 2020 alone, despite its customers being located mainly in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, The Frankfurt prosecutors' anti-cybercrime unit said it generated sales of 1.23 billion Euros ($1.35

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Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov arrested at French airport following investigation into platform

TechSpot

He was apprehended shortly after departing his private jet following a flight from Azerbaijan. Originally reported by the French media outlet TF1, Durov was arrested by the Air Transport Gendarmerie (GTA) on the tarmac of Le Bourget airport around 8 p.m. on Saturday. Read Entire Article

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Fintech Farm nabs $7.4M to launch neobanks in Nigeria and other emerging markets

TechCrunch

In November 2021, Fintech Farm launched in its first market, Azerbaijan. On a call with TechCrunch, Dubilet said Fintech Farm’s operational model in Azerbaijan and prospective markets is to launch its app via partnerships with local banks. He started Fintech Farm with Nick Bezkrovnyy , a former director at KPMG U.K.

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A Facebook loophole is allowing politicians around the world to fake support and criticize opponents

The Verge

Similarly, in Azerbaijan, which has experienced years of authoritarian rule under President Ilham Aliyev, the ruling party used dummy Pages to harass opposition politicians and criticize news stories by independent outlets. The election of Hernández in 2017 was widely criticized for fraud.)

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Congratulations and welcome to the 2021 Tableau Ambassadors

Tableau

Twelve countries are even getting their first ambassador ever: Azerbaijan, Chile, Finland, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, and Sweden. Our survey revealed a wider range of voices in the ambassador program than ever before. They have wide-ranging backgrounds, too.

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Congratulations and welcome to the 2021 Tableau Ambassadors

Tableau

Twelve countries are even getting their first ambassador ever: Azerbaijan, Chile, Finland, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, and Sweden. Our survey revealed a wider range of voices in the ambassador program than ever before. They have wide-ranging backgrounds, too.

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Inaugural Text Messaging Competition Selects Non-Profit Winners From Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan

AFP Blog

Inaugural Text Messaging Competition Selects Non-Profit Winners From Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan: "The inaugural nGOmobile competition ran for three months from October 2007, and was aimed exclusively at grassroots non-profit Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for positive social and environmental change.