Another week has passed, Sunday is on the calendar, which means it’s time to write a digest.
A crisis
Coca-Cola announced its withdrawal from Russia:
Coca-Cola announces complete withdrawal from Russia
Since 2015, the US Federal Agency for Global Media has been funding various VPN services so that users from countries where censorship is introduced have the opportunity to bypass it. Since February, the amount of funding has doubled. This is associated with Russian users:
The United States will finance the work of VPN services to “help Russian users”
They say that some Samsung smartphones imported by parallel import cannot be activated with Russian SIM cards:
Media: Some Samsung smartphones are geographically locked. In Russia, they cannot be activated
Innovations
Samsung Pay is everything. Instead, it will now be Wallet:
Introduced Samsung Wallet – a replacement for Samsung Pay
Refurbished iPhones got new boxes:
Apple to start selling refurbished iPhone 12s in a recycled cardboard box
Honda decided to hit micromobility under a new brand:
Honda introduced the three-wheeled scooter Striemo
Another laptop with E Ink display unveiled:
Thing of the day: Modos laptop with black and white display
Converse continues to experiment with shoe formats in collaborations with various brands:
A-COLD-WALL* and Converse Unveil Sponge Crater
Other texts
Microsoft held another presentation, where they presented various games and add-ons:
What was shown at the presentation of games Xbox & Bethesda
Valya Wylsacom bought a new LADA Granta Classic’22. He talks about this in the Wylsa Plus video. In the meantime, you can read about this car: