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Cyberattack on NATO could trigger collective defence clause – official
By James Pearson and Jonathan Landay LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cyberattack on a NATO member state could trigger Article 5, its collective defence clause, a NATO official said on Monday, amid con...
Feb 28, 2022
Demand for VPNs in Russia, Ukraine leaps as internet control tightens
MOSCOW (Reuters) - As Russian and Ukrainian websites fall victim to cyber attacks and Moscow restricts access to some foreign social media, internet users across both countries have turned to online t...
Feb 28, 2022
Payments company Wise suspends money transfer business in Russia
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cross-border payments company Wise has suspended its money transfer service in Russia, following new sanctions over the weekend against the country in response to...
Feb 28, 2022
Russian court rejects Google appeal against 7.2 billion rouble fine – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday rejected an appeal by Alphabet Inc's Google and upheld a 7.2 billion rouble ($73.39 million) fine over its failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, ...
Feb 28, 2022
Lithuania asks Google and Apple to remove Yandex ride-hailing app -transport ministry
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's transport and economy ministers said on Monday they asked Google and Apple to remove, in Lithuania, the app for the Yandex.taxi ride-hailing service, owned by Uber and ...
Feb 28, 2022
Dutch regulator issues sixth $5.7 million fine against Apple in App Store dispute
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday issued a sixth weekly fine of 5 million euro ($5.7 million) against Apple for failure to comply with an order to open its App Store to alt...
Feb 28, 2022
New Chinese hacking tool found, spurring U.S. warning to allies
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - Security researchers with U.S. cybersecurity firm Symantec said they have discovered a "highly sophisticated" Chinese hacking tool that has been able to escape public a...
Feb 28, 2022
Payments firm Melio names ex-Meta, PayPal exec as COO
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Melio, an Israeli startup that offers payment tools for small businesses, said on Monday it named former Meta and PayPal senior executive Tomer Barel as its new Chief Operating O...
Feb 28, 2022
E-grocer Weee! raises $425 million in funding round led by SoftBank
(Reuters) - E-grocer Weee! has raised $425 million in a late-stage funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, riding on investor interest in a sector that has been one of the biggest winners of the ...
Feb 28, 2022
On China’s tightly controlled internet, Russia’s attack stokes debate
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been greeted with a mix of support and criticism on Chinese social media, with some users framing it as a battle with the West that ...
Feb 28, 2022
