For over a decade, Russia built up a gold stash that was supposed to be an insurance policy for its economy. Things aren't working out as planned. | Continue reading
Open-source developers often face burnout from low pay and demanding work, while Big Tech companies profit from their software. | Continue reading
I paid 0.0179 ether plus fees for a cartoon pig, and it was a headache from start to finish — one made worse by the pointlessness of my new asset. | Continue reading
April Curley, an African American woman and former employee, filed a lawsuit alleging that Google "segregates its workforce and workplaces." | Continue reading
A Daily Beast report said that those sacked included bodyguards, cooks, launderers, and secretaries. | Continue reading
Web3 claims it will bring down Google and Facebook. But it's already giving rise to a new wave of mega-platforms that seek to rule our digital lives. | Continue reading
Putin said the "self-cleansing of society" would "strengthen our country, our solidarity, togetherness, and our readiness." | Continue reading
Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye messages. Global news outlets vanished. VPN downloads soared. | Continue reading
A large number of senior Russian military officers are being killed in Ukraine, embarrassing losses which appeared to have hampered the invasion. | Continue reading
Amazon intentionally drew out the process of canceling a Prime membership with layers of confirmations and prompts, internal documents show. | Continue reading
Getting the aircraft out of Russia could be a logistical nightmare if government entities and Russian airlines do not cooperate. | Continue reading
Agents confronted a Google executive at her Moscow home last September and told her to remove the app or she'd go to prison, per The Washington Post. | Continue reading
Russia has already blocked Facebook and declaring Meta an "extremist" organization, would also lead to Instagram and WhatsApp being shut down. | Continue reading
CIA Director William Burns said Putin doesn't believe Ukraine is a legitimate country, but "he's dead wrong about that. Real countries fight back." | Continue reading
NSDR involves "self-inducing a state of calm" and "directing our focus to something," typically through two practices, says Stanford's Andrew Huberman. | Continue reading
A new NewsGuard report found independent sites that spread disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war continue to be monetized by tech companies including Google. | Continue reading
The online mortgage startup is reportedly planning to fire about 4,000 workers — half its remaining staff — just months after laying off 900 workers. | Continue reading
Musk did not respond to any calls for deactivation but previously said he would help Ukrainians by providing EV chargers and internet access. | Continue reading
Maersk's suspension of container shipments will apply to all goods except food, medical supplies, and humanitarian equipment. | Continue reading
US residents would have 30 minutes or less to find shelter if a nuclear bomb were headed their way. Taking immediate action could save your life. | Continue reading
Tom Mansfield, father-of-two from Colwyn Bay, Wales, got his "maths wrong" when measuring caffeine powder, a coroner said. | Continue reading
It will bring back transfers between the countries through Walmart2Walmart, focusing on low transaction fees. | Continue reading
Following EU sanctions, Mikhail Fridman's assets in the company were "effectively frozen" and his shareholder rights were taken away, LetterOne said. | Continue reading
Like many young male programmers in Ukraine, Serhiy Storchaka decided to stay in Ukraine. | Continue reading
The weight from the additional battery cells required to match the range of gas cars would slow the car down and make it less efficient, Musk said. | Continue reading
Police in Independence, Missouri are investigating and haven't determined what caused the Tesla to come to a stop in the center lane of I-70. | Continue reading
Airbnb joins the likes of Apple, General Motors, Ikea, and Shell in pulling out of or suspending operations in Russia. | Continue reading
Russian crypto investor Alex Konanykhin, who is based in California, told Insider the million-dollar bounty would come from his personal funds. | Continue reading
Podcaster Lex Fridman jokingly made Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg complete a real-world CAPTCHA, the puzzles that help computers tell humans from robots. | Continue reading
A wave of labor activism is sweeping the commerce giant, including at three US warehouses with active union drives. | Continue reading
The Norges Bank Investment Management operates a $1.3 trillion fund. It holds shares in about 47 Russian companies and government bonds. | Continue reading
A new Twitter account called Russian Oligarch Jets is keeping tabs on the air travel of Russia's wealthy and powerful. | Continue reading
The Turkish-made Bayraktar drone has become a celebrated part of Ukraine's war effort, with top commanders sharing videos of strikes on Russian armor. | Continue reading
Multiple sources claimed that the AN-225 Mriya had been targeted while it was sitting in a hangar at the Antonov Airfield. | Continue reading
Russian president Vladimir Putin has tried to keep his personal life out of the spotlight, rarely if ever discussing his children. | Continue reading
On Sunday morning, Gazprom, the Kremlin-controlled energy giant, said gas exports from Russia to Europe via Ukraine were as high as expected. | Continue reading
Russia and NATO are increasing their military posturing across the continent. | Continue reading
The founder of a digital media site tweeted that "it was a death sentence" when Facebook started prioritizing certain content over feel-good stories. | Continue reading
"I have a lot of co-workers and friends who I genuinely love and they do not make enough to get by," an Apple union organizer told The WaPo. | Continue reading
Truth Social's website showed its new app, launched Sunday evening on Apple's App Store, had been suffering a "partial outage" for nearly eight hours. | Continue reading
The Truth Social app welcomed me as a "Truthsayer" when I signed up Monday — but I couldn't contact any users or see any posts. | Continue reading
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that recording meetings in advance is not unusual. | Continue reading
The hyperloop transport company laid off over 100 employees as it shifts its focus from passenger travel to cargo transport. | Continue reading
The Felicity Ace — which is carrying some 4,000 cars including Porsches and Bentleys — caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean last week. | Continue reading
Twitter suspended hundreds of inauthentic accounts an NYT and ProPublica investigation found to be pushing China's narrative of the Beijing Olympics. | Continue reading
"People see telework and remote work as something that can help them balance things in terms of work and family," Pew Research Center said. | Continue reading
While more millennials are postponing or forgoing marriage, the economy hasn't caught up. | Continue reading
Some of the trackers on Wordle's page belong to The New York Times, while others send data to third parties, including Google. | Continue reading