Russia previously received AI tech support from China for robotic weapons development, but war sanctions are dealing a blow to Russia’s AI aspirations. China is similarly working on AI-fueled autonomous weapons, possibly surpassing US progress in that arena.
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| Mar 31, 2022
In Russia, Instagram is gaining on VK but won’t overtake it. Instagram penetration will approach 60% in 2022. That share will increase steadily through 2025, while VK penetration will barely rise. TikTok’s Explosive Growth Is the Big Story of the Year. In 2022, 1 in 4 internet users in Western Europe will be TikTok users.
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| Jan 18, 2022
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. 44% said they shut down their onboarding processes in Russia.
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| Jan 23, 2023
Zooming out: The sentencing occurred against the backdrop of widespread concern that Russia could use crypto to minimize the impact of sanctions. Last month, the Biden administration reportedly asked cryptocurrency exchanges to help prevent Russia from using cryptos to evade sanctions.
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| Apr 14, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine war is having reverberating effects in Latin America. While Russia is not a major trading partner for the whole region, the war has still disrupted international trade and exacerbated supply chain issues worldwide. These include product shortages and shipping delays, which, in turn, are driving up prices for consumers in Latin America.
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| Jul 29, 2022
The forecasts and trend analyses in this report collection take into account the economic effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. We have adjusted our estimates to reflect changing conditions in Russia and in the rest of Eastern Europe, as illustrated by the dual scenarios for this region in the “Worldwide Ad Spending 2022” report. Western European countries are not major trading partners of Russia.
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| May 18, 2022
Even in a volatile market rocked by the Russia-Ukraine war, Bain Capital Ventures’ new fund highlights that investment can thrive when strong investor interest shows no sign of abating.
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| Mar 9, 2022
The airspace ban by and against Russia, which has 11 time zones, will increase the cost of transportation of goods in and around Europe and overseas.
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| Mar 15, 2022
Zooming out: Wyden’s comments coincide with growing concern over whether Russia is using crypto to minimize the impact of sanctions. The Biden administration last week reportedly asked cryptocurrency exchanges to help prevent Russia from using cryptos to evade sanctions. Senior officials in the administration are also keen to clamp down on unregulated crypto activity.
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| Mar 8, 2022
Russia will likely also ramp up its efforts to breach Western banks in retaliation for sanctions and military aid to Ukraine. Brexit chickens are coming home to roost. Farmers are struggling with higher labor costs since Brexit, which is driving up food prices and the cost of living.
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| Jul 27, 2022
Castigation for silence: When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, consumers around the world quickly called on brands to denounce the invasion and cease or curtail operations in, and with, Russia.
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| Jun 1, 2022
Meanwhile, in Germany and Russia, it represents envy and jealousy and this sort of thing goes for pretty much every color. So the color white as another example tends to have positive connotations around the world, but in Japan, you might know this, anyone know what it's linked with in Japan? No? Death, apparently.
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| Jul 31, 2023
In parent company Alphabet’s earnings call, executives placed most of the blame on the Russia-Ukraine war, softness in direct response, and a tough comparison to Q1 2021. But YouTube’s short-video service Shorts was likely also a factor, as it has a growing audience but few monetization options. In June, YouTube said Shorts had more than 1.5 billion logged-in monthly users globally.
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| Jun 22, 2022
Beyond the chart: While the Russia-Ukraine war and supply chain snarls are driving inflation, these cost-cutting habits may be here to stay. “These factors have only jump-started the food shortage that climate change will inevitably bring,” said Blake Droesch, analyst at Insider Intelligence. More like this:. Report: The Era of Uncertainty.
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| Jun 3, 2022
Article: Samsung, Netflix, TikTok and PayPal stop sales and services in Russia. Article: Streaming services are rapidly branching out and bundling up.
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| Mar 9, 2022
But if you look at worldwide, similar story worldwide, you exclude China because they're banned, you exclude Russia because they pulled out. And searches, google has 91% and then it goes 3% for Bing, 3% for Yahoo. What's interesting though is TD Cowan asked US adults what search engines they've used as of March this year and a similar share, 86%-87% of people said Google Search.
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| Sep 28, 2023
The Russia-Ukraine war is having a major impact on the UK economy. The war has affected food supply and prices in the UK, given that both Russia and Ukraine are major agricultural exporters. Energy costs have also surged after sanctions imposed on Russia pushed up wholesale prices for oil and gas, which were already high following a long winter in Europe.
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| Jul 29, 2022
The context: Softening consumer demand is responsible for roughly half of the sales volume decrease; the rest is from reduced business in Russia due to the war in Ukraine, and inventory reductions in China. P&G increased prices by 10% during the quarter, prompting consumers to cut back on purchases.
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| Jan 20, 2023
In addition to tech companies halting business operations in Russia and other drastic measures, Big Tech companies also experienced financial losses due to the conflict’s cascading economic fallout. Meanwhile, China’s growing alliance with Russia intensified fears about how authoritarian leaders might control technology and wield it for belligerent purposes.
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| Dec 20, 2022
Peloton will also see fallout from Apple’s expansion of its Fitness+ offering, which rolled out on Wednesday in 15 additional countries, including Brazil, France, Italy, and Russia. Peloton’s market cap has dropped nearly 40% since Apple broadened Fitness+, which takes direct aim at Peloton’s digital workouts, as of the market close on Friday. Elsewhere in earnings:.
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| Nov 8, 2021
Geopolitical factors like the Russia-Ukraine war also took a toll: Western Union suspended operations in Russia and Belarus in March, which hurt revenues by 3.3%, according to CFO Raj Agrawal. McGranahan said the majority of underperformance in digital business revenues stemmed from three of Western Union’s largest European markets. Although he didn’t say which, Russia was likely one of them.
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| Aug 5, 2022
As Russia is a major supplier of nickel, a required component for lithium-ion batteries used in EVs, the war in Ukraine could drive up EV prices and rein in adoption.
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| Mar 9, 2022