Nebius, the company formerly known as Yandex that’s now focused on cloud infrastructure for AI uses (aka “AI compute”), is to begin trading on the public markets once again — more than two years after the Nasdaq halted trading due to economic sanctions imposed in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion in 2022. The Netherlands-based company […]
Russia is banning Discord, an app its military uses
Russia is banning chat platform Discord, the Washington Post reports. The app joins platforms like Facebook and X, which have also been blocked in the country since the start of its war with Ukraine. The twist is that the Russian military relies on Discord to coordinate communications, since the military doesn’t have its own platforms […]
How USA basketball star Brittney Griner advocated for Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap with Russia
With the 2024 Olympics taking place in Paris, United States women’s national team star Brittney Griner has returned to compete overseas for the first time since being wrongfully detained in Russia for 10 months in 2022. Ahead of Team USA’s second game in Paris, American Paul Whelan was released from Russia as part of one […]
US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia
The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky antivirus in the country, and is asking Americans who use the software to switch to a different provider. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said it imposed the “first of its kind” ban, arguing that Kaspersky threatens U.S. national […]
Is Russia playing at Euro 2024? Ban on national team, clubs in effect after war in Ukraine
The battle to qualify for the ongoing Euro 2024 tournament in Germany kicked off back in March 2023, with UEFA outlining the path to the latest edition of the European Championship. All automatic qualifying places were settled in November 2023, with three more teams progressing via playoffs at the start of 2024. However, not all […]