Author: Krishnapriya Prabhakaran

Our relationship with ourselves depends on the type of information we process daily through technology; it can be from our surroundings, the people we interact with, the amount of positive or negative experiences we go through, and digital spaces. Our perception of who we are and what we want to do, whether its daily chores or in the workplace, even for a larger life purpose, usually relies on the way the external world interacts with us and vice versa, and the way we process that information mentally can tell us how we feel about ourselves. Since the pandemic began two…

Cyberspace wars seem to be the next step at deflecting cyberattacks on Ukrainian websites and institutions. The role of cybersecurity in the country becomes paramount as the conflict seeps into the digital space. Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said that the government will create its own ‘IT army’ to fight against Russia’s digital intrusions. “We are creating an IT army,” Fedorov wrote in a Tweet linked to a channel on the Telegram messaging app that published a list of prominent Russian websites. He added that there would be tasks assigned for those involved, and they would continue to fight…

Facebook services to be restricted in Russia after censorship claims. Meta Inc faces another case of disapproval from the Russian government after authorities announced the “partial restriction” of access to Facebook and its services after the social media network was accused of “censoring” the accounts of several Kremlin-backed media organizations after Russian military forces invaded Ukraine. The state communications and internet regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor, declared that they would implement the measures on Facebook after the firm had ignored its demands to lift restrictions on four Russian state-linked media outlets, RIA Novosti news agency, the state TV channel Zvezda, and pro-Russian…

The Ukrainian government announced on Friday that they are open to negotiations with Russia, and the sides are now discussing the format of the talks, according to Serhiy Nykyforov, spokesman for President Volodymyr Zelensky. This comes after Russian invasion forces started advancing towards the capital as Ukrainian military forces underwent significant pressure to push back, and the country sustained multiple civilian casualties. Ready to Initiate Talks The Kremlin responded to the call for talks in a readout from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti reported.   “Following Zelensky’s proposal to discuss the neutral status of Ukraine, [Russian President…

Ukrainian authorities have claimed that heavy fighting is underway in several parts of the capital. Many eyewitness accounts posted videos on social media of explosions and flashes taking place in southern and northwest areas of Kyiv. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a message overnight that Russian troops are attacking the country from multiple directions and will try to “storm” the capital city of Kyiv. The capital continues to be hit by Russian offenses in the air. On Friday evening, Zelenskyy addressed Ukrainians from the capital with top officials and said the country’s leadership had not fled the…

During a press briefing yesterday, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said that China could not cover Russia for the impact caused by the US and European sanctions, referring to the multitude of sanctions that were to be imposed on Russia after military forces began their attack on Ukraine borders early Thursday morning. “[China] they cannot cover what the impact of the sanctions that have been announced in coordination with Europe would, how they would impact Russia,” Psaki said during the press briefing. When asked whether the US was prepared to accept refugees from Ukraine, Psaki responded by saying, “We are,…

Protests erupted across the country after news of the ‘military operations’ in Ukraine reached all corners of the nation. Thousands of people came out and took to the streets, quickly filling up city squares and centers to protest against the government’s decision to invade Ukraine. Since Thursday evening, Russian domestic forces responded by issuing warnings and detaining hundreds of protestors. Protesters started assembling in 53 cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and in the remote eastern Siberian city of Novosibirsk to show their discontent with the government’s actions, according to OVD-Info, a protest monitoring group whose website was banned by Moscow…

Ukrainian military authorities reported that five Russian aircraft and a Russian helicopter were shot down in the eastern territory of Luhansk. Luhansk is one of the separatist regions in Ukraine that was recognized as independent by Russia earlier this week.   Russian news agencies reported that Russia’s Defense Ministry has claimed that Ukrainian airbases have been “neutralized” and took out military infrastructure at Ukraine’s air bases and “suppressed” its air defenses. The Russian army force stated that it has targeted Ukrainian air bases and other military assets and hasn’t targeted populated areas after reports that several blasts were heard across cities in the country.…

Activision Blizzard Inc will not release one for next year in an almost twenty-year streak of delivering a mainline Call of Duty (CoD) game every year and instead push it for a 2024 release. It will be the first time since 2005 that the company will not put out a mainline CoD title, according to a report by Bloomberg. While this year’s Modern Warfare 2 game is set for launch during the fall season, the company reports that other Call of Duty projects are in the works for the following year. The report states the delay and the game’s development…

On Monday, the central government published a draft data policy that proposed that all data collected, generated, and stored by every government ministry and department will be open and shareable by default unless it is categorized under the negative list of datasets. According to the draft data policy, all central government and state governments will be sharing data to create a common “searchable database.” It was suggested as a way to curb duplication of data processing efforts and enable better delivery of public services. The policy document, called “Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022,” was released by the…