Fri. 02/25 – The Ukraine Fallout Continues For Tech
Ukraine is seeking to raise its own hacker army. New export controls affect tech products. Why mobile subscriptions being a growth industry is more bad news for the App Store status quo. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Ukraine is seeking to raise its own hacker army. New export controls affect tech products. Why mobile subscriptions being a growth industry is more bad news for the App Store status quo. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- Social media platforms on the defensive as Russian-based disinformation about Ukraine spreads (Politico)
- Google Faces Sanctions Dilemma With Pro-Russia YouTube Channels (Bloomberg)
- Ukraine war flashes neon warning lights for chips (Reuters)
- Biden hits Russia with tough export curbs, slashing access to global tech (Reuters)
- Top subscription app revenue grew 41% in 2021 to reach $18.3 billion (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- A moment of clarity (Noapinion Substack)
- Web3 Developers Have Found a Functioning Metaverse. It’s ‘Minecraft’. (Vice)
- CAN THE LAW KEEP UP WITH CRYPTO? (The Verge)
- Crypto Scammers’ New Target: Dating Apps (NYTimes)
- Amazon’s sprawling grocery business has become an ‘expensive hobby’ with a cloudy future (CNBC)
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