War in Ukraine: social media platforms’ measures [wrap-up]
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The pan-European unity regarding measures and sanctions against Russia, with the aim of stopping the war, and the strong wave of support from nations around the world, has also forced
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How cyber attacks preceded the missiles
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Several hours before the launch of missiles or movement of tanks on February 24, Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) detected a new round of offensive and destructive cyberattacks directed against
A tweet (and Elon Musk) keeps a country at war connected to the world
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Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, had the genius idea to ask Elon Musk via Twitter for help to keep Ukraine connected; ten hours later,
A.I. language initiatives for the Metaverse
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Meta announced a package of artificial intelligence initiatives meant to build the metaverse including translation systems, AI for chatting with virtual assistants and voice driven tools. “Building for the metaverse
European Data Act setting rules for big tech
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Big tech companies and other providers of cloud and data processing services will have to follow new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU across all
Consumers don’t seem to really be ready for the metaverse
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Many businesses have already started planning how to make business in the metaverse but it seems to be unclear how ready the market is. A survey shows that only 6%
Meta elevating Global Policy role
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Nick Clegg has been promoted to president of global affairs at Facebook’s owner Meta. He will be responsible for all policy issues globally and a member of the company’s top
Apple changing AirTags to stop stalkers
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Apple announced changes for its AirTags after critics have pointed out that the device can be misused to track someone. The AirTag was introduced less than a year ago and
Twitter says it’s on track to reach 2023 goals
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Twitter says it has made meaningful progress in 2021 against the 2023 goals of having at least 315 million users and delivering USD 7.5 billion or more in revenue for
Two arrested for laundering $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
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Two persons have been arrested in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at