The Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISP RAS) and the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a platform for Big Data analysis in the field of international relations. This platform will be used by students and researchers to solve applied problems of Russia’s ministry …
Russian tech firm Yandex said on Tuesday it had removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s tactical voting website from its search engine to comply with a government ban ahead of a parliamentary election this month. Navalny and his allies want to use the website and a separate app, dubbed ‘Smart Voting,’ to organise a tactical …
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In late August Russia’s Association of Forex Dealers (AFD), a local self-regulatory organization focused on the foreign exchange market, released a survey about the local investor sentiment regarding cryptocurrencies. The survey was conducted from Aug. 4 to Aug. 24, 2021 among 502 respondents. Nearly 77% of them said that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether and …
Survey: 77% of Russian investors prefer Bitcoin to gold and forex Read More
Western media news websites are being hijacked by pro-Russian trolls to spread propaganda and disinformation supporting the Kremlin, according to research published by a British university on Monday. The Crime and Research Security Institute at Cardiff University said it had unearthed evidence from 32 major news outlets in 16 countries that have been targeted via …
Sber, the state-controlled financial and digital giant, considers having some of its digital subsidiaries listed, stated Sber President Herman Gref last week on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, reiterating previous statements. The placement, however, would not take place before 2023, news agency Interfax reported Gref as saying. Sber’s digital ecosystem includes a myriad of companies in the …
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GetVision, a private investment boutique with offices in Moscow and London, is launching a 1 billion ruble ($13.6 million) tech fund for startups with roots in Central and Eastern Europe. As reported by Rusven, this pre-seed and seed fund will focus on such sectors as fintech, e-commerce, B2B software, and artificial intelligence. Under plans, the …
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In mid-July 2021, Russian company L-Charge unveiled the most powerful electric vehicle charger in the world. This mobile charging station can fully charge your Tesla or Porsche Taycan in just eight minutes and do so while you’re at home, at the office or even stuck in the middle of the road! Before the end of the year, …
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Russia said Thursday that Google and Apple’s refusal to remove jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s app ahead of elections could be seen as interference in the country’s domestic affairs. The country is holding parliamentary elections later this month, with nearly all vocal Kremlin critics including Navalny’s allies barred from running. Roskomnadzor, the Internet and telecom …
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Sber, Russia’s state-controlled financial and digital giant, continues progressing with the development of its blockchain-based platform for issuing digital assets. Anatoly Popov, deputy chairman of the executive board at Sber, said his organization is planning to have registered its digital asset issuance platform with the Bank of Russia — the country’s central bank — by …
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Earlier this week Chainalyis published the key findings of their 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report. According to this research, Eastern Europe is severely affected by illicit cryptocurrency-related activity. In relative terms, the region is second after Africa in terms of exposure — but its overall crypto economy is much larger than that of Africa. The key findings of this …
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Russia’s earnings from tech exports have jumped more than threefold over the last two years, according to a new report from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE). The export sales of scientific and technology services and IP-protected products reached $4.5 billion in 2020 — up 30% from 2019, three times more than in 2018, and fifteen to twenty …
Yandex has struck a $1 billion deal to buy out U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber from a host of the pair’s joint ventures in Russia, the company announced Tuesday. Yandex and Uber first combined their ride-hailing businesses in 2017, with a deal to merge their operations in Russia and a number of other ex-Soviet countries. This partnership has seen the pair cement …
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