Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 170 with 109 posters participating Share this story With sanctions against Russia starting to bite, the Kremlin is mulling ways to keep businesses and the government running. The latest is a creative twist on state asset seizures, only instead of the government taking over an oil refinery, for ..
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Enlarge / A sign outside Canada’s embassy in Beijing supporting Ukraine. It was later defaced, and posts about the incident were scrubbed from Chinese social media. Kevin Strayer | Getty Images reader comments 204 with 108 posters participating Share this story “Artillery fire lights up the sky and breaks my heart. I hope my compatriots ..
Elena Lacey | Getty Images reader comments 86 with 49 posters participating Share this story On Thursday, hackers defaced a Russian Space Research Institute website and leaked files that they allege are stolen from Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Their message? “Leave Ukraine alone else Anonymous will f*ck you up even more.” Meanwhile a DDoS ..
Enlarge / Boxes of Starlink terminals in Ukraine seen in a picture posted by Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. reader comments 189 with 101 posters participating Share this story SpaceX CEO Elon Musk yesterday warned that Starlink user terminals in Ukraine could be targeted by Russia and advised users to take precautions. “Important warning: Starlink ..
Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino reader comments 165 with 68 posters participating Share this story Ukraine’s request to cut Russia off from core parts of the Internet has been rejected by the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). CEO Göran Marby of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) said ..
reader comments 94 with 57 posters participating Share this story Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith announced today via blog post that Microsoft would be suspending “all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia” following the country’s “unjustified, unprovoked, and unlawful” invasion of Ukraine. The company didn’t name specific products, but a ..
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 185 with 105 posters participating Share this story Update 2:40pm EST: Russia’s Internet censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, confirmed that it would be blocking access to Facebook, accusing the company of violating the law by blocking state media outlets from the platform. When reached for comment by Ars, a Facebook ..
BackyardProduction/Getty reader comments 95 with 60 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission will consider issuing new rules for wireless receivers that could prevent future conflicts like the ongoing battle between the aviation and cellular industries. There are strict rules requiring wireless devices to transmit only in their licensed frequencies. That means, for ..
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing examining her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Getty Images | Pool reader comments 76 with 46 posters participating Share this story The Senate Commerce Committee today sent President Biden’s nomination of consumer advocate Gigi Sohn for a spot ..
reader comments 128 with 88 posters participating Share this story A Ukraine government official on Monday asked the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) to shut down DNS root servers in Russia and revoke Russian domains such as .ru, .рф, and .su. The letter to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ..
