Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Paul Stenhouse: Tech and Ukraine

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Sinopsis

Social Media is a minefieldNow is the time to be very careful.. there is a lot of misinformation - whether deliberate or accidental - on the platforms. There's an account - @aircraftrack - that is tracking military aircraft and, based on this, has been accurately predicting when the air-attacks will take place. Then through live cameras and posts from citizens you can see the explosions from multiple angles. Concerns over internet accessIn a 21-st century war there are fears internet connectivity could be targeted, either through cyber attacks or physical attacks on hardware/infrastructure. In the first 24 hours of the conflict cable-based ISPs have seen some outages in Kharkiv - the second largest city. Cell networks have remained up through.Ukraine has been a source of cheap labor for tech giants There is a really solid software engineering industry there and a cheaper cost of living, so tech firms have been increasingly outsourcing/offshoring work there. SAP, Wix, Revolut have moved employees to safer loca