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Russia starts testing its own internal internet – TechCrunch

Russia has begun testing a national internet system that would function as an alternative to the broader web, according to…

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Nigeria’s Rensource raises $20M to power African markets by solar – TechCrunch

Nigerian startup Rensource Energy has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by CRE Venture Capital and the Omidyar…

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Reddit links UK-US trade talk leak to Russian influence campaign – TechCrunch

Reddit has linked account activity involving the leak and amplification of sensitive UK-US trade talks on its platform during the…

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Apple and Google Maps accommodate Russia’s annexation of Crimea – TechCrunch

Global politics are difficult to navigate ordinarily, but in times of conflict companies that aim to provide an unbiased service,…

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Jeanette Manfra, senior DHS cybersecurity official, to leave government – TechCrunch

Jeanette Manfra, one of the most senior and experienced U.S. cybersecurity officials, is leaving government after more than a decade…

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Senate report says Russian election interference ‘invariably’ supported Trump, recommends national PSA – TechCrunch

A bipartisan Senate investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election released today definitively implicates the country in online operations…

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Apple’s new ‘For All Mankind’ trailer focuses on the people dealing with a Soviet space race win – TechCrunch

Apple’s new premium subscription TV service is launching on November 1, and there’s a new trailer for one of its…

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Russian APT Map Reveals 22,000 Connections Between 2000 Malware Samples

Though Russia still has an undiversified and stagnant economy, it was one of the early countries in the world to…

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Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections – TechCrunch

In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million…

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Russian humanoid robot makes its way to the International Space Station – TechCrunch

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station successfully late on Tuesday evening, after an initial attempt to…