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Head of Russian Space Program Mysteriously Axed

Futurism

Russia's space chief Yuri Borisov has been replaced by former Roscosmos staffer and former deputy minister of transport Dmitry Bakanov, Ars Technica reports.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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Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves are key to ceasefire talks with the U.S. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraines war with Russia. Getting Russia to agree to a ceasefire would be the next step. A second province, close to Ukraines border with Russia in the east, includes a rift basin known as the Dnipro-Donets Depression. are abundant in Ukraine.

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Zambian card issuing startup Union54 raises $12M led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. The most popular card schemes globally are Union Pay, Visa, and Mastercard. Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API.

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How global unrest will impact innovation in 2023

TechCrunch

The global economic and political turmoil of the past year has had a meaningful impact on corporate innovation in the technology industry and beyond. Corporations are likely to slash spending on internal and external innovation. How global unrest will impact innovation in 2023 by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

The company’s VP of Business Development & International Matt Cooper, with whom I spoke a few days before the IDCEE conference where he came to give a talk, is not really concerned with the rivals’ numbers though. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers leak nearly 200 gigabytes of internal Samsung source code

TechCrunch

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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Russian intelligence reportedly used fake news sites to spread misinformation about coronavirus vaccines

The Verge

Four online publications linked to Russian intelligence agencies have been spreading false or misleading information about coronavirus vaccines, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing an official at the US Department of State’s Global Engagement Center. A spokesperson for the Kremlin denied the allegations to the WSJ.

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