News / MN Newsletter // October 22

October 22, 2019

Russia Ukraine Kremlin: Preparations for Normandy Summit on Ukraine Have Ground to a Halt - The Moscow Times Why Does Ukraine Make Headlines? - Thrive Global Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied Donetsk - UNIAN More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source - Kyiv Post Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit - UNIAN-Economy Kremlin: Preparations for Normandy Summit on Ukraine Have Ground to a Halt - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times The Kremlin said Tuesday that preparations to organize a four-way summit aimed at finding a resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine had effectively ground to a halt. A breakthrough in talks last month appeared to open the way to a possible summit between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four. Read More Why Does Ukraine Make Headlines? - Thrive Global Thrive Global A struggling Ukraine makes the unfavorable-context headlines again. But America should continue supporting it – never underestimating Russia’s track record and warheads. Proud of the New Ukraine Read More Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied Donetsk - UNIAN UNIAN Ukrainian journalist Aseyev sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russia-occupied DonetskHe has been held captive since May or June 2017, according to different sources. Aseyev in Donbas captivity since May or June 2017 / Image from Chornomorska TRC Read More More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post More than 10% of Ukrainians use Russia media as news source Published Oct. 22 at 2:44 pm Journalists watch Russian President Vladimir Putin answering questions during the annual "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin broadcast live" by Russian TV channels and radio stations at the Gostiny Dvor studio, in Moscow on June 15, 2017. Read More Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit - UNIAN-Economy UNIAN-Economy Ukraine, EC, Russia hold technical consultations on gas transit14:30, 22 October 2019 Economy 10 0 The parties discussed the signing of an interconnection agreement between the GTS operators of Ukraine and Russia on standard European conditions. Read More

Top News Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Review: Almost the Best - WIRED Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Resumes With William Taylor Testimony - NPR China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide - The New York Times IBM Says Google’s Quantum Leap Was a Quantum Flop - WIRED Is there room for a US equivalent to China's #1 news app? - TechCrunch Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Review: Almost the Best - WIRED WIRED Google’s Pixel phones always seem to top our lists. My colleague Lauren Goode loved the Pixel 3. It was our favorite Android phone last year. Its cheaper sibling, the Pixel 3A tops our list of the best Android phones this year. Read More Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Resumes With William Taylor Testimony - NPR NPR The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, is testifying before Congress on Tuesday. Above, he's seen in July during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine. Inna Sokolovska/AP hide caption Read More China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide - The New York Times The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — China’s state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years, substituting selectivity for what had been a scattershot approach to their targets and showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders. Read More IBM Says Google’s Quantum Leap Was a Quantum Flop - WIRED WIRED Technical quarrels between quantum computing experts rarely escape the field’s rarified community. Late Monday, though, IBM’s quantum team picked a highly public fight with Google. Read More Is there room for a US equivalent to China's #1 news app? - TechCrunch TechCrunch Is there room for a US equivalent to China’s No. 1 news app? News aggregator Toutiao has achieved a $75B valuation In China, Toutiao is literally big news. Not only has its parent company ByteDance achieved a $75 billion valuation, two of its apps — Toutiao, a news aggregator, and Douyin (Tik Tok in China) — are chipping into WeChat’s user engagement numbers, no small feat considering the central role WeChat plays in the daily lives of the region’s smartphone users. Read More

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