TechSpot

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As reported by The Register, pro-Putin newspaper Kommersant writes that the percentage of defective imported chips into Russia before the war was just 2%, which isn't very good considering how many components are found in today's electronic items. Now, almost eight months after the country invaded Ukraine, it stands at 40%.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Kommersant business daily (via Tom's Hardware), citing sources close to Russia's Ministry of Digital Development and in the electronics market, writes that the Chinese government has banned the supply of Loongson processors based on its own LoongArch architecture to the Russian Federation and other countries.

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TechSpot

JUNE 2, 2022

DigiTimes reports that Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) published a list this week of strategic high-tech commodities banned from exportation to Russia and Belarus. The latter country is included as MOEA believes it could help Russia import such goods.

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TechSpot

APRIL 6, 2022

It was back in February when Intel suspended shipments of industrial processors to Russia and its ally Belarus in compliance with international sanctions introduced following the invasion of Ukraine. Now the company has gone a step further and suspended all operations in Russia.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 30, 2024

NATO is sounding the alarm about a potential threat from Russia to disrupt vital communication and navigation systems. It warns that Russia may already have plans in place to target undersea fiber optic cables and scramble GPS signals as retaliation for Western support of Ukraine. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

One week after placing a ban on Facebook in Russia , the country’s communications agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Russia's Ministry of Digital Development plans to allocate a significant sum to upgrade the country's internet censorship system, known as Technical Measures to Combat Threats (TSPU). Already deployed across local network service providers, the Kremlin aims to spend nearly 60 billion roubles (about $660 million) over the next five years.

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TechSpot

APRIL 18, 2024

Russia's US election influence campaign has picked up the pace over the last two months, writes Microsoft, but the less contested primary season means it hasn't been as intense as in 2016 and 2020. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Nvidia was one of the many Western companies to stop shipments to Russia soon after its invasion of Ukraine earlier last year. Team Green continued to maintain its office in Russia after the suspension to support employees and their families, but it ceased all activities in the country in October. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Elon Musk has confirmed that he in essence scuttled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to allow Starlink to be used in the process. The billionaire claims the decision was made to avoid being “complicit in a major act of war,” but it also raises serious questions regarding the role of oligarchs in […]

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TechSpot

APRIL 1, 2024

In March 2022, HP was one of many Western firms to announce it was leaving Russia and Belarus – where its sales generated around $1 billion – as a response to the invasion of Ukraine. The impact of stopping the supply of equipment to the countries wasn't too severe thanks. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

MAY 19, 2022

Reuters reports that the Alphabet unit has been under pressure in Russia for a while, but the invasion of Ukraine has seen authorities escalate the situation. Since then, Google has suspended all advertising in the country, banned state-run media channels from YouTube, and refused to remove content relating to the.

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TechSpot

APRIL 16, 2022

Following the invasion of Ukraine, Russia got hit with an unprecedented amount of international sanctions. While this has undoubtedly crippled the Russian economy, it also cut off their access to an essential resource in this day and age, semiconductors.

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TechSpot

MAY 19, 2022

Ever since AMD, Intel, IBM, and other semiconductor companies stopped sales to Russia, the country has been having a hard time sourcing the chips needed to keep essential government systems operational.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 21, 2022

Elizaveta Danilova, the Bank of Russia's Financial Stability Department director, presented the ‘Cryptocurrencies: trends, risks, measures’ report during an online press conference.

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TechSpot

MARCH 7, 2022

Russian publication Kommersant gained access to a document laying out plans for Russia to defend its economy against the wave of sanctions levied against it since its invasion of Ukraine took place.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, the company announced Friday. Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads a statement from an unnamed Samsung representative, via Samsung’s generic PR email address. “We Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2022

Netflix is suspending its services in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by Variety. Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia”. According to Bloomberg , Netflix currently has around 1 million subscribers in Russia.

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The Verge

MARCH 25, 2022

Spotify is suspending its services in Russia as the country’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its second month. In a statement, the company appears to reference Russia’s new law that punishes spreading fake news about the military with up to 15 years in prison as the primary reason for why it’s shutting down in the country.

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TechSpot

JUNE 12, 2023

On April 8 last year, Acer said that due to recent developments, the company had decided to suspend business in Russia. A move also made by Dell, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, HP, and many other tech giants. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February led to sanctions against the nation and companies such as Intel and AMD stopping sales of their CPUs. Taiwan also halted exports of high-end chips to Russia, meaning Russian firms that relied on TSMC and others to produce domestically designed chips have been left.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Nvidia in a statement said it had continued to maintain its office in Russia after suspending shipments to support employees and their families, but recent developments mean it can no longer operate effectively in the country. All employees will be given the option of continuing their jobs in other countries,".

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Russia previously claimed that the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM, also known as Satan-2, had been placed on "combat alert," but this latest incident marks the fourth unsuccessful test of the missile out of five tests that have been carried out. The only successful one happened on April 20, 2022, when the. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

Visa and Mastercard are suspending operations in Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine. Visa and Mastercard are suspending operations in Russia in another major blow to the country’s financial system, according to a report from the Associated Press. Photo Illustration by Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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TechSpot

JUNE 9, 2022

Microsoft has just announced that it's significantly scaling down its operations in Russia. The move comes after the company suspended all new sales in the country in March due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Putin made the comments while speaking about Russia's space program at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. "As As for private business, Elon Musk, he is certainly an outstanding person," Putin said. "I I think it will be recognized throughout the world. He is an active, talented businessman." Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

JANUARY 13, 2023

In February and March last year, after Russia invaded Ukraine, Intel became one of the first companies to suspend all shipments to customers in the country; this was followed by a suspension of all business activities in Russia soon after.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2022

TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country’s newly-passed “fake news” law as the reason for the change. 2/ In light of Russia's new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law.

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TechSpot

MARCH 10, 2022

We have suspended all software and hardware shipments, the launch of Gran Turismo 7, and operations of the PlayStation Store in Russia." "Sony Interactive Entertainment joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine," the company wrote in a statement. "We

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TechSpot

AUGUST 16, 2022

President Vladimir Putin opened Russia's "Army 2022" arms expo, which runs until August 22 at the Patriot Park in Kubinka, just outside Moscow. Among the many military weapons, vehicles, and other accessories on show was the M-81, a canine-like quadrupedal robot resembling Boston Dynamics' famous Spot, except it carries an.

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TechSpot

JUNE 8, 2022

Like many major tech firms, IBM suspended its business operations in Russia soon after the country invaded its neighbor. Since then, the company has been paying its Russia-based employees, but chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna last month warned that tightening sanctions on Russian banks were making it more difficult to.

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TechSpot

MARCH 8, 2022

Oil giants like Shell have now refused to purchase Russian fuel, and fast food chains like McDonald's have elected to close all the restaurants they've opened in Russia. Even tech giants are joining in -- with a few notable exceptions, such as Cloudflare. Despite public pressure, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince.

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The Verge

MARCH 9, 2022

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the arm of Sony that manages its popular PlayStation console, is halting all software and hardware shipments in Russia because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. We have suspended all software and hardware shipments, the launch of Gran Turismo 7 , and operations of the PlayStation Store in Russia.”

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The US and Europe have put a slew of sanctions on Russia since its invasion into Ukraine, and have also moved to exclude some Russian banks from SWIFT. “I Russia and Europe have been readying for a robotic mission to Mars set to take place this year.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

Activision Blizzard is suspending new sales “of and in” its games in Russia, the game company’s president Daniel Alegre announced in a publicly-shared letter to employees (via Eurogamer ). Activision Blizzard joins a growing list of game companies that have stopped doing business in Russia. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechSpot

MARCH 3, 2022

In response to US sanctions against Russia, its state space agency, Roscosmos, said it will no longer supply the United States with rocket engines. Reuters notes that Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the agency, made the somewhat humorous announcement on state-sponsored outlet Russia 24 TV.

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TechSpot

JULY 17, 2023

As of today (July 17), employees working for Russia's trade ministry are banned from using iPhones for "work purposes," writes the Financial Times. Sanctioned, state-owned oil company Rostec and the digital development ministry intend to introduce or have already implemented similar bans. Read Entire Article

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