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Transport and logistics Fin Instead of a Propeller Russian engineers have developed a propulsion system for underwater robots that neither hums nor spins, but moves with fins like a living stingray.

02.10.2026 08:35

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Hayk Martirosyan: “An Automated Business Model Is More Competitive Than Excel”

Point of view Hayk Martirosyan: “An Automated Business Model Is More Competitive Than Excel”Russian expert explains how a proprietary ERP system is changing consulting

27.08.2026 10:44

What Will Russia’s AI Development Support Law Deliver?

Point of view What Will Russia’s AI Development Support Law Deliver?This summer, the adoption of legislation governing large foundation models has become the biggest news across Russia’s IT market. In July, Federal Law No. 243-FZ, “On Supporting the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Russian Federation,” was signed into law. The legislation establishes a framework that will need to be fleshed out through implementing regulations. In practice, regulators will have to position AI policy on a spectrum with security at one end and active development at the other – balancing safeguards against the growth of a field poised to become the leading driver of technology and business over the next decade.

24.08.2026 15:31

Alexey Morozov: A Hacker Who Doesn’t Master Machine Learning Will Become an Outsider

Point of view Alexey Morozov: A Hacker Who Doesn’t Master Machine Learning Will Become an Outsider Founder of G-HACK and GSPARK and a five-time winner of Russia’s national hacking competitions as a member of DreamTeam, Alexey Morozov spoke about what it takes to become a top-tier professional and how emerging technologies are reshaping the market.

20.08.2026 11:38

Sovereign AI and the Cost of Compute: Economics, Not Ideology

Point of view Sovereign AI and the Cost of Compute: Economics, Not Ideology Three economic levers determine whether moving AI workloads onto an organization’s own infrastructure pays off.

14.08.2026 12:57

AI Data Center Support Should Reflect Market Demand

Point of view AI Data Center Support Should Reflect Market Demand The question of supporting AI data centers should be considered in the context of both actual market demand for this type of infrastructure and the state of the commercial data center market, says Andrey Guk, CEO of OBIT.

13.08.2026 10:22

MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin: How Do You Build a Next-Generation University? MTUCI’s Digital Transformation

Point of view MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin: How Do You Build a Next-Generation University? MTUCI’s Digital Transformation Today, a university is not only an educational institution but also a complex digital ecosystem. What data does a university leader rely on to make management decisions? What results has MTUCI’s digital transformation delivered? What lessons have been learned from completed projects, and what challenges lie ahead?

10.08.2026 10:03

MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin: How Do You Build a Next-Generation University? MTUCI’s Digital Transformation

Point of view MTUCI Rector Sergey Erokhin: How Do You Build a Next-Generation University? MTUCI’s Digital Transformation Today, a university is no longer just about lectures and exams. It is a digital environment where speed, convenience and technology matter. How is the role of secondary vocational education changing? How does IT infrastructure become an indispensable management tool for a major university? Why is artificial intelligence becoming a core competency?

07.08.2026 18:37

The Cultural Code of Artificial Intelligence: Why We Are Arguing Not About the Technology but About the Term

Point of view The Cultural Code of Artificial Intelligence: Why We Are Arguing Not About the Technology but About the Term By Vladimir Leshchenko, expert in artificial intelligence and knowledge management

02.08.2026 17:53

Astra AI [Code] vs. Open Source: Why Deploying an Open Model in a Secure Environment Is Costly and Risky

Point of view Astra AI [Code] vs. Open Source: Why Deploying an Open Model in a Secure Environment Is Costly and Risky Comparing the economics of buying an enterprise-ready AI coding platform with building one from open-source components.

12.07.2026 17:17

Technological Adolescence: An Essay on AI's Civilizational Challenge to Humanity

Point of view Technological Adolescence: An Essay on AI's Civilizational Challenge to Humanity Based on the essay "The Adolescence of Technology" by Dario Amodei, 2026

23.06.2026 15:53

AI's Impact on Small Businesses Is Still Limited – For Better or for Worse

Point of view AI's Impact on Small Businesses Is Still Limited – For Better or for Worse Despite the growing excitement around artificial intelligence, its impact on small businesses in Russia remains relatively modest.

19.06.2026 13:29

Konstantin Polyanichev: "Technology Doesn't Replace Art – It Opens a New Doorway to It"

Point of view Konstantin Polyanichev: "Technology Doesn't Replace Art – It Opens a New Doorway to It"AI is turning Russian museums into interactive journeys, adding a new digital layer to the country's cultural landscape.

17.06.2026 14:01

GeoAI From Sber Aims to Transform Land Management

Territory management and ecology GeoAI From Sber Aims to Transform Land Management Sber has introduced GeoAI, a suite of AI models designed to support territorial management, from monitoring soil degradation and desertification to controlling invasive plant species.

17.06.2026 10:58

Sovereign AI Must Deliver Economic Value, Not Just a Sense of Control

Point of view Sovereign AI Must Deliver Economic Value, Not Just a Sense of Control Sovereign AI matters only if its value can be measured in productivity, operating costs, risk reduction, and return on investment.

15.06.2026 14:04

The World's First Palladium Laboratory Opens at Nornickel

Science and new technologies The World's First Palladium Laboratory Opens at Nornickel As the world's largest supplier of palladium, Nornickel is seeking to reshape the platinum-group metals industry through its Palladium Technologies Center. The company's goal is to create entirely new markets for palladium across a wide range of high-tech sectors.

15.06.2026 09:21

Kodik’s AI Editor Is Already Winning Recognition in the Startup Market

Point of view Kodik’s AI Editor Is Already Winning Recognition in the Startup Market An AI-powered code editor developed in Russia is helping programmers write software faster by taking over part of the routine work.

08.06.2026 15:03

Foreign Git Platforms Are a Risk for Russian Companies. Here’s Why

Point of view Foreign Git Platforms Are a Risk for Russian Companies. Here’s Why Git long ago stopped being just a version-control system. The platform where your repositories live has become the center of engineering operations: source code, commit history, CI/CD pipelines, secrets, issue tracking, code reviews, build artifacts – everything flows into a single environment. Losing access to that platform is not an inconvenience. It is a development shutdown.

03.06.2026 17:42

Tomato-Picking Robot Arm Aims to Take Over Harvesting Tasks

Point of view Tomato-Picking Robot Arm Aims to Take Over Harvesting Tasks Anton Vlasenko, a student at the Information Technology Faculty of Novosibirsk State University, has developed an intelligent robotic manipulator designed to automate tomato harvesting in commercial greenhouses. Built using 3D-printed components, including a gearbox, articulated arm segments, brackets, and a gripper, the system can distinguish ripe tomatoes from unripe ones, track the ripening schedules of different varieties, and return later to fruit that is not yet ready for harvest.

01.06.2026 17:18

Alexander Demidov: “It’s Not Just Us Helping AI – AI Is Helping Us Too”

Point of view Alexander Demidov: “It’s Not Just Us Helping AI – AI Is Helping Us Too”How Neural Networks Are Transforming the Electronics Industry

29.05.2026 14:00

Vladimir Bubnov: “Automation Is Accelerating Even Emergency Care”

Point of view Vladimir Bubnov: “Automation Is Accelerating Even Emergency Care”A Russian IT company has developed a proprietary digital solution designed to streamline ambulance services and public-sector operations, covering the entire workflow from call intake to billing and data reporting.

06.04.2026 15:38

Julia Belikova: “We Have Built an Operating System for Russia’s Fishing Industry”

Point of view Julia Belikova: “We Have Built an Operating System for Russia’s Fishing Industry”A digital platform for organising fish storage and wholesale trade has been launched in Russia

03.04.2026 12:24

Vision Without Lidar: How a Russian Breakthrough Is Redefining Robotics Perception

Science and new technologies Vision Without Lidar: How a Russian Breakthrough Is Redefining Robotics Perception An international research team with participation from MIPT has introduced the stereo vision technology Un-ViTAStereo, designed to estimate distances without expensive lidar sensors or manual depth labeling by using the Depth Anything V2 model as a supervisory signal.

02.04.2026 12:21

Russian Universities Train Specialists for Nuclear Robotics

The nuclear industry Russian Universities Train Specialists for Nuclear Robotics Seven Russian universities, including Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Seversk Technological Institute of NRNU MEPhI, are to establish a core laboratory focused on specialised robotic systems for next-generation nuclear energy.

01.04.2026 12:52

Zabbix and Astra Monitoring: Import Substitution or a Partnership to Boost Productivity

Point of view Zabbix and Astra Monitoring: Import Substitution or a Partnership to Boost Productivity Russia’s IT market is undergoing a fundamental shift – and in monitoring, the real change is not just about replacing tools, but about seeing what actually drives the business.

25.03.2026 14:15

Natalia Markova: “Our Digital Reality Has Overtaken the Visions of Sci-Fi Writers”

Point of view Natalia Markova: “Our Digital Reality Has Overtaken the Visions of Sci-Fi Writers”A Russian property tech expert explains how smart home technologies are reshaping everyday life – not just in individual flats, but across entire residential districts

23.02.2026 19:35

Alexander Goldstein: “Vibe Coding Is a New Reality That Could Reshape Software Development”

Point of view Alexander Goldstein: “Vibe Coding Is a New Reality That Could Reshape Software Development”IT expert discusses the trends redefining modern development

16.02.2026 16:59

Sergey Lebedev: “The market does not need gadgets – it needs resilient navigation systems that actually work in real-world conditions”

Point of view Sergey Lebedev: “The market does not need gadgets – it needs resilient navigation systems that actually work in real-world conditions”Satellite navigation systems are developing at pace in Russia.

03.02.2026 13:38

Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part III)

Point of view Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part III)As the global AI market faces turbulence, inflated expectations, and signs of an infrastructural correction, Russia is pursuing a quieter but more resilient path — one built on open-model adaptation, cost efficiency, sector-specific solutions, and long-term technological sovereignty rather than headline-driven AGI races.

07.12.2025 14:17

Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part II)

Point of view Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part II)While the U.S. AI ecosystem leans heavily on proprietary APIs and high-cost infrastructure, China is betting on open-source LLMs as the foundation of a new global industrial expansion. Russia, observing this shift, sees in China’s approach a strategic alignment with its own long-term priorities: efficiency, sovereignty, and technology built for real-world resilience.

06.12.2025 15:32

Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part I)

Point of view Russia’s AI-and-Cloud Strategy in an Era of Global Volatility (part I)As the global AI market shakes under financial turbulence, hardware bottlenecks, and spiraling cloud costs, Russia is betting on a slower, steadier, and ultimately less risky path — one built on open-model adaptation, diversified hardware, and technological sovereignty.

05.12.2025 15:48

Neural Network in Smartphone Helps Visually Impaired People Detect Potholes and Stairs

News Neural Network in Smartphone Helps Visually Impaired People Detect Potholes and Stairs Novosibirsk entrepreneurs have developed Videonavigator, a system for visually impaired people that uses images from a smartphone camera to detect obstacles and determine how far away they are.

02.10.2026 22:52

UCSB Expands Cooperation With UserGate

News UCSB Expands Cooperation With UserGate Russian systems integrator Ural Center for Security Systems (UCSB) has received Authorized Service Partner status from UserGate. The integrator was previously one of UserGate’s Gold Partners.

02.10.2026 21:20

Smolensk Opens First Smart Bus Shelters With Device Charging Stations

News Smolensk Opens First Smart Bus Shelters With Device Charging Stations Rosatom Energy Sales has installed two shelters in Smolensk equipped with interactive displays and emergency call buttons.

02.10.2026 18:43

Database of Steel Piles Developed for Construction on Permafrost

News Database of Steel Piles Developed for Construction on Permafrost Specialists at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have developed a database of steel drilled-and-driven piles designed for use in permafrost conditions.

02.10.2026 16:57

School and College Students in St. Petersburg Build a Satellite Model

News School and College Students in St. Petersburg Build a Satellite Model St. Petersburg is hosting an open professional skills championship in the Space Systems Engineering category. Participants are building and testing a small-satellite model.

02.10.2026 14:39

Viktor Bout: Digital Sovereignty Is a Matter of National Security and the Economy of the Home Front

GDF-2026 Viktor Bout: Digital Sovereignty Is a Matter of National Security and the Economy of the Home Front Digital sovereignty is directly linked to national interests, while the digital economy today functions as the country’s home-front economy. Its development requires a systematic approach and human, financial, technological and software resources.

02.10.2026 14:06

Finance Ministry to Use AI to Forecast Budget Revenues

News Finance Ministry to Use AI to Forecast Budget Revenues Russia’s Finance Ministry Plans to Introduce Artificial Intelligence Models for Forecasting Federal Budget Revenues.

02.10.2026 13:40

Beeline Business Launches Communication Platform That Consolidates Customer Interaction History

News Beeline Business Launches Communication Platform That Consolidates Customer Interaction History It Offers Flexible Settings for Specific Business Needs.

02.10.2026 10:27

Rostec to Unveil Robot for Skin Repair Using 3D Bioprinting

News Rostec to Unveil Robot for Skin Repair Using 3D Bioprinting The Device Can Adapt to a Patient’s Individual Anatomy.

02.10.2026 08:41

Rosneft Develops Way to Make Wellsite Development More Efficient

News Rosneft Develops Way to Make Wellsite Development More Efficient Specialists Have Designed a Mobile Well Pad.

01.10.2026 23:13

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Nenad Badovinac: AI Should Benefit Society and Be Understandable to People

Nenad Badovinac: AI Should Benefit Society and Be Understandable to People

Majadur Rahaman Robin: Digital Transformation Gives Bangladesh a Historic Opportunity

Mohammad Kawsar Uddin: Technology Should Be a Bridge Between People, Not a Source of Division

Viktor Bout: Digital Sovereignty Is a Matter of National Security and the Economy of the Home Front

Neural Network in Smartphone Helps Visually Impaired People Detect Potholes and Stairs

Neural Network in Smartphone Helps Visually Impaired People Detect Potholes and Stairs

UCSB Expands Cooperation With UserGate

Smolensk Opens First Smart Bus Shelters With Device Charging Stations

Database of Steel Piles Developed for Construction on Permafrost

5G Networks Roll Out in Moscow and St. Petersburg Metros

5G Networks Roll Out in Moscow and St. Petersburg Metros

AI Is Calling Patients: Russian Technology Helps Monitor People With Diabetes

Russian Petrochemical Industry Moves to Homegrown Algorithms

AI to Provide Primary Veterinary Care for Cattle

New law on digital currency: how the electronic payment market will change

New law on digital currency: how the electronic payment market will change

Breakthrough in cybersecurity: new methods of personal data protection

Cybersecurity in the Age of Digitalization Analysis of Current Threats and Protection Methods

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Tools Empower Government Functions

Digital Tools Empower Government Functions

Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life: Russia’s Practical Implementation

Artificial intelligence has learned to recognize users' emotions

Robotization of production: how automation is changing the labor market

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Russia Calls for Unified International Norms in Digital Security

Russia Calls for Unified International Norms in Digital Security

The Russian Model of Digital Integration as a New Framework for Global Cooperation

Russia Proposes AI Governed by Human Conscience

Blockchain is more than cryptocurrency: unexpected uses for the technology

Hayk Martirosyan: “An Automated Business Model Is More Competitive Than Excel”

Hayk Martirosyan: “An Automated Business Model Is More Competitive Than Excel”

What Will Russia’s AI Development Support Law Deliver?

Alexey Morozov: A Hacker Who Doesn’t Master Machine Learning Will Become an Outsider

Sovereign AI and the Cost of Compute: Economics, Not Ideology

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