A broad coalition of civil society groups is making the case that, as odious as Russia's invasion of Ukraine is, its citizens should not be deprived of basic internet access.
Why it matters: The U.S. has imposed strict sanctions on Russia and at least two internet providers have already cut off service to the country.
A group of blockchain investors has committed $165 million to make bitcoin more of a force in the decentralized finance and app development world.
Why it matters: Bitcoin has long been considered just a store of value, while most hardcore blockchain app development has been focused on ethereum and other chains.
Magic Leap has a new version of its augmented reality headset, this time specifically targeted toward enterprise use, particularly in medical, manufacturing and public sector settings.
Between the lines: The company was initially hoping to sell a consumer product but, like others in the VR and AR space, it realized that its product was still too expensive and bulky for mainstream consumers.
Google is plowing ahead with a $5.4 billion acquisition as it fends off a Justice Department lawsuit charging monopolistic practices and inquiries by lawmakers who argue the search giant is already too big.
Why it matters: An increasingly hostile regulatory climate over the past five years hasn't stopped Big Tech giants from making billion-dollar deals.
The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed Salesforce, the customer relationship management giant and a major Republican National Committee vendor, for sensitive information about the RNC's fundraising, Axios has learned.
The RNC plans to sue to stop the disclosure, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the dispute. An advance copy of the complaint filed was reviewed by Axios.
Why it matters: It's the most significant legal confrontation so far between the GOP's official apparatus and the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Eight more women, former and current employees at Sony PlayStation, have added their accounts of sexist treatment to a proposed class-action lawsuit against the gaming giant.
Why it matters: The new declarations add to former IT security analyst Emma Majo’s assertion that PlayStation, like many other game companies, has long had a workplace culture that is hostile to women.
Wesley Chan, founder of Google Analytics and Google Voice, has quietly teamed with former Morgan Stanley tech banker Pegah Ebrahimi to launch a new venture capital firm, Axios has learned.
Details: The pair are raising $350 million to invest in early-stage tech companies, with expectations that the money will last around three years.
Nintendo has postponed the release of upcoming Switch game Advance Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp, which depicts cartoonish tank warfare and the siege of cities.
Driving the news: The game doesn't look realistic, but its visual themes and gameplay evoke the real mechanized combat happening now as Russia escalates its invasion of Ukraine.
Rachel Emma knows exactly how you should spend a weekend in Austin.
Details: Emma, who runs the popular blog Rachel Lately, graduated from the University of Texas in 2013 and has lived in the city ever since. You've probably seen her on Instagram or TikTok, where she regularly churns out funny, smart Austin content and manages the popular food account 512Bites.
Ads from Chinese state broadcaster CGTN are running on Meta-owned Facebook, targeting global users with pro-Russian talking points about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Driving the news: Meta said last week it would ban ads from Russian state media and stop recommending content from such outlets. But that hasn't stopped countries close to Moscow, like China, from using their state channels to buy ads pushing a pro-Russian line.
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