WhatsApp has figured out a way to force users to sign a new user agreement that includes a data sharing clause with Facebook. Dissenters can turn off the function to read and send messages as early as May, TechCrunch found out . Passions around WhatsApp will flare up with renewed vigor in May: the messenger is still going to force users to sign a new user agreement and share their data with Facebook.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, announced another "victory for Russian scientists" on Saturday. They were the first in the world to discover a new strain of bird flu in humans. The virus is still not transmitted from person to person, but the Novosibirsk "Vector" has already announced that it is ready to develop a vaccine.

A month of courts over Alexei Navalny ended with convictions The month of the courts over Alexei Navalny was completed - this morning the Moscow City Court confirmed the replacement of his conditional term in the Iv Rocher case with a real one and a half months, and in the evening the grandmother's court sentenced 850 thousand rubles to the veteran of slander.

The Babushkinsky Court of Moscow found Alexei Navalny guilty of slandering a veteran of the Great Patriotic War and sentenced him to a fine of 850,000 rubles. According to Judge Vera Akimova, the politician “knew for certain that the information he disseminated was false” and “discredited the reputation” of Ignat Artemenko. Navalny's guilt is confirmed by the testimony of the veteran, his grandson, nurse and therapist, the judge said.

Tesla, which invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin in January, has already earned more from it than it did from car sales in the entire past year. The company will not yet register profits from the cryptocurrency, the value of which again updated the record today. Since January, Tesla has earned $ 1.08 billion on bitcoins, calculated Bitcointreasuries, paid VTimes attention to the calculations. The company bought 48,000 bitcoins for $1.5 billion, now they are worth $2.58 billion.

Last week became Clubhouse week in Russia. The audience of the social network with audio chats has grown 20 times, big brands have come there after influencers, and the ex-head of the Russian financial regulator is already inviting Elvira Nabiullina there. Clubhouse users, looking at how top managers of large companies walk around virtual rooms, wonder: when do they have time to work?

Quotes of Norilsk Nickel accelerated the fall after co-owner of the company Vladimir Potanin made a statement about the accident at the Norilsk enrichment plant. In fact, Potanin admitted the guilt of the enterprise in the death of people. According to the billionaire, the collapse at the factory was due to a gross violation of safety regulations and industrial safety standards by the leaders of the enterprise.

Taiwanese Foxconn announced that the first two electric vehicles designed on its single platform will be presented before the end of 2021. Brand names are not disclosed. The largest iPhone assembler will sell two electric vehicles based on its platform in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Bloomberg. According to a company representative, around the same time, Foxconn will also launch the production of an electric bus, but the details of the projects are not specified.

Alexei Navalny, for the second time in a day, delivered the last word in the Babushkinsky Court of Moscow, now at a meeting in the case of slandering a veteran. In addition to the last word, there was nothing else at the court today, the judge immediately gave the word to the accused. The announcement of the verdict is scheduled for 18:00 Moscow time. Navalny's last word at the veteran's libel trial: “It’s terribly funny that again the last word.

Facebook is ready to return to negotiations with the Australian authorities about the new IT law, which caused the company's displeasure. Because of this bill, the social network began to restrict the distribution of news content for Australian users since yesterday. "I'm glad Facebook has decided to apparently be friends with us again and reopen the conversation," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters.

Nadezhda Pinigina, CEO of the energy company TGC-2 (PJSC Territorial Generating Company No. 2), was detained in Moscow, Interfax and RIA Novosti sources said . After being detained in the capital, Pinigin will be transferred to Arkhangelsk, agency sources said. According to Interfax, she is charged with abuse of office and tax evasion. Operational and investigative actions in this case took place in several Russian regions.

The Moscow City Court rejected the appeal of Alexei Navalny, upholding the decision to replace the suspended sentence with a real one in the Yves Rocher case. The oppositionist received two years and eight months in prison at the request of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). the politician be released .

The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to replace Alexei Navalny's probation in the Yves Rocher case with a real one. The defense demanded that the politician be released on the basis of the decision of the ECtHR. The prosecutor called the arguments of the lawyers far-fetched. After the speeches and debates of the parties, Navalny once again delivered the last word. This time it turned out to be philosophical. Navalny's last word on appeal: “So often I have the last word!

The defense in the court on appeal of Alexei Navalny filed a motion for his immediate release in connection with the decision of the ECtHR, TASS reports . The court recognized the appeal of the ECtHR as one of the defense arguments. “I am petitioning for the release of Navalny as part of the decision of the ECtHR as an interim measure,” said lawyer Olga Mikhailova.

The Ministry of Health has registered the third vaccine against COVID-19 "KoviVak". This is the most traditional vaccine approved in Russia - it is made on the basis of a whole inactivated (“killed”) coronavirus. The registration of the third Russian vaccine against COVID-19, developed by the Chumakov Center, was announced by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. According to him, the first 120,000 doses of the drug will be launched into civilian circulation in mid-March.