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Meta's three social media platforms, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, have now been officially blocked in Russia. That said, what should you know about it?

In case you didn’t know, the Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has banned Apple's FaceTime video calling feature and Roblox in the country. So, what should you know about it?

Starting 13 August 2025, Russia has imposed partial restrictions on voice calls made through WhatsApp and Telegram.

Indonesia has announced that it's aiming to commission its first nuclear power plant by 2034, with proposed facilities in Sumatra and Borneo. The country’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, was quoted by Jakarta Globe as saying that the plan is part of Indonesia’s national energy roadmap and falls under the oversight of the Ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised a new law to create a state-backed messaging application, aiming to reduce the country's reliance on foreign-owned platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram.

Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and NVIDIA are among the companies worth more than $1 trillion globally, and their technologies are seen to power all layers of our lives on this earth. Recently, RBC reported the Russian government will sue these giants. So, what should you know about it?

Previously, we mentioned how the US banned a Malaysian semiconductor company. Now, MITI confirms that Jatronics Sdn Bhd is not a semiconductor manufacturer. That said, what should you know about it?

A Malaysian semiconductor maker was sanctioned by the United States last month for allegedly sending parts and critical electronic components to Russia. Sources report that Kuala Lumpur-based Jatronics Sdn Bhd is among 300 entities on the US sanctions list for supplying components to the Russian military.

Looks like a new kind of battery is currently being developed by a bunch of researchers in Russia, claiming that it can be charged up to 10 times faster than conventional Lithium-Ion batteries. Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that devices will come equipped with this battery this year, as it is still in the development phase and it is still unable to match the capacity of a Lithium-Ion battery.

Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are developed for humans, you might say. Recently, employees from a farm in Russia teamed up with IT experts to use human technology on the cows, in hopes to stimulate more production of milk. It seems like it somehow worked at a basic level by calming the cows. Let’s find out what kind of results they got doing the fun experiment!