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Arkady Volozh, the billionaire cofounder of Russia’s biggest internet company, was removed from the EU sanctions list today, clearing the way for his return to the world of international tech. On Tuesday a spokesperson for the European Council confirmed to WIRED that the Yandex cofounder was among three people whose sanctions were lifted this week. Volozh, 60, was initially included on the EU sanctions list in June 2023, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022…. Source link

If Nato’s leaders are to draw any lesson from Ukraine’s bitter two-year-long conflict, it is that the alliance remains woefully ill-prepared to deal with the existential threat Moscow poses to its future security. The military aid Ukraine received from the US and Britain in the early stages of the war undoubtedly contributed to Kyiv’s success in withstanding the initial part of Russia’s “special military operation”, as Vladimir Putin’s invasion in February 2022 was… Source link

When I finished my formal education, the worldwide web had not been built. Yet for the last 20 years, my working life has depended on the revolution it began. Today, technology is at another, potentially bigger inflection point. AI has huge potential to make people’s lives better — and to solve some of society’s biggest challenges. AlphaFold, for example, is helping over 1.7m researchers understand diseases and find new biorenewable materials, while Project Relate is helping people with… Source link

By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Google has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI). Announcing the funding on Monday, the tech giant said it had opened applications for social enterprises and nonprofits that could help reach those most likely to benefit from training. The firm will also run a series of “growth academies” to support companies using AI to scale their companies and has expanded its free online AI… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]One App To Rule Them All: Coming Soon To Russia’s Internet  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Founder of Russia’s Google slams Putin’s ‘barbaric’ Ukraine war  POLITICO Europe Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Regulators fear Russia could access Yandex taxi data from Europe, Central Asia  The Record from Recorded Future News Source link

News that the Russian security service could potentially gain access to data collected by the Yandex taxi service has raised alarms among users and regulators in Europe and Central Asia. Often referred to as “Russia’s Google,” Yandex runs the biggest search engine in the country and also provides an Uber-like ride-hailing and food-delivery service under the name Yango, or YandexGo, in more than 20 countries. These include Israel, Norway, Finland, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Swiss Google workers stage walkout as job cuts hit Europe  Reuters.com Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Washington wants to break up Google. But Europe is way ahead.  POLITICO Source link