Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday. It said that since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, it had seen more than 45,000 tweets a day from people sharing these links. Twitter said this meant…
Twitter Will Label, Reduce Visibility of Tweets Linking to Russian State Media
February 28, 2022
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Toyota’s Japan Production Halted Over Supplier ‘Malfunction’
February 28, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting Tuesday, because of a “system malfunction” at a domestic supplier, the automaker said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK TV and other Japanese media said a major Toyota supplier had been hit by a suspected cyberattack. No details were given. It was…
Twitter Says Its Site Is Being Restricted in Russia
Twitter is being restricted for some users in Russia, the social media company said in a tweet on Saturday. On Friday, one day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow said it was partially limiting access to Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook, accusing it of “censoring” Russian media. Twitter said it was working to keep its service safe…
Meta Says Restricts Some Russian State Media Accounts at Ukraine Request
Meta Platforms Inc has restricted some accounts in Ukraine, including some accounts belonging to Russian state media organizations, at the request of the Ukrainian government, the company’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg said in a tweet on Sunday. “The Ukrainians have also suggested that we remove access to Facebook and Instagram in Russia. However,…
Elon Musk Says Starlink Activated in Ukraine After Internet Cut During Russian Invasion
February 27, 2022
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk announced Saturday that his company SpaceX’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, has been activated in Ukraine, after the Internet was disrupted in the country due to Russia’s invasion. “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,” Musk wrote on Twitter in response to Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. “[Elon…
SpaceX Launches Batch of Starlink Satellites From California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Friday and carried 50 more satellites into orbit for the Starlink internet constellation. A SpaceX webcast showed the rocket’s upper stage deploying the satellites a little over an hour after the 9:12 a.m. liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The satellites…
Has the Market Been De-FAANG’d?
Commentary Wall Street loves acronyms nearly as much as the United States military, so it was inevitable that some wag–reportedly CNBC stock picker Jim Cramer–came up with “FAANG” to mean Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google somewhere around 2013. Of course, the FAANG acronym is now obsolete, given that Facebook has become “Meta” and Google has…
FAA Issues 5G Warning for Boeing 737s but Says Practical Effects Are Limited
WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration has warned that 5G wireless operations can interfere with radio altimeters in Boeing 737s, impeding a crew’s ability to safely fly or land, but FAA officials stressed the issue poses little practical effect for airlines. Despite dire-sounding language in the FAA airworthiness directive issued on Wednesday about potential effects on 737…
EU’s Vestager Says Tech Giants May Prefer Fines to Compliance, Cites Apple
BRUSSELS—Some U.S. tech giants may prefer to pay a fine rather than comply with antitrust rules, the European Union’s antitrust chief said, and cited Apple’s fight with the Netherlands’ competition authority as an example. The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a 5-million-euro ($5.7 million) fine on Apple on Monday, the fifth such…
Musk’s Starlink Connects Remote Tonga Villages Still Cut Off After Tsunami
SYDNEY—Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off since a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January. Tonga’s prime minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said in a ceremony on Wednesday in the capital, Nuku’alofa, that 50 VSAT terminals provided free of charge by…
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