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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.

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.

HEAT WAVE A GLIMPSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE'S IMPACT IN N. AMERICA

The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when a woman in her 70s was wheeled into an emergency room with symptoms of a life-threatening heat stroke.

EUROPE'S JOINT MARS MISSION WITH RUSSIA POSTPONED BY WAR

The launch of a joint Europe-Russia mission to Mars this year is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine, the European Space Agency said this week.

CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON TO END SCHOOL MASK MANDATES

Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly this week.

MIT SEVERS TIES WITH RUSSIAN SCHOOL AFTER UKRAINE INVASION

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is severing ties with a research university it helped establish more than a decade ago in Russia, citing the country’s “unacceptable military actions” in invading Ukraine.

FORD'S FORK IN THE ROAD: EV, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ARE SPLIT

Ford will split its electric vehicle and internal combustion operations into two individual businesses to accelerate its adaptation of new technology and the Detroit automaker said that its transformation into an EV company is accelerating.

FITBIT RECALLS 1 MILLION IONIC WATCHES AFTER BURN INJURIES

Google-owned Fitbit has recalled 1 million of its Ionic smartwatches after dozens of users reported burn injuries after the battery overheated.

Weather Satellite Rockets to Orbit to Monitor US West

America’s newest weather satellite blasted off Tuesday to improve wildfire and flood forecasting across the western half of the country.

HOW TECH COULD HELP OUT ENDANGERED LANGUAGES LIKE CHEROKEE

By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the Indigenous language, endangered after a long history of erasure. But it might be a step toward immersing younger tribal citizens in the language spoken by a dwindling number of their elders.

A Free-forall but No Crippling Cyberattacks in Ukraine War

Russia has some of the best hackers in the world, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware hasn’t had much of a noticeable impact.

Amazon's Voice Assistant Alexa to Start Seeking Doctor Help

If there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one.

Twitter Expands Birdwatch, Its Crowdsourced Fact Check Pilot

Twitter is expanding Birdwatch, its crowd-sourced fact checking project it started as a small and little-publicized pilot program more than a year ago.

6 Ways Technology Is Evolving Travel in 2022

For the athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, travel entailed … robots. Everywhere. These machines prepared and served noodles, rice and burgers, and roamed hallways to take the temperatures of passersby.

Russia's War Spurs Corporate Exodus, Exposes Business Risks

Auto shipments stopped, beer stopped flowing, cargo ships dropped port calls and oil companies cut their pipelines.

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OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB–C

An affordable pocket hard drive

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BenQ EW3880R

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Beats Fit Pro

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Beginner's Guides Introducing Safari

Turn off trackers, fix Facebook, and eliminate annoyances to make browsing better

ASUSTOR DRIVESTOR 2 PRO AS3302T

Superb all–round performance at an unbeatable price

Power Up Your Mac

If your Mac’s not running as quickly as it should be, or you just want to squeeze every ounce of power you can from it, read on

AnkerWork B600 Video Bar

Power up your video calls

Arlo Ultra 2

High–end smart security camera with 4K video and HomeKit support

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.

TRUMP'S SOCIAL MEDIA APP LAUNCHES YEAR AFTER TWITTER BAN

Former President Donald Trump’s social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

USPS GETS FINAL SIGNOFF TO ORDER NEW DELIVERY VEHICLES

The U.S. Postal Service said it cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles — and getting some of them on delivery routes next year — despite pushback from the Environmental Protection Agency.

NEW YORK PLANS CYBERSECURITY HUB TO COORDINATE RESPONSES

New York wants to improve its cybersecurity defenses and will open a joint operations center in the coming months to coordinate between government agencies, critical businesses and utilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.