The US government has imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia designed to drastically limit its access to both low- and high-tech goods from overseas. As first reported by Reuters, the Commerce Department has posted a list of expanded licensing policies and requirements implemented in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. Under the expanded sanctions,…
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If you’re looking for a massive open-world game to play this weekend that isn’t , , or , it might be worth checking out . The latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running series is right now on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Stadia Pro and Amazon Luna. You’ll get access to the full game until February 28th. Players…
The long wait is over: Elden Ring has finally arrived. FromSoftware’s latest opus has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, but there are some notable issues with the RPG. For one thing, there’s a problem with game save data on PlayStation 5 that’s worth keeping in mind. Publisher Bandai Namco said that if your console switches off…
Strange days out here on the internet. Dangerous days, too. Facebook groups have people drinking horse dewormer in anticipation of JFK Jr’s resurrection, Instagram’s filling kids up with eating disorders and suicidal ideations, while Twitter just peals along with that irate, mosquito-pitched whine you hear right just before everything goes red. Algorithmically-elected, engagement-optimized push notifications,…
Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister has called on Apple to stop selling its products and to shut down its App Store in Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov, who also serves as the country’s Minister of Digital Transformation, has asked Tim Cook for the tech giant’s support in a letter. “The whole world is repelling the aggressor through the…
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Russia is partially restricting access to Facebook. Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor says the move is in response to parent company Meta “restricting” the accounts of four Kremlin-owned media outlets. It said Meta was violating Russian law by doing so. Roskomnadzor demanded an explanation and told Meta to remove the measures on Thursday. After the company refused,…
email systems and developer tools have reportedly been experiencing outages over the last two days due to a suspected . The company told , which first reported on the issue, that it was “investigating an incident” and didn’t have anything else to share for now. The company is believed to be dealing with a “malicious…
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation this week into a large number of media, telecom and infrastructure companies that operate in the United States with ties to Russia, CNN . The probe, allegedly being conducted jointly with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, is aimed at firms considered a “national…