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Russia declassifies Siberian impact crater containing 'trillions of carats' of diamonds

By Louis Goddard on September 19, 2012 03:57 am + 64 comments

Russian geologists have revealed the existence of "trillions of carats" of diamonds in a meteorite Continue reading…
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Pussy Riot releasing ebook to help fight legal battle

By Sam Byford on September 11, 2012 08:48 pm + 31 comments

Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot is releasing an ebook this month in order to raise funds Continue reading…
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Russia is building military tablets based on Android, but without the data collection

By Andrew Webster on September 2, 2012 11:41 pm + 46 comments

As the US Army prepares to bring Android phones into battle, Russia is working on its own military Continue reading…
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Live from the revolution: Pussy Riot and the growing war on web video

By Joshua Kopstein on August 29, 2012 02:15 pm + 152 comments

Earlier this month, a Russian court locked up three members of feminist punk rock outfit Pussy Riot, Continue reading…
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Intel-based MegaFon Mint launches in Russia, available today for about $550

By Amar Toor on August 22, 2012 07:00 am + 33 comments

Russian carrier MegaFon has announced its first Intel-powered smartphone, known as the MegaFon Mint. Continue reading…
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Kaspersky Labs, cyber-espionage, and the politics of computer security

By Adi Robertson on July 23, 2012 04:07 pm + 10 comments

Kaspersky Labs is one of the most trusted sources of antivirus information: it helped discover the F Continue reading…
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Internet censorship bill passes upper house of Russian Parliament

By Bryan Bishop on July 18, 2012 09:46 pm + 25 comments

Despite criticisms and Wikipedia protests, Russia's upper house of parliament passed a controversial Continue reading…
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Simple iOS hack apparently lets users make in-app purchases without paying

By Adi Robertson on July 13, 2012 10:34 am + 122 comments

A Russian developer has published what looks like a way to circumvent Apple's in-app purchase Continue reading…
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FCC chairman Julius Genachowski slams Russia internet censorship as 'troubling and dangerous'

By Chris Welch on July 12, 2012 12:27 pm + 10 comments

FCC head Julius Genachowski is none too pleased with the internet censorship law that was passed by Continue reading…
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Russia's parliament approves web censorship law

By Amar Toor on July 12, 2012 05:05 am + 38 comments

Russia's parliament this week passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to Continue reading…