This week's news that will leave you with no questions about the future of the new Russian economy Two years after Vladimir Putin "fell ill with the digital economy," the fight between Russian officials and state capitalists for the "new oil" is entering a decisive phase. Three events took place this week that clearly demonstrate this. Episode 1. Volodin and Yandex The key stage of the Russian battle of digital ecosystems is the fight for control over the market leader, Yandex.

On Friday it became known that the Russian President's economic adviser Sergei Glazyev, known for his anti-liberal ideas, is leaving the presidential administration and moving to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). Glazyev is a supporter of state regulation and stimulating the economy through money emission, he often criticized and argued with the government and the Central Bank, but his own views did not particularly influence the current economic course.

The theme of the release is the technology of introducing a chip into the brain. Neuralink, one of Musk's startups, held a presentation of its technologies for implanting a chip in the brain a few weeks ago. A later edition of Ars Technica received more information on how the components of the system work. We have published a detailed summary. Below are ten key facts and conclusions. Neuralink as a product may fail in whole or in part.

In July, Elon Musk demonstrated the achievements of his startup Neuralink, designed to develop an interface of the brain-computer and thereby significantly expand the capabilities of the human mind. It is assumed that in the future with the help of the Neuralink chip implanted into the brain, people will be able to control prostheses, defeat paralysis, control brain diseases and even control computers with the power of thought.

From August 2020, transport cards of more than 60 Russian cities will be prohibited from topping up in cash without presenting a passport. attention to this drew RBC : the ban follows from amendments to the law "On the National Payment System". They were submitted for consideration in the first reading in March 2019, and a little more than two weeks passed from the moment of the key reading to the signing by the president.

Yandex has acquired exclusive rights to show matches in Russia from the NHL, the most successful and prestigious hockey league in the world, Vedomosti has learned . The Internet company bought the rights for the next three seasons, offering the NHL about $2 million per season. This is five times more than what was paid for showing matches on the Eurosport pay channels, which have been broadcasting them in recent years.

The authorities continue to look for external organizers of Russian protests: the main department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasus District is studying the involvement of an "unidentified group of people" from this region in the rallies, RBC reports . The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the North Caucasian Federal District believes that the group coordinates North Caucasian NGOs and associations that receive foreign funding.

On August 16, President Vladimir Putin "for courage and heroism shown in the line of duty in extreme conditions" awarded the title of Hero of Russia to Ural Airlines pilots Damir Yusupov and Georgy Murzin, who made an emergency landing in a corn field near Moscow . "The aircraft commander and co-pilot were awarded the titles of Heroes of the Russian Federation, all other crew members were awarded the Orders of Courage, quoted the president as saying.

Although dating apps without a serious relationship are considered popular with young people, older people are increasingly going online to find a partner. According to recent studies , the use of such sites by people aged 55 to 64 has doubled in a few years. Idea. , a Russian businessman, founder of Mamba and the Badoo dating service, The online dating market offers more and more niche projects: in 2018 , Andrey Andreev financed the launch of the Lumen app for people 50+.

The plane Utair flight Moscow - Ufa today returned to the capital's Vnukovo airport due to a collision with birds on takeoff. This was confirmed by the press service of the airline. Quote. "The Moscow-Ufa flight returned to Vnukovo due to hitting a flock of birds on takeoff. Landing is safe. The airline is changing the plane." The bird hit the windshield of the plane, it remained intact.

Sergei Glazyev, a well-known illiberal economic adviser to the President of Russia, is leaving the presidential administration and moving to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), reported today. Bloomberg Glazyev's advisers and Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov did not comment on this information. Glazyev will take the post of Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics in the EEC, Bloomberg learned. He will replace Tatyana Valovaya in this post.

Today, consideration of the case of the "Seventh Studio" directed by Kirill Serebrennikov resumed. The new examination could not establish the exact amount of the project's expenses due to the lack of financial and accounting documents, Interfax reported from the Meshchansky District Court. Quote: “It is not possible to establish the total amount of expenses of the Seventh Studio due to the lack of financial and accounting documents.

Sberbank beat the Central Bank again. Competition of state guies is increasingly reminiscent of the times of the late USSR In the Battle of the Ecosystems of the Central Bank and Sberbank, the new round: the largest state bank prepared to launch biometric payments in stores in the image of the face, writes Vedomosti. If the experiment is successful, the state unified biometric system (EBS) from the Central Bank and Rostelecom will never catch up with Sberbank’s biometry, experts are sure.

Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland and has already asked his advisers and lawyers if the US can buy the world's largest island, which is part of Denmark, the WSJ found out . In early September, Trump will make his first visit to Denmark, although the trip is not related to the idea of ​​​​a possible purchase of Greenland, the newspaper notes. This is not the first time that the idea of ​​buying Greenland from American presidents has arisen.

In the battle of the ecosystems of the Central Bank and Sberbank, a new round: the largest state-owned bank is preparing to launch a biometric payment system in stores based on the image of the face, writes Vedomosti . If the experiment is successful, the state Unified Biometric System (UBS) from the Central Bank and Rostelecom will never catch up with Sberbank's biometrics, experts are sure. How it works.