Sunday, April 27, 2025
An ongoing corporate dispute surrounding U.S.-based webserver Nginx has already affected the IT market and damaged the government’s development goals, the Kremlin’s special representative on digital and technological development Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, according to RBC. "Here’s my personal stance regarding Nginx. Those developments have already dealt a major...
FaceApp, the Russian-made mobile application that went viral this year, is a potential national security threat to the U.S., the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said, according to BBC News. The app, which takes photos and adds effects that can make people look older or add a smile to...
A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered 34 more satellites to orbit for OneWeb’s space-based Internet network in the company’s second launch this year, Space News reported. OneWeb intends to deploy a total of more than 600 satellites in low Earth orbit, which are designed to provide consumers on the ground with...
According to preliminary estimates, Facebook's applications outage cost the Russian economy 70 million rubles per hour, said Anna Mikhailova, business development manager of the Angara group of companies, Russian media reported. The failure of Facebook, associated with the disruption of a number of network protocols, "indirectly affected practically the entire...
According to Roskomnadzor, Google's argument that an unfavorable court decision will have a negative effect on Russian users is an attempt to blackmail the government.  Following the publication of information about the corporation's possible departure from the country and the termination of the company's responsibilities under Russian Federation law in...
Russian telecommunications major MTS has filed a case with a World Bank arbitration, demanding at least $750 million in compensation from Turkmenistan for the forced closure of its subsidiary, Reuters reports. The Moscow-based company said in a July 27 statement that authorities in Turkmenistan acted in violation of international agreements...
The Twitter account of the Russian delegation that represents the country at OSCE-hosted arms control talks in Vienna has been suspended by the US platform. The head of the team suggested it was an act of Big Tech censorship, RT reported. The unexplained ban of the account was reported on...
Russia’s X5 Retail Group has opened a 'lab store' in Moscow’s central administrative district, close to a Pyaterochka outlet, to test new technologies that will enhance customer experiencе, Dairy News reports. Engineers in the lab will conduct in-store trials of electronic shelf labelling, video analytics, smart shelves, digital information panels,...
The impending smartphone scarcity in Russia is being blamed on transportation issues and a lack of components, according to Vedomosti on Wednesday. Several businesses have stated that popular phone models are out of stock. Despite the fact that this isn't the company's most recent model, Apple may be able to...
Russia's top court has ruled on Tuesday that the Telegram messaging app can be forced to provide user data to security services, AP reports. Supreme Court Judge Alla Nazarova rejected an appeal filed by Telegram, objecting to Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) obtaining the encryption keys to its platform. As a...