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ICANN responds to Ukraine demand to delete all Russian domains

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Intel creates lite version of vPro management tech

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Snowflake rolls back growth estimates, wipes 30% off value

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Research casts doubt on energy efficiency of 5G

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US exempts South Korean smartphones from Russia export bans

Whitegoods and cars also allowed to cross the border

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Nvidia, Apple noticeably absent from Intel-led chiplet interconnect collaboration

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Amazon Alexa can be hijacked via commands from own speaker

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Switzerland's SWIFT data centre under guard after Russian banks excluded

Local police want to head off any worries about possible sabotage

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Zero trust? Not yet a must for most IT departments

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UK government starts public consultation on telco security

Potential mass internet surveillance idea dropped after ISP pushback, uncertainty about final measures linger

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