Why businesses need microbloggers
Russian YouTube and Instagram bloggers made RUR 11 bln ($150 mio) last year, making bigger advertising profits than print media. …
Alexander Ausan: “We have an excess of high-quality human capital”
State-of-the-art technologies that become more complex with immense speed entail complication of laws and regulations governing them. Therefore, one should …
Going up: How elevators speed up urbanization
The Russian media is discussing interesting, however local, news: smartphone-controlled elevators are being installed in Moscow’s new buildings. The first …
Why would a university want a robot dog?
Over 50 higher education providers in Russia train Robotics and Mechatronics specialists. The labor market shows high demand for robotics …
NFTs: Tokens for fans or hidden scam?
NFTs saw a surge in popularity last spring, when a painting by digital artist Beeple was sold at a record …
China and bitcoin
The Chinese media recently reported the country was tightening control over cryptocurrency exchanges and bitcoin mining. That statement sent the …
No more benefits from offshore companies for IT sector
It has always been difficult to develop a long-term tax structure for an IT company, but in the past couple …
Expert opinions, FINANCE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE
1H2021: Russians have become a nation of speculators
Russia’s GDP in January-June 2021 grew by 4.6% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of …
What will grocery stores be like five years from now?
Retail development trends and hypotheses are so diverse now it baffles one to pick the most important ones. Still, we …
The endless American deficit
The United States is risking a debt default; most media outlets ran the news in July citing alarming statements made …
Anthropomorphic gadgets become a thing
Marc Teyssier, Sorbonne graduate, interaction designer and researcher, Principal Investigator of Resilient Futures Group at the Da Vinci Innovation Center …
