Tech Walls Off Russia Like Never Before, Posing New Risks for U.S.
(Bloomberg) — The campaign to starve Russia of technology — stripping the nation of everything from iPhones and Airbnb listings to defense electronics — is an unprecedented experiment that risks pushing Vladimir Putin further into China’s orbit.…
Tech companies racing to get their employees out of Russia
“We moved some of our employees as a primary objective” after the invasion, he recounted, “and then I helped coordinate flights for employees at several tens of other companies.” Initially, he chartered flights to Armenia; by this past weekend, he was…
List of popular brands and products now boycotting Russia
From Russia with(out) Love A hiring sign can be seen in front of the Papa Johns pizza shop (Gannett photo) Since Russia’s decision to invade neighboring Ukraine, the world has responded. The United States and NATO headline that with a list of sanctions…
Coca-Cola, Imperial Brands Join Firms Halting Russia Operations
(Bloomberg) — McDonald’s Corp., Coca-Cola Co. and Paypal Holdings Inc. are temporarily halting operations in Russia, joining a lengthening list of businesses that are cutting ties with the country or suspending activities there because of the…
‘The truth has become clear to the world:’ What a journalist from Kyiv, Ukraine, saw during the first week of war with Russia
Eight years ago, Olga Yurkova and her colleagues founded StopFake, a fact-checking organization based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since then, they have confronted the Russian propaganda machine head on, giving readers a fact-based alternative to the lies of…
Nvidia Is The Latest Tech Titan to Suspend Its Russia Sales
On Friday, Nvidia became the latest Silicon Valley tech giant to declare that it had suspended its Russian-facing business activities. The news will be a significant blow to PC gamers and enthusiasts in Russia, as now the holy trinity of PC performance…
Russia is restricting social media as war in Ukraine continues : NPR
A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022 Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images A woman makes a phone call…
These Are the Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Ukraine
(Bloomberg) — Netflix, TikTok, Samsung and credit card operators have joined the lengthening list of businesses cutting ties with Russia or reviewing their operations in the country as reputational and financial risks mount. Most Read from…
Inside tech companies’ unprecedented move to suspend sales in Russia
As sanctions clamp down on Russia, some of the biggest names in tech have halted new product sales in the country entirely, including Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and Adobe. Why it matters: The move is clearly significant, but experts say it won’t…
Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown
Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pulling the plug on online entertainment — and information — is likely to…