When Apple Inc. paused sales in Russia last week, it made a powerful political statement, but it also may have set a dangerous precedent. Big Tech has become as powerful and responsible as the top nat...
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Is Russia Disconnecting from the Global Internet?
Russia is preparing against the threats of cyberattacks and asked all state-owned websites to move to locally operated domain name systems before March 11. Additionally, they have been ordered to eras...
‘I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns,’ says ARK’s Cathie Wood
“Given our expectations for growth in these new technologies, I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns.” That was the chief executive officer of ARK Invest, Cathie Wood, who gave an optimis...
PayPal suspends its services in Russia over Ukraine war
The PayPal app shown on an iPhone. Katja Knupper | DeFodi Images | Getty Images PayPal said Saturday it was suspending its services in Russia, adding to the number of firms retreating from the country...
Cointelegraph partners with Nitro Network to bring digital mining and decentralized internet to the masses
Over the past few years, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have become a multibillion-dollar industry and have solidified themselves among the most tech savvy. They have opened the portal to infinite possibil...
Cathie Wood Watch: Ark Next-Gen Internet Buys Cybersecurity, Sells Splunk
Investment star Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management, bought into a couple of cybersecurity firms on behalf of Ark Next Generation Internet ETF. (ARKW) – Get ARK Next Generation Intern...
L’Ucraina chiede di scollegare la Russia da Internet
Un paio di giorni fa la rivista Rolling Stone ha riferito di aver preso visione di un’email con cui alcuni funzionari dell’Ucraina avrebbero chiesto all’ICANN di disconnettere tutti i siti...
Bitcoin, Binance Coin, Internet Computer Coin, and The Sandbox Daily Price Analyses – 3 March Roundup
TL;DR Breakdown The global crypto market recedes further, shedding 4.81% in 24 hours. Bitcoin, also affected by the negative trend, has shed 5.40% in the last 24 hours. Binance Coin is no different fr...
Ukraine asks to disconnect Russia from the Internet
A couple of days ago, Rolling Stone magazine reported that it had seen an email in which Ukrainian officials allegedly asked ICANN to disconnect all Russian websites from the Internet. Ukraine’s requ...
How Block (Square) avoided death by Amazon
Block co-founder Jim McKelvey. CNBC | NBC Universal | Getty Images BARCELONA — In 2014, Amazon launched a product that sounded strikingly similar to something already on offer from Twitter co-founder ...
Chinese smartphone makers Oppo, Realme fill void left by Huawei
The Oppo Find X5 series on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Ryan Browne | CNBC BARCELONA — Huawei’s pain has been fellow Chinese smartphone makers’ gain at the biggest...
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’ – Bitcoin News
The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry o...
German digital bank N26 plans to be ready for IPO by end of 2022
N26 co-CEO Maximilian Tayenthal speaking at a tech conference in London on June 12, 2019. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images BARCELONA — German banking start-up N26 will be prepared for an init...
Pentagon’s SDA awards Transport Layer satellite internet contracts
Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon. Jason Reed | Reuters The Space Development Agency, an acquisition arm of the Department of Defense, on Monday announced nearly $1....
Is The Worst Over For China’s Internet Giants?
Signage displayed at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, Feb. … [+] 21, 2022. (Photo by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP China’s largest i...
Viasat says ‘cyber event’ disrupting satellite internet service
A Viasat Inc. logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Viasat said Monday that it believes “a cyber event” disrupted its satellit...
Ukrainians getting ready to lose internet access
Ukrainians are apparently acting as if they would soon lose Internet access, hurrying to download apps that allow for internet-free chatting. The country has received an inflow of bitcoin donations a...
4 ways Web3 will change the internet
Recently, top media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, and Reddit have announced news and initiatives related to Web3. For example, YouTube posted a director-level role for “Youtube Web3” requiring ...
Ukrainians Are Preparing to Lose Internet Access
Key Takeaways Apps enabling offline communication and mapping are topping downloads charts in Ukraine. This suggests a fear in the nation of internet outages, which have already begun to occur in plac...
Mainland China Outperforms Hong Kong As Investors Assess Geopolitical Risk, Internet Stocks Rebound, Week In Review
China Last Night KraneShares Week In Review Asian equities began the week lower on fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and came under further pressure Thursday when the invasion materialized. Mainl...
FuboTV stock drops after earnings on mixed outlook
Shares of fuboTV Inc. were off 1% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the streaming company delivered revenue ahead of what it had been expecting when it delivered preliminary results a month earli...
Internet Computer (ICP) Generates Bullish Divergences Despite New All-Time Low
While Internet Computer (ICP) fell to a new all-time low on Feb 22, it has bounced slightly and is showing early signs of a potential bullish reversal. ICP has been falling alongside a descending resi...
The case for bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ is falling apart
Bitcoin on a mound of gold. bodnarchuk | iStock Editorial | Getty Images A key investment case for bitcoin is deteriorating as geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation hammer cryptocurrency price...
Bitcoin (BTC) sinks on mounting Russia-Ukraine tensions
A Bitcoin coin lies on a screen showing the Bitcoin – US dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images Digital currencies took a beating Tuesday as geopolitic...
Costco will ‘be an absolute titan on the internet’
Billionaire investor Charlie Munger reiterated his confidence in Costco (COST) even after the stock’s record run-up. “I’ve always believed that nothing was worth an infinite price. S...
Opinion: I’m raising cash and getting defensive as the stock market works through its excesses
This war is shameful and crazy. All wars are. And there’s no telling what President Putin is going to do next. What I do know is that the globalized world economy is not going back to what it was. The...