Neowin News Feed for: War

Government dilemma: Musk has been in secret talks with Putin, raising security concerns

Martin Hodás — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:06:01 +0000

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since 2022. It appears to be a closely held secret in government, a new WSJ report claims. Read more...

After breaking up with Russia, NASA comes to save Europe's never-ending mission to Mars

Martin Hodás — Sat, 18 May 2024 19:58:01 +0000

European space mission ExoMars began in 2001. However, it came close to being canceled due to repeated delays and war in Ukraine. A new partnership with NASA aims to finally send the rover into space. Read more...

More than half of Russia's Baikal chips are defective as a result of Western sanctions

Martin Hodás — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 03:54:01 +0000

Russian semiconductor company Baikal was forced to switch to domestic partners for the packaging of its chips due to the war. However, the rate of defective products is at ridiculously high levels. Read more...

After photos from the battlefield, Musk denies that SpaceX is selling Starlink to Russia

Martin Hodás — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:10:02 +0000

Ukrainian intelligence confirmed that Russians are using Starlink at the front line in Ukraine. SpaceX denies a possibility that the Russian military obtained its terminals legally. Read more...

Russian district court fines Google $32,000, Wikipedia also under fire

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:24:01 +0000

Google was fined after failing to remove an alleged fake news video about the Russia-Ukraine conflict from YouTube, a Russian district court ruled after the company broke its administrative laws. Read more...

Google Search now provides more helpful energy crisis information in Europe

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:26:01 +0000

Google has rolled out tools to Search to help people in Europe with the ongoing energy crisis. It includes news on the matter, local guidance, and steps you can take to cut usage and save money. Read more...

Microsoft to provide free tech support for Ukraine throughout 2023

Justin Luna — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is pledging continued support for Ukraine since its conflict with Russia started in late February. The software giant will provide additional technology aid valued at roughly $100 million. Read more...

Epic Games has raised $144 million for Ukraine since March 21 and will donate it to charity

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:48:02 +0000

Epic Games managed to raise $144 million for Ukraine between March 21 and April 3. The money will be donated to a range of charities including UNICEF, UNHCR, Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen. Read more...

Apple sees dark clouds ahead, iPhone SE production slashed by 20%

Paul Hill — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:24:01 +0000

Apple has slashed iPhone SE production by 20% due to several factors that make the company believe it will sell fewer devices. Concerning Apple are inflation levels and the Russo-Ukrainian war. Read more...

Ukrainians turn to translation and language learning apps as they're forced to flee war

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:32:01 +0000

Translation and language learning app downloads have spiked among Ukrainians as they flee the war and try to settle in other countries. Translation app downloads were up 71% month-over-month. Read more...

Ukraine will issue NFTs to fund war effort after raising $50M in cryptocurrency donations

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:04:01 +0000

In an effort to raise funds for the ongoing armed conflict, the Ukrainian government has indicated that it will 'offer' Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The govt. has canceled plans to issue airdrops. Read more...

Apple pulls products from the Russian market due to the war in Ukraine

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia over the aggression the country has shown to its neighbour, Ukraine. RT News and Sputnik News have also been removed from the App Store. Read more...

Elon Musk switches on Starlink in Ukraine to bolster connectivity

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:54:01 +0000

SpaceX has switched on Starlink in Ukraine and is sending receivers to the country to help ensure people can stay connected if broadband and mobile infrastructure are destroyed by the conflict. Read more...

Russia bans Facebook for 'violation of fundamental human rights'

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:46:02 +0000

The Russian government has partially banned Facebook in the country and claimed that the social network has violated the fundamental human rights and freedom of citizens in the country. Read more...

Cryptocurrencies see sharp price drop across the board as Russian invasion begins

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:44:01 +0000

Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin saw a sharp drop in their prices today following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The decline in prices anticipated European stock markets which are all down. Read more...

Facebook awards $800,000 to ten projects securing the internet

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:12:01 +0000

Facebook has announced the winners of its $800,000 prize money for projects that look to enhance the security and privacy of internet and Facebook user online and off. It'll give $200,000 more soon. Read more...

Battlefield 1 gameplay trailer shows off jaw-dropping battle scenes

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:20:05 +0000

Electronic Arts has released a new Battlefield 1 gameplay trailer showcasing hand-to-hand combat, battles in the trenches, on horses and amidst clouds of mustard gas. Read more...

Apple is seeking an additional $180 million from Samsung

Steven Johns — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:28:01 +0000

Samsung paid Apple $548 million this month alone for patent infringement, but Apple isn't done yet and is filing to receive an additional $180 million in supplemental damages. Read more...

The British army is allegedly training a group of 'Facebook Warriors'

Usama Jawad — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:42:01 +0000

The world stepped into the age of cyber warfare not too long ago, digital weapons have become much more destructive than physical ones. The British army intends to use this fact to their advantage. Read more...

Mobile patent war cools down as Microsoft and Apple sell patents to RPX

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:22:01 +0000

Tech giants fighting over patents and royalty payments really doesn't help spur innovation. Fortunately, the war appears to be drawing to a close, as these companies find better ways to collaborate. Read more...

Reuters website hacked, spreading lies about Syrian situation

Paul Ferson — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:42:32 +0000

Reuters was hacked on Friday, with an account being hacked and used to spread misinformation about the situation in Syria, and specifically about the Free Syrian Army's movements. Read more...

Rumour: Samsung to supply Apple A6 despite patent war

Denis Wong — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:58:03 +0000

Despite the heated legal disputes between Apple and Samsung, it's business as usual for engineers on both sides, with rumours Samsung will supply Apple with its A6 system-on-a-chip. Read more...

Have we lost the battle for desktop security?

Tzvi Friedman — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:47:31 +0000

We hear the warnings everywhere these days. Don't click on links from unknown sources, don't open attachments unless you know their contents, don't friend strangers on Facebook, and so many more. It's safe to say... Read more...

American soldiers use iPods on the battlefield

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:57:10 +0000

What kind of music one listens to can certainly say a lot about one's character. Professor Jon Pieslak, a music theorist at the City College of New York, has based an interesting project on this... Read more...

EU to re-ignite browser wars?

James Hall — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:20:08 +0000

According to the Wall Street Journal, the European Union, as part of its ongoing antitrust investigations and prosecutions, is now considering forcing Microsoft to provide users of Windows easy access to a range of web... Read more...

US cyberware details surface, Iraq & Iran have been targets

Brad Sams — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:33:39 +0000

The cyber warfare front is a changing and untested battlefield that every foreign government wants to control. Many have always assumed that the United States carried out cyber attacks but today we are finally learning... Read more...

Analyst Predicts Intel Price War, Profit Warning

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:30:13 +0000

LONDON — Reading the runes on the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics numbers for April, Bruce Diesen, analyst at Handelsbanken Capital Markets, predicted a profits warning would soon be forthcoming from Intel Corp. where he said... Read more...