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Google faces nearly $100 million fine in Russia over failure to delete banned content

The Verge

billion rouble fine is around eight percent of Google’s revenue in Russia, Reuters reports , and comes amid a broader push within the country to exert more control over big tech companies and the content people publish on their platforms. This isn’t Google’s first fine in Russia over its content moderation.

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Will VC investment into Chinese startups slow as the country’s tech stocks shatter?

TechCrunch

Shares of Chinese technology companies are selling off at home and abroad this week as the nation’s ties to Russia add to investor uncertainty at the expense of China’s tech industry. After all, when the market’s risk tolerance flips, we often see more conservative behavior from money managers, right?

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

and thats a conservative estimate. The boreal forests of Canada, Alaska, and Russia will be especially vulnerable. Since then, new government policies, and the meteoric rise of renewable energy, seem to have made a dent. Still, heat-related deaths will continue to rise to 20,000 annually in the U.S., will become more common.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. And yes, that includes the clicks that brought you to this article.)

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Metro4All — Making All Metro Systems Accessible

Tech Soup

So far, Metro4All has apps for 14 cities in Russia and other countries in Europe. It is now a diverse international group with team members in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, and the U.S. So far, their attempts to work with government transportation authorities have failed. There are no apps yet for U.S.

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How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years

The AI Alignment Forum

Top personnel from the NSA and US cyber command collaborate with OpenEye to retrofit a semblance of security for U3s weights before senior leaders in China, Russia, Israel, North Korea, or Iran realize just how valuable OpenEyes software has become. Previously, U3 was conservative. Storms are brewing in Washington too.

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Germany’s parliament approves huge defense and infrastructure spending reforms

Fast Company Tech

The decision helps smooth the way for a governing coalition of Merzs center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after he won last months election. The package faces another hurdle Friday in parliaments upper house, which represents Germanys 16 state governments.

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