Tag Archives: technology
Canada to invest C$240 million to develop semiconductor industry
By Alexander Schummer (Reuters) - Canada will invest a total of C$240 million ($189 million) into its semiconductor industry to bolster manufacturing and research of chips that are crucial to national...
Feb 28, 2022
UK regulator investigates Russian channel RT over Ukraine coverage
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's media regulator on Monday launched 15 investigations into the output of Russian-backed television channel RT over the impartiality of its coverage of the invasion of Ukrain...
Feb 28, 2022
Netflix will not add state-run channels to Russian service, defying regulation
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Monday that in the current circumstances it has no plans to add state-run channels to its Russian service, despite a regulation that would require the streaming service...
Feb 28, 2022
Facebook owner Meta will block access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the com...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia tells TikTok not to recommend military content to minors
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Russia's communications regulator on Monday demanded TikTok stop including military-related content in recommended posts for minors, in an announcement shared in its...
Feb 28, 2022
Jana Partners accuses Zendesk of ‘hostility’ to dissenting viewpoints
(Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Jana Partners on Monday accused Zendesk of "hostility" toward viewpoints opposing the company, days after shareholders roundly rejected a planned deal to buy Momentive ...
Feb 28, 2022
Ukrainian government sites taken down after cyber attacks -IT official
By Raphael Satter LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian government websites have been temporarily taken down in the aftermath of a wave of digital attacks amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a government offi...
Feb 28, 2022
Rouble-crypto trading soars as sanctions hit Russian currency
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Trading volumes between the Russian rouble and the Tether cryptocurrency spiked sharply on Monday as the local currency tumbled to a record low on Western sanctions, d...
Feb 28, 2022
Microsoft to remove RT apps, ban Russian state-owned media ads
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would remove Russian state-owned media outlet RT's mobile apps from the Windows App store and ban advertisements on Russian state-sponsored media, as globa...
Feb 28, 2022
Telcos allow free calls to Ukraine, waive roaming charges
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From Deutsche Telekom to AT&T to Vodafone, more than a dozen telecoms providers on both sides of the Atlantic are either providing free international calls to Ukra...
Feb 28, 2022
