A Russian business group describing itself as an “Entrepreneurs Association for the Development of Business Patriotism” is asking Russia’s Parliament to introduce mandatory government registration for Internet access, TASS reports.
The head of the Avanti organization, Rakhman Yansukov, proposes that anyone who wants to go online in Russia should verify their identity...
Russia’s banking holding VTB Group said on Monday that the company’s investment unit, VTB Capital, had sold its entire stake in Bulgaria’s leading telecoms operator, Vivacom, to Amsterdam-based telecoms and media company United Group, Reuters reports.
United Group, owned by private equity firm BC Partners, said last week it had agreed to...
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has announced the creation of an Artificial Intelligence alliance including internet majors Yandex and Mail.ru, mobile operator MTS, oil company Gazprom Neft, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Vedomosti reported citing the lender’s CEO German Gref.
Sberbank is a digital innovation frontrunner and is already planning its...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is considering investments in the Botkin.AI platform developed by Intellogic LLC and the OSA Hybrid Platform, one of Russia’s leading companies in retail tech, the Fund said in a statement on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti.
Botkin.AI, a high-tech platform for medical image analysis, is...
Russian technology companies signed an agreement on establishing an alliance for artificial intelligence development (AI-Russia Alliance) within the Artificial Intelligence Journey forum framework, TASS informs.
Its members are Gazprom Neft, the only industry representative, along with Internet majors Yandex and Mail.ru Group, Sberbank, mobile communications operator MTS, and the Russian...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday made a statement saying that artificial intelligence (AI) required bigger data and removal of artificial restrictions; however, it was crucial to respect and protect human rights, UrduPoint informed.
"Of course, we need to remove the barriers in technological regulation, legislative restrictions. For artificial intelligence, the real food, fuel...
Russian search and services giant Yandex has expanded its ambitions in the world of autonomous transportation, to deploy a six-wheeled robot autonomous robot for cargo delivery, Mashable reports.
The small Yandex.Rover adopts the popular cooler on wheels style pioneered by Starship Robotics. The robot has a suite of sensors, including...
Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is reportedly working toward implementing a new law that would allow law enforcement to seize Bitcoin and other digital assets, beginning in 2021, according to Russian news outlet RBC.
Specifically, the new law would allow police to seize computers, hard drives or mobile devices containing...
Russia’s pizza delivery franchise Dodo has won its first significant international award at the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference (GLRC) Award 2019 in Singapore as "Best Innovative Company of the Year," the organizers said in a press release.
“We are pleased to recognize Dodo Pizza in the Innovation category for its pioneering efforts...
A law that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in Russia to come pre-installed with Russian software was backed by Russian lawmakers in a preliminary vote on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The bill would allow the government to designate certain locally-produced software as mandatory for devices sold in the...
