Russia

Yandex owns the Russian search market and now it's looking to stake a claim in the browser wars.The company today announced the launch of its own browser, simply called Yandex browser."Cloud-based browsing is a next-generation answer to the challenges of the modern internet," said Arkady Volozh, CEO of ...

Things are not looking good for online freedom in Russia. First the country's parliament approved a controversial web censorship bill and now religious hardliners want to ban Facebook.According to Russia Today, activists from the Orthodox Church are angry at the social network's decision to launch same-sex marriage icons, calling ...

The Russian parliament has approved a bill which will allow the government to shut down websites hosting content they deemed "harmful." If signed into law, it will see the creation of a system to monitor and blacklist websites.An amendment to Russia's Act for Information, bill 89417-6 was put forth ...

The circus around Facebook's juddery IPO has rolled into Moscow. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russia's largest social network Vkontakte has postponed its IPO as a result of Facebook's less-than-brilliant market debut.The social network's founder and CEO Pavel Durov reportedly tweeted “The Facebook IPO damaged many ...

Wow. Just wow. There's nothing quite like a view of our humble little planet taken from space to give you a sense of perspective.You can't get much clearer perspective than this stunning 121 Megapixel shot of the Earth taken by a Russian weather satellite. The image, which is the ...

With technological advancements in developing nations speeding the growth rate of high impact tech start-ups, many American venture capital firms are now looking further afield to expand their investment portfolios. But what is driving this trend?1. Lack of local funding There’s certainly no shortage of innovative ideas coming out of emerging ...

Social media in emerging markets is poised in a delicate position. A number of governments are trying to clampdown on various platforms, all while they’re experiencing phenomenal growth.Given this situation, it’s worthwhile seeing who the most influential political tweeters in some of the biggest emerging market countries are. It is ...

Russian entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Yuri Milner, has stepped down as chairman of the board of directors of Mail.ru, one of the largest internet companies in Russia. Milner is also the founder of international investment firm Digital Sky Technologies (DST), and has invested in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Y Combinator ...

Russia’s answer to Twitter is reportedly attracting users in their thousands. Owned by the Mail.ru group, Futubura attracted some 17 000 users within 24 hours of launching, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti reported.When the public beta launch of Futubura was announced, Mail.ru CEO Dmitry Grishin released a statement ...

My search for answers had brought me a long way from home. Online expert and the subject of EMPIRE: How to Succeed with Nothing but Passion, Great Ideas and a Wealthy Family, (which I ghost wrote, but don’t let him know I said that) Dunlop Fantasia had sent me on ...