The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The breach targeted several US government agencies and is believed to have been carried out by Russian nation-state hackers. Though the post stops short of explicitly accusing Russia, the implication is very clear. We need a more effective national and global strategy to protect against cyberattacks,” he writes.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

The US Department of the Treasury is exempting telecommunications services from ongoing sanctions against Russia. Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We have received requests from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media,” Nick Clegg, the company’s newly-named president of global affairs , said Monday on Twitter. Russia has also blocked access to Twitter. Nick Clegg (@nickclegg) February 28, 2022.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There was no immediate information as to who was behind the cyberattack, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida telling reporters that his government would investigate whether Russia was involved. “It It is difficult to say whether this has anything to do with Russia before making thorough checks,” he said, according to Reuters. “It

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It’s also reviewing other governments’ requests to restrict access to these accounts in their countries. We have been in contact with the Government of Ukraine, and at their request we have also restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine, including those belonging to some Russian state media organizations.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A global phishing campaign has been targeting organizations associated with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since September 2020, IBM security researchers say. Advanced insight into the purchase and movement of a vaccine that can impact life and the global economy is likely a high-value and high-priority nation-state target.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Twitter tries to restore service in Russia : While some tech companies are working to cut ties with Russia after the country’s government invaded Ukraine, others are trying to keep their services up in the country. So, amid reports that Twitter is increasingly hard to access in Russia, the company said that it’s working on it.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

International nonprofits and other non-government organizations (NGOs) need American support to function, or even exist, a trio of witnesses told U.S. The Nicaraguan government has closed down 1,500 nonprofits, including religious organizations, human rights groups and even the American Chamber of Commerce, Rutzen added.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As a capacity-building organization for the global nonprofit and social benefit sector, we at TechSoup are very conscious of the need to understand and work within different cultural contexts for philanthropy. The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.".

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

According to a recent letter sent to its investors, Tiger Global Management , the New York-based investing powerhouse, is raising a new $3.75 Lee Fixel is leaving Tiger Global. A year ago, Tiger Global, which employs 100 people altogether, was reportedly managing $36.2 billion in capital commitments. billion in assets.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Evan Smith believes that a key part of solving supply chain stability must involve enabling stakeholders, including businesses and governments, to build trust through a shared source of truth on the global supply chain. A glimpse at Altana’s global supply chain visibility dashboard. Image Credits: Altana.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

For more than three months, Ukraine has been engulfed in the flames of a war with Russia. As the development of the IT sector is integral to the maintenance of the country’s GDP, the government fully supports it. Oleksandr Yaroshenko is head of investor relations at Headway , an edtech startup based in Ukraine.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

While others pursue their selfish interests with reckless behavior, the UK and its allies are getting on with the hard work of finding a vaccine and protecting global health.”. “It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” reads Raab’s statement.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2021

In a press conference earlier today, White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the attack as coming “from a criminal organization likely based in Russia.” Naturally, the shutdowns of computer systems and physical plants are likely to cause supply delays.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

The law is an amendment to South Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act , and it could have a large impact on how Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store do business globally. Some in the US government have even proposed legislation similar to what was passed by South Korea. Neither company is happy about it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Bosch is a global leader in driving assistance technologies, with core technologies and vast data lakes that will be essential in bringing safe self-driving systems to market. Headquartered in Cambridge, U.K., Five is to be part of the Bosch Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division. Scale matters in building automated driving technology.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. The attack began with cyberattacks that targeted Ukrainian government departments with floods of internet traffic and data-wiping malware, followed by a ground, sea and air incursion.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

But projects get abandoned and picked up by others who plant backdoors or malware, or, as seen recently since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a rise in “protestware,” in which open source software developers alter their code to wipe the contents of Russian computers in protest of the Kremlin’s incursion.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

It has a major deal with Huawei to let global developers build games that run on the phone maker’s in-house chips and HarmonyOS, billed as an alternative to Android. and Russia. The company also supports Chinese search giant Baidu’s metaverse platform Xirang, though it declined to share how exactly they work together.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

The global economy is taking hits from many sides at once. Geopolitical tensions are running high as the United States and China spar over trade and hot-button issues like the right of Taiwan to self-govern. Let’s talk about it. Risk tolerance. Inflation concerns in some markets are stacked against growth woes in others.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Jean-Paul Smets is the CEO of Rapid.Space , a hyper open cloud provider offering virtual private servers (VPS), content delivery networks (CDN) and global IPv6 (SDN). While traveling in Russia or a European Union country on a mission to expand your business, you discover that you’re required to have data locally stored.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Other automakers like Tesla and Rivian have announced similar increases in price for their electric vehicles, blaming ongoing supply chain issues from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as inflation , for the rising costs from suppliers, which are now being passed on to the consumer. Lucid Motors Q1 2022 financials.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Globally, sluggish wage growth and rising inflation have encouraged shoppers to defer payments on everything from groceries to durable goods. and some of its allies have decided to formally blame Russia for the Viasat cyberattack that took place in February. Venture backers are pouring cash into the blockchain to help it play catchup.

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TechNode

AUGUST 1, 2023

It comes after Beijing faces accusations from the US that China may supply Russia with military technology for its conflict against Ukraine, Reuters has reported. Context: DJI, with the lions share of the global consumer drone market at over 70%, suspended sales and after-sales services in Russia and Ukraine in April 2022.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

One of the main goals of the Ukrainian government is to increase the IT sector’s share of the country’s GDP from the current 4% to 10% by 2024. The government’s backing and the strong growth together make for a strong signal of how the IT sector is ripe for investments. Global finance and tech firms are supporting Ukraine.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

According to The Register, global VC equity for semiconductor startups in 2022 declined 46% to $7.8 But presumably, that means chasing after more customers with government contracts, like Lockheed. attempts to gain an upper hand against threats from adversaries, including China and Russia. But funding is drying up. billion.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

But one key component of its production — energy; electricity — is facing supply issues of its own in Europe at present, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia being a major but unreliable supplier of gas to Europe.). Europe’s energy crisis bites.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Indian government, in September 2014, introduced its flagship ‘Make in India’ program, schemes to incentivize global manufacturers to localize production in the country. Within one year of kicking off its global operations, Micromax started creating separate supply lines dedicated to its overseas markets.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Engineers and product folks there tend to know how to build products suitable for their respective market, but not necessarily something that can take off globally. Ultimately, we were able to land three top developers — one from Thailand, one from Russia, and the overall hackathon winner from Korea.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

During the month of October, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. It is one of the rapidly emerging " BRIC " economies, along with Russia, India and China. That situation reflects the concern of the Brazilian government vis-a-vis broadband services.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

In the weeks since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, more than 2.8 Swobbee was able to enlist the help of startups like Onomotion , an e-mobility company focusing on urban logistics, and Emmy , an e-moped sharing company that was recently purchased by GoTo Global , to provide vans packed with goods to be sent to the border.

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The Verge

MARCH 16, 2022

Aside from one lighthearted reference to the escalating situation with Russia, Korban’s page stayed on message: “YOU CAN BE AN INVESTOR.”. Korban says she is personally organizing the distribution of funds with the assistance of local governments and businesses. Then, on February 23rd, the facade of normalcy fell apart.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How tech is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine : The technology world is a global industry, which means that when geopolitical conflicts arise, it impacts the world that TechCrunch covers directly. Promise wants to help you pay your government bills : If you don’t track your checking account balance, this isn’t for you.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. She is now TechSoup Global's content curator. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and Internet growth continues to be brisk, especially in developing countries.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Russia's space chief Yuri Borisov has been replaced by former Roscosmos staffer and former deputy minister of transport Dmitry Bakanov, Ars Technica reports. The news comes less than three years after Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's former highly abrasive and unpredictable space head, was replaced by Borisov.

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