Shares in Russian tech giant Yandex on the Moscow Exchange rose to a new historic record on Thursday after the company was praised by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his annual televised Q&A session, Rb.ru reports.
In peak value, the company's stock price reached 2,531.6 rubles ($40.15) per share,...
Biometrics companies from China and Russia could soon be excluded from an influential U.S. government accuracy test of facial recognition technology, in another move that could escalate an ongoing tech war between great powers, the South China Morning Post reports.
According to a bill proposal by Democratic Senator Brian...
China’s Xiaomi has launched a collection of products in Russia, in a move that highlights the company’s intent to seriously position itself in the market, RIA Novosti reports.
The Hong Kong-listed company, best known for its smartphones, will now also sell its smart TVs, smart wristbands, wireless earbuds, and...
During the II International Congress on Cyber Security (The International Cybersecurity Congress, ICC), which will be held in Moscow on June 20-21, Sberbank plans to discuss the impact of technology on human cyber vulnerability, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported.
The process of the exponential development of information IT, on the one hand,...
Chinese telecom company Huawei is seeking alternatives to keep its smartphones working after U.S. tech giant Google cut the company off its Android operating system, a source close to negotiations between Huawei and the Russian government told TASS news agency.
Last month, the Trump administration banned Google and a number...
In yet another move seen as part of Russia’s plans to isolate itself from the global internet, the country is set to crack down on virtual private networks (VPN) used by local bettors to access internationally licensed online gambling sites, Gizmodo reports.
The head of Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor, Alexander...
Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank, and the government of Luxembourg are going to help Russian high-tech firms to get established in European Union markets under an agreement signed on Friday, Emerging Markets reports.
The agreement applies to high-tech firms that are members of Sberbank Group, which brings together more than 20...
Chinese tech giant Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecoms company MTS to develop a 5G network in the country over the next year, BBC News reported.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow....
The term “digital assets” should be included in the Russian Civil Law, a judge at Russia’s Supreme Arbitration Court has said on Tuesday, according to state-run news agency Federal Press.
Lyudmila Novoselova, chairman at the Court for Intellectual Rights of Russian Federation and a judge at the Supreme Arbitration Court, has introduced the institution’s plans for...
Russian ride-hailing service Yandex.Taxi is considering adding helicopters to its fleet of vehicles in Moscow for an on-demand service, Vedomosti reported on Thursday.
Several companies offer air taxi services in the Russian capital, one of which offers hour-long helicopter rides for around $700.
Yandex.Taxi is in four-way discussions with Moscow...
