Podcast 289

• News Item: Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever
• News Item: California issues permits to Cruise, Waymo for autonomous vehicle service
• News Item: Even in the metaverse, you can't escape the taxman
• News Item: Wikimedia says it 'will not back down' after Russia threatens Wikipedia block
• News Item: Yandex warns it may not be able to pay its debts
• News Item: Twitter bot that stalks Musk's jet now tracking Russian oligarchs
• News Item: BBC points Russians to the Tor version of itself
• News Item: Ukraine invasion chokes supply of neon needed for chipmaking
• News Item: Details of '120,000 Russian soldiers' leaked by Ukrainian media
• News Item: Elon Musk: "High" probability of Russian attacks on Starlink in Ukraine
• News Item: The US Space Force plans to start patrolling the area around the Moon
• News Item: Russia halts deliveries of rocket engines to the U.S.