Forwarded from GDG Tashkent (Dostonkhon Ozodkhujaev)
⚡️ Registration for the DevFest Tashkent '23 is OPEN!
It's that time of the year - DevFest is coming to Tashkent once again, this time on an even larger scale!
Join us for a day of unparalleled talks and networking as we bring under one roof the brightest minds in the local and international tech community.
Why you should come to DevFest Tashkent '23?
🚀 BIGGEST SPEAKERS
Mark McDonald and Martin Görner from Google, Tilek Mamutov from Outtalent, Jitendra Gupta from KPMG and other top speakers, including 9(!) GDE(Google Developer Experts)s in Machine Learning and other spheres will share their first-hand experience with you!
🚀 BIGGEST VENUE
Renowned Panorama Cinema Palace will be your venue for the upcoming DevFest Tashkent '23!
🚀 BIGGEST NETWORKING
Last year we had more than 2000 participants, and this year, we expect this number to go over 3000!
⚡️ Registration for the DevFest Tashkent '23 is OPEN!
It's that time of the year - DevFest is coming to Tashkent once again, this time on an even larger scale!
Join us for a day of unparalleled talks and networking as we bring under one roof the brightest minds in the local and international tech community.
Why you should come to DevFest Tashkent '23?
🚀 BIGGEST SPEAKERS
Mark McDonald and Martin Görner from Google, Tilek Mamutov from Outtalent, Jitendra Gupta from KPMG and other top speakers, including 9(!) GDE(Google Developer Experts)s in Machine Learning and other spheres will share their first-hand experience with you!
🚀 BIGGEST VENUE
Renowned Panorama Cinema Palace will be your venue for the upcoming DevFest Tashkent '23!
🚀 BIGGEST NETWORKING
Last year we had more than 2000 participants, and this year, we expect this number to go over 3000!
Telegram and Signal Havens for Right-Wing Extremists
Since the violent storming of Capitol Hill and subsequent ban of former U.S. President Donald Trump from Facebook and Twitter, the removal of Parler from Amazon’s servers, and the de-platforming of incendiary right-wing content, messaging services Telegram and Signal have seen a deluge of new users. In January alone, Telegram reported 90 million new accounts. Its founder, Pavel Durov, described this as “the largest digital migration in human history.” Signal reportedly doubled its user base to 40 million people and became the most downloaded app in 70 countries. The two services rely on encryption to protect the privacy of user communication, which has made them popular with protesters seeking to conceal their identities against repressive governments in places like Belarus, Hong Kong, and Iran. But the same encryption technology has also made them a favored communication tool for criminals and terrorist groups, including al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
The S&P 500 slumped 1.8% on Monday and Tuesday, thanks to China Evergrande, the Chinese property company that looks like it is ready to default on its more-than $300 billion in debt. Cries of the next Lehman Brothers—or maybe the next Silverado?—echoed through the canyons of Wall Street as investors prepared for the worst.
