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Amazon’s Twitch will ban users who persistently spread harmful misinformation on and off the live video streaming site, in a move that blocks Russian state media from the platform, it said on Thursday. Twitch, which is popular with video gamers, said the rule would prohibit users whose online presence is dedicated to pushing widely debunked

In an unexpected move on Thursday, Amazon counsel Gopal Subramanium suggested at a Supreme Court hearing that the two sides negotiate, saying the “whirlpool” of disputes fought on multiple fronts had been dragging on for too long. “All that I’m saying is let us at least have a conversation. We cannot allow the spinners’ wheel

Alphabet’s Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik from its Play store, in line with an earlier move to remove the Russian state publishers from its news-related features. A number of tech companies have limited distribution and advertising tools to Russian news outlets in recent days as

Ukrainians working at Western tech companies are banding together to help their besieged homeland, aiming to knock down disinformation websites, encourage Russians to turn against their government and speed delivery of medical supplies. They are seeking, through email campaigns and online petitions, to persuade firms such as internet security company Cloudflare, Alphabet’s Google and Amazon

Russian authorities have threatened to block Wikipedia’s Russian-language site over an article that mentions deaths among Ukrainian civilians as well as the Russian forces that have entered Ukraine, Russian Wikipedia said on Tuesday. In a tweet, it posted a picture of a notification from the Russian communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, informing it of a threat from

US chipmaker Nvidia said on Tuesday a cyber attacker has leaked employee credentials and some company proprietary information online after their systems were breached. “We have no evidence of ransomware being deployed on the Nvidia environment or that this is related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict,” the company’s spokesperson said in a statement. The Santa Clara, California-based

Russia has some of the best hackers in the world, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware hasn’t had much of a noticeable impact. Instead, it’s Ukraine that’s marshalled sympathetic volunteer hackers in an unprecedented collective global effort to make the Kremlin pay for making

South Korea is planning a fully functional metaverse ecosystem aimed at supporting digital worlds of corporate and content in the country. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of South Korea has allocated KRW 223.7 billion (roughly Rs. 1,400 crore) towards the development of this national metaverse project. The metaverse is a virtual world,

As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle took place online and over the airwaves. Moscow ramped up efforts to control the narrative playing out in news media and on tech platforms, while big tech companies Facebook-owner Meta and Alphabet’s Google put restrictions on Russia’s state-controlled media outlets in Ukraine and around the

The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru, was down on Saturday, following reports of denial of service (DDoS) attacks on various other Russian government and state media websites. The outages came as Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister said it had launched an ‘IT army’ to combat Russia in cyberspace.

The biggest Netflix original in March is by far season 2 of Bridgerton, the Regency-era London series following several members of London high society. Regé-Jean Page is gone, and the focus shifts to Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley, from Sex Education). Bridgerton season 2 drops all episodes March 25 on Netflix. Two

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday. Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise

Moscow said on Friday it was partially limiting access to Meta’s Facebook, accusing it of “censoring” Russian media, announcing the measure a day after Russia invaded Ukraine and the latest in a series of steps against US social media giants. Moscow has also increased pressure on domestic media, threatening to block reports that contain what

Taiwan will join “democratic countries” in putting sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday, with the world’s largest contract chipmaker TMSC adding it would comply with all export control rules. The crisis is being watched closely in Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory and which has faced

Google is removing a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage. Chrome’s ‘Lite mode’ will go away with the release of Chrome version M100 in late March. Lite mode was originally known as Data Saver when Google first introduced it on Android back in 2014.

Large chip companies so far predict limited supply chain disruption from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, thanks to raw material stockpiling and diversified procurement, but some industry sources worry about the longer-term impact. One of the worst security crises in Europe in decades is unfolding, with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday authorising a military operation in

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday talked up his company’s efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent’s future. Doubts have swirled about whether the major metaverse investments will pay off for Meta, which changed its name from Facebook last year to highlight its shifting focus –

The government is coming up with a regulation that will make organisations hit by any cybercrime incidence to disclose it before the government, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. While speaking at the launch of the IBM Security Command Centre for Asia Pacific region set up in Bengaluru, Chandrasekhar