Four scholars from Swiss and German universities studied âthe presence of pages promoting conspiracy theoriesâ across the worldâs main search engines by âconducting a comparative algorithm audit to examine the distribution of conspiratorial informationâ in their search results. Juhi Kulshrestha, Mykola Makhortykh, Roberto Ulloa and Aleksandra Urman used a virtual agent-based infrastructure to âsytematically collect search outputs for six conspiracy theory-related queries: ⊠Yandex returns more conspiracy-p Read more âș
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This yearâs edition of Open Innovations â one of Russiaâs top tech events â was marked by the participation of holders of Nobel, Fields, Wolf and Abel Prizes, leading Russian and foreign scientists and futurists, alongside representatives of corporations, businesses and government bodies. They shared their vision of the future with over a million of viewers from 70 countries followed expert presentations. ⊠Nobel Prize winnersâ tech anticipations encapsulated at... Read more âș
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Baring Vostok, a leading Moscow-based PE/VC firm operating essentially in Russia and neighbouring countries, has invested $13 million in a customer data platform for marketing automation called Mindbox. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Forbes Russia reported that Baring had received a minority stake in exchange for its investment, while Mindbix employees were ⊠Baring Vostok invests $13 million in leading Russian marketing automation company Read More Read more âș
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Russians are among the most active participants in the crypto space, Bank of Russia says, citing various studies. The country is one of the leaders in terms of number of visits on Binance, the worldâs leading crypto exchange. Referring to estimates by large financial institutions surveyed this past July, the central bank notes that the annual ⊠Report: Russians make $5 billion annually in crypto transactions Read More Read more âș
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Like many significant political developments of late, the decision to block TOR came almost unannounced by the Russian authorities. TOR â an acronym for âThe Onion Routerâ â is encryption software that allows users to stealthily surf the Internet and bypass locally imposed web restrictions. Russian internet users spotted the blocking of TOR, and it was only after ⊠Why the Kremlin blocking TOR is a big deal Read More Read more âș
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While the restructure in VK (ex-Mail.ru Group)âs ownership announced last week is making the Kremlinâs control over Russian social media even stronger, business motives are also involved, believe insiders. As reported by The Bell, Sogaz is said to be the real managing partner here, even though technically speaking, the new ownership structure at VK is a diarchy with ⊠VK ownership changes have both political and business motives, say Russian... Read more âș
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Russiaâs Gazprom is about to gain control of VK Company, the LSE-listed Russian Internet major (previously known as Mail.ru Group), as a result of a string of deals to buy out Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the company. Via its subsidiary Megafon, Usmanovâs holding USM will sell to Sogaz 45% of the shares of MF ⊠Russian state strengthens control over leading Internet group VK Read More Read more âș
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Russiaâs leading media conglomerate has launched a domestic rival to the hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok as Russiaâs campaign to reduce the influence of foreign websites and technology advances. Gazprom Media, a subsidiary of state-owned gas giant Gazprom, launched the service, named âYappy,â on Monday. It is currently available to download from both the Apple ⊠Russia launches homemade TikTok alternative Read More Read more âș
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Less than one year after securing its Series A round ($3.5 million), TraceAir, a construction software startup with Russian roots, has attracted $5 million from Flashpoint Venture Capital, reports Rusven. Founded in 2015, TraceAir has developed a cloud platform to help construction companies control quality and costs with the help of drone data, smart analytics and an ⊠Russian-American startup TraceAir secures $5 million to address âburning needsâ in US... Read more âș
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Russian weapon maker Kalashnikov Group has patented exterior and interior features of its new UV4 electric car, designed for the consumer market. The information appears in the database of Russiaâs Federal Institute of Industrial Property. UV4 is equipped with an electric motor with a capacity of 50 kW (68 hp), which will allow the car to reach the speed ⊠Kalashnikov Group patents steel and plastic electric car Read More Read more âș
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Earlier this month Rusnano, the state-owned investment corporation set-up in 2007 to nurture nanotechnologies and related innovation, admitted it had accumulated a âdisproportionate debt,â reports TheBell.io. On Friday, Nov. 19, the Central Bank ordered the Moscow Stock Exchange to suspend trading of Rusnanoâs bonds, while company management were reportedly locked in debt restructure negotiations. Unsurprisingly, ⊠State-owned investment corporation Rusnano struggles with âdisproportionate debtâ Read More Read more âș
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Tinkoff, the Russian digital banking giant, has taken control of Just Look, the company behind the Jump.Finance payment automation service. Tinkoff purchased a 51% stake under undisclosed terms. Founded in 2017 by Anton Kirillov (CEO) and Mikhail Kirchenko (CTO), Jump.Finance has asserted itself as a major provider of payment automation software for taxi fleets, car dealers, delivery companies, scrap collector ⊠Russian digital banking giant Tinkoff acquires payment automation service... Read more âș
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A virtual human built by Russian tech and finance giant Sber is hosting the Markets and Investor Calendar shows on RBC TV this month. Sberâs subsidiary SberDevices designed virtual host Elena using its new Visper platform for transforming pictures and audio recordings into AI characters that can realistically imitate human beings. Elena is an example ⊠Sber creates virtual human to host Russian TV show Read More Read more âș
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Jewelery lovers from France, Germany and Italy can now buy creations from Sokolov, one of the most established Russian jewelers, through Zalando. Sokolov is the first Russian jewelery brand to have made its products available on this major Western European marketplace. Zalando customers can receive these Russian-made items within just 1-2 days (premium service) or ⊠Russian jewelery made available to Western European consumers via Zalando Read More Read more âș
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Moscow ranks second among Europeâs largest cities in the âFuture City ESG Innovation Index,â put together by Munich-based think tank DEEP Ecosystems. This new index aims to assess âthe potential of innovation hubs to support sustainable innovation in the ESG fields.â Its four sub-indexes, eight compound metrics and 29 individual indicators cover the âCommunity of ESG Entrepreneurs;â their ⊠New ESG Innovation Index praises Moscow cityâs âtremendously effective public transportâ... Read more âș
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Ilya Sachkov, the top cybersecurity businessman who was arrested under charges of âstate treasonâ in late September, is asking President Putin to be transferred from jail to house arrest during the investigation. Excerpts of his letter to Putin were shared with Forbes Russia by Sachkovâs lawyer Sergey Afanasyev. âI think this is a new Dreyfus affair,â wrote ⊠âA new Dreyfus affair:â Ilya Sachkov asks President Putin to be transferred... Read more âș
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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 ⊠Opponents of QR-code vaccine passports take to Instagram to wage âmental warâ... Read more âș
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Auchan has inked with SberMarket â a delivery service owned by Sber, the state-controlled financial and digital giant â a âstrategic cooperationâ agreement in the field of e-commerce. The agreement will be in force until 2028, according to a Sber press-release. The partnership aims to âaccelerate the development of Auchanâs âphygitalâ commerce in Russia. The parties ⊠Auchan partners with Sber to accelerate âphygitalâ commerce development Read More Read more âș
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The âFund for Technological Investments,â a newly registered startup investment vehicle, made the news in Russia last week. This was due neither to any impressive investment capacity (just around 3 million rubles, or $40,000, per deal), nor to any special investment thesis. What is less common is the identity of its director: alleged Putin daughter ⊠New fund launches in Russia: digital bank, mobile operator and alleged Putin daughter in... Read more âș
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Darknet forums and Telegram channels have started selling databases containing the personal information of Russians who purchased fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates and forged PCR test results. Journalists at Kommersant spoke to one vendor who offered to sell them a database with 1,000 lines of information for $120. The file contained peopleâs passport numbers, insurance policy numbers, telephone ⊠Personal data of more than half million Muscovites who bought fake vaccine... Read more âș
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