There actually IS a tech angle to what is going on in Ukraine, though for all of our sakes, let’s just hope there’s not TOO much of one. Stablecoins are where it’s at in crypto at the moment. Not one, but two new flagship phones to tell you about. And the interesting AI details behind Zuck’s latest Metaverse presentation.

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Links:

• Ukrainian gov't sites disrupted by DDoS, wiper malware discovered (ZDNet)
• Stablecoins Soar in Value as Everything Else in Crypto Shrinks (Bloomberg)
• Oppo’s Find X5 Pro flagship is finally official (The Verge)
• The Motorola Edge Plus aims for full flagship status — with a price to match (The Verge)
• A Meta prototype lets you build virtual worlds by describing them (The Verge)
• Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a voice assistant that blows Alexa and Siri away (Recode)

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