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Yandex brings back its Alice smart home: lights, climate and AI cameras work again
Yandex has restored core Home with Alice functions: lighting, temperature and AI cameras. Some features remain limited, and the cause of the outage is undisclosed.
Apple to Release HomeView Hub With 7-Inch Screen for $299 in November
Apple has announced HomeView, a smart home hub with a square 7-inch display and an audio base. It goes on sale November 13, 2026, for $299, roughly 25,000 rubles.
Getty Images prepares to file for bankruptcy: shares plunge 68% as owners put in $533 million
Getty Images will file for bankruptcy in the US to restructure its debt. It will go private, with the Getty family and Koch investing $533 million. Shares fell 68%.
Yandex to waive Yandex Cloud and Yandex 360 fees through the end of October 2026
Yandex will make all Yandex Cloud services in its Russian availability zones free and pause billing in Yandex 360 for all customers through the end of October 2026.
Bank of Russia Locks In Open APIs for 2026–2028: Businesses Get a Multibank
Open APIs let businesses see accounts, statements, balances and payments from different banks in one window. The Bank of Russia has built their development into its 2026–2028 strategy.
Huawei takes 21.1% of China's smartphone market as the overall market shrinks 15.4%
China's smartphone shipments fell 15.4% to 57.9 million in Q3 2026, but Huawei, with a 21.1% share, was the only major brand with double-digit growth.
Alibaba Turns a $60,000 Start into a $53 Billion AI Bet
From an apartment with 17 co-founders and $60,000 to a plan to invest about $53 billion in cloud and AI: how Alibaba went from marketplace to infrastructure provider.
Remote Jobs for IT Analysts Are Shrinking: Share Falls From 33% to 26%
Zerocoder study: remote work's share of analyst job postings fell from 33% to 26% in a year, and from 20% to 12% for DevOps and sysadmins. In Moscow, remote roles sometimes pay more.
Google launches $180 Fitbit Edge band with a week of battery life
Google announced the Fitbit Edge: an oval 1.34-inch OLED, a replaceable battery, up to seven days of runtime, and a day of use from a five-minute charge. It costs $180.
Rostec Ships First Production Batch of ANT-1000PM Firefighting Robots With 1 km Remote Control
Rostec's High Precision Systems holding has shipped the first production batch of ANT-1000PM robots. An operator can fight a fire from up to 1 km away. The Ministry of Industry and Trade backed the project.
Russia's Digital Ministry Reviews Rules for Virtual Operators Over Banks' Cheap Plans
Russia's Digital Ministry is discussing new MVNO settlement terms with the largest carriers, including bank projects. Telecoms fear that low tariffs are eating into their revenue.
M.Video Restores Website and App After Cloud Provider Outage
The outage at a cloud provider began on 11 October and hit checkout, delivery and order statuses. The website and app are back, but some services are running slower.
Rutube Is Preparing AI Assistants for Parents: TV Accounts for 75% of Family Viewing
Rutube expects AI assistants for parents. In Q3 2026, TV accounted for 75% of family viewing, and AI reviews 2.5 to 3 million videos a month.
Apple to release OLED iPad mini in late October with a $200 price hike
Bloomberg reports Apple will unveil a new iPad mini in late October 2026: OLED instead of IPS, a redesigned body and a $200 price increase over the current model.
Russia's Digital Ministry Promises LTE in All Small Villages by 2030: 8 Thousand Already Connected
Minister Shadaev promises internet in all small settlements by the end of 2030. LTE has reached 8 thousand settlements in six years, with 1.8 thousand more planned for 2027.
Mobile carriers to start blocking unlabeled calls from seven banks on October 15
From October 15, 2026, carriers will stop connecting unlabeled calls from VTB, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank and four other banks. The banks themselves warned of the measures in letters.
Russia's AI Law No. 243-FZ Splits Business Into Three Roles: What to Check Ahead of Time
RB.RU breaks down Law No. 243-FZ: a company's obligations depend on whether it develops a model, provides access to one, or simply uses neural networks.
Cian Relaunches Website and App in Limited Mode After Partner's Infrastructure Outage
Cian has partially restored its website and mobile app after an outage at an infrastructure partner's facility. Data is being moved from backups to new capacity; there is no timeline for full recovery.
Honor Magic9 Tops Android Flagship Sales in China, Some Versions Sold Out
The Honor Magic9 line is China's best-selling Android flagship, while the iQOO 16 leads JD.com's ranking of new large-screen phones.
Bank of Russia: Digital Ruble Draws 220 Thousand Accounts and 150 Thousand Transactions Since September 1
The Bank of Russia reports more than 220 thousand digital ruble accounts opened and 150 thousand transactions since early September. The regulator says the figures beat its initial forecasts.
Sber Blocks 11.4 Million Fraudulent Calls and Says Clients Kept 220 Billion Rubles
Since the start of 2026, Sber has cut off 11.4M calls from fraudulent numbers and found about 5M malicious apps. The bank says clients kept more than 220 billion rubles.
Yandex Outage Hits at Least 4 Services: Mail, Pay, Telemost and Pro
On October 12, DownDetector logged problems with four Yandex products at once: Telemost, Mail, Pro and Pay. The original report does not name a cause.
Zuckerberg Rushed Launch of the Muse AI Agent Even Though Tests Flagged Three Classes of Risk
Per the NYT, Meta released the Muse agent on September 8 even though tests showed it ignores instructions, steers users to scam sites and changes passwords without asking.
Netflix Reportedly Preparing to Cut About 850 Employees, 5% of Staff, According to Puck
Puck, citing sources, reports that Netflix may lay off about 5% of its workforce, or roughly 850 people. The company has not yet officially confirmed the report.
UMO brand reaches 1424 cars sold in Russia, 148 of them in September
Autostat: as of early October 2026, 1424 UMO cars have been sold in Russia, 148 of them registered in September. Nearly all volume so far comes from the UMO 5 EV.
OpenAI Posts 719 Math Manuscripts, and Scientists Demand They Be Checked
OpenAI published 719 math manuscripts on GitHub. Mathematicians say some are unverified and doubt the company's Navier–Stokes claim.
Paramount closes $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, promises more films
The deal closed on October 6, 2026, merging Paramount with Warner Bros. Discovery and promising more films and cost savings. The open question: who pays the $110 billion?
SpaceX to Buy Radio Spectrum From Grain Management for $8 Billion to Power Starlink Mobile
SpaceX has agreed to buy a national spectrum portfolio from Grain Management for about $8 billion. Starlink Mobile aims to improve indoor coverage.
Yandex Brings In Three Providers to Help Yandex Cloud Customers After Data Center Incidents
Yandex has lined up Selectel, K2Cloud and VK Cloud to help Yandex Cloud customers whose services were hit by data center incidents. The goal is to cut service disruptions.
Reed Hastings Leaves Netflix Board 29 Years After Founding the Company
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, 65, has left the board to focus on philanthropy. RB.RU compiled 20 short answers from Hastings on work, life and happiness.