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Russian neural networks predict Donald Trump will be next US president

November 14, 2017

Artificial neural networks are modelled on the human brain and nervous system. They are used to estimate or approximate functions that can depend on a large number of inputs that are generally unknown. One of the hottest areas of artificial intelligence development, neural networks are used extensively in image recognition, data science, forecasting, and many more. Ed …

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On the steps of Prisma: Mail.Ru Group applies neural network technologies to videos

October 3, 2016

Last week Mail.ru Group, a major, LSE-listed Russian Internet group, released Artisto, an app which allows users to edit short videos, processing them in the style of famous artworks or any other source image. Using a neural network-inspired technology, the app is now available globally on the App Store and Google Play. Artisto now processes 10-second videos and offers 14 filters to …

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After 10 million downloads on iOS, Prisma now lets Android users turn their photos into works of art

October 3, 2016

What should a startup do when it find itself sitting on one of the hit apps of the year? Make it available to more people, of course. And that’s exactly what the Russian team behind the much-hyped Prisma has done with the Android launch over the weekend of an app that had been restricted to iOS for the past six …

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American VPN provider leaves Russia after server seizure and adoption of anti-privacy legislation

February 20, 2017

Private Internet Access (PIA), a US-based VPN provider whose users may anonymously visit webpages and bypass site blockings, has announced that has discontinued its Russian gateways and will no longer be doing business in the region. PIA seems to be the first international player to stop activities in the country after the adoption of Russia’s latest “anti-terrorist” legislation. Under this …

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Why the Prisma app could become a global hit

October 3, 2016

As reported earlier this week by East-West Digital News, a quirky mobile photo app named ‘Prisma’ has been leading Apple’s App Store ranking in Russia and several neighboring countries since June 20 — just ten days after launch. Among its millions of users are a bevy of Russian celebrities, from Russian Prime Minister DMitry Medvedev, to supermodels Irina Shayk …

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Quirky mobile photo app leads App Store ranking in Russia and neighboring countries, raises millions from top investors

May 2, 2019

An art filter app launched by a Russian programmer, Alexey Moiseenkov, is leading Apple’s App Store ranking in Russia and several neighboring countries – including Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan – ahead of Whatsapp, VK, Instagram, Viber, Aliexpress and other traditional leaders in the region. In a totally unexpected surge, the app has been number …

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Yuri Milner takes part in Prismatic’s $15 million Series A funding

December 6, 2012

Yuri Milner, co-founder of the prominent Russian Internet fund DST Global, is among the investors in Prismatic, a San-Francisco based startup that attacks the difficult task of creating personalized news feeds based on users’ interests. Also participating in the Series A funding, which amounts to $15 million, are Jim Breyer and his fund Accel Partners, …

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