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Russia Blocks Facebook and Twitter in a Propaganda Standoff
Russia’s government announced on Friday that it has blocked Facebook. Within hours, Twitter appeared to have been blocked as well. The moves are a major escalation in a standoff between Big Tech and the Kremlin that has been brewing since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The announcement... Read more
Next Level Games’ Douglas Tronsgard announces retirement
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Douglas Tronsgard, current president and former CEO of Next Level Games, announced he is retiring from the maker of Nintendo games. Next Level Games, founded in 2002, is responsible for several... Read more
Russia Invades Ukraine: Latest Updates as News Organizations Stop Reporting in Russia
A week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a checkpoint stands in Independence Square in the capital city, Kyiv. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. What’s happening Ukraine’s military and citizens continue... Read more
31 Awesome Deals on Clearance Winter Outdoors Gear (2022): REI, Backcountry, and More
This is the perfect time of year to buy cold-weather gear. Retailers are already thinking of beach towels, flip-flops, and sun hats, which means that all the fleece pullovers and long underwear left on the shelf are ready and waiting to replace the worn-out ones you’re still stuffing into... Read more
How the internet is fighting Russian disinformation about Ukraine
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. This article was contributed by Maria Rosil, content writer at software company Euristiq in Lviv, Ukraine. Sanctions are taking their toll on Russia and the Russian people, but there is still little protest in the... Read more
Russia officially blocked Facebook and restricted Twitter. That’s a bad sign for global democracy.
After a week of threats and half-measures, the Russian government has officially blocked Facebook and continues to restrict Twitter from the tens of millions of users in the country who use the apps daily. The move comes at a time when the Russian government is unsurprisingly increasing its crackdown... Read more
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Has a Rock Hitchhiking in One of Its Wheels
This Perseverance rover image from Feb. 25 shows the rock the wheel. It was voted as “Image of the Week” for Week 54.  NASA/JPL-Caltech This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. If you’ve ever gotten a pebble stuck in your shoe, you’ll... Read more
It’s Not Easy Running a Geeky Business
Carol Pinchefsky has written almost 2,000 articles about geek culture for outlets such as Forbes.com, Playboy.com, and Syfy.com. Over the past 20 years, she’s watched fantasy and science fiction grow from a niche interest to a massive cultural force. “There used to be a point where I knew everything... Read more
Telecoms bet 5G will help them own Industry 4.0
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Telecoms bet 5G will help them own Industry 4.0  Solving the challenge of integrating 5G and Wi-Fi 6e into legacy tech stacks will quickly accelerate Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing growth. The world’s leading telecom... Read more
Russia’s war against Ukraine has reached the ISS
As the war in Ukraine goes on, there’s a looming threat that Russia might ditch the International Space Station — a football field-sized satellite that currently houses several astronauts — and allow it to crash into Earth. This raises two scary questions. One, can Russia just drop the ISS... Read more