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Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company's stance on the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm's failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable. Huawei UK thanked both men for their "invaluable guidance". Asked by BBC News if Huawei would continue to do business with R ... Read more
2022-03-10 19:40:14
Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company's stance on the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm's failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable. Huawei UK thanked both men for their "invaluable guidance". Asked by BBC News if Huawei would continue to do business with R ... Read more
2022-03-09 20:34:05
Russia-Ukraine: Is internet on verge of break-up?
The world, both physical and digital, finds itself in unprecedented times as the conflict in Ukraine rages. Corporate giants such as Meta, Google and Apple, who have always framed themselves as neutral tech firms, are now pinning their political colours to the mast - banning products in Russia in response to its invasion. Meanwhile the internet itself is changing for Russian users - with Twitter ... Read more
2022-03-09 20:33:25
Crypto platform blocks thousands of Russia-linked wallets
Crypto-currency trading platform Coinbase has blocked 25,000 wallet addresses related to Russia. The platform said the addresses were related to Russian individuals or entities it believed to have engaged in illicit activity. The addresses were blocked over fears crypto-currency could be used to evade sanctions. Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, made the announcement on a company blo ... Read more
2022-03-08 18:40:18
Telegram founder commits to Ukraine user privacy
The billionaire Russian-born co-founder of messaging app Telegram has told Ukrainian users their data is safe. In a Telegram post, Pavel Durov, who lives in Dubai, wrote: "I stand for our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred - now more than ever." Telegram was Ukraine's most popular messaging app - the Observer newspaper reported. But some experts have raised concern ... Read more
2022-03-08 18:39:48
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Park Min-young, 29, spends most of his day talking to angry young men in Seoul. His fingers relentlessly tap the keyboard as he replies to dozens of their messages at his desk in the centre of a busy campaign office for one of South Korea's main presidential candidates, Yoon Suk-yeol. "Nearly 90% of men in their twenties are anti-feminist or do not support feminism," he tells me. Sout ... Read more
2022-03-08 00:04:15
Ukraine war: Chernobyl workers' 12-day ordeal under Russian guard
More than 100 workers at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant - the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986 - have been stuck there for more than 12 days, unable to leave after Russian forces seized the plant on the first day of the invasion. Another 200 Ukrainian guards, who'd been in charge of security at the time of the assault, also remain trapped. Workers continue to go about ... Read more
2022-03-08 00:03:20
North Korea: Construction spotted at Punggye-ri nuclear test site
North Korea appears to have started repairing a closed nuclear testing site, according to satellite images. The Punggye-ri site was shut in 2018 and some parts were blown up, after leader Kim Jong-un promised to halt all nuclear tests. The new finding by US analysts comes amid predictions the country could resume testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. But analysts also say it could be ... Read more
2022-03-08 00:02:47
Ukraine war: The TikToker spreading viral videos
Marta Vasyuta is a regular 20-year-old Ukrainian. And like many people of her age she's on TikTok. Until last week she had a few hundred followers on the video-sharing app. She posted videos from nights out, and lip-synced to her favourite music. When Russia invaded Ukraine, she happened to be in the UK visiting friends she'd met at university. She watched in horror at reports of Russian bombs ... Read more
2022-03-06 19:34:33
TikTok limits services as Netflix pulls out of Russia
Video-sharing site TikTok and streaming giant Netflix have limited and cut their services respectively in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. TikTok said it had suspended live streaming and new content from its platform as it assesses tough new laws to crack down on "fake news" about Russia's armed forces. Netflix said it was pulling out in protest at the invasion. Visa, Masterc ... Read more
2022-03-06 19:34:02