This Week in Tech 865

ICANN in Russia, Nuclear vs Solar power, Elden Ring, Audiblegate, Chunky Palmtop

•  Setting the stage for Russia vs Ukraine.
•  ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”.
•  Google blocks RT, Sputnik from the Play app store in Europe.
•  Kevin Rothrock on Twitter: "Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse."
•  Telegram Harm Reduction for Users in Russia and Ukraine.
•  Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after the invasion.
•  Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith.
•  The state of E-sports in 2022.
•  E-sports vs Chess.
•  World Chess Boxing Championship.
•  Europe’s Sleeping Giant Awakens.
•  Apple 'Peek Performance' event invite is an AR portal.
•  Chonky Palmtop.
•  The age of Fidonet versus the age of the Internet.
•  Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day.
•  Audiblegate.
•  The History of the Standard Oil Company.
•  Framework laptop.
•  The Dawn of Everything.

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Links

• Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe | Reuters
• Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones
• Telegram Harm Reduction for Users in Russia and Ukraine
• Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion
• Apple 'Peek Performance' event invite is an AR portal | AppleInsider
• Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day - Polygon
• Chonky Palmtop
• The History of the Standard Oil Company
• ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”