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Articles with tag "Technology"

Google Restricts Account Creation in Russia, Digital Ministry Says

Authorities advised users to back up their data, consider switching to alternative authentication methods or move to domestic services.

Russian Church Non-Profit to Launch ‘Orthodox WhatsApp’

The messaging app will allow users to communicate directly with their local churches and clergy, as well as make donations.
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Wix Website Builder Blocks Russian Users as U.S. Sanctions Bite

The company said it plans to restrict access to both free and paid accounts, adding that it will take existing websites built by Russian residents offline...
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U.S. Urges Big Tech to Boost Anti-Censorship Tools for Russians – Reuters

U.S. government-backed Open Technology Fund has been financing several American firms to offer free virtual private networks to Russians.
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Russian Firms Bought Dutch Microchip-Making Machine Parts via China – Trouw

The imported parts, while made in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reportedly remain “very useful for chips in everyday devices and weapons.”
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Russia Blocks Signal Messenger For ‘Violating’ Country’s Legislation

Signal is considered to be one of the most secure messaging apps and is used by many independent Russian journalists and opposition activists.
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As Russia Throttles YouTube, Exiled Opposition Voices Prepare for Total Blackout

For the exiled opposition and independent media, losing YouTube would mean losing a critical means of reaching millions inside Russia.
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Russian Online Marketplace Avito Vanishes From Apple’s App Store

Avito, which is among the world’s most-visited classifieds websites, said it contacted Apple to find out why its app was no longer available.
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Russia Boasts That Sanctions Helped It Avoid Global Microsoft Outage

“The situation with Microsoft once again shows the importance of import substitution of foreign software,” authorities in Moscow said.
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Russian Antivirus Firm Kaspersky to Wind Down U.S. Operations

The company, which provides a popular antivirus software, has been operating in the U.S. for nearly two decades. 
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Yandex Parent Company Fully Divests from Russia

The $2.8 billion sale of a 28% stake completes the Amsterdam-based Yandex NV’s exit from Russia.
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U.S. Says It Broke Up Russian AI Bot Farm on X

The campaign was developed by a senior editor of RT, financed by the Kremlin and aided by an officer of the FSB, the Justice Department said.
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U.S. Bans Russia's Kaspersky Antivirus Software

U.S. officials "strongly encouraged" users to switch to new vendors, although the move does not ban them from using the software.
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Microsoft Blocks Russian Corporate Clients From Cloud Services, Vendor Says

Softline warned that Russian companies could also lose access to Amazon and Google cloud services due to EU sanctions.
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Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad

Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Two-Thirds of Tech Workers Who Fled Country Have Returned, Russia Says

“Over the past year, we have not observed an outflow of IT specialists,” Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development said.
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Russia Targets Deepfakes Amid Surge in Phone Scams – Vedomosti

Russia has seen a rise in phishing attacks in which cybercriminals pose as their targets’ employers in order to gain access to sensitive data.
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Northwest Russia Jams Nighttime Internet After Drone Strikes – Reports

The LTE wireless broadband outages were needed to “fine-tune law enforcement equipment for anti-drone and air defense,” a source told Kommersant.
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Why Putin’s Faith in Russia’s ‘Homegrown Midjourney’ Is Misplaced

Russia’s AI image generators may not be an antidote to Western narratives and are far less sophisticated than the alternatives.
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Putin Says Russia Must Rival 'Dangerous' Western AI

"The monopolistic domination of such foreign creations in Russia is unacceptable, dangerous and inadmissible," he said.
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