Ukraine crisis: Google Maps live traffic data turned off in country The live service has been shut down temporarily to protect users, but navigation features still work. March 01, 2022 at 12:24AM

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Twitter starts labeling tweets that link to Russian state-backed media outlets and plans to label other countries' state media outlets "in the coming weeks" (Taylor Hatmaker/TechCrunch)

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Ukraine crisis: Russian news agency deletes victory editorial Piece which prematurely claimed "Ukraine has returned to Russia" is still visible to internet users. March 01, 2022 at 01:10AM

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A look at a newly revamped Whole Foods store in Washington, which is using palm-scanning Amazon One and computer vision-enabled Just Walk Out tech (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)

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Dutch regulators levy a sixth €5M antitrust fine against Apple over dating app payments, saying no new proposals were received from Apple in the past week (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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How Russia is trying to use social media platforms to stir up anti-Ukraine sentiment by spreading propaganda, disinformation, and discord online (David Klepper/Associated Press)

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A pro-Ukraine member of the Conti ransomware gang posts 339 days' worth of the group's chat logs, after its leaders declared support for Russia (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record)

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Google Maps temporarily stops displaying live traffic and "busy area" data in Ukraine, but basic traffic navigation is still available (Axios)

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Russia's leading internet providers have restricted access to Twitter and Facebook (NetBlocks)

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A profile of iSTARE, an Intel hardware hacking group that analyzes and attacks future generations of chips to find critical flaws before they go into production (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

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Samsung updates its Galaxy Book Pro laptops with 1080p webcams, Intel 12th Gen CPUs, and brighter AMOLED displays, starting at $1,050 and shipping on April 1 (Monica Chin/The Verge)

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The US, EU, UK, and Canada agree to cut off a "certain number of Russian banks" from the SWIFT international payments system (Jennifer Koons/Axios)

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Crypto became a viable option for transactions in Ukraine, where Tether is popular, after digital cash transfers were suspended and cash withdrawals limited (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)

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After China's crypto mining ban, many bitcoin miners have moved to the US, drawn by political and economic stability, cheap capital, and abundant electricity (Aman Sethi/BuzzFeed News)

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YouTube says it is pausing ad monetization for RT and some other Russian channels, and blocks their access in Ukraine in response to "a government request" (Paresh Dave/Reuters)

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Millions in Bitcoin pouring into Ukraine from donors Thousand of anonymous donations are being made to the Ukrainian military in Bitcoin. February 27, 2022 at 02:40AM

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Uber is testing a driver earnings algorithm in 24 US cities that incentivizes accepting short rides by showing drivers the pay and destination before a trip (Tina Bellon/Reuters)

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Experts say Russia may not be able to evade sanctions using cryptocurrencies, which have become a regulated business with safeguards against money laundering (David Ingram/NBC News)

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Researchers say they realized Russia had invaded Ukraine hours before the news broke thanks to Google Maps traffic info and a SAR satellite image of troops (Rachel Lerman/Washington Post)

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Report: Nvidia is investigating a potential cyberattack that caused outages in its email systems and developer tools over the past two days (Eva Mathews/Reuters)

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Nick Clegg says Meta refused a Russian order to stop the independent fact-checking and labeling of content from four state-owned media organizations on Facebook (Alex Heath/The Verge)

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Bengaluru-based fintech startup Perfios, which helps aggregate and analyze financial data, raises a ~$70M Series C at an estimated $400M valuation (Entrackr)

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Discord announces its first big policy update in nearly two years, tackling health misinformation, off-platform behavior, and hate speech, effective on March 28 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

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Review of $400 Steam Deck: powerful, with customizable controls and doubles as a full Linux PC but unfinished, buggy software, short battery life, and noisy fan (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

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Aligned Capital, a Puerto Rico-based provider of DeFi and Web3 infrastructure for clients like Neptune DAO, emerges from stealth with $34M (Brandy Betz/CoinDesk)

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Sensor Tower: users spent $18.3B globally in the top 100 non-game subscription apps in 2021, up 41% YoY; $13.5B was in App Store and $4.8B was in Google Play (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Tumblr launches an ad-free tier for $4.99/month or $39.99/year on desktop and in its app (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

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A former Pornhub social media editor and content moderator recounts his time at the MindGeek-owned website, and how management prioritized growth over safety (Nathan Munn/The Verge)

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Experts say Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which supplies 90%+ of US semiconductor-grade neon critical for chipmaking lasers, may exacerbate chip shortages (Reuters)

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Dbt Labs, which develops an open-source data analytics tool, raises a $222M Series D at a $4.2B led by Altimeter, with Sequoia, a16z, and others participating (Kenrick Cai/Forbes)

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Twitter says it mistakenly suspended around a dozen accounts posting about Russian military movements near the Ukrainian border, and reinstates some accounts (Elizabeth Culliford/Reuters)

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Virgin Hyperloop to focus on cargo, not people The futuristic transport firm is changing direction and laying off staff, blaming the pandemic. February 24, 2022 at 02:12AM

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A study finds Facebook failed to label over half of the posts linking to 184 articles from the top 10 publishers of climate change denial since May 2021 (Rachel Treisman/NPR)

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Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites Multiple government and company websites go down in the largest cyber-attack since the crisis began. February 24, 2022 at 01:13AM

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Twitch launches the Ad Incentive Program to pay select streamers a guaranteed monthly minimum ad revenue based on amount of ads run per hour and hours streamed (Ash Parrish/The Verge)

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Zuckerberg reveals AI projects to power Metaverse Ambitious projects to build virtual worlds and translate languages in real time are unveiled. February 24, 2022 at 12:16AM

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Funnel, which offers CRM software and online property management tools for apartment operators, raises a $36.5M Series B led by RET Ventures (Philip Russo/Commercial Observer)

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Amazon sues AppSally and Rebatest, alleging the sites used their combined 900K+ users to post fake Amazon reviews to boost third-party sellers' product rankings (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

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With Meta handicapped by Apple's ATT, Shopify should build an advertising business to complement Shop Pay and the Shopify Fulfillment Network (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

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London-based fintech Weavr, which offers online businesses preconfigured financial service APIs, raises a $40M Series A led by Tiger Global (PYMNTS.com)

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Berlin-based Zenjob, which offers a marketplace that connects students looking for a side job with over 2,500 companies, raises a $50M Series D led by Aragon (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B in a sale of LUNA, the Terra's blockchain native token, to form a BTC-denominated forex reserve for Terra's UST stablecoin (Ryan Weeks/The Block)

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Nairobi-based retail B2B marketplace MarketForce raises a $40M Series A led by V8 Capital Partners, bringing its total funding to $42.5M (Annie Njanja/TechCrunch)

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The US Copyright Office rejected a request to grant copyright to a work of art created by an AI, as the image didn't include an element of "human authorship" (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

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DCash, an e-currency used by seven Eastern Caribbean nations, has been offline for over a month, revealing technical issues governments face with e-currencies (Jim Wyss/Bloomberg)

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Princeton Digital, which invests in, develops, and operates data center infrastructure across Asia, raises $500M+ led by Mubadala that could value it at $2B+ (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)

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Singapore-based crypto trading platform Amber Group raises a $200M Series B+ at a $3B valuation led by Temasek, with Sequoia China and others participating (Alfred Cang/Bloomberg)

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IRS says taxpayers wanting to access their accounts online will not be subjected to facial recognition if they choose to ID themselves in "a virtual interview" (Alan Rappeport/New York Times)

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An investigation shows how vigilantes use Facebook to incite ethnic killings in Ethiopia, accusing Meta of inaction on hate speech and misinformation (The Guardian)

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Despite spending billions, Amazon's grocery strategy is unprofitable and incoherent; Amazon and Whole Foods had an estimated 2.4% US grocery share in December (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

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