A smartphone with the function of mechanically disabling the camera and microphone running on a Russian operating system will be supplied to security forces and the state sector. A version of the device with Android 11 is already available in Russian stores for just $265. The main feature of the AYYA T1 smartphone is the …
The minimum amount to be deposited to Telegram’s new advertising cabinet is €2 million. But instead of global brands, the first ad messages promoted channels about cryptocurrencies, random news and stock exchange trading courses. The Russian-speaking audience and channel owners turned out to be dissatisfied and even outraged about the “innovation” – in their opinion, the ads, on the contrary, look …
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You’ll now be able to watch videos on YouTube and almost any other service with the aid of automatic English-Russian translation dubbing. This could be really helpful to those studying Russian. Meanwhile, Yandex says more language pairs will be added to the system soon. “To completely erase language barriers on the internet is one of our biggest challenges. We set about …
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In mid-July 2021, Russian company L-Charge unveiled the most powerful electric vehicle charger in the world. This mobile charging station can fully charge your Tesla or Porsche Taycan in just eight minutes and do so while you’re at home, at the office or even stuck in the middle of the road! Before the end of the year, …
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The Soviets developed an electric garbage truck as early as in 1935, but the electric car industry failed to gain any momentum in the USSR. Dubbed ‘LET,’ the very first electric vehicle in the USSR was made in 1935. Oddly, it was designed to be used as a garbage truck. The new electric model was …
Since 2019, cities across Russia have been testing ways to disconnect the Russian segment of the Internet (known colloquially as “Runet”) from the wider global network. Most tests go unnoticed by users, and are only announced post-factum. Russia Beyond explains how Russia is preparing for its own “sovereign Internet” and how the new system differs …
Students from Russia regularly win international informatics olympiads. Many Russian programmers work for IT companies all over the world, creating popular software, online games and mobile apps. Examples of the world’s most popular Russian-made programs are uncomplicated video game Tetris, designed by Soviet programmer Alexey Pajitnov, with more than 500 million downloads in 2020; Pavel Durov’s messaging service Telegram, used …
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Those who have information about impending threats to Russia may now tip the Russian intelligence services off using the Tor browser on the darknet. The message about the novel way to submit documents and other relevant information concerning Russian national security appeared on the website of the SVR, the Russian analog of the CIA. By …
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In early December 2020, an anonymous user set up a TikTok channel, called “First Person”, dedicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The channel posts deep fake videos of an actor impersonating Putin. “When you go to a videoconference and don’t have to change out of your sweatpants,” says the caption on the very first video …
Earlier this month in the Russian capital, air mobility startup Hoversurf started testing its Hover drone taxi, a flying vehicle that can transport passengers and cargo, ‘Popular Mechanics’ magazine reports. The drone taxi is the size of a standard sedan car (5 m x 1.6 m), says TASS news agency, citing the press service of the Moscow city …
We have news for you: Russian robotics and robots are alive and kicking. They disinfect buildings, deliver parcels, put out fires, work the land and serve the public. We list the five most out-of-this-world (yet firmly in it). Robots for disinfection and temperature measurement; Courier drones; Agrobot; Robot for extinguishing oil and gas gushers; Robot …
Commuters in Moscow will soon be able to take a ride on the metro with just a turn of their heads, as the Russian capital embraces next-generation facial payment technology. At least one turnstile at each metro station will be equipped with the contactless facial recognition technology as soon as next spring, Moscow authorities say. The system, which …
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