Russians are downloading Wikipedia en masse as possible ban looms
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fourth week with no end in sight. Thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, the country has largely been cut off from the West as a result – whether it be through sanctions a.....»»
Google and Spotify team up on new ‘User Choice Billing’ for Android, putting pressure on Apple
Spotify is giving Android users more ways to pay when downloading the app from the Google Play Store. “User Choice Billing” provides the option to pay for a subscription through either Spotify’s payment system or with Google Play billing. m.....»»
9 Things to Do Before Installing iPadOS 15.4
9 Things to Do Before Installing iPadOS 15.4 is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. Downloading Apple’s new iPadOS 15.4 update might be tempting, but there are some steps you should take before you move your iPad to the company’s new softw.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/21/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' tops the chart, followed by ‘Turning Red'. 'The Adam Project' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest new.....»»
Russians are downloading Wikipedia en masse as possible ban looms
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fourth week with no end in sight. Thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, the country has largely been cut off from the West as a result – whether it be through sanctions a.....»»
Russians Are Racing To Download Wikipedia Before It Gets Banned
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Slate.com: On March 1, after a week of horror in Ukraine, reports came out that Russia's censorship office had threatened to block Russian Wikipedia. A 32-year-old who asked to be called Alexander soon made a.....»»
Seen and "herd": Collective motion in crowds is largely determined by participants" field of vision
Like flocks of birds or schools of fish, crowds of humans also tend to move en masse—almost as if they're thinking as one. Scientists have proposed different theories to explain this type of collective pedestrian behavior......»»
Loser.com "honors" Putin with Wikipedia page redirect
Russian President Vladimir Putin is officially a "loser."His failing, ongoing war in Ukraine, which has resulted in Russia being near-completely cut off from the international community, is solid proof enough.But Loser.com has made the designation of.....»»
Murky case for fourth doses now with FDA as protection wanes, BA.2 looms
Israeli data provides limited and mixed look at fourth doses so far. Enlarge / The US Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland. (credit: Getty | Xinhua News Agency) Vaccine-makers Moderna and Pfizer have now b.....»»
Ubisoft unveils Scalar: cloud-based technology for creating extremely large-scale virtual worlds
Ubisoft Scalar aims to establish a unique, platform-agnostic game development framework that allows seamless world-building within the ongoing game environment. Imagine having content delivered without downloading and installing of DLC. Instead, cont.....»»
Russians Liquidating Crypto in the UAE To Seek Safe Havens
Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, Reuters is reporting, citing company executives and financial source.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/14/2022
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' tops the chart, followed by ‘The Adam Project'. 'Blacklight' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news.....»»
Instagram is now completely blocked in Russia
Instagram is now completely blocked in Russia. Roskomnadzor, the country's media regulator, officially banned the app on Friday but gave Russians a 48-hour in-between period before it would be instituted.The ban, implemented at midnight on Monday, wa.....»»
Activists are reaching Russians behind Putin’s propaganda wall
Tinder, other apps give activists a way to share what's really happening in Ukraine. Enlarge (credit: Nikolai Vinokurov | Getty Images) René has nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine. The 34-year-old lives more than 1,00.....»»
Belarus Arrests Prominent Wikipedia Editor, Sentences Him to 15 Days of Arrest
Friday the Verge reported: The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. The arrest comes after Bernst.....»»
How Russians Are Dealing With an Internet That’s Gone Dark
In early March, Russia’s internet began to feel like a ghost town. TikTok stopped publishing new posts. Media outlets pulled out their correspondents. YouTube stopped its creators from earning money on their videos. The digital hush is the end.....»»
Big Web Security Firms Ditch Russia, Leaving Internet Users Open To More Kremlin Snooping
Ordinary Russians face another major blow to their everyday lives due to the backlash to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. On the same day, two major web-security companies have decided to quit selling to them, making Russians' internet.....»»
WHO, US worry Ukrainian biological lab samples could spill, go to Russians
Amid Russian biowarfare "disinformation," there's real concern for research labs. Enlarge / A health care worker carries test tubes while on duty in the bacteriological laboratory at the Lviv Regional Laboratory Centre of the State San.....»»
Russia is taking further steps towards a Splinternet
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor forced Google this week to remove tens of thousands of search results that link to resources used by Russians to circumvent bans placed on certain news sites and social media platforms......»»
The Situation at Chernobyl Is Deteriorating
The defunct site of the infamous 1986 meltdown has lost power two weeks after it was seized by Russian forces. Experts fear another nuclear disaster looms......»»
Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against "Russian invaders"
Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary chang.....»»