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Mail.Ru Group acquires Warface publishing rights for North America and Europe

January 18, 2017

Starting from next month My.com, the international branch of Mail.Ru Group, will take over publishing and operations in North America and Europe for Warface, an online multiplayer video game developed by Crytek. Crytek, which released the game in 2013, will now focus on the development aspect, bringing more content and updates to Warface. Crytek and My.com say that they have developed a …

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Everything you wanted to know about Russian hackers, but were afraid to ask

January 22, 2017

Since Hillary Clinton’s astonishing defeat in the U.S. presidential election, the “Russian hacker” accusation is back on the front pages. Experts canvassed by RBTH, however, have doubts that so-called Russian hackers really exist. Or if they do, then they are not quite Russian. “So-called Russian hackers are mythical creatures,” said Alexei Lukatsky, a business security …

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Chinese cross-border conference and expo (March 23-24 in Shanghai)

January 23, 2017

Over the past few years, the Cross-Border Ecommerce Conference & Exhibition has become the place to be for industry players and experts operating or interested in the Chinese cross-border e-commerce scene. The 7th edition of this event will take place in Shanghai on March 23-24 to highlight the latest market trends and the new issues faced by …

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New law to restrict foreign ownership of online streaming services

January 16, 2017

Last week the State Duma, Russia’s lower house or parliament, approved in the first reading a bill to limit foreign owners to take more than a 20% stake in online streaming services operating in Russia. The news was reported by the news agency Interfax. The new legislation applies to audio and video services with over …

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BBC to investigate alleged Russian hack of hit show Sherlock

January 16, 2017

The BBC is investigating claims that Russian hackers leaked the series finale of hit television show Sherlock before its Sunday night broadcast. A Russian-language version of the episode, believed to be from the Russia’s Channel One, appeared online Saturday. “BBC Worldwide takes breaches of our stringent content security protocols very seriously and we have initiated …

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E-commerce players from across Europe invited to major industry event in Berlin (Feb. 2)

January 13, 2017

On February 2, Station Berlin will host the second edition of E-Commerce Berlin Expo, one of the largest e-commerce events in the world. This year, the organizers expect 3,000 visitors and 90 exhibitors. These include the representatives of Deutsche Post, Rakuten Deutschland, Idealo, Semrush, Freshdesk, PrestaShop and Händlerbund. Participation in the event is free of charge, but …

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Russia’s cyber army hacks a spot in the Top 5

January 12, 2017

Russia’s cyber army ranks fifth in the world, reports the Kommersant business daily, citing a study prepared by ZecurionAnalytics. “The analysis is based on data from published sources — military budgets, opinions of experts and officials, background information from international organizations, and etc.,” said Vladimir Ulyanov, director of ZecurionAnalytics’ analytical department. The company does not publish information about financing and …

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Rusnano in discussions with Asian and Middle-Eastern investors to launch new tech funds

January 11, 2017

Rusnano, Russia’s nanotech giant, aims to create two new investment funds in the first half of this year. The state-owned corporation is holding talks with potential co-investors from China and the Middle-East, said its executive director Boris Podolsky in an interview with news agency Prime in late December. The cooperation may involve Japanese institutional investors as well, …

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Russia and Belarus launch joint venture fund

January 9, 2017

Russia and Belarus have created a joint investment fund, the ‘Russian-Belorussian Venture Investment Fund,’ with 1.4 billion Russian rubles at the initial stage (approximately $23.5 million at the current exchange rate). The fund is being backed by Belorussian Innovation Foundation and RVC, which are key state-owned funds supporting innovation in their respective countries, bringing 50% and 49% of …

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Russia requires Apple and Google to remove LinkedIn from local app stores

January 9, 2017

Smartphone users in Russia can no longer download the LinkedIn app on iPhone or Android devices, following a similar move in China to block The New York Times app on iPhones. The demand by Russian authorities to remove LinkedIn in Apple and Google app stores comes weeks after a court blocked the professional networking service for flouting local laws that require internet firms …

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How Russia became a hacking superpower

January 19, 2017

Lost in the debate about Russian influence in the U.S. presidential election is the fact Russian hackers have been active for a long time. Littering the illicit pages of the dark web, Russian hacking programs today make possible most of the world’s financial-sector break-ins. As programmers, Russian-speaking hackers are pioneers in their fields. Increasingly, they have acted …

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Usmanov sells off entire Alibaba stake, retains small stake in Apple

January 10, 2017

USM Holdings, which is controlled by Alisher Usmanov and his business partners, has entirely divested its stake in Chinese Alibaba. DST Global, a fund controlled by Usmanov and Yury Milner, Silver Lake and Chinese fund Yunfeng Capital led a consortium that invested $1.6 billion in Alibaba in 2011. The deal was structure as an acquisition …

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