Putin's negotiations with Bayden did not bring any specific results The negotiations of Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden on the closed channel of the video continued for two hours. Judging by the press releases of the Kremlin and the White House and the subsequent comments of American officials, the presidents did not reach concrete agreements. Video converters of Vladimir Putin and Joe Bayden began almost without late, at 18:07 Moscow time, and lasted exactly two hours.

The talks between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have ended. They were held via videoconference and lasted about two hours. The main topic of conversation, judging by the reports of the parties, was a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the beginning of the talks, Biden expressed regret that he was not able to meet with Putin at the G20 summit and noted that perhaps next time they would be able to talk in person face to face. The presidents talked behind closed doors, one on one.

The validity of PCR tests for coronavirus in Russia has been reduced from 72 to 48 hours. This decision of the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova was published on the Internet portal of legal information. The measure is associated with the spread of a new omicron strain. Rospotrebnadzor has tightened control at checkpoints because of the “omicron,” Popova also said . According to her, the new strain can be brought to Russia from 50 countries.

Last week, Alisher Usmanov sold his share in VK (former Mail.ru Group), now control over the second largest Russian Internet holding will be divided by Sogaz and Gazprombank. During this time, the company's shares fell by 10% and continue to fall.

Today at 18:00 Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden will have a conversation. The conversation should help resolve the tense situation around Ukraine. The day before, the United States threatened Russia with new sanctions against the public debt and disconnection from SWIFT. But the market does not believe in a tough scenario and expects a de-escalation from the conversation of the presidents. How did the parties approach the negotiations and what to expect from them?

For the first time in 11 years, Forbes has topped the list of the most powerful women in the world without Angela Merkel. She dropped out of the list after the resignation of the German Chancellor. Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of the founder of Amazon, ranked first on Forbes this year. Merkel has topped the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world every year since 2011. Prior to this, the leader of the list was US First Lady Michelle Obama.

Roskomnadzor demanded that the Tor anonymous access service remove prohibited information, otherwise it will be blocked. Users began to complain about problems with access to the service in early December. A standard letter from the regulator was published on the GitLab portal - judging by the forum, Hetzner hosting marked it as spam. attention to this drew The Roskomsvoboda project .

When shooting at the Moscow MFC, two people were killed, three more were injured, including one child. According to preliminary data, the conflict occurred due to the visitor's refusal to wear a mask at the entrance. The shooting took place at the Ryazansky MFC, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. “Two people died, three were injured. The killer was arrested. I offer my condolences to the victims and the families of the victims.

It works on the machine, does not take away time and gives the result - this is how the entrepreneurs surveyed by the Bell describe their experience with outsourcing. The business prefers the lion's share of business functions that do not create a clear competitive advantage for companies. Accounting, HR, IT, lawyers, purchases, data analysis, advertising, marketing - it is easier to convey all these tasks to professionals than to collect their own team.

Food delivery service DoorDash decided to deviate from its usual work model and hire full-time couriers for the first time. In the past, the company has actively championed a model where couriers could work flexible hours as independent contractors. For the duration of the experiment, DoorDash .

US analysts believe that at least 165 industrial facilities in Russia use software that is vulnerable to hackers. According to a study by the American company Palo Alto Networks, which deals with information security issues, the corporate ServiceDesk Plus package of the Indian Zoho (especially older versions from 11305 and below) remains especially vulnerable to cyber attacks.

EuroChem, one of the largest mineral fertilizer producers in the world, controlled by billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, is considering an IPO next year, said . Bloomberg sources No final decision has been made, but a 2022 placement has been discussed with potential consultants, three agency sources said. A spokesman for the company declined to comment to Bloomberg. In the first half of this year, EuroChem reported record profits.

Sputniks, which was acquired in August by Vladimir Yevtushenkov's Sitronics Group, a member of AFK Sistema, is preparing to launch up to 100 small satellites into space. Investments are estimated at more than 2 billion rubles, writes . Vedomosti In 2022, the number of Sputniks spacecraft in Earth orbit will increase from 3 to 22, follows from the presentation of the company.

The company Intel, which manufactures processors, decided to separate Mobileye's self-driving technology division from its core business. The company plans to conduct its IPO. Intel said in an official statement that Mobileye will be listed in the US in mid-2022 through an IPO.

In the event of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, the US and the EU are preparing sanctions against Russian banks that will limit the conversion of the ruble, writes Bloomberg. On the eve of the conversation between Presidents Putin and Biden on Ukraine on December 7 , it became known that the United States was seriously considering options for sanctions against secondary Russian public debt and the possibility of disconnecting Russia from SWIFT.