Russia has a $140B stockpile of gold, but no one wants to buy it

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


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FOSS devs are burning out, quitting, and even sabotaging their own projects

Open-source developers often face burnout from low pay and demanding work, while Big Tech companies profit from their software. | Continue reading


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I paid $103 for a cartoon pig NFT on the online marketplace for digital tokens

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


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A lawsuit accuses Google of racial bias against Black employees

April Curley, an African American woman and former employee, filed a lawsuit alleging that Google "segregates its workforce and workplaces." | Continue reading


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Putin replaced 1k staffers over fears they'd poison him

A Daily Beast report said that those sacked included bodyguards, cooks, launderers, and secretaries. | Continue reading


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Supposedly revolutionary Web3 is just creating a new set of corporate overlords

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


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Putin says Russia must undergo a 'self-cleansing of society' to purge 'traitors'

Putin said the "self-cleansing of society" would "strengthen our country, our solidarity, togetherness, and our readiness." | Continue reading


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Russia's censorship is forcing citizens to dark web and VPNs for news and social

Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye messages. Global news outlets vanished. VPN downloads soared. | Continue reading


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Ukraine killed a Russian general after he made an unsecured call

A large number of senior Russian military officers are being killed in Ukraine, embarrassing losses which appeared to have hampered the invasion. | Continue reading


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Amazon used tactic to make it harder to quit Prime – cancellations dropped 14%

Amazon intentionally drew out the process of canceling a Prime membership with layers of confirmations and prompts, internal documents show. | Continue reading


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Russia sanctions stranded hundreds of airliners worth an estimated $12B

Getting the aircraft out of Russia could be a logistical nightmare if government entities and Russian airlines do not cooperate. | Continue reading


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Putin's agents reportedly threaten top Google exec in Moscow with 24hr ultimatum

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


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Russia moves to declare Meta an 'extremist' organization

Russia has already blocked Facebook and declaring Meta an "extremist" organization, would also lead to Instagram and WhatsApp being shut down. | Continue reading


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Putin originally planned to seize Kyiv in two days – CIA chief

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


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Google CEO says he uses NSDR to unwind. Here's what it is and how it works

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


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Google continues to run advertising on Russian disinformation sites

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


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Better.com is reportedly set to lay off 4k more workers this week

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


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Elon Musk asked by Twitter users to deactivate all Teslas in Russia

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


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Biggest shipping company suspends container shipments to and from Russia

Maersk's suspension of container shipments will apply to all goods except food, medical supplies, and humanitarian equipment. | Continue reading


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Minute-by-Minute Guide to Protect Yourself During a Nuclear Attack

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


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Man dies from caffeine overdose after drinking equivalent of 200 cups of coffee

Tom Mansfield, father-of-two from Colwyn Bay, Wales, got his "maths wrong" when measuring caffeine powder, a coroner said. | Continue reading


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Walmart enhances 'branches' by reviving US-Mexico fund transfers

It will bring back transfers between the countries through Walmart2Walmart, focusing on low transaction fees. | Continue reading


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Sanctioned Russian billionaire Fridman locked out of PE firm he cofounded

Following EU sanctions, Mikhail Fridman's assets in the company were "effectively frozen" and his shareholder rights were taken away, LetterOne said. | Continue reading


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One of the top contributors to coding language Python lives in Ukraine

Like many young male programmers in Ukraine, Serhiy Storchaka decided to stay in Ukraine. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk explains why Tesla hasn’t tried to make the world’s longest-range EV

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


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Tesla driver dies after his Model 3 stops on highway, gets hit by two other

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


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Airbnb is suspending operations in Russia and Belarus

Airbnb joins the likes of Apple, General Motors, Ikea, and Shell in pulling out of or suspending operations in Russia. | Continue reading


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A Russian businessman has put a $1M bounty on Vladimir Putin's head

Russian crypto investor Alex Konanykhin, who is based in California, told Insider the million-dollar bounty would come from his personal funds. | Continue reading


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An interviewer made Zuckerberg circle traffic lights to prove he isn't a robot

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


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Amazon workers sent management list of demands, including $25/hour starting wage

A wave of labor activism is sweeping the commerce giant, including at three US warehouses with active union drives. | Continue reading


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The largest sovereign wealth fund says it'll dump its Russian assets

The Norges Bank Investment Management operates a $1.3 trillion fund. It holds shares in about 47 Russian companies and government bonds. | Continue reading


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The teen famous for tracking Elon Musk's jet has a new target: Russian oligarchs

A new Twitter account called Russian Oligarch Jets is keeping tabs on the air travel of Russia's wealthy and powerful. | Continue reading


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Ukraine credits Turkish drones with eviscerating Russian tanks

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


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Largest cargo aircraft was destroyed during a Russian attack on airfield

Multiple sources claimed that the AN-225 Mriya had been targeted while it was sitting in a hangar at the Antonov Airfield. | Continue reading


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Doest Putin Have Children?

Russian president Vladimir Putin has tried to keep his personal life out of the spotlight, rarely if ever discussing his children. | Continue reading


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Europe can't stop buying Russian gas. Here's why

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


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Map shows mounting tensions between NATO and Russia (2016)

Russia and NATO are increasing their military posturing across the continent. | Continue reading


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Startup founder says he lost his company and $100M by relying on Facebook

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


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Apple Store employees use Android phones to help keep their unionizing efforts

"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


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Trump's social media app Truth Social suffered an outage shortly after launching

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


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I tried using Trump's new social-media app, Truth Social

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


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Kremlin admits that a dramatic Security Council meeting on Ukraine was recorded in advance, after people realized a minister's watch showed the wrong time

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that recording meetings in advance is not unusual. | Continue reading


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Hyperloop lays off half of its employees as it pivots away from passenger travel

The hyperloop transport company laid off over 100 employees as it shifts its focus from passenger travel to cargo transport. | Continue reading


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Fire aboard cargo ship may have been intensified by electric-vehicle batteries

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


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Twitter suspended hundreds of fake Chinese propaganda accounts

Twitter suspended hundreds of inauthentic accounts an NYT and ProPublica investigation found to be pushing China's narrative of the Beijing Olympics. | Continue reading


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Its not about the virus, remote workers simply dont want to return to the office

"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


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Single women are losing in today's economy

While more millennials are postponing or forgoing marriage, the economy hasn't caught up. | Continue reading


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Wordle tracks you more now that The New York Times owns it

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


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