This Week in Google 654

• Demand for VPNs in Russia, Ukraine leaps as internet control tightens.
• ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”.
• Where is our moral line in Ukraine?
• Volunteer Hackers Converge on Ukraine Conflict With No One in Charge.
• ‘Contagious Courage’: Why a Silicon Valley Exec Went Back to Ukraine.
• Nukemap.
• Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse.
• Twitter launches Tor Onion service for Russia.
• Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity launch the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project.
• Patrick Beja - The View From Finland.
• Biden Signs Executive Order Bullish on Crypto, Digital U.S. Dollar.
• Islam has a rich tradition around finance. Crypto is prompting new questions.
• Alphabet’s Google to Buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant in $5.4 Billion Deal.
• China-backed APT41 compromised ‘at least’ six US state governments.
• Researchers find potentially vulnerable smart home devices.
• Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands.
• Tesla sends Powerwalls to Ukraine, expands free Supercharging, and gives up to 3 months of pay to employees going back to fight.
• Amazon referred to DOJ for potential criminal obstruction of Congress.
• Substack Debuts iOS App for Reading Newsletters.
• Silenced No More Act: Washington passes the bill.
• This bot is tweeting pay disparity data at companies posting about International Women’s Day.
• Reid Hoffman has co-founded his first new company since LinkedIn sale.
• Seeking the Productive Life: Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure.
• Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices.
• Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists.
• Android 12L is official as “Android 12.1,” rolling out now to Pixel phones.
• March Pixel Feature Drop includes Live Caption on calls, night mode in Snapchat, and more.
• Google releases Android 12 QPR3 Beta 1 to start previewing June’s Pixel Feature Drop.
• Google kills Book-on-Google for hotels.
• Google Fiber now offers Business 2 Gig plan for $250/month as 1 Gig drops to $100.
• Google Voice and Fi temporarily waive calling fees to Ukraine.
• Chrome OS 99 rolling out: Faster desk creation, improved palm rejection & Nearby Share.
• Google is pulling the plug on Assistant Snapshot, the only trace left of Google Now.
• Elon Musk asks court to scrap SEC agreement over his tweets, claiming he was ‘forced’ to enter into it.
• Unbelievable S. Korean TV election graphics.
• Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off coast of Antarctica.
• Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs.

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Links

• Demand for VPNs in Russia, Ukraine leaps as internet control tightens
• ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”
• Jeff's article: Where is our moral line in Ukraine?
• Volunteer Hackers Converge on Ukraine Conflict With No One in Charge - The New York Times
• ‘Contagious Courage’: Why a Silicon Valley Exec Went Back to Ukraine
• Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to rele
• Twitter launches Tor Onion service for Russia
• Biden Signs Executive Order Bullish on Crypto, Digital U.S. Dollar
• Islamic debate over the permissability of crypto
• Alphabet’s Google to Buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant in $5.4 Billion Deal
• Related to Mandiant: China-backed APT41 compromised ‘at least’ six US state governments
• Stacey's article: Researchers find potentially vulnerable smart home devices
• Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands | Ars Technica
• Amazon referred to DOJ for potential criminal obstruction of Congress
• Substack starts an RSS reader
• Silenced No More Act: Washington passes the bill - Protocol
• Reid Hoffman has co-founded his first new company since LinkedIn sale
• Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices
• Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists
• Android 12L is official as “Android 12.1,” rolling out now to Pixel phones
• March Pixel Feature Drop includes Live Caption on calls, night mode in Snapchat, and more
• Google releases Android 12 QPR3 Beta 1 to start previewing June’s Pixel Feature Drop
• Google kills Book-on-Google for hotels
• Google Fiber now offers Business 2 Gig plan for $250/month as 1 Gig drops to $100
• Google Voice and Fi temporarily waive calling fees to Ukraine
• Chrome OS 99 rolling out: Faster desk creation, improved palm rejection & Nearby Share
• Google is pulling the plug on Assistant Snapshot, the only trace left of Google Now
• Elon Musk asks court to scrap SEC agreement over his tweets, claiming he was ‘forced’ to enter into it
• Unbelievable S. Korean TV election graphics
• The Endurance found (vidoe + pix)
• Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs | Engadget
• Canāree Air Quality Monitor
• "The Man from the Future The Visionary Life of John von Neumann"