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PlayStation is suspending all hardware and software shipments in Russia

The Verge

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine,” SIE spokesperson Joe Taraborrelli said in a statement shared with The Verge. “We Starting today, we will be working with our partners to suspend all Destiny 2 sales and commerce in Russia and Belarus.

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AI shopping assistant Karma raises $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global

TechCrunch

AI shopping assistant and shopping network Karma announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global followed by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors including NFX and Altair Capital. The company now employs nearly 60 people across Tel Aviv, Minsk, Belarus and the U.S.,

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After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

Though framed in general terms, the announcement was likely made in reference to an incident that took place earlier in March, where the developer of a widely used JavaScript library added an update that overwrote files on machines located in Russia or Belarus.

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Apex Legends Mobile pre-registration is now open on Android

The Verge

On the Apex Legends Mobile website , Respawn says that “Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau will be included in the global pre-registration” (emphasis Respawn’s), but a press email says that pre-registration is available globally except for “China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Russia and Belarus.” We’ve asked Respawn if it can clarify.

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Daily Crunch: Citing ‘uncertain mortgage market,’ Better.com rolls out employee buyout plan

TechCrunch

This follows its move of stopping shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus. Visa opens first innovation hub in Africa : The Kenya studio gives the global digital payments giant a deeper connection to the country’s developers and partners aiming to create payment and commerce tools.

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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A new book, “The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom,” by a young Belarus-born American scholar, Evgeny Morozov , has made the case most provocatively, describing instance after instance of strongmen finding ways to use new media to their advantage. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

The company is based in Cyprus with development centers in Belarus, Israel and China. Viber is quite global. Obviously, we index better in some countries (and worse in others), but it’s pretty much a global phenomenon. Viber is pretty small given the scope of what we do. Maybe someday.

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