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Alexei Kudrin leaves public office to take top role at new look Yandex

November 30, 2022

Former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, once a leading reformist in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, is leaving public service to go into business. He is set to take charge of Yandex, Russia’s leading digital company. The transformation of a senior official into a businessman appears to be one of those common attempts to convert political …

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Russia eyes domestic alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, Zoom

November 24, 2022

Russian software developers have submitted early versions of homemade alternatives to Instagram, TikTok and Zoom, the RBC news website reported Thursday. Instagram was blocked by Russian authorities following the invasion of Ukraine, while TikTok and Zoom restricted their services within the country. The proposed domestic platforms — Looky, Sunlight Play and Dion — are part of the …

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Luxoft opens development centre in Serbia, Yandex to follow

November 23, 2022

International software company Luxoft opened a development centre in Serbia on November 18, and announced plans to double its headcount in the country. The following day, Russia’s Yandex unveiled plans to open its own development centre in Serbia.  Serbia has benefited from the arrival of thousands of Russian tech professionals, who left their own country …

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Russian minister promises iPhone 14 imports

September 8, 2022

Russian consumers will be able to buy the newly unveiled iPhone 14 in Russia despite Apple’s exit from the market over the invasion of Ukraine, a government minister said Thursday.  “If consumers want to buy these phones, you’re welcome. They will have that chance,” Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Apple …

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Russian researchers design novel material to advance storage battery tech

September 8, 2022

Researchers at the Center for Energy Science and Technology, which is a department of Skoltech University in Moscow, have offered a simple and scalable method of increasing the capacity of a wide range of cathode materials to be used in metal-ion storage batteries.  Research results may find their way into a possible new generation of …

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Samsung smartphones disappear from Russian stores

August 12, 2022

Samsung smartphones have disappeared from store shelves in some areas of Russia, media outlet RBC reported Thursday, as overall smartphone sales reached a decade low.  Customers in some major Russian cities are being asked to wait up to five days for deliveries, according to RBC.  Western electronics manufacturers Samsung and Apple suspended shipments to Russia earlier this …

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As Russians head for the exits, Immigram platform launches to scale professional migration

April 14, 2022

The number of applications for international visas in the UK and elsewhere, in order to leave Russia, has exploded following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s estimated that since February over 200,000 people have fled the country, with many observers calling it a “brain drain.” And while it’s possible to apply for normal visas abroad, …

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Twitter launches Tor service allowing users in Russia to bypass internet blocks

March 12, 2022

Twitter has become the latest tech giant to launch a dedicated Tor onion service, days after it was blocked in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The launch will allow users in Russia to bypass the government’s internet blocks that are stifling the flow of information across the country. Alec Muffett, a cybersecurity researcher with …

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Anti-vaxxers wage ‘mental war’ on Russian governors via Instagram

November 25, 2021

Russian governors are being bombarded with comments and messages on Instagram, urging them to oppose draft legislation that would impose new QR-code vaccine passport prerequisites for accessing public places and certain modes of transportation. Journalists from Taiga.Info first reported the online campaign on Thursday, November 18, tracing it to conservative Orthodox groups and other organizations that promote …

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Russian-Ukrainian eSports team claims world title in Kiev

November 9, 2021

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the most popular multiplayer first-person shooter games around, and the unofficial CS:GO world title now belongs to Natus Vincere (NAVI), a team based in Kyiv (Kiev) comprising Russian and Ukrainian players. In the final game of the latest Major Championship tournament (held in Stockholm over the past two weeks),  …

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Russian team with mysterious backers wins world’s biggest eSports prize

October 28, 2021

On October 17, Russia’s Team Spirit triumphantly lifted the Aegis of Champions. The team of five youngsters – the oldest of them only 23 years of age – looked somewhat out of place, dwarfed by Romania’s biggest stadium. The International 10 is no ordinary sporting event: it is the world championship for multiplayer online battle …

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Facebook launches its C2C classifieds platform in Russia

July 26, 2021

Facebook has launched its C2C classifieds platform, dubbed ‘Marketplace,’ in Russia, reports the news agency TASS. Anna-Maria Treneva, Regional Director of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger in Russia was quoted as saying: “We know that many people are already using our platforms to look for and exchange goods. Marketplace will become a convenient platform for people, where it …

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