Spotify shutters Russia office indefinitely in response to Ukraine invasion
Spotify has shut down its Moscow operations indefinitely in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reported Variety. The streaming platform had just opened a representative office in Moscow last month, after a new Russian law required foreign tech companies with an audience of over 500,000 u
Reliance to invest $221 million for electronics manufacturing with Sanmina in India
Reliance Industries plans to invest up to $221 million in U.S. electronics firm Sanmina to set up a joint venture as the Indian giant looks to expand its electronics manufacturing.
The joint venture aims to create a “world-class” electronic manufacturing hub in India, the two said. It w
Ukraine deputy minister talks IT Army and deploying $25M in donated crypto
"speakable-summary" data-wp-editing="1">As the situation continues to unfold in Ukraine with alarming developments, the country has been putting up a resistance to Russia beyond the ground war: It’s been taking the fight to the digital front, leveraging the internet to fight against Russia'
Ford splits EV and combustion units in major restructuring
Ford today announced a significant restructuring to better focus on the different challenges and opportunities with electric vehicles and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The two units will operate under Ford’s existing corporate umbrella, and at this time, the company is not spinni
Scores of IT workers in Russia sign public anti-war petition
In a hint of the strength of opposition among Russian professionals to war in Ukraine, an open letter that’s been circulating through the country’s IT industry since the invasion on Thursday — to protest at the act of military aggression and call for peace — has gathered aro
China’s social media giants remove ‘inappropriate’ Ukraine content
China has stuck to its position of refusing to call Russia’s military actions in Ukraine an “invasion” or condemn Moscow, but its people are taking to social media to express their feelings about the war.
Over the past few days, Ukraine-related topics have become some of the top t
Apple hit with sixth antitrust fine over Dutch dating apps payments
Apple still hasn’t complied with a Dutch antitrust order to allow local dating apps to have the option to use third party payment tech to sell digital content to their app users.
In a statement today, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Market (ACM) said it has levied a sixth fine (of €
Dear Sophie: How can US tech companies support Ukrainians with immigration?
??Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.
“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,”
SEC opens investigation into Elon Musk over possible insider trading
Elon Musk isn’t about to catch a hoped-for break from the SEC any time soon. Sources for The Wall Street Journal claim the SEC is investigating whether Musk and his brother Kimbal violated insider trading regulations with recent share sales. Officials are concerned Elon might have told Kimbal
The US must harness the power of Silicon Valley to spur military innovation
The Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and a bipartisan consensus in Congress realize that China is strategically leveraging diplomacy, information and intelligence, its military might and economic strength, and all other instruments of its national power to redefine the future w
WorkWhile has a fresh take on what workers want from flexible work
WorkWhile co-founder Jarah Euston isn't alone in her mission of connecting workers to flexible, reliable work. Where she does stand out, though, is her belief that many labor marketplaces today are built atop a fallacy.
“I never subscribe to this notion that what workers want is infinite flex
DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu and Index Venture’s Nina Achadjian to speak on founder/investor relationships on TCL
DeepScribe is used by more than 400 physicians and just raised $30 million to reach even more. The company’s AI-powered platform helps doctors keep better notes by automatically transcribing conversations with patients. To expand its market and reach more doctors, the company turned to ventur
LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network
LinkedIn is delving deeper into the podcast world. It’s debuting a podcast network that features in-house shows from the LinkedIn News team as well as programs from industry figures.
The shows, unsurprisingly, are geared toward a professional audience. They focus on areas including understand
Europe proposes rules for fair access to connected device data
The European Union has proposed an interesting addition to its fast updating digital rulebook today: The Data Act slots into an already ambitious digital policy framework with the goal of bringing clarity and fairness around the sharing of (mostly industrial) data generated by connected devices.
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