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RUSSIAN BANKS MULL CHINA UNIONPAY; BIG ACCOUNTING FIRMS EXIT

Leading Russian banks are looking into using a Chinese payment rival after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations, while all the big global accounting firms said they would pull out of Russia in the latest corporate fallout over the invasion of Ukraine.

TWITTER UNVEILS VERSION OF SITE THAT CAN BYPASS RUSSIA BLOCK

Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country.

DID AMAZON VIOLATE FEDERAL LAWS? LAWMAKERS ASK FOR DOJ PROBE

Lawmakers followed through Wednesday on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the tech giant and senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other federal laws in testimony on its competition practices.

EXPERTS: HOW TO IMPOSE INTERNET SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA

Ukraine’s attempt to get Russia kicked off the internet failed, but a diverse group of experts proposes a more narrow approach to sanctioning the Kremlin for invading its neighbor: Consider creating a mechanism that could technically blacklist individual Russian military and propaganda websites.

MUSK ASKS JUDGE TO NULLIFY SUBPOENA, THROW OUT DEAL WITH SEC

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking a federal judge to nullify a subpoena from securities regulators and throw out a 2018 court agreement in which Musk had to have someone pre-approve his posts on Twitter.

GAS PRICE HIKES FUELING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Some social media users suggest that soaring fuel prices in the U.S. aren't the result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, increased consumption or supply chain issues as daily life resumes after two years of stagnation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

LEAK GIVES DETAILS ON OVER 30,000 CREDIT SUISSE BANK CLIENTS

A German newspaper said a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of more than 30,000 clients — some of them unsavory — and points to possible failures of due diligence in checks on many customers.

DEPORTATION AGENTS USE SMARTPHONE APP TO MONITOR IMMIGRANTS

U.S. authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free.

DELIVERY ROBOTS WITH RUSSIAN TIES PULLED FROM 2 US CAMPUSES

Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

BIDEN SIGNS ORDER ON CRYPTOCURRENCY AS ITS USE EXPLODES

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency.

‘CODA' Takes Top Honors at Sag Awards, Will Smith Wins

In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” took top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of “Squid Game,” the cast of “Ted Lasso” and Will Smith.

War via Tiktok: Russia's New Tool for Propaganda Machine

The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a pulsing background beat. It’s cute, watchable and hardly seems the stuff of state propaganda.

PROPAGANDA, FAKE VIDEOS OF UKRAINE INVASION BOMBARD USERS

The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine.

APPLE SAYS IT HALTS ALL PRODUCT SALES IN RUSSIA

Apple said it has paused all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

GLOOMY NIGHTS FOR THE DARK KNIGHT IN ‘THE BATMAN'

Batman, never a day person, is plunged into perpetual night in Matt Reeves’ nocturnal, nihilist, neo-noir take on the Caped Crusader.

SISOLAK'S NEW PLANS TARGET HOUSING ROADS INTERNET KIDS

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak outlined his latest plans for spending billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief and other funds with an emphasis on reducing housing costs, upgrading infrastructure and expanding broadband internet access.

WHO WORKS TO SPREAD COVID VACCINE TECHNOLOGY TO MORE NATIONS

The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology that has successfully been used to make COVID-19 vaccines.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT RAISES BIG RISKS FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY

Just what a vulnerable world economy didn't need — a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers and families in Africa that face soaring food prices.

EX-OFFICIAL: SPACE STATION LARGELY ISOLATED FROM TENSIONS

Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press.

STANDOFF ENDS AT AMSTERDAM APPLE STORE, HOSTAGE SAFE

An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam ended late Tuesday with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran from the store. His hostage was safe, police said.

DUBAI'S NEW MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE ENVISIONS A HEALTHY PLANET

Dubai will open the doors to an architecturally stunning building housing the new Museum of the Future, a seven-story structure that envisions a dreamlike world powered by solar energy and the Gulf Arab state's frenetic quest to develop.

IF YOUR LIFE CHANGED IN 2021, WATCH FOR INCOME TAX SURPRISES

The events of 2021 didn't always play out as expected. A lingering pandemic, a shifting government response and a wave of career moves meant many people ended the year in a far different place from where they began.

CYBERATTACKS ACCOMPANY RUSSIAN MILITARY ASSAULT ON UKRAINE

The websites of Ukraine's defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load after a punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks as Russia struck at its neighbor, explosions shaking the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.

FORD CEO: NO PLAN TO SPIN OFF EV BUSINESS, BUT CHANGE COMING

The CEO of Ford Motor Co. says the automaker has no plans to spin off its electric vehicle or internal combustion businesses, but is reinventing itself by removing costs and ramping up for large-scale EV and software sales.

Online Harassment, Real Harm: Fixing the Web's Biggest Bug

"It should have been a time of celebration: Brittan Heller would soon graduate from college and head to one of the nation’s top law programs."

RANSOMWARE GANG SAYS IT HAS HACKED 49ERS FOOTBALL TEAM

The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data.

‘YELLOWSTONE' SAGA EXPANDS WITH '1932′ PREQUEL ON PARAMOUNT+

The hit series “Yellowstone” is becoming a mothership with yet another prequel.

NEW FRESH PRINCE JABARI BANKS IS READY TO CONQUER ‘BEL-AIR'

Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper.

EUROPEAN COMPANIES RUSSIAN TIES COULD MAKE SANCTIONS TOUGH

Europe is contemplating sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine — and the work is far from simple.

TOM HOLLAND IN THE VIDEO GAME ADAPTATION ‘UNCHARTED'

Goonies never say die, and neither do some of their storylines.