google

Google Suspended Ads in Russia

Google late Thursday suspended all advertising in Russia, a move that came shortly after the country’s communication censor accused the company’s YouTube video service of spreading misinformation and stoking protests, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street…

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JenThorpe
Gaming

Game Companies are Halting Sales in Russia and Belarus

Several gaming companies have halted sales of their games in Russia and Belarus. Those decisions could be in response to tweets posted by Ukranian Vice Prime Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Federov, who requested that gaming companies to leave the…

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Podcast

Space Force to Patrol Space out to the Moon? #1590

The US Space Force has announced that they will start patrolling as far out as 220,000 miles from the earth using a new satellite that is being proposed to be built. I guess they will be looking for objects that should not be out there. Pretty hard to hide in this part of space but it is what it is.

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
health

Fitbit and UPSC Announce Voluntary Recall of Fitbit Ionic

Fitbit announced, with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPS), a voluntary recall of Fitbit Ionic smartwatches. These were introduced by Fitbit in 2017 and stopped being produced in 2020. According to Fitbit, the battery in the Ionic smartwatch can…

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JenThorpe
Gaming

Ukrainian Government Asks Game Companies to Cut Off Russia

The Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted: from his verified account calling on Xbox and PlayStation to leave the Russian market. The tweet includes a screenshot of an official looking longer statement. Mykhalio Federov…

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Music

Bandcamp is Joining Epic Games

Bandcamp announced today that it is joining Epic Games. At first glance, I find this confusing. What does a website that focuses on music have in common with a company that makes video games? Here is some explanation from Bandcamp’s…

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