Fri. 02/25 – The Ukraine Fallout Continues For Tech
Ukraine is seeking to raise its own hacker army. New export controls affect tech products. Why mobile subscriptions being a growth industry is more bad news for the App Store status quo. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Ukraine is seeking to raise its own hacker army. New export controls affect tech products. Why mobile subscriptions being a growth industry is more bad news for the App Store status quo. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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- Social media platforms on the defensive as Russian-based disinformation about Ukraine spreads (Politico)
- Google Faces Sanctions Dilemma With Pro-Russia YouTube Channels (Bloomberg)
- Ukraine war flashes neon warning lights for chips (Reuters)
- Biden hits Russia with tough export curbs, slashing access to global tech (Reuters)
- Top subscription app revenue grew 41% in 2021 to reach $18.3 billion (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- A moment of clarity (Noapinion Substack)
- Web3 Developers Have Found a Functioning Metaverse. It’s ‘Minecraft’. (Vice)
- CAN THE LAW KEEP UP WITH CRYPTO? (The Verge)
- Crypto Scammers’ New Target: Dating Apps (NYTimes)
- Amazon’s sprawling grocery business has become an ‘expensive hobby’ with a cloudy future (CNBC)
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