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GSC Game World says Russian hackers are leaking Stalker 2 test builds, please don't look at them

The Ukrainian developer says it's been under attack by Russian hackers for nearly a year and a half.

PC Gamer

Company behind Hooch, Hooper’s and VK sees sales jump

Global Brands saw a near 27 per cent rise in turnover last year to £84.4m, partly thanks to US growth

Birmingham Post

American extremists linked to Russian sites

The online postings of far-right extremists keep turning up on Russia's loosely moderated social media platforms.

Axios

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Thai factory used by Tesco faces criminal charges over treatment of workers

Exclusive: VKG, where workers made jeans for Tesco’s Thai branch between 2017 and 2020, faces charges including fraud

The Guardian - UK

Russia deports thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime

A team at Yale University is using open-source materials to document the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russia. Russia says it's a vast humanitarian program.

WEKU

The Ukraine war made Telegram’s app more popular and important than ever. But making money is still a struggle

Telegram and its reclusive leader, Pavel Durov, are scrambling to build a viable business around the video and messaging platform.

Fortune

Moscow blames its troops’ use of mobile phones for Makiivka missile strike

Ukrainian shelling that killed 89 recruits aided by mobiles switched on near frontlines claims, Russia defence ministry

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Drinks firm buys Hooch, Hooper’s, and Reef brands from Molson Coors

Global Brands already wons VK, Franklin & Sons premium soft drinks and Amigos Tequila Beer

Birmingham Post

Teacher arrested with student porn videos

A teacher at a public school in Samut Prakan has been arrested for allegedly selling pornographic videos on social media, some showing him having sex with schoolgirls in uniform.

Bangkok Post

Samut Prakan teacher arrested with student porn videos

A teacher at a public school in Samut Prakan has been arrested for allegedly selling pornographic videos of adults and children on social media, some showing him having sex with schoolgirls in uniform.

Bangkok Post

Neo-Nazi facing jail for racist social media posts

A Neo-Nazi who dreamed of organising a white supremacist “fight back” as he posted online “I love being a racist” is facing jail.

Evening Standard

Apple App Store Pulls Russian Social Network VKontakte

Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain. The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is iPhone Demand Really Slowing Down?, Lyft Freezes Hiring, Biogen's New Drug Slows Alzheimer's Progression: Top Financial Media Stories Wednesday, Sept. 28

Bloomberg

Benzinga

Apple removes Russian Facebook competitor VK from App Store

Company says British sanctions compel it to remove the social media app from its store globally

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Russia’s Yandex to sell off news service as state tightens grip on online media

State-controlled social media platform VK to buy news and blogging services of country’s largest internet firmRussia-Ukraine war: latest news

Daily Mirror

Executive of 'Russian Facebook' die trying to cross Arctic river in all-terrain vehicle

Vladimir Gabrielyan, 39, deputy CEO of VK, and his friend Sergey Merzlyakov, 44, the social media company’s purchasing director, died in the crash in northern Russia

Input

The FBI is investing millions in social media surveillance software

Babel X will conduct about 20,000 keyword searches every month on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Insider UK

Lothian Pension Fund reveals investment in Russia's largest bank is now 'worthless'

The public sector scheme still owns shares in sanctioned Russian companies

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Evening Standard

Russian internet giant VK faces $400 million debt default after London shares suspension

VK, known as Mail.ru until last year, has said it might not have enough cash available to pay bondholders back if it is forced to redeem its bonds early

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