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Cryptocurrency

Russia’s new crypto tax bill makes it to desk of Putin

A bill has made its way to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, which would make cryptocurrency...

Joel Loynds 2 years

Russian hackers intensify spear-phishing attacks on US targets, Microsoft warns. Russian hooded hackers using Microsoft windows computers with US flag in the background

Big Tech

Russian hackers intensify spear-phishing attacks on US targets, Microsoft warns

Suswati Basu 2 years

Russian crypto influencer ‘Bitmama’ Fedyakina accused of $23M investor fraud scheme. Back of head of Russian influencer taking selfie, face is blurred out. She is in front of a background of crypto coins.

Russian crypto influencer ‘Bitmama’ Fedyakina accused of $23M investor fraud scheme

Suswati Basu 2 years

Apps

Apple accused of ‘aiding censorship’ as it removes numerous VPN apps in Russia

Suswati Basu 2 years

Big Tech

Meta bans Russians state media from its platforms for ‘foreign interference activity’

Rachael Davies 2 years

MI6 and CIA chiefs disclose use of generative AI amid Russia's disinformation threat. This image is a conceptual illustration depicting the theme of disinformation and digital manipulation. The central focus is a brain constructed from a network of nodes and connections, divided into two halves colored in blue and red, symbolizing perhaps different ideologies or entities. To the left, there's an icon of a person shouting, surrounded by symbols like a crossed-out comment and a newspaper, highlighting themes of censorship and media. A large "FAKE NEWS" stamp further emphasizes the theme of misinformation. On the right, a digital representation of a face connected to circuit-like lines and a globe implies global connectivity and the spread of digital information. An image of Vladimir Putin is included, perhaps to indicate a specific narrative or geopolitical context related to misinformation or disinformation campaigns.

AI

MI6 and CIA chiefs disclose use of generative AI amid Russia’s disinformation threat

Suswati Basu 2 years

A photo of a shadowy hacker sitting in a dimly lit room. The hacker is wearing a hoodie and has their face obscured. They are sitting at a computer desk. The room has various electronic devices, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and a lamp. The wall behind the hacker has a bulletin board with papers pinned to it.

Technology

U.S. DOJ seizes Russian web domains amid election interference concerns

Ali Rees 2 years

Russia to trial crypto for cross-border payments

Graeme Hanna 2 years

Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram speaks onstage during day one of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70 on September 21, 2015 in San Francisco, California

News

Pavel Durov: Telegram boss set $5.5m bail and must stay in France

Sam Shedden 2 years

Russian Parliament building at dusk, cryptocurrency symbols floating above

Russia eyes crypto legalization amid sanctions pressure

Radek Zielinski 2 years

picture of an original Game Boy game pack for Tetris, a launch title for the Nintendo handheld platform in 1989

Technology

Happy 40th birthday, Tetris, a landmark video game work born of the Cold War

Owen Good 2 years

Two suited agents in a control room with hand in pockets face a wall of computer monitors with code, charts, maps and data on them. A US flag is seen on one wall., photo

Security

WhisperGate Russian suspect indicted, US offers $10m bounty

Sophie Atkinson 2 years

AI image of Russian misinformation campaign / 10 top chatbots found to be spreading Russian misinformation.

AI

Ten top chatbot programs are spreading Russian misinformation, says report

Graeme Hanna 2 years

A Russian citizen holding their passport in one hand and a smartphone displaying the Russia2024 app in the other, with a backdrop of the Kremlin and a large, looming shadow of Vladimir Putin cast over the scene.

Russian opposition voices dissent with blockchain vote

Radek Zielinski 2 years

Putin pushes for Russian rival to PS5 and Xbox game consoles. The image features a composite of several elements: a video game console with a unique design, adorned with red accents and possibly themed around a national emblem, placed against the backdrop of a Russian flag. In the foreground is Vladimir Putin, framed with a red outline, giving the impression of significance or targeting. A customized game controller accompanies the console, matching the overall aesthetic. This image appears to suggest a nationalistic twist on entertainment technology, possibly presenting a country-specific alternative to mainstream gaming consoles.

Gaming

Putin pushes for Russian rival to PS5 and Xbox game consoles

Suswati Basu 2 years

Hack

US thwarts Russian hacking network infiltrating American homes

Sam Shedden 2 years

Apple pays .7m fine to Russia in antitrust lawsuit. iPhone held up in front of transparent Russian flag and Kremlin building

News

Apple pays $13.7m fine to Russia in antitrust lawsuit

Suswati Basu 2 years

Blockchain

Samsung Electronics to Produce ASICs for a Russian Bitcoin Mining Hardware Company

4 years

Technology

Register Now – First ever Tizen Developer Conference for Smart TV comes to Russia, 2016

4 years

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