Apple

Apple Introduces the Mac Studio

Apple introduced Mac Studio. It will be available starting March 18, 2022, and is priced starting at $1,999. Mac Studio is 7.7” across and 3.7” tall. Mac Studio is an entirely new Mac desktop. It packed outrageous performance, extensive connectivity,…

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JenThorpe
Apple

Apple Unveils the M1 Ultra Chip

Apple announced M1 Ultra, the next giant leap for Apple silicon and the Mac. Featuring UltraFusion – Apple’s innovative packaging architecture that interconnects the die of two M1 Max chips to create a system on a chip (SoC) with unprecedented…

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Podcast

Business pull out of Russia in Mass #1591

The world is 100% behind Ukraine minus the Russians and Chinese and from that business has been suspended in mass in Russia. The list grows longer by the day with Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Amex all shutting off business. Isolating them financially and even Coinbase has been blocking individuals.

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
Information

Visa and Mastercard Suspend Their Operations in Russia

Both Visa and Mastercard announced that they were suspending their operations in Russia. They each made their own statements. Bloomberg reported that each company gets about 4% of its net revenue from business linked to Russia. Visa posted a statement…

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JenThorpe
Gaming
Epic and Activision Blizzard Halt Their Games in Russia

Epic and Activision Blizzard Halt Their Games in Russia

Epic Games and Activision Blizzard have joined several other gaming companies by suspending sales of their games in Russia. These decisions are in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. On March 4, 2022, on the Activision Blizzard website, President…

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JenThorpe
Social Media

TikTok Reveals its State-Controlled Media Policy

TikTok posted information about its state-controlled media policy in a Newsroom post titled: “Bringing more context to content on TikTok”. Some social media companies already have put in place similar policies. Those who don’t have one will probably create one…

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JenThorpe
Social Media

Russia Blocked Facebook and Twitter

Both Facebook and Twitter were blocked by Russia on Friday, amid President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, BuzzFeed News reported. According to BuzzFeed News, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, posted a statement on Friday, explaining the decision was made…

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