Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

Roskomnadzor, Russia's federal agency for monitoring and censoring mass media, has blocked access to Snapchat and FaceTime in the country, Bloomberg reports, citing Russian news service Interfax. [...]

Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following Maduro raid

SpaceX’s Starlink is offering customers in Venezuela free access to its internet service after the US captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. According to CNBC, some areas of Caracas an [...]

Russia is trying to make its own game consoles in a bid for technological independence

It’s no secret that Russia has been slowly working towards eschewing as much Western technology as it can and developing its own, and its latest effort seems to be related to video games. On Decembe [...]

Russia closes loophole to fully block payments for Apple services

Russia has closed a loophole that allowed its citizens to pay for Apple digital services. "As of April 1, 2026, payment processing is no longer available for purchases made on the App Store or ot [...]

WhatsApp should prepare to stop operating in Russia, official says

A Russian lawmaker who regulates the IT industry said WhatsApp should prepare to stop offering its services in the country. Anton Gorelkin, the deputy head of the lower house of parliament's IT c [...]

Telegram founder Pavel Durov is reportedly under criminal investigation in Russia

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, is reportedly under criminal investigation by Russian authorities for “abetting terrorist activities.” According to the Financial Times, state-run publication [...]

Michael Burry is holding his Palantir short despite Trump's stock boost

Burry says Palantir stock is worth "well under $50" — roughly 60% below where it was trading Friday [...]

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry on why he's shorting Nvidia stock

Burry is stitching together familiar red flags — circular money loops, stretched depreciation — and he doesn’t like the shape they make around Nvidia [...]

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry on why Tesla stock is 'ridiculously overvalued'

Burry cast Tesla as a giant on stilts, with Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar prize and rolling AI storylines turning investors into a subsidy for the myth [...]