What you need to know Microsoft recently discovered that Nobelium, the same group behind the infamous SolarWinds attack, managed to compromise its security and gain access to email accounts belonging to some of its top executives. Findings from the cybersecurity team show that the hacker group was after information about itself. The tech firm categorically […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft President Brad Smith and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently shared some thoughts about Microsoft’s place within the U.S. security apparatus. At an event in Paris, Smith detailed how Microsoft is using AI to help combat state-level disinformation campaigns. In comments to CNBC, CEO Satya Nadella outlined how Microsoft is […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has stated that Russian intelligence is attempting to “penetrate” gaming communities. When asked about the recent leak of classified US documents spread in a Minecraft Discord server, Smith said that Microsoft’s digital threat analysis teams have identified Russian efforts to […]
Read MoreApple has restored Russian apps for social network VKontakte and webmail provider Mail.ru to the App Store, three weeks after removing them and other VK-owned apps in response to UK sanctions (via The Guardian). The two services, which could be described as home-grown versions of Facebook and Gmail, were pulled following a package of sanctions […]
Read MoreA couple of months ago, Apple exited the Russian market and hasn’t made any plans on resuming operations in the country. And starting Monday, some homegrown apps are pulled from the official App Store, including VKontakte – a Russian alternative to Facebook. In addition to VKontakte, Apple has removed other apps from the same developer […]
Read MoreApple has removed from the App Store all iOS apps belonging to Russian technology conglomerate VK, a move Apple says is in response to the latest round of UK sanctions on Russian oligarchs. “These apps are being distributed by developers majority-owned or majority-controlled by one or more parties sanctioned by the UK government,” said Apple […]
Read MoreIn 1970, West German politicians and gas executives signed a landmark deal with the Soviet Union that would shape the next half-century of European energy policy. West Germany promised to supply the USSR with steel pipes, while in exchange the USSR would extend a gas pipeline to the border of West Germany and start pumping […]
Read More“The truth is, no one is prepared for such a situation as a manager. We had to react quickly,” Gameloft GM and CFO Alexandre de Rochefort says. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the presence of international sanctions is sending ripples across every aspect of the world, and threatens a key part of the video […]
Read MoreGermán Orizaola was standing in the shadow of Chernobyl Power Plant’s reactor Number Four—the epicenter of the worst nuclear accident ever. It was the spring of 2016 and the giant dome of steel and plastic that now covers the destroyed reactor was not yet in place. From 400 meters away, he could see the decaying […]
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