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Russian virtual reality platform Fibrum to measure itself against Google’s Daydream

July 2, 2016

Next month Russian startup Fibrum, a developer of virtual reality headsets and applications, will launch a VR platform to bring together gamers, as well as game and VR headset developers from different countries. The platform will be made available in English and Russian. Users will be able to download applications for their VR headsets directly from the Fibrum Platform. They …

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Russian parliament passes “Big Brother law,” Internet and telecom industry expects hard times

February 20, 2017

In late June, the Russian parliament approved controversial amendments to Russia’s anti-terrorist legislation. Drafted by lawmakers Irina Yarovaya and Viktor Ozerov, the new legislation may have deep consequences for people living and using digital networks in Russia. The amendments are yet to be signed by President Putin [which he did on July 7 update]. A substantial part of the …

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Yandex browser integrates content discovery feed, supports new ad-blocking extensions

July 2, 2016

Last month Yandex announced two enhancements to its in-house browser. The first one is the integration of Zen, a personalized content recommendation technology developed by the Russian search giant, into the browser. This AI-based recommendation technology uses Yandex’s considerable global web index to pick stories, images, videos and other content for each individual user. Presented as a content …

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Mitsui invests in Russian food delivery startup Chefmarket

June 30, 2016

Earlier this month Moscow-based food delivery startup Chefmarket.ru secured $1.3 million in a funding round led by Mitsui with participation from existing investors, including QIWI co-founder Andrey Romanenko and Russian venture fund AddVenture. The startup aims to reach a $100 million revenue target in 2018. Chefmarket offers home delivery of food products based on recipes from renowned …

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Q&A service TheQuestion raises $500,000, opens offices in Berlin and London

June 28, 2016

Russian Q&A service TheQuestion is opening representative offices in London and Berlin to develop internationally, while keeping its R&D capacities in Moscow, Russian magazine Sekret Firmy reported last week. The move comes just after the company completed a $500,000 round of funding, following an initial round of the same amount. Among the investors are “owners of media …

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Russian authorities block, then unblock, Amazon’s cloud service

June 26, 2016

Earlier this week Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom and Internet regulator, added Amazon’s cloud storage domain (s3.amazonaws.com) to the register of prohibited sites, before cancelling this access restriction. The web address was included into the register on June 21, although the Tax Service had already ordered to do so in May. According to Russian tech blog Habrahabr, the …

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Russian minister accuses Netflix of being part of US government plot, complains about Disney’s advertising investments

June 24, 2016

The US government is providing support to Netflix — which became available in Russia in January 2016 — as part of an effort to “get into every television” in the world, Russia’s culture minister Vladimir Medinsky stated in an interview with Rambler News Service (RNS). Netflix has developed its business with the support of the US government, …

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Moscow conference to showcase latest IoT devices and discuss industry prospects (Sept. 29)

June 23, 2016

On September 29, Moscow will play host to the third edition of the annual international Internet of Things Conference, Expo and Meetup, in partnership with East-West Digital News. The one-day event will bring together developers, entrepreneurs and investors who will be able to meet key industry players and experts. The event will cover a variety of fields …

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Russian hacker pleads guilty of ticket-scamming ring in US court

June 22, 2016

A Russian hacker has pled guilty in a U.S court to aiding in the theft of $1.6 million, international media reported Monday. Vadim Polyakov, 32, was the leader of a $1.6-million international ticket-scamming ring. He hacked into more than 1,000 accounts on U.S. ticket sales website StubHub. Using the credit card details attached to the …

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New Russian fund to support virtual reality projects in Russia, Western and Asian countries

June 23, 2016

Two figures of the Russian digital industry — Georgiy Tushinsky, founder of Digital October and of several controversial music content projects, and Igor Luts, founder of BBDO Moscow, co-founder of The Untitled fund and a former Yandex marketing executive — have teamed up to launch a venture fund dedicated to virtual reality projects. The common …

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National bank card MIR soon accepted ubiquitously in Russia in spite of security and financial challenges

March 11, 2019

More than six months after its launch, Russia’s national bank card MIR is already supported by more than a hundred Russian banks, 13 of which actually issue the card, according to the Russian central bank’s subsidiary NSPC (or NSPK), which operates the MIR card. Card acceptance is not ubiquitous yet in Russia, however, if judging by the …

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