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Crypto miners blamed for Kazakhstan energy crisis

TechSpot

The Financial Times reports that demand for electricity in Kazakhstan has risen around eight percent this year, much more than its usual average growth rate of one to two percent. The surge has led to power shortages, blackouts in six regions of the country since October, and shutdowns at three.

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla unite to ban Kazakhstan's citizen-tracking certificate

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The certificate reportedly allowed the Kazakhstan government to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic – essentially monitoring citizens' Internet usage. The government claimed that the certificates were being used as part of a cybersecurity training exercise.

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Li Auto says it will push for “major overseas growth” this year

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Why it matters: The comments were delivered as Li Auto flagged a lackluster outlook for the current quarter, expecting deliveries to reach just 93,000 vehicles in the first three months of this year, falling short of projections, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, the companys annual profit plunged by nearly a third to RMB 8 billion ($1.1

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Chinese luxury EV brand Zeekr continues global push into Kazakhstan

TechCrunch

Zeekr, the luxury electric vehicle brand under China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, says it will launch its Zeekr 001 shooting brake and Zeekr X SUV in Kazakhstan by the fourth quarter of 2023. Kazakhstan, a key market in Central Asia, marks Zeekr’s third geographic expansion announcement in recent months.

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Amazon says Borat 2 had a "tremendous launch" as Kazakhstan adopts character's catchphrase

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Variety reports that "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," available to stream on Amazon Prime, was released a day earlier than planned to land at the same time as the presidential debate. But Samba TV, which tracks viewership on internet-connected TVs only, estimates that 45,000 households streamed the movie on October 22, whereas.

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DJI suspends sales in Russia and Ukraine to prevent the use of its drones in combat

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Reuters reports that DJI has become the first major Chinese firm to pull its products from Russia. Ride-hailing company Didi Global had announced it was pulling out of Russia and Kazakhstan in February but changed its mind following pressure from social media users in China accusing it of succumbing to.

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Russia denies cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine

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Russian space agency Roscosmos has denied claims that its three cosmonauts wore what appeared to be the colors of the Ukrainian flag as a potential statement against the ongoing war, according to a report from the BBC. Roscosmos was quick to dismiss any reports that suggest the cosmonauts wore the colors in solidarity with Ukraine.

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