Early Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would be carrying out a military operation against Ukraine, shortly after explosions were heard across the country’s capital of Kyiv. This is Fast Company's ongoing coverage of the crisis in Ukraine.
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From halting hardware sales to blocking Russian media outlets, private companies are showing solidarity with Ukraine in any way they can. Governments around the world have applied sanctions against Russia due to its unwarranted war with Ukraine. But they’re not the only ones using business and …
Putin’s actions in Ukraine have succeeded in making Americans more wary of a nuclear event now than at any time since the Cold War. While experts expected Vladimir Putin would put his nuclear forces on high alert at some point after the invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. has downplayed that action as …
Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Roku are among those who have cut off access to the Kremlin-backed news app. Amid a global outcry over Russia’s war on Ukraine, major tech companies have started taking action against RT, the global news outlet backed by Russia, along with the state-owned outlet …
Mass protests against the war in Ukraine combined with existing political pressure to move more quickly on climate change could spell bigger, faster shifts. If you took a trip to Hawaii right now, the lights at your hotel might be running on Russian gas. The majority of the state’s electricity is …
Sanctions have already cut the value of the Russian ruble, sending Russians looking for safer currency havens. Bitcoin prices in dollars rose more than 9% on Monday as the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia’s central bank appear to have driven a spike in Russian interest in …
Users who might be targeted via social media can use special tools to lock their Facebook accounts and keep their friends’ lists hidden. Over the weekend, Meta said it was giving Facebook users in Ukraine special tools to lock their profiles and make their friends’ lists unsearchable. Meta fears …
The geography of the looming Ukrainian refugee crisis is unlikely to be simple for any nearby country. When Ukrainians woke up to the sound of Russian bombs on Thursday, tens of thousands of people started to flee. Traffic jams stretched miles from the Polish border; some cars sat abandoned after …
In the wake of a geopolitical crisis, social media creators are acting out with memes and jokes, though real anxiousness underlies the humor. Early Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would be carrying out a military operation against Ukraine, shortly after …
Experts say a rise in Russia-linked ransomware is a possibility amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. As President Biden intensifies sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, experts warn that cyberattacks against public and private targets in the United States are a …
Privacy and security researchers have long been wary about Telegram due to its lack of default end-to-end encryption. As in all crises—especially geopolitical ones—affected persons often turn to messaging apps to keep in touch with loved ones and communicate with the wider world. One of the most …
It’s reportedly the greatest attack on a European state since World War II. On Thursday, Vladimir Putin’s steady march of Russian troops into Ukraine escalated into a full-scale invasion, with forces storming the country by land, air, and sea. News outlets have reported it’s the greatest attack on a …
