showing political ads from January 14th Google will stop due to the risk of violence similar to the January 6th capitol attack.

Alexey Navalny bought a ticket to Moscow on Sunday: how they will meet him at the airport The forced emigration of Alexei Navalny ends: today he announced that he had bought a ticket for a Sunday flight to Moscow. Supporters of Navalny are going to meet him at Vnukovo Airport, and the Kremlin has four days to decide whether to arrange an official meeting with the participation of security forces.

In 2020, about 5 million private investors registered on the Moscow Exchange, which is more than in all previous years in total, the exchange reported. As stated in the release of the Moscow Exchange, together with 5 million new private investors, their total number reached a record 8.8 million. Not only the number of registered investors increased, but also their activity: if in December 2019 transactions were made by 392 thousand people, then in December 2020 year - 1.4 million.

Intel CEO Bob Swan is set to retire effective February 15, reported CNBC . On this news, the microchip manufacturer's quotes jumped sharply. Sources at the company told the publication that VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger will replace Swan. After this news, shares of Intel grew in premarket by 13%, by 17.20 Moscow time the growth of securities amounted to 11.25%. At the same time, VMWare shares plunged nearly 5%.

YouTube has partnered with health organizations to produce truthful videos about the coronavirus pandemic and fight misinformation . The video service has assembled a team led by Garth Graham, the former head of CVS Health Corp. (one of the largest prescription drug providers in the United States. - The Bell).

The European Commission has finally approved the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) bid to take over financial information operator Refinitiv for $27 billion. The exchange will have to comply with several antimonopoly conditions of the regulator, but in fact they are already known and agreed upon. Quotes of the LSE itself briefly jumped by 3.3% on this news. LSE will part ways with Borsa Italiana, acquired in 2007. This asset will be purchased from the LSE by Euronext NV.

A mutation has been identified in the South African variant of the coronavirus, which is likely to reduce the effectiveness of vaccines. How dangerous is it? What happened Scientists have identified in the "South African" strain of coronavirus, identified two months ago, "elusive" mutation of the E484K spike protein. It belongs to the elusive type because it is potentially able to “bypass” some of the antibodies against the coronavirus, writes CNN.

Vladimir Putin announced the start of universal vaccination of Russians - it should begin next week, that is, from January 18. The President said that Russia needs to move from "large-scale" to "mass" vaccination and instructed Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova to prepare the appropriate infrastructure. Putin said this at a meeting with the Cabinet.

Venture investor Nikolai Davydov - the new guest of the channel "Russian norms!". In an interview with Elizabeth Ossetian, he told how he ended up in the valley, why, together with his partners, he chose a very Russian name for the American fund, why he decided to retrained from investors to Founders, as well as what came out of this decision. "There was a feeling that my heart stops, that I have a heart attack" - Can you explain in a nutshell what the venture investor is doing?

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny today announced that he was returning to Russia after treatment in Germany. He plans to fly to Moscow by the Victory flight on January 17 (arrives at Vnukovo Airport at 19:20 Moscow time). During the absence of Navalny, a criminal case of fraud was instituted against him and threatened to replace a conditional term with an old Rocher real in the old case.

The social network TikTok has updated the security settings for underage users, strengthening their privacy protection. In particular, the accounts of teenagers aged 13 to 15 will automatically become private. Videos in such accounts can only be viewed by subscribers approved by the user. In addition, the social network has introduced an automatic restriction on commenting on videos created by users under the age of 16.

The scammers came up with a new scheme to deceive Russians - when they allegedly get a remote job, they are first offered to install applications on their phones, including malware, writes . Kommersant The current scheme was described to the publication by the RTM Group, which advised one of the victims of the attackers.

In January, the expected amount of additional oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget will be 73.5 billion rubles, according to the website of the Ministry of Finance. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance will return to the purchase of foreign currency under the budget rule - since April 2020, it has been selling foreign currency from the NWF. From January 15 to February 4, the Ministry of Finance will allocate 106.3 billion rubles for the purchase of foreign currency.

Air travelers will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result to arrive in the US, the FT writes , citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The requirement comes into force on January 26. The innovation applies to all passengers of international airlines, including US citizens. They will have to be tested for coronavirus and confirm the absence of the disease a maximum of three days before the trip.

The CTB film company of producer Sergei Selyanov, known for the films of Alexei Balabanov and the animated series Three Heroes, is demanding 93.7 million rubles from MegaFon for illegally showing their films in its online cinema. attention to the filing of the lawsuit . drew Vedomosti The STV claim has been filed with the Moscow Arbitration Court, but so far it has not been accepted for consideration.