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European countries hope that increasing their influence in the Arctic will persuade Trump to abandon his plans to annex Greenland. If Trump objects to the deployment of NATO forces on the island, the EU intends to impose sanctions. The European Union is preparing a plan to impose sanctions on American companies if US President Donald Trump rejects a proposal to deploy NATO forces in Greenland, The...

American corporationApple will capture 20% of the global smartphone market by 2025, posting a 10% increase in shipments, surpassing Samsung for the first time in 14 years, according to the Counterpoint Research analytical center. The South Korean manufacturer's share reached 19%, with shipments growing by 5%. Apple's growth was driven by sales of the iPhone 17 and strong demand for the iPhone 16 i...

На рынок труда хлынула волна новых воротничков — высококлассных специалистов без высшего образования. Как пересмотреть подходы к найму, чтобы не упустить самых перспективных из них, рассказывает Алексей Клочков, основатель HR-tech компании Happy Job Раньше большинство компаний при найме сотрудников уделяло повышенное внимание диплому. Однако теперь, поступая таким образом, они лишь создают себе пр...

Apple has closed access to the corporate application creation platform for Russian developers. Applications developed on it have stopped working, and businesses have not yet found a direct alternative to this toolSeveral sources in the IT market told RBC that Apple closed access to the Apple Developer Enterprise Program (ADEP) for Russian developers on February 12. This program allows companies to...

The lifting of anti-Russian sanctions by Western countries is not enough to resume the work of the YouTube video hosting service in Russia, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma for Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications Anton Gorelkin told TASS . He noted that several key issues remain unresolved, including unpaid fines by Google . "One condition for lifting sanctions is not en...

Фото Unsplash В Польше 18 мая состоятся президентские выборы. Учитывая, с каким трепетом польские элиты следили за выборами Президента в Беларуси, как горячо обсуждали и настойчиво раздавали советы, с нашей стороны не уделить должного внимания электоральной кампании у дорогих соседей было бы невежливо. Правда, господа-кандидаты пока разогреваются и все самое интересное еще впереди. Но составить об...

Alfa Bank's alternative to Apple Pay will be available only to Mir cardholders. The bank has gained access to the iPhone's NFC chip to restore contactless payments and plans to introduce the solution to the market in 2025Alfa-Bank's solution for contactless payment for iPhones using NFC chips will only work with cards from the Mir payment system. A representative of the credit organization told RB...

The country joined the restrictions against RT, the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and its head, Dmitry Kiselev, "in order to ensure the security" of the republic. The US imposed sanctions against them in September. Dmitry KiselevMoldova has joined US sanctions against journalist Dmitry Kiselev, the Rossiya Segodnya news agency he heads, and the RT media group, according to the Official Monitor, wh...

Colin Huang took the top spot among China's billionaires , ahead of bottled water tycoon Zhong Shanshan. This was facilitated by a change in shopping habits, which allowed the Temu discount shopping service to increase its momentum Colin HuangThe founder of the Chinese marketplace Pinduoduo and its subsidiary Temu, Colin Huang, has become the richest person in China, according to the Bloomberg Bil...

According to the deputy, Russian data centers intend to stop cooperating with Google under the gray schemes that it has to resort to to pay for services due to sanctions. This will lead to a drop in download speed, he explained.The “degradation” of the quality of YouTube video hosting in Russia is caused by problems with data storage in Russian data centers, said Alexander Khinshtein, head of the ...

The State Duma announced yesterday that YouTube download speeds on computers could drop to 40% by the end of the week, and to 70% by the end of next week. They called YouTube's "degradation" a forced step against the company's policies.Video hosting site YouTube shouldn't be slowed down in Russia, but rather "shut down completely," Chechen leader Ramzan Kazyrov said in a comment to RIA Novosti. "I...

The "degradation" of YouTube is a necessary step, aimed not at ordinary Russians, but at the "anti-Russian hosting policy," Khinshtein stated. He emphasized that at this stage, the measure will only affect computer users.By the end of this week, YouTube download speeds on desktop computers could drop to 4......

Yachts owned by Russians seized by Western countries require large amounts of money for maintenance and security, and many difficulties arise with their sale, writes FT. The newspaper links the fate of the yachts with the effectiveness of the sanctions regimeSince the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Western countries have seized dozens of yachts belonging to businessmen who alle...

Winegrowers, gardeners and nurseries from the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, Orenburg regions, Perm and Tyumen territories, Bashkortostan, and Kazakhstan will take part in the FAIR . The following people are invited to participate in the fair: directors of breeding stations and nurseries, chairmen of large gardening partnerships, journalists from newspapers, magazines and television. FAIR EVENTS...

Gazprombank and Moscow Credit Bank (MCB) mobile apps have been unavailable for download in the App Store since April 13, the financial institutions' press services reported. "Existing apps work as before, all services are available without restrictions, and we recommend new clients use online banking," Gazprombank said on its Telegram channel. Users of the MKB app, "To Money," are advised not to d...

The companies and their representatives, according to Seoul, collaborated with the DPRK in violation of UN sanctions. The Kremlin has stated that there is no agreement on military cooperation with Pyongyang. Moscow vetoed a resolution on sanctions experts in MarchSouth Korea has imposed sanctions against two individuals and two legal entities from Russia, who, according to Seoul, cooperate with th...

At the end of 2023, the share of exports in the structure of the Russian economy statistically turned out to be a record low since the mid-1990s - 23%. Against the backdrop of the sanctions confrontation, domestic demand is becoming more important, experts sayThe share of exports of goods and services in Russian GDP in 2......

After increasing duties on wine imports from unfriendly countries, supplies of still and sparkling wines from the EU to Russia fell by almost 40% and reached their lowest level in five years. Now importers are increasing imports from Georgia, Chile and South AfricaFrom August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2......

Despite the fact that Norilsk Nickel is not subject to sanctions , some foreign banks are refusing to work with it, said Vice President Anton Berlin . He cited integration into the value chain as Norilsk Nickel's main goal.Some foreign banks refuse to accept and transfer money for Norilsk Nickel products, he said in an interviewREUTERS vice president of the company Anton Berlin. After the article ...

Restrictions introduced due to the spread of coronavirus will continue to apply in St. Petersburg until the end of 2024 , according to the resolution posted on the city government website. “Introduce the following changes to the St. Petersburg government decree of March 13, 2020 No. 121 “On measures to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection in St. Petersburg”: in paragraph 2.1 of the de...

Independent US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. chose the former wife of Google founder Nicole Shanahan as his number two. Why is Joe Biden so afraid of a representative of a famous political dynasty - in the RBC material Robert Kennedy Jr.On March 26, Robert Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the assassinated US President John F. Kennedy, announced that he had chosen a vice-presidential candidat...

The Ministry of Digital Development plans to impose a revenue threshold for IT companies eligible for corporate income tax benefits. This threshold could increase from 0% to 20% in 2025. The decision will be made after analyzing tax data for 2023.The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media plans to limit the list of IT companies eligible for profit tax breaks to a revenue th...

Independent US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. chose the former wife of Google founder Nicole Shanahan as his number two . Why is Joe Biden so afraid of a representative of a famous political dynasty - in the RBC material Robert Kennedy Jr.On March 26, Robert Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the assassinated US President John F. Kennedy, announced that he had chosen a vice-presidential candida...

The Xiaohongshu app has reported its first profit and become the fastest-growing social network in China, where foreign services are blocked. This was made possible by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. However, there are no clear prospects for an IPO.Chinese video and photo sharing app Xiaohongshu reported a net profit of $5......

It was planned to close access to cloud services for Russian companies from March 20, but now Microsoft is planning to do this at the end of the month, Softline reported. The restrictions will not affect individuals, says an RTVI sourceThe American company Microsoft is discussing the issue of postponing the suspension of cloud services for Russian companies to the end of the month, Andrey Blagoraz...

Most banks in Armenia will stop servicing and accepting Mir cards, VTB Armenia reported. The VTB subsidiary itself will be an exception and will continue to work with Russian cards. Card operator Mir came under US sanctions in February Cards of the Russian payment system "Mir" will stop working in ATMs and POS terminals of most banks in Armenia from March 3......

Borrell expressed hope that the EU foreign ministers will agree on the use of income from the frozen assets of the Central Bank to help Kiev. Moscow warned of a response to any actions with the assets of Josep BorrellThe head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, expressed hope that on March 18, EU foreign ministers will reach an agreement on using profits from Russian assets frozen abroad to assi...

Western sanctions against Russia will always remain as long as the country pursues an “independent course,” said Maria Zakharova . The EU is now preparing the 14th package of anti-Russian sanctions Maria ZakharovaWestern sanctions against Russia will always remain as long as the country pursues an “independent course,” but the search for ways to minimize their consequences will continue. The offic...

Moscow's Khoroshevsky District Court sentenced Alexey Zmanovsky, accused of murdering scientist Andrey Botikov, one of the creators of the Sputnik V vaccine, to 14 years in a maximum security penal colony. The press service of Moscow's courts of general jurisdiction reported this on their Telegram channel. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 1......

Enforcement of the embargo on diamonds from Russia is underway in a test mode, and an electronic certification system for the stones will be launched in a few months, the European Commission told RIA Novosti. As of January 1, 2024 , a ban on direct imports of Russian diamonds has been in effect in the European Union , and indirect supplies from Russia have also been banned since March. In Septembe...