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Tinkoff Bank now valued at $4 billion, launches R&D center at Skolkovo

February 12, 2018

On February 9, Tinkoff Bank, the Russian digital lending giant, announced the launch of an R&D center at Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The new center will focus on Blockchain-based solutions and cryptoeconomics research in order to  boost the Tinkoff’s financial ecosystem. “The ideas and prototypes developed at …

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How Russian universities can become more innovative and entrepreneurial

December 6, 2018

A figure of the innovation scene in Russia, where he has lived for more than 20 years, US investor Kendrick White shares  his vision of the innovation potential of Russian universities and the challenges related to its translation into market-oriented products. Although Russia has a great scientific tradition, it has a long history of failing …

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Russia is developing next-gen plane-helicopter hybrid

December 6, 2017

Russian engineers from Russian Helicopters claim to be in the process of developing the world’s first hybrid plane-helicopter, reports Sputnik. The Ka-90 is expected to fly like a helicopter for takeoff and land, while comparable to an airplane in cruise flight. The aircraft is expected to have a maximum speed of up to 800 kilometers per hour. …

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Sberbank carries out Russia’s first payment transaction using blockchain technology

November 30, 2017

Yesterday Sberbank, the national savings banks, announced the completion of “the first-ever pilot blockchain payment transaction in the Russian banking industry.” The transaction used the IBM Blockchain Platform on the basis of HyperLedger Fabric. Sberbank’s partners and participants in the pilot were mobile operator MegaFon and its R&D unit MegaLabs, Alfa-Bank, and IBM. Sberbank CIB, …

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World’s first in Moscow: Self-driving taxis tested in the snow

November 29, 2017

Unmanned vehicles were unleashed on the snow-covered roads of the Moscow Region earlier this month “for the first time in history,” claims Yandex.Taxi, the taxi hailing service of the Russian Internet search company, which held the experiment. Yandex.Taxi wanted to check how their automatic cars fare during the winter when snow can obscure road markings, …

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Yandex’s new AI assistant praises Stalin’s repressions

February 16, 2018

An artificial intelligence run by the Russian internet giant Yandex has morphed into a violent and offensive chatbot that appears to endorse the brutal Stalinist regime of the 1930s. Users of the “Alice” assistant, an alternative to Siri or Google Assistant, have reported it responding positively to questions about domestic violence and saying that “enemies of the people” …

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Quantum theory can accelerate machine learning and determine the intelligence of your iPhone, say Skolkovo scientists

September 21, 2017

In a new paper published in the Nature magazine, a group of scientists led by Jacob Biamonte, an associate professor at Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech), analyzed what steps can be taken to make the most of quantum enhanced machine learning. This a major contributon to help us better understand quantum enhanced machine learning, writes Russia Beyond The Headlines. …

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Russian new algorithm helps tourists find those secret places that locals love

September 21, 2017

In a bid to help tourists have a more authentic travel experienc, programmers from ITMO University in St. Petersburg have created a computer algorithm that allows travelers to find museums, cafes, streets and other interesting spots based on Instagram posts by local inhabitants. To test the algorithm, scientists analyzed photos taken on Instagram in St. …

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3D printing for cheap: New wax-based technology developed by Siberian scientists

August 1, 2017

Krasnoyarsk scientists at the Reshetnev Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU) have developed a new method of using wax in 3D printing. Products for metallurgy can now be made from ordinary candle grade paraffin. “Unlike classical technology that requires fairly costly materials such as silicone or ceramics, this technology enables the use of cheap expendables, for …

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Top Yandex engineer develops anti-facial recognition techology

July 24, 2017

Grigory Bakunov, director of technology distribution at Yandex, the Russian search giant, has invented an anti-facial recognition algorithm to conceal people’s identities with the help of makeup. “Facial recognition systems are used by different people for various purposes, and it’s impossible to move around Moscow avoiding cameras,” he wrote on Telegram. Testing the anti-face recognition technology – Photo credit: Grigory …

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New Skolkovo lab aims to “revolutionize” approach to difficult oil deposits

June 25, 2017

Earlier this month Skoltech, a private graduate research university hosted by the Skolkovo tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow, unveiled a new laboratory. Dubbed ‘Center for Hydrocarbon Recovery,’ the new lab is devoted to research and development into technologies for producing oil and gas that cannot be extracted using traditional methods: so-called hard to recover …

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AEON and Royal Philips to develop R&D activities in Skolkovo techpark

June 25, 2017

Earlier this month two international corporations signed agreements with Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. Royal Philips, the Dutch tech giant, signed off on the official opening of its first innovation center in Russia in the Skolkovo technopark. This innovation center will focus on machine learning, artificial intelligence as well …

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