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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Russia's space chief Yuri Borisov has been replaced by former Roscosmos staffer and former deputy minister of transport Dmitry Bakanov, Ars Technica reports.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. Why the U.S. are abundant in Ukraine.

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Russia suspends Soyuz rocket launches over European sanctions

The Verge

Arianespace was on track to launch two Galileo satellites into orbit using a Soyuz rocket in April, however, that will likely be pushed back due to growing tensions among nations. The US and Europe have put a slew of sanctions on Russia since its invasion into Ukraine, and have also moved to exclude some Russian banks from SWIFT. “I

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Russia denies cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine

The Verge

The three cosmonauts, Denis Mateev, Oleg Artemyev, and Sergey Korsakov donned bright yellow and blue suits as they boarded the International Space Station on Friday. They were warmly received by their fellow German, Russian, and American crewmembers aboard the ISS despite the tensions between Russia and other nations.

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A ransomware group paid the price for backing Russia

The Verge

While the conflict grows in scale and intensity, organizations far beyond the apparatus of military and government are being drawn in — including ransomware groups active in Russia and Ukraine. The Conti #ransomware operation sides with Russia and threatens attacks on critical infrastructure.

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Decrypted: With more SolarWinds fallout, Biden picks his cybersecurity team

TechCrunch

The cyberattack against SolarWinds, an ongoing espionage campaign already blamed on Russia , claimed the U.S. Marcin Kleczynski said in a blog post that attackers gained access to a “limited” number of internal company emails. Bureau of Labor Statistics as another federal victim this week.

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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. million jobs.

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