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Articles with tag "Technology"

non-compliance

Russia to Fine Social Media Giants For Keeping Up Pro-Navalny Videos

Videos broke Russia’s law against inciting minors to attend an unsanctioned demonstration, the state communications regulator said.
digital boost

Investment House Targets $600M Fund for Russian Tech

Following success with unicorn startup HeadHunter, Elbrus Capital is stepping up its investments in the Russian digital space.
‘RESTORING FUNCTIONALITY’

Parler Partly Online With Russian Tech Firm’s Backing – Reuters

The platform popular with Trump supporters was removed from Google and Apple app stores after the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
knowledge is power

Moscow to Track Residents' Income, Grades, Pets in Digital Database – Kommersant

The so-called “centralized profile management” system is reportedly expected to handle 20 million profiles a year.
SMALL CHANGE

Facebook Pays Russia $50K Fine For Not Localizing User Data

The social network has refused to comply with Russia’s controversial requirements to store Russian users’ data on Russia-based servers.
genetic id

Russia Plans Biometric Database for Citizens, Foreigners – TASS

Law enforcement will be able to identify individuals via face recognition and fingerprints.
TECH-SAVVY TEACHING

‘Geek Teachers’ Innovate Russian Classrooms

A project founded by two young teachers has supported remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
paranoia surge

Soviet Diehards and Covid-19 Conspiracies: Inside Russia’s Anti-5G Movement

In a country widely viewed as the home of global disinformation, a Western conspiracy theory is flourishing.
clandestine tech

Russian Scientist Accused of Passing Tech Secrets to China – Reports

Alexander Lukanin is the latest Russian academic to be accused or convicted of cooperating with foreign states in recent years.
HIT THE ROAD

Yandex Self-Driving Cars Break Into World Top 3

Company reports four million miles driven, but remains far behind Google’s Waymo initiative.
big brother underground

Moscow Metro to Equip 1,500 Train Cars With Facial Recognition By 2021

Each of the 12,300 cameras will reportedly be able to identify 15 faces per second.
TECH BOMBSHELL

The Lowest Tax Rate in the World? Russia’s ‘IT Tax Maneuver’

Experts see the Kremlin’s tax cuts for software firms as its latest attempt to squeeze out foreign competition.
'brave new world'

Russia to Keep Mass Surveillance After Coronavirus, Activists Say

“The authorities don’t even need to declare an emergency” to limit citizens' rights with surveillance, the Agora human rights group said.
snow drones

Russia to Replace Helicopters With Drones in Inhospitable Arctic

Russia's military has also said it was considering using attack drones to protect its borders in the Arctic and Far East. 
EMIGRATION

Russian Tech Industry Faces Coronavirus Brain Drain

Companies warn top talent will flood overseas, echoing 1990s brain drain.
unsubtle naming

Russia to Install ‘Orwell’ Facial Recognition Tech in Every School – Vedomosti

“Orwell” has already been installed at more than 1,608 schools in 12 Russian regions.
russian exceptionalism

Russia Is a ‘Distinct Civilization,’ Putin Says

“If we want to preserve this civilization, we should focus on high-level technology and its future development,” he said.
tax break

Oil Chief Asks Putin to Exempt Genetic Tech Funding From Taxes

Rosneft is partnering with the government to pursue “accelerated development of Russian genetic technologies.”
taken to court

BBC Russia Faces Lawsuit Over Story on Rosneft’s Genetic Research With Putin’s Daughter

BBC Russia said Rosneft will develop a genetic research center possibly supervised by Putin's rumored daughter.
watchful eye

Moscow Plans Coronavirus Surveillance for Foreigners – Kommersant

“The system should help track residents who have potentially come into contact with foreigners,” a source said.
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