One year after the world sanctioned their country, Russians have gotten creative in finding payment solutions. That’s according to a report Sunday (April 9) by the Financial Times (FT), which looks at the challenges of getting around U.S. dominated payment systems in the wake of...
Russian lawmakers are proposing legislation that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TVs sold in Russia to come pre-installed with certain Russian software. Reuters reported that the draft bill aims to support domestic software producers, allowing authorities to create a list of mandatory, local...
Yandex, the Russian technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning, has announced the launch of the first smart home ecosystem powered by Alice, its intelligent assistant. In a press release, Yandex said Alice can turn on lights, adjust the thermostat,...
President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government. According to Reuters, this is the final step in purging the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns that it was vulnerable to Kremlin...
May 02, 2023
Western Union is seeing growth in the number of digital transactions. During the quarter ended March 31, the firm recorded 7% growth in the number of digital transactions, the company said in a Tuesday (May 2) press release. This gain came during a quarter in which the company’s revenues declined 10%, largely due to its […]
April 09, 2023
One year after the world sanctioned their country, Russians have gotten creative in finding payment solutions. That’s according to a report Sunday (April 9) by the Financial Times (FT), which...
July 21, 2019
Russian lawmakers are proposing legislation that would require all smartphones, computers and smart TVs sold in Russia to come pre-installed with certain Russian software. Reuters reported that the draft bill...
May 23, 2019
Yandex, the Russian technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning, has announced the launch of the first smart home ecosystem powered by Alice, its intelligent...
