Russia

Donald Trump Jr posts emails of Russian collusion to Twitter

Donald Trump Jr took to Twitter Tuesday to post a series of emails proving he had met with the Russian government during the 2016…

Russian govt hacked US voting infrastructure days before election

Classified documents recently acquired by the US National Security Agency (NSA) show that the Russian government attempted to hack US voting infrastructure and software just…

Ukraine, Russia fight on Twitter using Benedict Cumberbatch, Simpsons GIFs

Before the internet, countries took to the battlefield to settle differences. While Russia and Ukraine are actively sparring over details of their territories, both…

The world’s most-wanted cyber criminal is Gru from Despicable Me

Mr Bogachev, tear down that firewall! The New York Times reported Sunday that the world’s most wanted cyber criminal — worth a US$3-million bounty —…

Thought #SONA2017 was bad? Watch these international political brawls

Viewers across South Africa endured what is quickly becoming an annual (yet dramatic) farce in the form of last night’s #SONA2017 State of the…

Facebook blocks Russia’s RT prior to Trump inauguration

Both Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg aren’t having the best of weeks. While Zuck is out in Hawaii settling land disputes, Facebook has…

This novel Russian app wants to be the Uber of the afterlife

If you didn’t know how to market your startup in 2016, there’s an easy formula to use. Define your target market, and call your…

Russia pushing for tighter net control thanks to Snowden

“I don’t want to live in a world where there is no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity,” said former…

Mail.ru abandons Google, goes it alone with search engine

Russian internet giant Mail.ru has announced that it’s officially dropping Google and will now handle all search queries made by Search Mail.Ru users. The…

What on-demand TV needs to work in emerging markets

Of the hundreds of channels from your cable or satellite provider, how many do you actually watch? I watch 21. On an exam, that…

Yandex’s new idea for search: take action from the results page

Russian search giant Yandex might not be all that well-known in the West, but unlike many emerging market clones, it’s capable of more than…

Russia’s Yandex on the up and up: 42% profit increase in 2012

Things are looking good for Russian search and internet services giant Yandex. The company, which controls around 60% of Russia’s search market, posted some…

Russia emerges as mobile ad powerhouse as Android keeps growing

The latest State of Mobile Advertising report from Norwegian web browser maker Opera shows a couple of interesting trends, including the emergence of Russia…

Thirsty? Feeling malevolent toward pigs? Grab an Angry Birds soda

If you live in Russia, Australia, New Zealand and Spain, then you can now quench your thirst with a can of Angry Birds soda….

SA broadband doubles in two years as mobile data costs plummet

In any emerging market country, getting people online is vital. Studies by the likes of Ericsson have concluded that for every 10 percentage point…

Emerging markets, ecommerce give Naspers big revenue boost

Emerging markets internet and media giant Naspers has announced revenues of R23-billion (US$2.6-billion) for the six months leading up to 30 September. That represents…

Russia’s Mail.ru to end its search partnership with Google come 2013

It seems that Russian internet group Mail.ru plans to go it alone in the new year. Its front page search is currently partially powered…

Opera launches streaming music service in Russia

Norwegian software outfit Opera has announced the launch of a streaming music service in Russia — one of the markets where its mobile browser…

Russia’s Mail.ru set to go global with My.com

When it comes to online names in Russia, you don’t get much bigger than Mail.ru. Now the company is looking to expand its global…

So much for mobile in emerging markets? InMobi pulls out of Africa, Russia

Multi-national mobile ad network InMobi is set to close up its operations in Africa and Russia. The San Francisco headquartered company claims to be…

Russia’s Yandex joins the browser wars

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…

Religious hardliners request Russian Facebook ban

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…

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