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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 multibillion-year history of fault movement and volcanic activity created a diversity of minerals concentrated in local sites and across some larger regions.

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Activision Blizzard and Epic Games halt sales of games in Russia

The Verge

Activision Blizzard is suspending new sales “of and in” its games in Russia, the game company’s president Daniel Alegre announced in a publicly-shared letter to employees (via Eurogamer ). If you or a colleague needs support, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your manager or local HR leaders.

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Lost Ark becomes the second most played game in Steam history after just 24 hours

The Verge

Lost Ark has comfortably passed 1 million concurrent players after just 24 hours, becoming the second most played game in Steam history by concurrent counts. The Diablo -like MMO launched yesterday in the West, after Amazon Games collaborated with Smilegate RPG to localize and translate Lost Ark and make it available in English.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

It covers Uber’s operations across 40 countries when Uber was still run by co-founder Travis Kalanick, who took an aggressive approach to bringing the ride-hailing service into cities around the world, even when doing so would break local laws and taxi regulations.

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Why invest in Ukrainian startups today?

TechCrunch

For the first time in the program’s history, it will include targeted support for Ukraine. Ukraine has been defending itself from Russia for 11 months now. Hybrid and remote work is a local staple and has been refined over the years. History is happening before our eyes — let’s be a part of it!

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Your browser's Incognito/private mode only gets you so far, unfortunately — it'll clear your history, searches, cookies , and login deets, preventing other users of the same device from seeing what you've been up to, but it won't hide and secure your connection from your ISP and other prying eyes. Hold up — are VPNs legal?

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Heura tucks into $20M funding chunk for its plant-based proteins ahead of beefier B round next year

TechCrunch

during the same period last year, after clocking up its most successful first half of the year in its five-year history and bagging a number of major retailers to stock its plant-based foodstuffs (including Ocado in the UK, Migros in Switzerland, Carrefour in Italy, E.Leclerc, Intermarché and Super U in France).

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