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Russian Technology Is Bringing Movie Theaters and Creative Economy Growth to Remote Regions

Culture, sports and media Russian Technology Is Bringing Movie Theaters and Creative Economy Growth to Remote Regions Yakutian company Extra Cinema has announced plans to launch 13 new movie theaters across seven regions of Russia’s Far East. The venues are expected to open in Zabaykalsky Krai, Kamchatka Krai, Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, the Jewish Autonomous Region, Buryatia, and Yakutia. The announcement was made at the “Created in the Far East” creative industries forum in Ulan-Ude.

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Komsomolsk-on-Amur Gives Residents Direct Access to Environmental Monitoring Data

Territory management and ecology Komsomolsk-on-Amur Gives Residents Direct Access to Environmental Monitoring Data Residents of Komsomolsk-on-Amur now have fast digital access to official atmospheric air quality monitoring data. The access tool is one almost everyone already understands – the QR code.

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Everything About Taxes in One Click: Federal Tax Service Invites Users to MAX

Digital products and platforms Everything About Taxes in One Click: Federal Tax Service Invites Users to MAX The Federal Tax Service Directorate for the Republic of Tatarstan is expanding its virtual presence in the national MAX messenger and inviting residents to subscribe to its official channel. Subscribers will be among the first to receive updates on tax legislation, payment reminders, announcements of open-house events, and expert commentary on tax-related issues.

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FSTEC to Develop Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework for Critical Infrastructure

Cybersecurity FSTEC to Develop Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework for Critical Infrastructure Russia’s Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) is set to develop a methodology for assessing the security posture of critical information infrastructure (CII) facilities. Reviews are expected to take place at least once every six months and will measure resilience at three levels – individual organizations, entire industries and regions.

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AI Against Cancer: Russian Database Is Reshaping the Rules of Drug Development

Science and new technologies AI Against Cancer: Russian Database Is Reshaping the Rules of Drug Development Russian researchers have created a specialized database and machine learning models built on top of it that could streamline and accelerate the development of new anticancer drugs.

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The Queen of the Gas Station: Gazprom Neft Uses Immersive Technology to Train Gas Station Staff

Education The Queen of the Gas Station: Gazprom Neft Uses Immersive Technology to Train Gas Station Staff Gazprom Neft’s gas station network has launched a digital training program in which employees move from webinars and theory classes into VR simulations powered by AI-driven feedback.

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Astra Raises $6.6M Through Digital Financial Assets in First for Russian IT Sector

Digital economy Astra Raises $6.6M Through Digital Financial Assets in First for Russian IT Sector Russian software developer Gruppa Astra (Astra Group) has entered the digital debt market with its first issuance of DFA (digital financial assets), becoming one of the first major IT companies in the country to use the instrument as an alternative to traditional bank financing.

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Gosuslugi to Let Patients Rate the Quality of Medical Care

Public administration and services for citizens Gosuslugi to Let Patients Rate the Quality of Medical Care Under an order from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Gosuslugi public services portal is set to introduce a feature by next year that will allow citizens to evaluate the quality of medical care. The system is expected to give the government a new feedback channel while giving patients a mechanism to push for improvements aligned with their expectations.

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Innopolis Patents AI System for Core Analysis

Extractive industry Innopolis Patents AI System for Core Analysis Innopolis University has received a patent for an AI-powered solution designed to analyze photographs of rock samples extracted during drilling operations. Technologically, the solution is built as a two-stage image-processing system based on deep neural networks.

11.05.2026 07:56

Russian AI Assistant for Doctors Cuts Hours Spent Searching Medical Documents

Medicine and healthcare Russian AI Assistant for Doctors Cuts Hours Spent Searching Medical Documents In Russia, programmers and physicians have joined forces to save doctors hours of work. The result is a tool that understands natural language, searches clinical-guideline databases on its own, and delivers structured answers. Here is how it works.

11.05.2026 07:56

MAX Messenger Turns Into a Tool for Finding Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Communications and telecom MAX Messenger Turns Into a Tool for Finding Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Russian regions are beginning to use the MAX messenger platform to launch chatbots that help people quickly find free internet access points during mobile internet disruptions.

11.05.2026 07:56

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Russia’s “Digital Swarm” AI Is Reshaping Industrial Production Management

Industry and import substitution Russia’s “Digital Swarm” AI Is Reshaping Industrial Production Management Russian researchers have developed an AI-based software suite that dramatically accelerates production optimization. The system could help manufacturers reduce operating costs and speed up industrial digital transformation, laying the groundwork for large-scale deployment of intelligent technologies across the real economy.

11.05.2026 07:55

Russia Develops Smart Glove for UAV Operators

Transport and logistics Russia Develops Smart Glove for UAV Operators UAV operators may soon be able to literally “feel” the drone they are piloting. Sofya Kuznetsova, a student at the Kalashnikov Academy, has developed a prototype tactile-feedback system designed to improve drone control and reduce operator workload.

11.05.2026 07:55

Algorithms Matter More Than Generators: A Chelyabinsk Research Project Is Redefining Power Reliability

Energy and housing and communal services Algorithms Matter More Than Generators: A Chelyabinsk Research Project Is Redefining Power Reliability A software platform for managing hybrid energy systems has been developed by researchers at South Ural State University, or SUSU. The system can control multiple power sources simultaneously, optimizing their operation and improving the reliability of electricity supply for critical infrastructure.

11.05.2026 07:55

Alexey Likhachev Positions Rosatom at the Forefront of the AI Era

The nuclear industry Alexey Likhachev Positions Rosatom at the Forefront of the AI Era Alexey Likhachev, Director General of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, has outlined a new phase of digital transformation built around the large-scale integration of artificial intelligence into the corporation’s day-to-day operations.

11.05.2026 07:55

AGROECO to Accelerate Meat Processing With AI

Agricultural industry AGROECO to Accelerate Meat Processing With AI An AI-driven video analytics system and software platform are being deployed to reduce employee workload, eliminate accounting errors and curb losses linked to raw-material handling in meat processing operations.

11.05.2026 07:55

The Russian Far East Is Building a “Smart” Shield Against Forest Fires

Territory management and ecology The Russian Far East Is Building a “Smart” Shield Against Forest Fires Russia’s Far East is launching development of an integrated intelligent monitoring system designed to detect wildfire hotspots within just 5 to 10 minutes and localize them within 30 to 60 minutes.

10.05.2026 16:26

Russian Researchers Build an Offline AI Music Generator That Writes and Performs Songs

Culture, sports and media Russian Researchers Build an Offline AI Music Generator That Writes and Performs Songs The system’s defining feature is complete independence from foreign platforms and the ability to operate entirely offline.

10.05.2026 16:23

Russian Messenger MAX Can Now Turn Video Messages Into Text

Digital products and platforms Russian Messenger MAX Can Now Turn Video Messages Into Text The national Russian messenger MAX has added a transcription feature for short video messages, known locally as “video circles,” making the platform more convenient for both everyday communication and work.

10.05.2026 16:20

Russian Firm AppSec Solutions Launches AI Firewall to Protect LLM Systems

Cybersecurity Russian Firm AppSec Solutions Launches AI Firewall to Protect LLM Systems AppSec Solutions has developed an AI firewall designed to secure systems powered by large language models, or LLMs. The platform filters prompts sent to LLMs, inspects incoming requests and reduces the risks associated with unsafe AI usage.

10.05.2026 16:17

New Russian Benchmark Puts AI Protein Design Models Under the Microscope

Science and new technologies New Russian Benchmark Puts AI Protein Design Models Under the Microscope Researchers from AIRI, HSE University and Constructor University have introduced GeomMotif, a benchmark designed to evaluate how accurately AI models handle the geometry of protein structures. The framework includes 57 tasks and helps identify exactly where models begin making errors. The work was presented at the ICLR conference in Rio de Janeiro.

10.05.2026 16:15

Sevastopol Students Use VR to Explore Their Future Careers

Education Sevastopol Students Use VR to Explore Their Future Careers In virtual reality, students can crash a tower crane, fail a delivery route or ruin a machine part without anyone getting hurt. High school students in Sevastopol recently tested five in-demand professions using VR headsets.

10.05.2026 16:13

The Caucasus Gets Its Own Investment Hub

Digital economy The Caucasus Gets Its Own Investment Hub Sber plans to help build the “Investitsionnyy khab” (Investment Hub) digital platform now being developed by Kavkaz.RF. The agreement was signed at the Caucasus Investment Forum, or KIF.

10.05.2026 16:10

Residents of Russia’s Yamal Region Begin Receiving Free Legal Aid Online

Public administration and services for citizens Residents of Russia’s Yamal Region Begin Receiving Free Legal Aid Online Digital services are becoming a critical lifeline for people living in remote areas. In Russia, that shift now extends beyond legal assistance itself to include the reporting systems used by the nonprofit organizations that provide those services.

10.05.2026 16:07

Tomsk Researchers to Receive Grant for Satellite Development

Communications and telecom Tomsk Researchers to Receive Grant for Satellite Development The project will be carried out by a team from Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR). Students and postgraduate researchers there will gain hands-on experience in building orbital spacecraft.

09.05.2026 16:48

Minute-Long Diagnosis: Novosibirsk Endoscope With AI to Detect Cancer Without Pain or Biopsy

Medicine and healthcare Minute-Long Diagnosis: Novosibirsk Endoscope With AI to Detect Cancer Without Pain or Biopsy Russia is developing a new method for diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases. Scientists in Novosibirsk are creating a laser microscope that can be built into an endoscope. The device will make it possible to detect cancer at an early stage, while artificial intelligence analyzes the resulting images.

09.05.2026 16:44

Russia Develops a New Digital Model for the Mining Industry

Extractive industry Russia Develops a New Digital Model for the Mining Industry Researchers at NITU MISIS have proposed a new logic for the digital modeling of mining enterprises. Their development links equipment, technological processes, software control and information flows into a single system.

09.05.2026 16:41

Remote Diagnostics to Help Repair Complex Agricultural Machinery

Agricultural industry Remote Diagnostics to Help Repair Complex Agricultural Machinery Engineers at the Krasnokamskiy remontno-mekhanicheskiy zavod have developed an IT solution that allows farmers to repair equipment under the supervision of experts from the manufacturing plant.

09.05.2026 16:35

Robot for Tight Spaces

Transport and logistics Robot for Tight Spaces Tandem AMR, a team from Novosibirsk, has created an autonomous mobile robot designed to move pallets through warehouse aisles as narrow as 1.2 meters.

09.05.2026 16:33

Sevmash Deploys AI to Accelerate Nuclear Submarine Construction

The nuclear industry Sevmash Deploys AI to Accelerate Nuclear Submarine Construction Sevmash, the Severodvinsk-based shipbuilding enterprise and flagship yard of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched a large-scale artificial intelligence initiative aimed at transforming production processes for nuclear submarines.

09.05.2026 16:28

NSU’s New Software Could Speed Up Nanomaterial Development

Energy and housing and communal services NSU’s New Software Could Speed Up Nanomaterial Development The search for promising materials for energy applications may soon become much faster and more efficient. Researchers at Novosibirsk State University have developed software that dramatically accelerates the process of selecting candidate materials.

09.05.2026 16:24

Smart Maintenance Moves to ISO Standards

Industry and import substitution Smart Maintenance Moves to ISO Standards Russian industrial holding company Grand Line is shifting toward an asset management model aligned with international standards, using the Russian-built 1C:TOIR KORP platform as the backbone of its digital transformation strategy.

09.05.2026 16:18

AI to Monitor Public Construction Projects

Public administration and services for citizens AI to Monitor Public Construction Projects New oversight technologies are expected to help Russia complete publicly funded construction projects faster while reducing budget waste.

08.05.2026 08:09

Citizen Sensors Come to Ryazan as Residents Begin Tracking Air Quality Themselves

Territory management and ecology Citizen Sensors Come to Ryazan as Residents Begin Tracking Air Quality Themselves Ryazan, one of Russia’s most polluted cities, is adding a new layer to its environmental monitoring system. Alongside official stationary monitoring posts, residents can now track exactly what is in the air in their own neighborhoods using a publicly accessible sensor network.

08.05.2026 08:09

Russia Gets a Unified Tool for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

Culture, sports and media Russia Gets a Unified Tool for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness MTS AdTech has introduced a new analytics platform designed to measure advertising performance across multiple media channels, giving brands a consolidated view of how campaigns perform across television, digital platforms, outdoor advertising and influencer integrations.

08.05.2026 08:09

Russian Developers Create AI Software Designed to Cut Business Communication Costs

Digital products and platforms Russian Developers Create AI Software Designed to Cut Business Communication Costs MTS Link, a Russian platform for business communications, online collaboration and digital learning, has introduced a new lineup of AI-powered products that could reduce the cost of deploying AI into corporate communications systems by as much as sixfold.

08.05.2026 08:09

Ozon Develops Its Own Web Application Firewall to Counter Cyber Threats

Cybersecurity Ozon Develops Its Own Web Application Firewall to Counter Cyber Threats Ozon is developing its own web application firewall, or WAF, designed to protect web applications from cyberattacks, according to reports from Habr, ServerNews, CNews and ICT.Moscow citing an open job posting tied to the project.

08.05.2026 08:09

Russian and Iranian Scientists Are Building a 3D Tumor Model to Study Liver Cancer

Science and new technologies Russian and Iranian Scientists Are Building a 3D Tumor Model to Study Liver Cancer Researchers at Sechenov University and Iran’s Royan Institute are developing a three-dimensional model of the liver tumor microenvironment to study hepatocellular carcinoma under a project supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant.

08.05.2026 08:09

Mining Granite With a Neural Pickaxe: Yandex and Minecraft Turn Exam Prep Into a Game

Education Mining Granite With a Neural Pickaxe: Yandex and Minecraft Turn Exam Prep Into a Game Yandex has launched an exam-prep camp inside Minecraft, where students mine “granite of knowledge,” battle monsters named Panic and Procrastinator, and receive guidance from Alice AI.

08.05.2026 08:09

Katyusha Lands on MAX as PSB’s AI Business Assistant Expands Into Russia’s New Messenger

Digital economy Katyusha Lands on MAX as PSB’s AI Business Assistant Expands Into Russia’s New Messenger PSB Bank has launched small and medium-sized business services inside the MAX messenger through its AI-powered assistant Katyusha, extending a fintech tool that previously operated only on VKontakte into a fast-growing national communications platform.

08.05.2026 08:08

Russian Scientists Develop Universal Antenna for Navigation Satellite Systems

Communications and telecom Russian Scientists Develop Universal Antenna for Navigation Satellite Systems A pilot batch of the new devices has already completed field testing.

07.05.2026 08:27

Titanium Joints Built to Fit: Russia Begins Printing Custom Implants for Worn-Out Artificial Joints

Medicine and healthcare Titanium Joints Built to Fit: Russia Begins Printing Custom Implants for Worn-Out Artificial Joints Trauma surgeons in Russia have begun replacing worn-out artificial joints with custom implants printed from 3D models for a precise fit to damaged bone structures. The procedures are now being performed locally, without requiring patients to travel to Moscow or St. Petersburg.

07.05.2026 08:27

Don’t Stand Under the Load!

Extractive industry Don’t Stand Under the Load!At the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant, an automated crane safety monitoring system has been deployed to control areas beneath overhead cranes. Using video analytics, the system monitors operations and detects unauthorized objects or personnel inside hazardous zones.

07.05.2026 08:27

AI Is Choosing the Next Generation of Sturgeon

Agricultural industry AI Is Choosing the Next Generation of Sturgeon At the Adler Breeding Trout Farm in Sochi’s Adler district, a computer vision-based AI system is analyzing sturgeon roe. The technology identifies viable eggs, helping fish producers improve breeding efficiency.

07.05.2026 08:27

Robot Pumps Your Gas

Transport and logistics Robot Pumps Your Gas The country’s first robotic gas station promises to make refueling a car as seamless as paying for groceries with a smartphone.

07.05.2026 08:26

Rosatom Wins Top Award for Industrial AI

The nuclear industry Rosatom Wins Top Award for Industrial AI Rosatom State Corporation received the prestigious AI Awards prize in the “Artificial Intelligence in Industry” category. Winners were selected by a neural network that analyzed a dataset of more than 850 million documents.

07.05.2026 08:26

NSU AI Center Develops Training Ground for Utility AI Systems

Energy and housing and communal services NSU AI Center Develops Training Ground for Utility AI Systems Researchers at the Center for Artificial Intelligence at Novosibirskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet (Novosibirsk State University, NSU) have developed a mathematical model of a district heating network that can serve as a testing ground for neural networks and digital utility systems. The platform is designed to simulate real operating conditions that would be difficult, risky, or expensive to reproduce in active heat infrastructure.

07.05.2026 08:26

The House That a Printer Built

Industry and import substitution The House That a Printer Built RVS 3D, a company based in the Moscow Region, is reshaping urban construction with large-scale 3D printing technology. Its concrete-printing systems combine speed, structural durability, and geometric flexibility, opening the door to faster and more adaptive manufacturing in construction.

07.05.2026 08:26

Moscow Region Moves to Smart Water Monitoring

Territory management and ecology Moscow Region Moves to Smart Water Monitoring The Moscow Region is expanding a network of smart “pegs” – intelligent sensors that track water levels around the clock across rivers and reservoirs, helping authorities respond faster to rising water and reduce flood risks.

06.05.2026 08:57

Tracking a Geochemical Signature: Machine Learning Helps Decode Ancient Ceramics

Culture, sports and media Tracking a Geochemical Signature: Machine Learning Helps Decode Ancient Ceramics Russian researchers have analyzed the composition of medieval ceramics using a blend of advanced technologies. The study marks the first successful effort in Russia to combine a nuclear-physics-based analytical method with machine learning. This interdisciplinary approach made it possible to determine chemical composition, origin, and more precise dating of the artifacts.

06.05.2026 08:57

Kindness in One Click: Avito Launches Subscription-Based Donations

Digital products and platforms Kindness in One Click: Avito Launches Subscription-Based Donations Avito, Russia’s major classifieds platform for goods, real estate, vehicles, jobs, and services, has introduced Dobraya podpiska (Kindness Subscription), a feature that lets users set up recurring donations to charities through the Znak dobra (Badge of Kindness) initiative.

06.05.2026 08:57

Smart Power at the Edge: Micro-IRES Redefines Industrial Energy Systems

Science and new technologies Smart Power at the Edge: Micro-IRES Redefines Industrial Energy Systems Engineers at the NTI Center “Energinet” have introduced micro-intelligent distributed energy systems, or micro-IDES (micro-intelligent distributed energy systems), designed for large industrial sites. Rather than a single piece of equipment, the technology functions as an integrated digital organism that links the external grid, on-site generation, storage systems, and thermal circuits into a self-regulating ecosystem. The concept could reshape how factories, remote territories, and even entire regions approach energy supply, making it more flexible, autonomous, and economically predictable.

06.05.2026 08:56

Algorithmic Whispers: Tomsk Experts Outline Four AI Models for Universities

Education Algorithmic Whispers: Tomsk Experts Outline Four AI Models for Universities Experts at Tomsk State University (TGU), together with the Center for Strategic Research “Severo-Zapad” (North-West), have examined how universities in Russia and across global higher education are using artificial intelligence.

06.05.2026 08:56

Closing the Loop: SberCRM Reshapes How Businesses Sell

Digital economy Closing the Loop: SberCRM Reshapes How Businesses Sell Managers handling large customer bases no longer need to remember which channel they used to contact a client or what stage that interaction is at. SberCRM now pulls conversations from Telegram, VKontakte, Avito, and the MAX messenger into a single interface and automatically creates a contact card.

06.05.2026 08:56

Researcher in Samara Develops Cyber Defense System for UAVs

Cybersecurity Researcher in Samara Develops Cyber Defense System for UAVs Graduate researcher Viktor Ushakov at Povolzhskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet telekommunikatsiy i informatiki (Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics) is developing a system to protect unmanned aerial vehicles from network-based attacks. The project is currently at the prototype testing stage.

06.05.2026 08:56

Digital Assistant in MAX Helps St. Petersburg Social Workers Cut Reporting Time

Public administration and services for citizens Digital Assistant in MAX Helps St. Petersburg Social Workers Cut Reporting Time Social service staff can now spend more time with the people they support. A digital system takes over part of their routine workload. Similar assistants for social workers in the MAX messenger are expected to roll out in other Russian regions soon.

06.05.2026 08:56

From GLONASS to Dispatch Centers: How Russia Is Speeding Up Emergency Care

Medicine and healthcare From GLONASS to Dispatch Centers: How Russia Is Speeding Up Emergency Care On Emergency Medical Services Worker Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine in Moscow and, via video link, took part in the opening of new emergency intake departments in several regions.

05.05.2026 07:42

MTS to Launch 600 Wi-Fi Hotspots in Central Moscow

Communications and telecom MTS to Launch 600 Wi-Fi Hotspots in Central Moscow They will run on the operator’s own infrastructure, with deployment scheduled for completion by the end of May.

05.05.2026 07:42

AI Model Developed in Perm to Support Geologists

Extractive industry AI Model Developed in Perm to Support Geologists Scientists at Perm Polytechnic, working with colleagues from China, have developed a hybrid AI model that predicts horizontal stresses in rock formations during well drilling. The model relies on standard geophysical logging data, making it compatible with existing industry workflows.

05.05.2026 07:42