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Apple halts product sales in Russia Apple has paused sales of its physical products in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement from the company. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/1/22957000/apple-russia-ukraine-invasion-halt-product-sales-app-store

Apple will abide by Russian law by offering government-approved apps Apple has reportedly agreed to show Russian users a prompt to preinstall some apps when they're first using an iPhone or other device. If a user doesn’t select one of the government-approved apps, it won’t be installed, according to newspaper Vedomosti. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/apple-iphone-ipad-mac-russia-apps-preinstall-144255015.html

US intelligence agencies say Russia was likely behind the SolarWinds hack America’s intelligence community has issued a joint statement naming Russia as the most likely source of the SolarWinds hack. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/us-intelligence-agencies-fbi-nsa-cisa-solarwinds-hack-russia-111518166.html

SolarWinds hack may have been much wider than first thought The scope of the SolarWinds hack keeps growing. The New York Times has conducted interviews indicating that the allegedly Russia-backed campaign was much further-reaching than initially believed. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/russia-solarwinds-hack-broader-than-expected-211046098.html

Russia's Navy claims it has discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic. The islands were first spotted in 2016 but have not been confirmed and put on the map until now. from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7608105/Melting-glaciers-Russian-Arctic-reveal-five-new-islands-hidden-beneath-ice.html http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Weeks after Microsoft revealed it detected Russian hackers targeting multiple 2018 campaigns (including Senator Claire McCaskill) the company is announcing it found and disabled six spoof domains created by "a group widely associated with the Russian government. from https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/21/russian-phishing-apt28-microsoft/ https://s.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/bff0d29646a25305d16f784d5af2c2f5/206607847/accountguardmicrosfot.jpg

The many unearthed interactions between Trump-world and Russia, documented http://buff.ly/2uoJNcB via Buffer

Putin, Exxon, trump and the sanctions on Russia – by Michael Paixão Putin, Exxon, trump and the sanctions on Russia. Why appoint Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and what is the reasons for Russia’s interference in the US elections?   Money is the driving force in the world. Oil is big money and has been for some time. Regardless of the environmental impact the world is married to fossil fuels. There is alternative energy however at this time it’s not as lucrative as fossil fuels so any legislature to facilitate the adoption of renewable energy is met with armies of lobbyists in order to stymie its adoption. The Obama administration had started the ball rolling towards the adoption of alternative energy but this has come to a stop under Trump’s Presidency. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) funding has already been halted. This was done in response to Trumps position the Climate Change is a hoax. By slowing the “alternative energy” movement this eliminates competition...

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