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(Innovation/Technology) Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is backing a startup hoping to be the AWS for SMB accounting (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo One of the biggest pain points for startups and small businesses is keeping up with back office tasks such as bookkeeping and...

(Cybersecurity) QNAP urges users to take action to protect devices against Brute-Force attacks (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit...

(Cybersecurity) US Gov Executive Order would oblige to disclose security breach impacting gov users (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini According to a proposed executive order of the Biden administration, software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116033/security/executive-order-data-breach.html

(Cybersecurity) Clop Ransomware gang now contacts victims’ customers to force victims into pay a ransom (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Clop ransomware operators now email victim’s customers and ask them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy to force victims into paying...

(Cybersecurity) Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update” (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116016/malware/android-spyware-system-update.html

(China) Reducing rural-urban education gap through computer-assisted learning: Evidence from China (VOXEU)

Nicola Bianchi, Yi Lu, Hong Song In most countries, there tends to be a large gap between urban and rural education outcomes. This column examines the...

(Central Banks) New central banking calls for a European Credit Council (VOXEU)

Eric Monnet Since 2008, a new central banking model has emerged. Monetary authorities increasingly engage in targeted lending, hold large amounts of public debt, and...

(Europe/Russia) The EU and Russia: From High Hopes to Reality (BESA Center)

Emil Avdaliani EU-Russia relations are at their lowest since the end of the Cold War and show limited potential for meaningful improvement. The era of...

(Belarus) Belarus police arrest more than 100, prevent opposition rally (Al Jazeera)

Police arrest more than 100 people as they gathered for fresh protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/belarus-police-detain-protesters-prevent-opposition-rally

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