Belarus Bans Most Citizens from Going Abroad
Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders. From a report: There are some exceptions, such as for Belarusian civil servants on official trips and state transport staff. The State.....»»
HP Turns Back On $1 Billion In Annual Sales By Quitting Russia, Belarus
"Considering the COVID environment and long-term outlook for Russia, we have decided to stop our Russia activity and have begun the process of fully winding down our operations," said CEO Enrique Lores on a Q2 earnings call with analysts. Lores says.....»»
Taiwan Restricts Russia, Belarus To CPUs Under 25 MHz Frequency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom's Hardware: From now on, Russian and Belarusian entities can only buy CPUs operating at below 25 MHz and offering performance of up to 5 GFLOPS from Taiwanese companies. This essentially excludes all moder.....»»
Taiwan restricts exports of strategic high-tech commodities to Russia and Belarus
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a list of strategic high-tech commodities that are banned from exportation to Russia and Belarus......»»
Paving your path to SASE: 4 tips for achieving connectivity and security
Today, optimized network connectivity and security are both first-class citizens; IT teams can no longer sacrifice one for the other. As the number of distributed workers continues to skyrocket, the quantity of new devices linking to company networks.....»»
Sorry, Texas: Supreme Court blocks law banning “censorship” on social media
5-4 ruling halts law that bans social media moderation based on "viewpoint." Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) The US Supreme Court on.....»»
France doesn’t want its citizens to say ‘esports’
France is looking to limit terms like "esports" and other English gaming words in its ongoing fight to preserve the purity of its native language......»»
France Bans English Gaming Tech Jargon in Push To Preserve Language Purity
French officials are continuing their centuries-long battle to preserve the purity of the language, overhauling the rules on using English video game jargon. From a report: While some expressions find obvious translations -- "pro-gamer" becomes "joue.....»»
Google Quietly Bans Deepfake Training Projects on Colab
Google has quietly banned deepfake projects on its Colaboratory (Colab) service, putting an end to the large-scale utilization of the platform's resources for this purpose. From a report: Colab is an online computing resource that allows researchers.....»»
Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks
Canada has finally joined the U.S. and its other Western allies in banning 5G network equipment from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE......»»
Canada Bans Huawei Equipment From 5G Networks, Orders Removal By 2024
Canada has banned the use of Huawei and fellow Chinese tech giant ZTE's equipment in its 5G networks, its government has announced. From a report: In a statement, it cited national security concerns for the move, saying that the suppliers could be fo.....»»
Apple’s and Google’s outdated apps bans would cut each store by a third
Estimates have Google Play cutting 869,000 apps and Apple removing 650,000. (credit: Apple) Both members of our favorite mobile duopoly, Google and Apple, recently announced plans to cull outdated apps in their respective app.....»»
“Radical” ruling lets Texas ban social media moderation based on “viewpoint”
5th Circuit reinstates Texas law that was previously found to violate 1st Amendment. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans "censorship" on social media.....»»
US Cities Are Backing Off Banning Facial Recognition as Crime Rises
Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers. From a report: Virginia in July will elimin.....»»
Musk Says He Would Reverse Twitter"s Permanent Ban on Trump
Twitter was "foolish in the extreme" in kicking former US President Donald Trump off its service, and permanent bans should be extremely rare, said Elon Musk, who has agreed to acquire the social media company. From a report: "I would reverse the per.....»»
The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
In certain states, politicians could leap on the opportunity to push for the criminalization of certain methods of birth control and impair access to IVF......»»
Trevor Noah explains the terrible impact overturning Roe could have beyond abortion access
It's been a rough week, and we aren't even halfway through. On Monday, Politico reported a leaked draft Supreme Court judgement that would overturn landmark case Roe v. Wade. If made official, such a ruling could enable abortion bans in individual U......»»
How mobile users in authoritarian countries evade government controls
There's a growing struggle between many governments and their citizens to control information flowing through the internet......»»
Post-Roe, could states outlaw abortion pills?
This week, we learned that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed a person's right to have an abortion in the United States. If this happens, 23 states could institute bans on abortion, NBC News report.....»»
Twitter bans product changes this week to stop employees from ‘going rogue’
Elon Musk bought Twitter, which means the real work of the transition to his ownership begins now. And it just started with a temporary ban on product changes......»»
Immersive VR: Empowering kids to survive in fire, flood and war
When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all people, but especially for our youngest citizens.....»»