Bringing its contribution to Russia’s emerging outbound cross-border sales, AliExpress Russia announced today the launch of Ruzania, a section of its international platform reserved for select Russian sellers. The first offers come from Maskbro (wooden toys), Bossa Nova and Lucky Child (children’s apparel). Items from these Russian brands can be purchased “not only by Russian-speaking users, but …
The Russian government plans to invest 777 billion rubles ($10.5 billion) into electric and hydrogen vehicle development by 2030, according to documents obtained by the Vedomosti news outlet. In the next nine years Russia’s electric vehicle (EV) share of the auto market could grow from 0.05% to 15%, officials at the Ministry of Economic Development said. By …
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A young Californian startup created by four Russians could well become one of tomorrow’s leaders in robotics automation. Two years after inception, it has just raised $20 million from international investors — with a valuation exceeding $100 million, according to Forbes Russia. Thanks to ElectroNeek’s robotic process automation platform, businesses can now create more easily digital workforce and personal assistants. As reported …
Today Russian lawmakers backed a bill that would force foreign internet companies to set up local offices or face harsh penalties, including an outright ban. The bill was passed on the first of its three required readings, parliament’s lower house said in a statement. The legislation concerns online companies whose daily users in Russia tops …
Netflix, the world’s largest streaming platform, has bought the rights to Russia’s “Brother” (“Brat”) films and will make them available from June 1. The “Brother” series are Russian neo-noir crime dramas written and directed by Alexei Balabanov in 1997 and 2000. The series tells a story of Danila Bogrov, who has just returned from fighting …
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Facebook said Russia and Iran are the internet’s leading spreaders of disinformation aimed at manipulating public opinion in a report published Thursday. Facebook researchers linked most of Russian operations to the Internet Research Agency, a St. Petersburg-based troll factory that was also blamed by the U.S. intelligence community for 2016 election interference. “Facebook’s broader security strategy against …
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Russian online video major IVI (ivi.ru) announced today a $250 million funding round involving top state and private investors. This is one of the biggest deals of the past years on the Russian tech scene, and an all-time record in the online video segment. The consortium of investors includes several big names, combining two major …
A recently reported increase in the number of cybercrimes in Russia poses a threat to the national security, a senior official with the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office told TASS. The number of identified crimes committed with the use of information and communication technologies “jumped by 74%, from 294,000 in 2019 to 510,000 in 2020,” stated …
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Russian billionaire Zakhar Smushkin — chairman of the Ilim pulp and paper group and #122 in the Forbes ranking of top Russian businessmen — intends to invest 400 million rubles in an adtech startup called Vieweo. This capital injection (equivalent to $5.5 million at the current exchange rate) will be made until the end of …
A draft law has been submitted to the Russian State Duma that will oblige foreign IT companies to open full-fledged representative offices in Russia. Hosting providers, advertising systems operators, and “online information distributors” are concerned as well. Should such a law be adopted, foreign companies with a daily traffic of 500,000 users from Russia or more will …
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Russia’s internet regulator has threatened to slow down Google services in Russia if it does not comply with requests to delete content within 24 hours. According to Roskomnadzor, Google has failed to remove 20-30% of links to content which are prohibited in Russia — a controversial category which includes content promoting drug use and featuring …
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A Moscow-based startup called Neiry is developing “human-friendly neural interfaces” applicable to a variety of daily tasks — from gaming and entertainment, to medical therapy, to training, to business. Supported by Russian state innovation programs, this startup believes it can “improve and restore human abilities and functions that were previously unattainable,” and contribute to “the acceleration …
