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Articles with tag "Technology"
chilling effect
3 Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists Jailed for Treason, Colleagues Say
In an open letter, the scientists' colleagues warned that the criminal cases risk setting back Russia’s advances in hypersonic technology.
looking for love
Russia’s VK Developing Homegrown Tinder Alternative
Tinder’s parent company announced it is exiting Russia over its commitment to "protecting human rights" amid the war in Ukraine.
2 Min read
sanctions workaround
Russian Spy Network Smuggles EU Tech – FT
The case reflects the challenges Western governments face in seeking to cut off flows of critical tech supplies to Russia as it wages war.
2 Min read
swiping left
Tinder to Exit Russia More Than 1 Year Into Ukraine War
Explaining the decision in an annual impact report, Tinder’s owner Match Group said it was “committed to protecting human rights.”
2 Min read
cheap and outdated
Russian Smartphone Sales Dwarfed By Chinese Imports
Experts say Russian-made smartphones cannot compete with Chinese brands due to outdated technical features.
1 Min read
Chatbot Race
Russia's Sberbank Launches Own Version of ChatGPT
Initially, the chatbot will be available to a small community of testers.
1 Min read
dependence risks
Sanctions-Hit Russia Wary of Over-Reliance on Chinese Tech – Bloomberg
Chips, network devices and electronics assessed to be areas of particular vulnerability to Chinese dependence.
2 Min read
Public confusion
Government Campaign Aims to Warn Russians Against VPN Use
The Russian authorities have launched a disinformation campaign warning of the dangers posed by virtual private networks.
2 Min read
playing catch-up
Sanctions Force Russia to Scale Back Ambitious 2030 Tech Strategy
Half of the initiatives in the Russian government's strategy now merely aim to replace existing foreign technologies.
1 Min read
'state priority'
Russia Forms Drone, Microchip Investment Fund – Vedomosti
The investment partnership comes amid drone and microchip shortages exposed by the war in Ukraine.
1 Min read
AYYA T1
Russia’s ‘iPhone Killer’ Sells Under 1,000 Smartphones in First Year
Russia’s domestically made smartphone, the AYYA T1, has sold fewer than 1,000 units since it hit the market a year ago, Vedomosti reported Thursday.
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hacking and spying
Kremlin Bans iPhones for Officials Involved in Putin’s 2024 Re-Election – Kommersant
Officials in the presidential administration’s so-called “internal bloc” face an April 1 deadline to discard their U.S.-made devices.
2 Min read
industry boost
Russia Turns to Foreign IT Workers After Wartime Brain Drain
Russia’s government estimates that 100,000 IT workers — or 10% of the nation’s tech workforce — left the country following the invasion of Ukraine...
1 Min read
bucking the trend
Russian Tech Giant Yandex Sees 2022 Revenues Jump Despite Sanctions
Russian tech giant Yandex announced on Wednesday that its revenues climbed 46% last year following a corporate restructuring amid unprecedented Western...
2 Min read
digital crackdown
Facial Recognition Systems to Be Introduced at Russian Land Borders
The Russian authorities have invited tenders for a contract worth 830 million rubles ($11.3 million) for the provision of facial recognition technology...
it exodus
Russian Tech Giant VK Orders Workers to Return From Abroad – Report
Updates with clarification from VK source. Russian tech giant VK Group is demanding its employees based abroad return to the country as lawmakers consider...
clearing the ranks
Russia’s Ruling Party Uses AI to Purge Anti-War Voters – Reports
Russia’s ruling party is purging its ranks of opponents to the war in Ukraine with AI and algorithms that track voters’ social media activity...
cutting losses
Yandex Co-Founder Bids Farewell to Partitioned Russian Tech Giant
The co-founder of Yandex, Arkady Volozh, announced on Friday that he was leaving the Russian tech giant, addressing a farewell letter to the firm&rsquo...
Looking ahead
Yandex Registers New Companies to Bypass Sanctions – RTVI
Russian tech giant Yandex has registered holding companies in Armenia and the U.S. in order to bypass international sanctions on Russia over the invasion...
short-lived localization
Apple Seeks to End Lease on Russian Head Office – RBC
Apple is in talks to terminate a lease on its Moscow office that the U.S. tech giant had opened less than a month before Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian...
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