The EU will accept laws that allow you to fine technicians by tens of billions and forcibly separate After the United States, Europe twists nuts in the regulation of technological companies - the European Commission today has submitted bills that, if adopted, will allow the authorities to fine Google, Facebook and Amazon for up to 10% of global revenue, and in case of malicious violations, forcibly divide the technology companies.

Russian hackers who hacked into the systems of the US Treasury and the US Department of Commerce used software from SolarWinds for a cyberattack. According to the WSJ, up to 18,000 of its customers could have received the malicious code. In addition, another cybersecurity company, FireEye, was attacked: a software package was stolen from it. The hacking of the systems of the Treasury and the US Department of Commerce became known on Monday, December 14.

Sberbank warned about the risks of launching a digital ruble: the Central Bank project could lead to an outflow of up to 4 trillion rubles from banks and provoke a shortage of liquidity and an increase in lending rates. Sberbank has criticized the Central Bank's plan to launch a digital ruble.

The state prosecution asked the Moscow City Court to sentence the former top manager of Inter RAO Karina Tsurkan to 18 years in a penal colony, said her lawyer . Turcan is accused of spying for the Moldovan secret service. The defense declares the complete innocence of the ex-manager and asks to release her from custody. The verdict will be announced on December 29.

December 17 at 19:00 on the Bell.club Live YouTube channel-a special issue of investment strategies for private investors: What to invest instead of deposits and is the beloved protective asset of Russians - real estate? How to behave in the stock market? What was the most profitable strategy in 2020? What to wait for next year? What assets will protect capital and how to diversify investments taking into account the most probable risks in 2021?

over the weekend The US FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine for use , on Monday, December 14, vaccination started in the United States, and on Tuesday in all of Russia . This means that the most dangerous stage has come in the fight against coronavirus: in the course of partial vaccination, the mechanisms of evolution begin to work for the survival of the virus, which means reducing the effectiveness of vaccines.

The Kremlin has canceled the traditional daily briefing with journalists - it will not take place today or tomorrow. The authorities explain such a pause by the need to prepare for Vladimir Putin's press conference. Dmitry Peskov holds briefings with journalists from major Russian publications every day after 13:00.

The American startup Zoox, owned by the online retailer Amazon, has introduced an autonomous robot taxi without pedals and steering. The electric car can accommodate up to four people, can work 16 hours without recharging and reach speeds of up to 120 km/h. The body of the car from Zoox is an inclined box with rounded edges and corners on four wheels, which is equipped with special sensors.

The second retailer in Russia, Magnit, has launched its own Magnit Pay payment system — as writes in an official release, this is one of the stages of “creating a super retailer application.” the company The payment service was developed by Magnit together with VTB Bank, which owns 17.3% of the retailer. Magnit Pay will allow you to pay for purchases in any store, including online.

Russia is in second place in the world in terms of the number of users of the Apple Pay payment system, writes Vedomosti . The system is used by almost all iPhone owners with system support, these are 20-25 million gadgets, sources say. The United States ranks first in terms of the number of Apple Pay users, followed by the United Kingdom. In total, the Apple payment system processes about 5% of the world's card transactions.

Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg rented almost all available dachas and cottages for the New Year, short-term rental rates increased by more than 20%, writes . Kommersant According to the Tvil.ru service, the price of short-term rental of cottages in the Moscow region and the Leningrad region for the New Year holidays has increased by an average of 47% this year.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election. This was reported on the Kremlin website.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed decrees on December 15 to "stabilize the situation on the food market." In order to stabilize prices for flour and bread, a tariff quota has been set for the export of grain and an export duty for wheat. A tariff quota of 17.5 million tons is set for the export of wheat, rye, barley and corn. Export of grain in volumes exceeding the quota will be subject to a duty of 50% of the customs value.

There is a shortage of builders in Russia, but Russians do not go to construction sites. The labor force will be found abroad and delivered "wholesale" The shortage of workers at Russian construction sites has become so acute that the Ministry of Construction proposed allowing organizations to import labor under a simplified procedure and even agreed this with the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rospotrebnadzor, writes .

Airlines are faced with rising fuel consumption in the European part of Russia after the launch of a new aircraft movement system in the European part of Russia, which has been operating since December 3, RBC told S7, Pobeda and Utair. The new flight system in the European part of Russia was launched on December 3. It completely changed air navigation: departure and arrival routes, entry and exit points, letter designations, etc.