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Sberbank will open the first institute of artificial intelligence in Russia
Sberbank creates the first institute in Russian history for the study of artificial intelligence. The institute is planned to open in Moscow in January 2021, the press service of Sberbank reports. Sberbank creates the first institute in Russian history for the study of artificial intelligence. The institute is planned to open in Moscow in January 2021, the press service of Sberbank reports.
Customs officers in Vladivostok stopped the import of more than 28 thousand liters of counterfeit engine oil
An attempt to import more than 28 thousand liters of counterfeit motor oil marked with the Hyundai trademark was stopped by the employees of the Vladivostok Sea Port customs post. During the inspection of the container, which arrived from the Republic of Korea, customs officers found about 14 thousand canisters with Hyundai engine oil. The products visually differed from the original ones: the product labels did not match the color design and the arrangement of individual elements. In addition, the supplier did not have permission to use the trademark. The copyright holder - Hyundai Motor Company - reported that no license agreement on granting the right to use the trademark was concluded with the importer - a Moscow company. The amount of damage amounted to more than 6.3 million rubles. On the fact of illegal use of the trademark, the Vladivostok customs filed an administrative case under Part 1 of Art. 14.10 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. By the decision of the Arbitration Court of the Primorsky Territory of the Moscow company
Russians began to buy less tobacco and alcohol
Retail sales of alcohol and tobacco declined in Russia in 2020. Oleg Salagay, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, spoke about this. "In retail sales of tobacco and cigarettes, a 7% decrease was ensured, and a 6% decrease is also recorded in retail sales of alcohol," RIA Novosti reports of his catch. Oleg Salagai also noted that Russia has completed all the activities that were planned within the framework of the federal project to strengthen public health. We will remind, earlier ABN reported that in Russia it was proposed to ban the sale of alcohol in the first days of 2021.
St. Petersburg Polytech will present the first serial electric car in Russia in December
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) presents the first domestic serial electric car "Kama-1". According to TASS, the presentation will take place first in Moscow on December 10-11, and on December 15 in the city on the Neva. The Polytech noted that the city's smart economy-class crossover may become available to ordinary buyers as early as 2021. The price will be about a million rubles. The first Russian serial electric car is capable of driving more than 250 km without recharging and accelerating to 150 km / h, as well as operating at temperatures down to -50 degrees. It is noted that the electric vehicle has already passed the necessary tests and has all the certification for the vehicle. Currently, negotiations are underway to hold a test drive "Kama-1" directly at the presentation. We will remind, earlier ABN reported that SPbPU received a patent for an industrial design of a small-sized city electric car. Experts estimate the amount of investment to start serial production
Sergunina: Eight Moscow technoparks entered the rating of the best in the Russian Federation
Sergunina: Eight Moscow technoparks entered the rating of the best in the Russian Federation
Moscow metro will launch Face ID to pay for fares in 2021
The use of Face ID to pay for metro fares will begin next year. Interfax reports this with reference to the Deputy Mayor for Transport of Moscow Maxim Liksutov. The use of Face ID to pay for metro fares will begin next year. Interfax reports this with reference to the Deputy Mayor for Transport of Moscow Maxim Liksutov.
Roskachestvo discovered a species substitution in canned cod liver
Roskachestvo investigated canned cod liver of 20 brands of domestic and foreign production. It turned out that one of the manufacturers had falsified their product: there was no cod liver in the bank
Anton Kotyakov: 1500 professional standards have been created in Russia
Anton Kotyakov: 1500 professional standards have been created in Russia
Rostec will buy out Rusnano's share in waste incineration projects
Rusnano will sell 33.9% of the First Ecological Fund, which implements projects for the construction of waste incineration plants in the Moscow region and Kazan. The buyer will be "Rostec" and its "daughter" RT-Invest
Business proposed to reduce tariffs for garbage collection for the population by 40%
Business proposed to reduce tariffs for garbage collection for the population by 40%
Russian integrator of AI solutions Cleverbots attracted investments of $ 1 million
The integrator of solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) Cleverbots has attracted investments of $ 1 million from the agro-industrial group of companies "AST". A representative of the Cleverbots company told Rusbase about this. The integrator of solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) Cleverbots has attracted investments of $ 1 million from the agro-industrial group of companies "AST". A representative of the Cleverbots company told Rusbase about this.
Former co-owner of Otkritie bank accused of creating a pyramid
FC Otkritie believes that the transactions of the former co-owner of the bank, Vadim Belyaev, led to losses in the amount of more than 80 billion rubles. The lawsuit is filed in the Supreme Court of New York. Vadim Belyaev is accused of unprofitable transactions with corporate securities and Eurobonds of Russia in the period from 2014 to 2017, RBC reports. The plaintiff said in a statement that losses of tens of billions of dollars from these transactions were incurred by Otkritie and Trust Bank, its subsidiary. In 2014, Trust underwent a reorganization procedure, and in 2017, Otkritie itself underwent a remediation procedure. Credit institutions are currently owned by the Bank of Russia.
Roskachestvo discovered a species substitution in canned cod liver
In 2020, Roskachestvo conducted the first study of canned cod liver.
Roskachestvo investigated natural cod liver 20 brands of domestic and imported production (17 TM are made in Russia, products of 3 TM are from Iceland) on 172 indicators of quality and safety. First of all, it is microbiological safety and the content of potentially hazardous substances. Experts also examined the products for antibiotic content, assessed their consumer properties, organoleptic properties (taste, color, smell, consistency) and checked the accuracy of the labeling. The purchase price ranged from 73.78 to 181.73 rubles per 100 g.
- Cod liver of the Auchan, Tasty Canned food and Nord Pilgrim brands (all Russian production) met not only the mandatory legal requirements , but also the advanced requirements of the Roskachestvo standard. Products of the listed brands can claim to be assigned a Russian
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