Leo Tolstoy’s descendent, Fekla Tolstaya, continues her digital revolution as she finds new ways to bring the works of her ancestor and other Russian classics online. In doing so, she is transforming the way people can consume and share classical literature all over the world. “The original idea was inspired by the words of my …
The head of Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank, has named online giants such as Google and Yandex as the ”key threats” to the company. Sberbank CEO German Gref warned that traditional banks are set to lose out as increasing amounts of money are being transferred online through services such as Facebook and Yandex Money. “The problem …
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The Kremlin has already begun work on plans to monitor and decrypt Russia’s online traffic in real-time, Kommersant has reported. According to the Russian business daily, Natalya Kaspersky, CEO of cyber-security firm InfoWatch and a member of the Kremlin’s IT and Sovereignty working group, confirmed that talks on the project were already under way. Kaspersky later denied the claims, saying that the newspaper had “twisted her words.” The …
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In July Alphabet, the holding company that controls Google, suspended placement of contextual ads for 60-day loans in the AdWords advertising service. The announcement of this decision in May caused a storm of protest in the financial community in the USA. Commenting on the ban, the search engine refers to some research which shows that …
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Yandex is following Google’s example and intends to enter the international car market. The Russian search giant doesn’t plan to create its own autonomous car like Google, but it is adapting its technologies to the needs of major car manufacturers. Thus, recently, the Yandex.Navigator service recently was built into the Toyota RAV4 Exclusive as well as a Honda car. Also, at the …
State censors in Russia cut off access yesterday to the world’s biggest pornography website, Pornhub. The website appeared on the list of websites banned by the government agency Roskomnadzor on Tuesday, Sept. 13. A Russian court will rule whether the ban will remain in place at a later date. A Russian Internet without the Web’s …
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Russian hackers — possibly the same group that compromised the Democratic National Committee’s computer servers two months ago — have made top American athletes their latest target. Joining an intercontinental dispute over sports doping, the hackers penetrated the World Anti-Doping Agency’s athlete database and publicly revealed private medical information about three of the United States’ …
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The so-called ‘Deep Web’ can help you solve a variety of ‘problems’ — from obtaining forged documents to buying an anti-tank missile system. For some people, using the ‘Deep Web’ is a matter of ideological principle. For others, it’s a technical necessity when breaking the law to avoid publicity. The Russian government is no stranger to censoring …
MAPS.ME, the mapping tool of Mail.ru Group’s subsidiary My.com, has launched bicycle navigation. In addition to indicating hiking and car routes, MAPS.ME takes the terrain into account and determines the most convenient way for a cyclist. Additionally, MAPS.ME’s car navigation system has been updated with a new layout ands speed data complementing the usual time and route distances. The new version …
Last week Mail.ru Group, a major, LSE-listed Russian Internet group, announced that the new version of ICQ for Android now allows processing images using a neural network-inspired technology. “ICQ is the first messenger to seamlessly integrate neural networks,” the group stated. With this update, ICQ users can transform a photo into a painting in just one tap. The …
WikiLeaks’ document releases, along with many of Julian Assange’s statements, have often benefited Russia, at the expense of the West — whether by conviction, convenience or coincidence, writes the New York Times. WikiLeaks neither targets not spares any particular nation, Assange indicated in an exchange with the US newspaper, but rather works to verify whatever material …
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The Russian market is a highly lucrative one with enormous potential for mobile marketing. Along with other emerging economies, it experienced a major boost over the last year. According to reports, last year saw an increase in mobile data traffic up to 77% due to emerging markets. Russia and South East Asia have been driving …
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