By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In mid-February, privacy and digital rights activists were buzzing about a recent victory: Earlier in the month, the Internal Revenue Service said it would back away from a controversial plan to force taxpayers to use facial-recognition software before they could log in to its website. “This has definitely been a
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business WeWork said Monday that it is planning to divest its operations in Russia, one week after its CEO said the real estate company’s “assets do incredibly well” there and he didn’t think it would need to pull out of the country. “Together with our colleagues, members, and landlords, we
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business WeWork said Monday that it is planning to divest its operations in Russia, one week after its CEO said the real estate company’s “assets do incredibly well” there and he didn’t think it would need to pull out of the country. “Together with our colleagues, members, and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Netflix and TikTok are suspending all or part of their services in Russia, adding to a long list of companies boycotting the country over its war in Ukraine. Netflix said on Sunday that it would stop streaming its content in Russia, though it did not specify what would happen to
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Netflix and TikTok are suspending all or part of their services in Russia, adding to a long list of companies boycotting the country over its war in Ukraine. Netflix said on Sunday that it would stop streaming its content in Russia, though it did not specify what would happen
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is about to hold its first big product event of 2022 and the focus will be on performance. That likely means faster chips, more devices with 5G connectivity and more powerful cameras. At a virtual event on Tuesday, which has the tagline “peek performance,” Apple is expected to
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Over the first weekend of February, Street Dog Hero joined forces with partners throughout the Mexican state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula to host a free Spay and Neuter Clinic in the City of Chetumal, the state’s capital, nested just against the border of Belize and home to approximately 170,000 people.
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This cattle dog mix has a lot of love to give back! He’s waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Russia is blocking Facebook in the country, according to its communications regulator. “In March 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in the Russian Federation,” the statement said. In response, Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg said the
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Russia moved to block access to Facebook within its borders on Friday, seeking to shut down the world’s biggest social media platform and drawing a rebuke from the Biden administration. “In March 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in
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Sadie is a 12-year-old cat searching for a new home to enjoy, still nimble and playful, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Google has suspended all advertising in Russia, the company confirmed to CNN Friday. “In light of the extraordinary circumstances, we’re pausing Google ads in Russia,” the company said in a statement. “The situation is evolving quickly, and we will continue to share updates when appropriate.” The decision covers all Google’s
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business When Russia moved to “partially restrict” Facebook access in the country last week, drawing the social network deeper into an international conflict, it prompted a defiant response from the company’s most visible representative on the world stage. Not Mark Zuckerberg, but Nick Clegg. “Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads. Yandex, which handles about 60% of internet search traffic in Russia and operates a big ride-hailing business, said Thursday that it may be unable to pay its debts as a consequence of the financial market
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Brooks-Scanlon, Inc. and shareholders of Brooks-Scanlon and Brooks Resources, is donating funds to support new public art in four Bend roundabouts. The Bend Foundation and the City of Bend are collaborating with a local nonprofit organization, Art in Public Places, to
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, will no longer deliver Russian-made rocket engines to the United States, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said on state television, ending a decades-long relationship between US and Russian rocket makers. “Today we have made a decision to halt the deliveries of rocket engines produced by NPO Energomash
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company’s satellite-based internet service — to Ukraine this week, responding to a plea from the country’s vice prime minister amid fears that Ukrainians could lose internet access if Russia continues its
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company’s satellite-based internet service — to Ukraine this week, responding to a plea from the country’s vice prime minister amid fears that Ukrainians could lose internet access if Russia continues
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business The international non-profit that coordinates management of the internet told Ukraine it will not intervene in the country’s war with Russia, rebuffing a request to cut Russia off from the global internet. Ukraine’s proposal is neither technically feasible nor within the mission of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
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Here are the first of our weekly collections among the many fine pet photos you’ve submitted already! To send us your own and display your favorite pup or kitty on our site, or just see the latest arrivals, visit the Play tab in the menu or go here: https://ktvz.com/play/2022/02/28/pet-pics/
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