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☆ Russia's Kudrin to leave Audit Chamber, opening door to Yandex move
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Kudrin, who has been seen as both a pro-Western economic liberal and close ally of President Vladimir Putin throughout his career, would become the highest profile government official to leave a post since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February. "In total, I spent about 25 years in the public sector," Kudrin wrote on his Telegram channel. He served as a powerful finance minister for more than a decade between 2000 and 2011, and while maintaining close ties with Putin, Kudrin kept a relatively low profile in his current role as head of the Audit Chamber, Russia's public spending watchdog. In a late-night meeting last week, Kudrin and Putin discussed Yandex's future, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reporting by Marina Bobrova, Jake Cordell and Alexander Marrow; Editing by Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Iron Curtain Descends on Russia’s Top Internet Company
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Stephen Wilmot | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yandex is often called Russia’s Google, but it also has elements of Uber, Spotify and Amazon. After nine months of trying to maintain an awkward neutrality, Russia’s most successful tech company wants to take sides in the Ukraine war—both of them. On Friday, Nasdaq-listed Yandex said it is reviewing options to restructure its ownership. It sketched out a split of the company into two parts, one acceptable in the U.S. and Europe and the other in Moscow. Although the move defies financial logic, Yandex in its current, globe-spanning form no longer works politically.

☆ Putin, Kudrin touch on future of Yandex in late-night meeting -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company's headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. Sources told Reuters that Kudrin, one of the country's top economic officials and a long-time colleague of the president, is expected to leave his role as head of Russia's Audit Chamber to take up a position with Yandex. Two of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, said Putin and Kudrin had discussed Yandex. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he could not confirm whether the meeting had taken place or not. Reporting by Polina Devitt, Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Yandex parent to review ownership of Russian tech giant, seek divestment
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. Yandex N.V. said it had started a "strategic process to review options to restructure the group's ownership and governance in light of the current geopolitical environment". "As part of the intended restructuring of the group, the board anticipates that Yandex N.V. will in due course be renamed, with the business to be divested retaining exclusive rights for the use of the Yandex brand," Yandex N.V. said in a statement. Russian President Vladimir Putin and former finance minister Alexei Kudrin addressed the future of Yandex in a late-night meeting, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Yandex N.V. said the strategic process was at a preliminary stage and that any changes would ultimately require shareholder approval.

☆ Russia's Yandex seeks Putin's approval for restructuring - FT
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Hadeel Al Sayegh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Russian internet giant Yandex NV (YNDX.O) is seeking President Vladimir Putin's approval to sell its operations in the country and spin off its main international projects, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. The company has informally enlisted former finance minister Alexei Kudrin to win Putin's approval, in principle, for the restructuring plan, according to the report. Often referred to as Russia's Google, Yandex like many Russian companies has had turbulent few months after grappling with Moscow's increasing isolation in the wake of the Ukraine conflict. In August, VK, a state-controlled company with close links to Putin, agreed to buy Yandex's news feed and homepage. In exchange, Yandex acquired food delivery company Delivery Club from VK to focus on other business areas, such as food delivery and ride-hailing.

☆ Yandex buys up remaining IKEA Russia inventory
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Yandex Market, owned by Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O), said on Friday it had agreed to buy up the remaining inventory of Swedish furniture giant IKEA (IKEA.UL), which has closed its shops in Russia. Yandex will sell the products in a section of its online marketplace designated 'IKEA goods', which combines items from production sites in Russia which used to supply IKEA, shop inventory and IKEA goods brought from overseas. IKEA decided to close its shops in Russia after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February in what it said was a 'special military operation'. Many other western companies - from energy producers to food and clothing chains - have left Russia. Main franchisee Ingka, which owns most IKEA stores, including those in Russia, said last month it had not decided whether to sell its IKEA stores in Russia, which generated around 4% of its group sales in 2021.

☆ Squatters who took over a sanctioned Russian oligarch's mansion are told by judge they can stay
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A house in Amsterdam owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Arkady Volozh was occupied by activists. Despite the Yandex billionaire's best efforts, a judge ruled that the squatters can stay. Volozh is not the first sanctioned oligarch to have his European property overtaken. Squatters moved into the five-story luxury house belonging to billionaire Arkady Volozh on October 27, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. This is far from the first protest action in the properties of high-profile sanctioned Russian figures.

☆ Russia's Yandex posts 46% jump in revenues in Q3
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Thursday reported a 46% year-on-year increase in total revenues in the third quarter to 133.2 billion roubles ($2.14 billion) and expanded its dominant share in the domestic search market. Yandex in August sold its news aggregator, content platform Zen and homepage yandex.ru to state-controlled VK in a move that is expected to tighten the government's grip on the internet, but maintains Yandex's stranglehold on online searches, which account for a little under half of its revenues. ($1 = 62.1000 roubles)Reporting by Alexander Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russia bans dealing in capital of 45 foreign-owned banks or banking units
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannSummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday banned dealings in the shares or share capital of 45 banks or banking units, all either owned by parties in countries that Russia terms "unfriendly" or owned through foreign capital. Western countries and allies, including Japan, have piled financial restrictions on Russia since it sent troops into Ukraine in late February. Moscow retaliated with obstacles for Western businesses and their allies leaving Russia, and in some cases seized their assets. read more read more read moreReporting by Reuters; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I’ve been following a woman around the internet. Turns out she was created by artificial intelligence.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Evan Ratliff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Even in their first efforts, the GAN images were quickly on par with those made by any other, less intelligent software. You can find the results on the Generated Photos site, where you can filter by ethnicity, age, sex, eye color, and other attributes. Generated Photos' GANs tend to match conventional beauty standards, a product of the models that have been fed to the software. I'm not sure anyone would be surprised to find fake images accompanying testimonials on an Estonian bitcoin exchange or an online CBD seller. Are they real people deploying fake images, or fake people deploying fake images?

☆ Russia demands Apple explain VK removal from App Store
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Alexander Marrow | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummarySummary Companies This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Russia's communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple (AAPL.O) after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK (VKCOq.L) were removed from the U.S. firm's App Store. VK runs Vkontakte, which with over 75 million monthly users is Russia's largest social network, often compared to Facebook. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterRoskomnadzor said Apple's actions had deprived millions of Russians of access to VK apps and demanded that it explain its decision. Regardless of location, the apps cannot be downloaded from any App store, said Apple, which terminated the developer accounts associated with the apps to comply with UK sanctions.

☆ How to invest in communications stocks, a sector that's huge, highly diversified, and growing — offering something for almost every type of investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Amy Fontinelle | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Here's what you should know about how to invest in communications stocks, what the risks are, and what rewards you might anticipate. Companies in the media, entertainment, interactive gaming, information creation, and information distribution businesses also belong to the communications sector. Basically, it expanded the existing telecommunications sector to become a broader communications services sector. The advantages of communications stocksThere are a variety of reasons for investors to consider communications companies. And the COVID-19 lifestyle shifts might make us permanently more reliant on communications companies, even once the pandemic is behind us.

☆ 'How to leave Russia' Google searches surge in the country as Putin declares partial military mobilization
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google searches for "How to leave Russia" spiked in Russia in the time leading up to his expected address. Putin was expected to announce "martial law" and "mobilization," the latter of which he did Wednesday morning. Before his expected speech on Tuesday, Russian lawmakers had passed legislation around "martial law" and "mobilization," that likely prompted the Google searches. The same search for how to leave Russia spiked in the country in late February and early March as well, after Russia invaded Ukraine. In addition to the spike in Google searches for how to leave the country, demand for plane tickets out of the country have spiked too.

☆ Можно ли использовать прошлогодний крем от загара? Мнение дерматологов
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-03 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

Что пишут на упаковках солнцезащитного крема? Когда вы покупаете бутылку солнцезащитного крема, на этикетке обычно указывается, что продуктом можно пользоваться около 12 месяцев после вскрытия. Результаты исследованийДля достоверности эксперимента дерматологи взяли пять самых известных и высококачественных солнцезащитных кремов SPF 50+, предназначенных для детей. Например, вы должны хранить крем особым образом. Также стоит в течение года хранить флакончик в прохладном сухом месте, куда не попадают прямые солнечные лучи.

Persons: Ливенс

☆ Бендерчан приглашают принять участие в IV Международном форуме древних городов
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +1 min

Бендерчан приглашают принять участие в IV Международном форуме древних городов «Культурный код древнего города», который пройдёт в Рязани в сентябре 2021 года под эгидой Комиссии Российской Федерации по делам ЮНЕСКО. В рамках форума состоится фотофестиваль «В поисках культурного кода». Принять участие могут как профессиональные фотохудожники, так и любители, если их работы соответствуют тематике культурного кода древних городов в его широком понимании. В итоговой выставке IV Форума примут участие только 70 лучших работ. Видеоролики, присланные на электронную почту организатора онлайн-акции, будут демонстрироваться в дни проведения IV Международного форума древних городов в г. Рязани.

Persons: В. Майоров Organizations: Комиссия Российской Федерации по делам, ЮНЕСКО, ФИАП Locations: Бендеры, Приднестровье, Рязань, Россия

☆ Основные правила вождения во время дождя
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Когда начинается дождь, обстановка на дороге меняется практически мгновенно: асфальт становится мокрым, а видимость ухудшается. Большая часть водителей предпочитает продолжить ехать так же, как и ехали, считая себя достаточно опытными для того, чтобы справиться с возникшими метеоусловиями. А между тем статистика свидетельствует, что в дождь увеличивается количество ДТП, причём даже опытные водители попадают в аварии, передает zen.yandex.ru. Правила вождения во время дождливой погодыНе зря МЧС перед дождём рекомендует воздержаться от поездок — именно мокрый асфальт и ухудшение видимости провоцируют дорожно-транспортные происшествия. Ну а в случае, когда ехать нужно обязательно, соблюдайте следующие правила:

Organizations: МЧС

☆ Загадки COVID-19: Чем меньше привитых -тем меньше заболеваемость
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +5 min

Коллаж автораКарачаево-Черкесия – на 65-м месте (из 85 регионов) по количеству привитых в процентном соотношении – 10,83% от населения региона. Выявленных случаев заражений на 100 000 человек – 4429,5, то есть 4,4%. – на 82-м месте – привито 7,72% от населения. Заражений на 100 000 человек – 3267,5, то есть. Но здесь меньше всего заразившихся – 564,9 на 100 000 человек, то есть 0,56%.

Persons: –, 2570,1, Пушкин Organizations: Канал «Москва, Адыгея, Москва Locations: КарачаевоЧеркесии, Дагестан, Адыгея, Чукотский АО, Москва, Россия, Татарстан, Чукотка, Великобритания

☆ Сегодня у Елизаветы II официальный день рождения
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

У британской королевы действительно два дня рождения. Причиной появления стала банально плохая погода для празднования его дня рождения, который выпадал на ноябрь. Поэтому, Георг II решил эту проблему очень просто – он объединил традиционный парад, который проходит летом, и парад в честь своего дня рождения. Тем не менее, в Лондоне в честь столь значимой личности запускаются салюты в Гайд-парке, в Большом Виндзорском парке и с лондонского Тауэра. Разумеется, официальный день рождения проходит гораздо ярче, с крупным парадом в 1400 солдат, среди которых есть так же 200 лошадей и 400 музыкантов, великолепно исполняющих задуманные на праздник музыкальные композиции.

Persons: Георг Locations: Великобритания, Лондон, Гайдпарк, Большой Виндзорский парк, Тауэр, Букингемский дворец

☆ ATENŢIE! Poliția atenționează despre un NOU fenomen de phishing a site-urilor care comercializează pizza sau oferă servicii de catering
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un nou fenomen de phishing a site-urilor care comercializează pizza sau oferă servicii de caterin, a ajuns în vizorul oamenilor legii. Potrivit Poliţiei, de la începutul lunii iunie 2021, pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova s-au intensificat cazurile de fraudă, fiind create multiple site-uri asemănătoare celor care comercializează pizza sau oferă servicii de catering. Totodată, oamenii legii atenţionează cetăţenii că, în continuare, se atestă cazuri unde infractorii prin intermediul mesageriilor instantanee contactează persoanele care au plasat anunțuri de comercializare a unor bunuri pe platformele de anunțuri. Ulterior, suspecții, sub pretextul că nu se pot apropia pentru a ridica bunul, propun victimelor de al transmite prin intermediul serviciilor poștale. În acest context, Poliția recomandă tuturor cetățenilor să respecte următoarele reguli de securitate:

Locations: Republicii Moldova

☆ Poliția, apel la vigilență: S-au intensificat cazurile de fraudă; Sunt create site-uri fake care oferă servicii de catering
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: politia.mdPoliția, apel la vigilență: S-au intensificat cazurile de fraudă; Sunt create site-uri fake care oferă servicii de cateringPoliția atenționează populația că de la începutul lunii iunie 2021, pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova s-au intensificat cazurile de fraudă de tip phishing, fiind create multiple site-uri asemănătoare celor care comercializează pizza sau oferă servicii de catering. Așa se face că cetățenii la completarea comenzii pe site-ul fake, oferă datele cardului, precum și codul de securitate primit prin SMS pentru confirmarea tranzacției, după care le sunt sustrase toate mijloacele financiare de pe cardurile bancare. Ulterior, suspecții, sub pretextul că nu se pot apropia pentru a ridica bunul, propun victimelor de a-l transmite prin intermediul serviciilor poștale. În acest context, Poliția recomandă tuturor cetățenilor să respecte următoarele reguli de securitate:- Nu divulgați nimănui (nici personalului băncii) informațiile dvs. În cazul în care ați căzut în capcana infractorilor, informați imediat Poliția și unitatea bancară.

Locations: Republicii Moldova

De la începutul lunii iunie 2021, pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova s-au intensificat cazurile de fraudă de tip phishing, fiind create multiple site-uri asemănătoare celor care comercializează pizza sau oferă servicii de catering. Astfel, cetățenii la completarea comenzii pe site-ul fake, oferă datele cardului, precum și codul de securitate primit prin SMS pentru confirmarea tranzacției, după care le sunt sustrase toate mijloacele financiare de pe cardurile bancare. Ulterior, suspecții, sub pretextul că nu se pot apropia pentru a ridica bunul, propun victimelor de al transmite prin intermediul serviciilor poștale. În acest context, Poliția recomandă tuturor cetățenilor să respecte următoarele reguli de securitate:Nu divulgați nimănui (nici personalului băncii) informațiile Dvs. În cazul în care ați căzut în capcana infractorilor, informați imediat Poliția și unitatea bancară.

Locations: Republicii Moldova

☆ Как всего в один клик можно остаться без денег на карте
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

С начала июня этого года на территории Республики Молдова участились случаи фишингового мошенничества (метод кражи личных данных). Полиция предупреждает, что к настоящему времени отмечены случаи, когда преступники посредством обмена мгновенными сообщениями связываются с людьми, разместившими объявления о продаже товаров на рекламных площадках. Под предлогом того, что они не могут подойти, чтобы забрать имущество, предлагают жертвам передать их онлайн, запрашивая данные банковской карты. Полиция предупреждает пользователей, чтобы они не раскрывали никому, даже сотрудникам банка, личную информацию или данные банковских карт, а набирали только сайты, которые они знают или с которыми взаимодействовали раньше, соблюдая осторожность при выборе названия. Если возникают подозрительные транзакции, необходимо как можно скорее обратиться в банк и сообщить в полицию.

Locations: Республика Молдова

☆ Atenție când comandați pizza pe internet! Vă pot fi golite cardurile bancare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

Atenție când comandați pizza pe internet! Utilizatorii, la completarea comenzii pe site-ul fake, oferă datele cardului, precum și codul de securitate primit prin SMS pentru confirmarea tranzacției, după care le sunt sustrase toate mijloacele financiare de pe cardurile bancare, atenționează Inspectoratul General al Poliției, transmite IPN. Sub pretextul că nu se pot apropia pentru a ridica bunul, propun victimelor să le transfere online, cerând datele cardului bancar. Poliția atenționează utilizatorii să nu divulge nimănui, nici măcar personalului băncii, informațiile personale sau datele cardului bancar, să acceseze doar site-urile pe care le cunosc sau cu care au mai interacționat, fiind atenți la denumire. Dacă apar tranzacții suspecte să se adreseze băncii cât mai repede și să alerteze poliția.

Locations: Republicii Moldova

☆ Какой остров признан самым красивым в Европе
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Популярный туристический журнал позиционирует греческий остров Парос как «лидера туристических направлений среди островов Европы для проведения летнего отдыха в этом году». Лучший остров Европы в 2020 году — Парос, по мнению читателей ведущего туристического журнала «Travel+Leisure». Как сообщается, тысячи читателей приняли участие в голосовании за лучший остров 2020 года, отдав предпочтение Греции. Похоже, что средиземноморская страна является излюбленным местом отдыха читателей журнала. В топ-20 лучших островов европейского континента попали:греческий остров Милос (2-е место);Крит (6-е место);Родос и острова Додеканеса (10-е место);Санторини (11-е место);Корфу и Ионические острова (18-е место);Миконос (20-е место).

Persons: Парос Organizations: + Locations: Парос, Европа, Греция, Милос, Крит, Родос, Додеканеса, Санторини, Корфу, Ионические острова, Миконос

☆ Бывший участник труппы O-Zone выпускает новую песню
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Известный певец и музыкальный продюсер Раду Сырбу совместно с талантливой певицей и автором песен Сианной вновь привлекают внимание публики ритмичной и в то же время романтической песней с оригинальным посланием и припевом, который остается в вашей памяти с первого прослушивания. Со временем Раду и Сианна создали хорошую команду, продюсирующую и сочиняющую как для себя, так и для многих других известных артистов в стране и за рубежом, и сейчас подходящее время для новой песни дуэтом Illusion Of Love. Видеоклип песни можно посмотреть на канале YouTube, ее можно слушать на всех цифровых «потоковых» платформах, таких, как Spotify, Apple Music, Yandex Music и т.д., и она обещает вызвать симпатию общественности.

Persons: Раду Сырбу, Сианной, Раду, Сианна Organizations: YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Yandex

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