Moscow has installed traffic cameras that are able to detect when drivers are not wearing their seatbelts or are using their phones while behind the wheel. “Cases of rule violations will be precisely established by these certified photo and video systems, with the help of neural networks and Big Data,” the city authorities announced via … Moscow City’s traffic cameras detect drivers without seatbelts Read More Read more ›
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It’s been on the agenda for years, but now the Russian economy is finally being rapidly digitalised. The coronacrisis has accelerated the process after everyone was locked up at home in the summer and forced to buy their groceries online, but the pandemic didn’t create a new trend; it only made the existing ones move faster. … The Russian retail digital revolution of the X5 supermarket chain Read More Read more ›
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Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden said Monday he had applied for Russian citizenship but would keep his U.S. nationality. The former American intelligence contractor, who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on US citizens and across the world, has been living in exile in Russia since the revelations. Snowden’s tweet comes weeks … Edward Snowden aims to become dual US-Russian citizen Read More Read more ›
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Mail.ru Group, the LSE-listed Russian Internet giant, has just announced the completion of the sale MAPS.ME to Daegu Limited, a part of Parity.com Group. All company shares have been transferred for 1.56 billion (some $20 million at today’s exchange rate). Mail.Ru presents the move as part of its “strategy to focus on development of core assets where … Mail.ru Group sells mobile mapping and navigation service Maps.me as “non-core asset”... Read more ›
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MegaFon, a major Russian mobile phone operator, is investing in a project that will provide data access to on-the-ground users from low-Earth orbit satellites. The operator plans to invest 6 billion rubles (some $75 million at the current exchange rate ) over the next two years into research of the new technology. A dedicated R&D company, … MegaFon joins race to provide mobile Internet from space Read More Read more ›
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According to Boris Ovchinnikov (a co-founder of e-commerce research agency Data Insight), the frequency of Internet searches for the word obonyanie (“sense of smell” in Russia ) may serve as a metric for gauging the spread of the pandemic across Russia. Since temporary loss of smell is a common symptom of the new coronavirus, tracking the public’s interest in … Digital epidemiology: How to chart spread of Covid-19 using search... Read more ›
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Robofest, one of the largest technology festivals for young people in the world, is being held these days in online format. Its participants have developed solutions which could be used soon in the automotive, agricultural and aviation industries. For example, a team of students from Don State Technical University has presented a robotic manipulator, which is considered … Russian youth innovation festival develops solutions for automotive, agricultural and aviation industries... Read more ›
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US businessman Michael Calvey and his fund Baring Vostok have reached a deal with former Russian partners in a corporate dispute over their joint investment Vostochny Bank, which led to a criminal case and Calvey’s arrest in early 2019. “The shareholders of Vostochny Bank have settled their corporate dispute” and “signed an agreement to the benefit of … Baring Vostok civil case settled for $32 million — but Michael Calvey... Read more ›
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Skolkovo, Russia’s top international tech hub, is launching a softlanding program in digital format for foreign tech startup to explore the Russian market opportunity. The program will involve more than 20 companies from eight different countries. These include, in particular, Brazil, Iran, Hungary and Finland, says the Skolkovo Foundation. The program “aims to introduce foreign startups to the opportunities in Russian … Skolkovo launches softlanding program for foreign startups to... Read more ›
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5G testing has already begun in Moscow. A dedicated demo center has just been launched in the Smart City pavilion at VDNH — a permanent exhibition center — for testing and supporting urban services based on this technology. These tests concern essentially the transport industry, medicine, urban safety and education. The city authorities have partnered with … Moscow city teams up with domestic and foreign suppliers to test 5G Read... Read more ›
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For the first time ever, the Internet services giant Yandex has released statistics on the number of requests for user information it has received from Russian government agencies. In the first half of 2020, branches of the government sent the company more than 15,000 requests and Yandex fulfilled 84 percent of them. According to Russian … Yandex releases first-ever transparency report on government requests for user data Read More Read more ›
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Sber, the state-controlled financial and tech giant, and Russian pharma major R-Pharm, are teaming up to acquire the online pharmacy Eapteka. According to the agreement, each partner will get a 45% stake with 10% being retained by company founder Anton Buzdalin. The amount and details of the transaction, which is still subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. … Sber teams up with pharma major to acquire leading online pharmacy... Read more ›
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Russian home cinema startup Multibutik — also known as Cinemood — has secured a $5 million loan from factoring company GameBoost42. Now headquartered in San Francisco, this startup is one of Russia’s most hyped international startup success stories. It has developed mini cinema projectors for children, including a cloud-connected mini cinema projector that can project content onto any … Russian home cinema startup secures $5 million factoring loan to pursue... Read more ›
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In its efforts to manage and monitor the flow of human beings through the city, Moscow officials have experimented with mobile apps, QR codes, and telephone hotlines. Many of these systems have confused the elderly, overwhelmed operators, and frustrated virtually everyone. According to a new public contract reported in the Russian news media, the capital … Moscow city plans to use mobile technology to manage and monitor human traffic flows... Read more ›
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While often cited as a leading source of global disinformation, Russia has proven fertile ground for this Western-born conspiracy theory. Against a backdrop of uncertainty and fear over the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s social media has over the past 12 months experienced a boom in anti-5G content. Russia’s anti-5G movement is “first … Soviet diehards and Covid-19 conspiracies: Inside Russia’s anti-5G movement Read More Read more ›
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What prompts researchers, heads of corporations, start-up founders, designers, architects, and artists to choose a particular city? Which megacities have an edge in the competition for the best minds? To answer these and other questions, an expert team from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics — a top Russian university — has developed the ‘HSE Global Innovation Index’ (HSE GCII). HSE … Russian university publishes global city innovation attractiveness index Read... Read more ›
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Moscow partygoers will be required to register their phone numbers before they can enter bars, nightclubs and other late-night establishments, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced Thursday as the city sees a renewed rise in coronavirus cases. Starting Oct. 19, all visitors of establishments operating between midnight and 6 a.m. will be required to scan a QR code or … Moscow City authorities mandate night partygoers to register with QR codes or... Read more ›
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Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov has sold his stake Sravni.ru, a major Russian finance and insurance marketplace, to Baring Vostok and Goldman Sachs, reports VC.RU. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sravni.ru defines its mission as “to help people make the right choices and achieve financial goals.” Its users are assisted in choosing financial … Baring Vostok and Goldman Sachs acquire stake in major Russian financial and insurance portal... Read more ›
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The North Korean hacker group “Kimsuky” is reportedly carrying out attacks against military and industrial entities inside Russia, cybersecurity experts told the newspaper Kommersant. Earlier this year in the spring, Kimsuky hackers sent malicious emails seeking confidential information at aerospace and defense companies in Russia, says Anastasia Tikhonova, the head of the information security company “Group-IB.” … North Korean hacker group attacked aerospace and defense targets in Russia Read More Read more ›
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Since the COVID-19 shockwave hit Russia in March 2020, East-West Digital News has been following closely the impact of the pandemic on the country’s tech industries. These articles highlight the best of Russian innovators’ response to the virus, the high-tech approach of the authorities to manage the crisis, online retailers’ reaction to demand surge, and … Russian tech amid the pandemic: Impact and response Read More Read more ›
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