A new law would create a single command post from which authorities can manage—and halt—information flows across Russian cyberspace.
When anti-government protests erupted on Russia’s side of the Caucasus Mountains in October, authorities did something they’d never done before: cut mobile internet service to an entire geographical area.
Continue reading… “Putin wants his own internet”
“Artificial intelligence is the future not only of Russia but of all of mankind … Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
Continue reading… “The rise of AI is sparking an international arms race”
In early June, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The headline moment at the event was a wide-ranging and at times combative interview with Megyn Kelly. But Putin quietly made news in another way—he signaled an official volte-face on the issue of cryptocurrencies, digital financial instruments such as bitcoin.
Continue reading… “Why is the Kremlin suddenly obsessed with crypto currency”
Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has used propaganda targeted at audiences outside Russia doesn’t work, but neither will any Western counter-efforts directed at Russians. A new report from the Pew Research Center explains why.
Continue reading… “People around the world hate Russia, and Russia hates them back”