A geological exploring subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft, PH Exploration, will hold ice observation trials in 2019 using the deck-based drones, Ura.ru reports. The company plans to design a drone-carried device that plants trackers on icebergs.
Key target of the project is "to cut down costs for aerial...
The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has issued a fine to South Korean electronic giant Samsung over the pricing of its smartphones, Izvestia reported citing RIA news agency.
The anti-monopoly watchdog said last month it had found Samsung's Russian unit guilty of illegally supporting retail prices for its smartphones and tablets, FAS said.
“Although we have...
A U.S. federal judge has ruled a Florida-based broadcasting company that provides Russian programs to a Washington radio station must register as an agent of a foreign government, RFE/RL reported.
In a press release Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said that RM Broadcasting of Jupiter, Florida, was essentially providing publicity...
UK-based tech company Travelport has said in its first quarter filing that its plans to go private have been delayed by regulatory authorities in Russia, Bloomberg Law reported.
On March 15, shareholders of the company approved a takeover by financial firms Siris and Evergreen Coast Capital, a unit of...
Russian exchanges aggregator Best Change is resuming operations after being banned by the government last month, Forklog writes, reporting that a hearing in a district court in the city of Omsk overturned the earlier decision in line with new crypto-friendly regulations.
The head of marketing at BestChange, Nikita Zuborev, told...
Two Russian law enforcement officers are being charged for defrauding 65 million rubles (a little over $1 million) from a media mogul in a cryptocurrency extortion scheme, Coingeek reports.
Erast Galumov, who is a renowned media figure in Russia and former director of the media firm Izvestiya, was secretly detained...
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman moderated a discussion this week between Russian and American companies on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and payment systems, U.S. Embassy in Moscow spokesperson Andrea Kalan said on Wednesday.
"Ambassador Huntsman hosted a discussion between U.S. and Russian companies on the future of...
U.S.-based social media companies Facebook and Twitter have nine months to move Russian users' data onto servers in Russia or risk being blocked in the country, Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has said, according to Interfax.
The agency’s head Aleksandr Zharov said he hoped the companies would comply with Russian data law and...
Representatives of U.S.-based e-book service Apple Books have visited Russia and held meetings with major Russian publishers, according to top managers from three publishing houses who spoke to Vedomosti.
The U.S. company’s delegation was interested in finding out all the details about the Russian e-book market, including its prospects...
Some 74% of Russian citizens have heard or know something about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, a new survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) has shown, according to News.ru.
According to the survey, only one-third of Russians do not think Bitcoin is a viable investment. Keeping with the...
