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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Biography to tell story behind Russian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Tech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent, free speech absolutist, health guru. These are just some of the labels admirers and critics have attached to Pavel Durov over the past decade. The Russian-born tech entrepreneur founded Russia's version of Facebook before going on to create the messaging app Telegram, launch a cryptocurrency ecosystem and amass a multibillion-dollar fortune, all while clashing repeatedly with authorities in Russia and beyond.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Russia's first autonomous humanoid robot falls on debut

A semi-autonomous Russian humanoid robot named AIDOL fell over seconds into its first public demo despite claims of autonomy, emotional expressions, and mostly local components.
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