After two years of apathy, the Russian venture market showed signs of revival in 2016, reveals the latest edition of the Russian venture report published annually by RG Partners, in partnership with EY and East-West Digital News. From the seed stage to maturity deals, venture investment amounted to $894 million last year, up from just $383 million in …
According to UNESCO, 29% of women worldwide are in science research, compared with 41% in Russia. In the UK, about 4% of inventors are women, whereas the figure is 15% in Russia. Russian girls view science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) far more positively, with their interest starting earlier and lasting longer, says Julian Lambertin, …
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Telegram, a Russian-made messaging service, also allows users to create channels, and some of these are now used for political discussion and analysis in Russia. They are highly popular among the political establishment, read by tens of thousands of people, cited by journalists, and monitored by politicians. In the prevailing conditions of secrecy in Russian …
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The Russian authorities are considering a new initiative to force foreign companies to carry out decisions made by Russian courts and state institutions. Non-compliance would be punished with slower Internet access to their sites — in the same way that some mobile phone plans slow Internet access after users exceed a predetermined limit. The law …
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“Though tough to prove, it is a widely held suspicion that there is a connection between cyberthieves and Russian intelligence,” The New York Times wrote yesterday in a long-read about Evgeniy Bogachev, “the most wanted cybercriminal in the world.” The activities of Bogachev, who had taken control over a million computers in multiple countries, may have …
International players are eyeing the Russian e-commerce market, which reached some $26 billion last year (including $16 billion for physical goods), according to EWDN’s latest industry reports. In spite of the economic crisis in Russia and the ruble’s depreciation, Russia is still a land of opportunities for foreign players — Chinese and Western ones alike, — …
Illustrating the internationalization of Russian venture activity, Target Global now operates from three offices located in Berlin, Moscow and Tel Aviv. Initially known as Target Ventures, the fund was launched in 2013 to invest in a variety of segments in the digital consumer space. It has got $300 million under management from its backers, who are …
The Russian government’s recent battle against online porn has electrified our country’s social networks. But much to the disappointment of the global porn industry, this so-called battle is, in fact, not much of a fight. Yes, the authorities have indeed blocked a hundred extremely popular sites. But the reason why is fairly banal: petty local …
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The Kremlin is turning to China for technology to filter Russian cyberspace. Beijing is all too willing to lend a hand. In the early morning of 27 April 2016, a group of Chinese officials in business suits headed towards a huge concrete building on Moscow’s Zubovsky Boulevard: the headquarters of Russia Today, Russia’s main propaganda …
This year DPD is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Russia. The company started its operations by transporting large-size equipment for the oil sector. In 1998, the Swedish post acquired a share in the company. In 2004, GeoPost – an international holding which is part of Groupe La Poste – acquired it. The company started serving …
Agora, an interregional association of Russian civil rights NGOs set up in 2005 to bring together lawyers from regions as diverse as Tatarstan and Chuvashia in the Volga area and Chita in Siberia, has just released its annual report “Internet Freedom in 2016: Under martial law.” As reported by The Moscow Times, Agora’s report paints a bleak picture, …
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Despite acrimonious relations between Russia and the United States in recent years, experts on cyber security in both countries say their law enforcement agencies and private firms had been working together more closely behind the scenes to fight financial fraud and other crimes committed online. But at least some of that cooperation appears to have …
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