Artificial intelligence

After partnering with Facebook and Google, Russian startup VisionLabs raises $5.5 million from Sistema’s corporate fund

April 14, 2017

VisionLabs, a Russian startup specializing in facial recognition, data analysis and robotics, announced today that it has secured 350 million rubles ($5.5 million at the current exchange rate) from Sistema Venture Capital. The fund received a 25% stake, valuing the startup at 1.4 billion rubles ($21.5 million). Founded in 2012, VisionLabs has developed a software package, named ‘Luna,’ …

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Unmanned cars could become new instrument for crime, fears Russian police

April 14, 2017

Russian law-enforcement officers fear that unmanned cars may be used as instruments of crime in the near future. “In 20 years, conventional cars will be replaced by autonomous vehicles just like they once replaced horses,” said Alexander Bykov, chief of the State Road Safety Inspectorate’s Road Patrol Service department. “However, no one has studied the potential future dangers.” …

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Quirky mobile photo app leads App Store ranking in Russia and neighboring countries, raises millions from top investors

May 2, 2019

An art filter app launched by a Russian programmer, Alexey Moiseenkov, is leading Apple’s App Store ranking in Russia and several neighboring countries – including Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan – ahead of Whatsapp, VK, Instagram, Viber, Aliexpress and other traditional leaders in the region. In a totally unexpected surge, the app has been number …

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Russian startup VisionLabs teams up with Facebook and Google to teach machines to see

April 14, 2017

VisionLabs, a facial recognition, data analysis and robotics company, has created an open-source computer vision platform using funding from Facebook and Google. Founded in 2012, VisionLabs is a resident of Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian company created the new resource by integrating two popular libraries for developers …

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Findo raises $3 million to help you find files and documents through natural language queries

April 14, 2017

A new artificial intelligence (AI) startup has raised $3 million and launched its first product to help people find information buried in documents, files, email attachments, and more. Christened Findo, this startup is the brainchild of David Yang, a prominent tech entrepreneur with a Russian background, and Gary Fowler, a US startup entrepreneur and mentor who has introduced many Eastern …

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Six Russian tech prodigies according to Forbes

April 14, 2017

In January 2016, Forbes released a list of 300 young leaders, creative inventors and daring entrepreneurs in 10 sectors, including technology, science, healthcare, media, and others. RBTH learned more about the six young Russian tech prodigies mentioned there. Dmitry Aksenov, 23 years old, co-founder, DigitalGenious The startup DigitalGenious,  founded by Mr. Aksenov, carries on human-like conversation with …

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World’s first bio-robot runs on Russian artificial intelligence technology

April 14, 2017

i-Free, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, provided the artificial intelligence (AI) technology used in the world’s first bionic man, a bio-robot named Frank, created by UK-based Shadow Robot Co. The Bionic Man showcases the latest achievements in bionics and prosthetics. Frank was assembled with bionic parts replacing those parts and systems …

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Moscow researchers develop ‘cyberbrain’ for artificial intelligence

April 14, 2017

The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) is applying nanotechnology to develop a special ‘smart’ memory system for computers which they theorize will be capable of emulating the way the human brain functions, the TV Center website reports. According to Alexander Spiridonov, an MIPT postgraduate student working on the project, the new system could …

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i-Free Innovations’ Everfriends artificial intelligence technology wins prestigious award

April 14, 2017

St. Petersburg, Russia – i-Free Innovations, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, today announced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology developed by a team led by engineer Vladimir Veselov, in cooperation with i-Free Innovations for its Everfriends Android-based virtual mobile assistant, has won the prestigious Turing100 “AI Machines Competition” held in Bletchley Park, …

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Runa Capital invests in US website security startup StopTheHacker

April 14, 2017

SaaS website security services provider StopTheHacker announced earlier this week that it received $1.1 million in initial funding from public and private investors including Runa Capital, a Russian early-stage venture capital firm, and Brian NeSmith, former CEO of Bluecoat. StopTheHacker’s proprietary, patent-pending technology helps solve web-scale security problems involving malware on websites, hacker attacks and other types …

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Natalya Kasperskaya invests in Chinese Internet market

April 14, 2017

Natalya Kasperskaya, founder and minority shareholder of Kaspersky Lab, has launched  the international expansion of her new project “Nanosemantika.” The startup is focused on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) for virtual interface technologies.

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