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Russia continues its online censorship spree by blocking Instagram
The Russian government said it would block Instagram, expanding its social media crackdown that had already cut off access to Facebook and restricted Twitter for the tens of millions of people in the country who use these apps daily. On …
Meet Awesome Women at Starship: Kaari writes code to help Starship meet its goals
Inspired by the International Women’s Day, we recently launched a campaign in all our channels in order to truly celebrate the powerful and inspirational women here at Starship. Although we only have one specific month to celebrate the women that …
Zoe Covid-tracking app loses government funding
In a statement posted on YouTube, epidemiologist Prof Spector said: “The UK government has informed us with just a few weeks’ notice that we will no longer be receiving funding from them in order to track Covid or help us …
It’s been two years since covid-19 became a pandemic
That means there is little cause for complacency. With the virus still circulating widely, the risk of a dangerous new variant remains very real. Two years on, we’re also still arguing over where and why covid-19 started in the first …
Inheriting bitcoin is harder than it sounds
Like a lot of Americans, Sandy Carter has been getting into crypto. She’s already amassed an impressive assortment of cryptocurrency and NFTs, and she even has a Lazy Lion, an NFT illustration of a lion that’s probably worth at least …
Feds extradite ransomware suspects from 2 prolific gangs in a single week
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) arrested last August as he crossed from his native country of Ukraine into Poland. This week, he was extradited to the US to face charges that carry a maximum penalty of 115 years in …
Twitter blocks Russian claims on hospital attack
The initial claims that the bombing was faked by Ukraine did not come from the embassy. They first began trending among Russian users of the Telegram messaging app earlier in the day, and were then mentioned on state television news …
Can Russian oligarchs influence Putin’s war?
Sanctions are one of the key ways the US and Europe are retaliating against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions are throttling the Russian economy, and they’re particularly making life and business difficult for Russia’s oligarchs, an elite …