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Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says
Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says
Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday. Sanctions have complicated Russia's trade with its major partners such as China or Turkey, as local banks are extremely cautious with Russia-related transactions to avoid scrutiny from Western regulators.
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Russia is using bitcoin in foreign trade, finance minister says
Russia focusing on US social media stars to covertly influence voters
Russia focusing on US social media stars to covertly influence voters
Russia is increasingly turning to American social media stars to covertly influence voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to U.S. officials and recently unveiled criminal charges. “What we see them doing is relying on witting and unwitting Americans to seed, promote and add credibility to narratives that serve these foreign actors’ interest,” a senior intelligence official said in a briefing on Friday. “These foreign countries typically calculate that Americans are more likely to believe other Americans’ views.”
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Russia focusing on US social media stars to covertly influence voters
In China, AI transformed Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian
In China, AI transformed Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian
Olga Loiek, a University of Pennsylvania student was looking for an audience on the internet – just not like this. Shortly after launching a YouTube channel in November last year, Loiek, a 21-year-old from Ukraine, found her image had been taken and spun through artificial intelligence to create alter egos on Chinese social media platforms. Her digital doppelgangers - like "Natasha" - claimed to be Russian women fluent in Chinese who wanted to thank China for its support of Russia and make a little money on the side selling products such as Russian candies.
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In China, AI transformed Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian
Exclusive: Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months
Exclusive: Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months
Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar's system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a "big warning" to the West, Ukraine's cyber spy chief told Reuters. The hack, one of the most dramatic since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, knocked out services provided by Ukraine's biggest telecoms operator for some 24 million users for days from Dec. 12.
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Exclusive: Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months