Enlarge (credit: Monty Rakusen | Getty Images) Ten major car and motorcycle groups announced factory closures or froze sales to Russia as the industrial fallout from the country’s invasion of Ukraine spread on Wednesday. Porsche and BMW became the latest carmakers to shut European plants because of a lack of parts from Ukraine, while Toyota, […]
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Ukraine wants Russia cut off from core Internet systems—experts say it’s a bad idea
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) A Ukraine government official on Monday asked the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) to shut down DNS root servers in Russia and revoke Russian domains such as. ru,. рф, and. su. The letter to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) was […]
Russia attacked Ukrainian hospitals, violating humanitarian law, WHO says
Enlarge / KYIV, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 28: A mother tends to her baby under medical treatment in the bomb shelter of the pediatric ward of Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on February 28, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (credit: Getty | Chris McGrath ) The World Health Organization on Wednesday said Russia is in violation associated with international […]
How Putin helped Congress rally behind cybersecurity legislation
A stalled bill that sets out hacking and ransomware reporting requirements gets new life amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read More
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Reflects On Traumatizing Escape From Ukraine Before Returning To US: ‘I’m Not OK’
Maksim Chmerkovskiy may finally be returning to the United States, but his experience in Ukraine will no doubt have a lasting impact. We’ve been following Maks and his social media updates since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He’s shared a lot of images and accounts from other friends and citizens around the country, […]
Russia’s Ukraine invasion has sparked a major refugee crisis that’s changing EU minds
The EU, which has a shrinking workforce, is taking them in. Read More
YouTube blocks RT and Sputnik as Russia tells media not to say “invasion”
Enlarge / The main newsroom of Sputnik news in Moscow on April 27, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Mladen Antonov) Google said today that YouTube is blocking RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik throughout Europe. “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately,” […]
YouTube blocks RT and Sputnik as Russia tells media not to say “invasion”
Enlarge / The main newsroom of Sputnik news in Moscow on April 27, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Mladen Antonov) Google said today that YouTube is blocking RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik throughout Europe. “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately,” […]
YouTube blocks RT and Sputnik as Russia tells media not to say “invasion”
Enlarge / The main newsroom of Sputnik news in Moscow on April 27, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Mladen Antonov) Google said today that YouTube is blocking RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik throughout Europe. “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately,” […]
Amazon’s answer to its grocery store woes: Skipping the checkout line
The e-commerce giant’s foray into the supermarket game hasn’t gone as planned, but dystopian new technology could deliver a jolt. Read More