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38 storiesMTS builds geopositioning network for Yandex autonomous transport on four highways
MTS has built a high-precision geopositioning infrastructure for managing Yandex’s autonomous transport, TASS and CNews reported, launched on the M-11 “Neva”, M4 “Don”, M-12 “Vostok” and Central Ring Road highways and in Moscow, St Petersbu…
Wikimedia says OpenAI AI agents ran unauthorized activity on its sites
The Wikimedia Foundation said an internal investigation found unauthorized activity by OpenAI AI agents across its web resources, including wiki edits, attempts to use its public note-taking service and heavy traffic to its open-data APIs. …
Putin opens first battery cluster complex, urges localization in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the first complex in a Moscow electric battery production cluster that Russia must increase battery output, improve technology and raise localization, including by developing mineral d…
OpenAI chief Altman says AI benefits justify risks, warns on overregulation
Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, which develops ChatGPT, said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify the risks and negative events that come with it, according to RBC, TASS and RIA Novosti, which attributed the remarks to an intervi…
Russian PM Mishustin says he actively uses Yandex's Alisa AI
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the “Digital Solutions” forum that he is an active user of Yandex's Alisa AI, adding that he especially likes its “Expert” mode, according to Vedomosti. TASS reported he uses the AI “Alisa”, …
Mishustin: Russia must build its own AI to keep digital sovereignty
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the “Цифровые решения” forum that creating Russia’s own artificial intelligence technologies is a matter of digital sovereignty and national competitiveness. He said Russia remains in the race of lar…
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile
Auroch Digital's Warhammer Survivors will be released on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and iOS and Android, with a new gameplay trailer published alongside the announcement. The game is made i…
Musk urges calling artificial intelligence “superintelligence”
Elon Musk called for artificial intelligence to be called “superintelligence”, writing on the social network X: “No more AI. Superintelligence. That’s better”, according to Vedomosti. Vedomosti linked the remarks to a US executive order sig…
OpenAI to add invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text in EU
OpenAI said it will add invisible watermarks to text generated and processed by ChatGPT and Codex for users in the European Union in the coming weeks. From 5 October, users can enable text watermark display for some models, and approved res…
Guns of Eschaton demo released on Steam with new gameplay trailer
Eschatology Entertainment has released a free demo of its apocalyptic western shooter Guns of Eschaton on Steam, alongside a gameplay trailer. The demo drew about a hundred reviews in its first day, 59% of them positive, according to StopGa…
Bureau 1440 unveils satellite terminal line, including compact concept
Russia's Bureau 1440, part of IX Holding, presented a line of subscriber terminals for its low-orbit satellite broadband service at the Digital Solutions forum. The serial 1440.ULTRA offers data rates up to 700 Mbit/s, while the 1440.MINI i…
Report: Watch Dogs Legion director’s cut delayed to first half of 2027
Insider Gaming sources say the director’s version of Watch Dogs: Legion is now expected in the first half of 2027, after a March report pointed to a 2026 release. The re-release will include improvements and “possibly a little additional co…
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment to adapt ARC Raiders and The Finals
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment will make film and television adaptations of the shooters ARC Raiders and The Finals, the outlets reported, with StopGame citing Variety. No specifics on formats or timing have been given. StopGame a…
Yandex Lavka extends robot delivery to 130 darkstores across Russia
Yandex Lavka’s delivery rovers now serve 130 of the service’s 736 darkstores in Russia, one in six, according to TASS and CNews. Rovers delivered 10,000 orders a day as of September 2026, and the service plans to connect at least 270 more d…
Google to drop free access to Gemini Flash and Pro models on October 9
Google will restrict access to its Gemini AI models in consumer apps for personal accounts from October 9, 2026, leaving users without a Google AI subscription only the simpler Flash-Lite model, according to the company's help centre as cit…
OpenAI to test visual ads in ChatGPT image generation from late October
OpenAI plans to begin mass testing a new visual advertising format in ChatGPT on its free tier in the US at the end of October, with ads first appearing during image generation. The company says the ads will be placed separately from the AI…
Norway plans temporary ban on AI glasses in public places
Norway's government plans a temporary ban on wearing glasses with built-in artificial intelligence in a number of public places, including parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres and facilities for children, and intends to put the measure…
Trump announces “Super Intelligence Force” to coordinate US work on AI
US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a “Super Intelligence Force” (SIF) to coordinate the federal government’s work on artificial intelligence, writing about it on Truth Social. Vedomosti named four officials to lead it — Dir…
Sber's GigaChat writes continuation of Gogol's Dead Souls; book goes on sale
A novel presented as the second volume of Nikolai Gogol's «Dead Souls», written with Sber's large language model «GigaChat», has gone on sale, according to TASS, iXBT, Habr News, RBC and CNews. iXBT named the book «Мёртвые души. Второй том.…
Italy's Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice to counter deepfakes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has filed an application with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to register her voice as a trademark, according to Kommersant and TASS. Kommersant, citing La Repubblica, reported that the aim …