Sber has resumed issuing computer mortgages; class-action lawsuits against Kitchen are being prepared in the district: the main thing is on August 21.

World

• There are 46,000 companies in the European Union with Russian participation, Moody’s estimates. More than 40% of the rights in these companies are owned by Russians or legal entities from the Russian Federation; most of them are registered in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Germany.
• Miro will continue to provide services to customers from Russia and Belarus, but only to those who use the service’s free services. The company previously announced that it would completely close access to the service for Russian and Belarusian users starting September 12 due to the entry into force of US sanctions.
• Artificial intelligence will protect smartphones running the Android operating system from theft. Google has already started testing the new feature. The anti-theft protection will use a gyroscope and an accelerometer.

Russia

• The platform for countering cyber threats may appeal to mobile app developers, as well as marketplaces and social networks. Initially, it was planned to connect it only to banks and telecommunications companies. The launch of the platform is planned for the end of 2026.

• The Ministry of Digital Development, together with Avito, Ozon and Wildberries, launched programs to support residents of the Kursk region. The online platforms offer assistance in finding housing, providing humanitarian aid and awarding points for the purchase of essential goods.
• Fraudsters stole a record 4.8 billion rubles from Russian bank accounts in the second quarter. 97% of the amount was stolen from private accounts, and more than half of the thefts were carried out via the Fast Payment System and remote banking channels.
• A lossless format with high sound quality has appeared on Yandex Music. The new option is available for free to Yandex Plus subscribers. Among Russian streaming services, tracks in lossless format can only be heard in “Sound”.

Economy and Finance

• Sber will resume issuing mortgages for IT specialists from August 21, 2024. The credit institution updates previously approved applications in accordance with the new terms of the program.

• The board of directors of Delimobil (PJSC Carsharing Russia) has recommended the first dividend in the company’s history in the amount of 175.9 million rubles for the first half of the year. The payment will be 1 ruble per ordinary share.

Business

• More than 20 victims of food poisoning from the “Kitchen on the District” food delivery service are preparing class-action lawsuits against the company. They are demanding between 100,000 and 2 million rubles per person, depending on the consequences of the illness.
• Russian players spent more than 20 billion rubles on in-game purchases in July 2024. On average, this is from 500 to 1 thousand rubles at a time, for the most active players – a little more than 2.5 thousand rubles.

• MTS has launched a marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses. 300 million rubles were invested in the project. Through it, the operator will offer software and IT solutions, as well as equipment for entrepreneurs, from cash registers to the Internet of Things. The press service of the company told RB.RU this.

• The manufacturer of household appliances REDMOND is Russifying its brand in Russia. By the end of the year, the company will change its identity and translate all names on packaging and devices into Cyrillic.

• Vladislav Bakalchuk spoke about Wildberries’ losses due to the decisions of the new management. According to him, after merging with Russ, the company increased its advertising costs 10 times. At the same time, the market has reduced the gap in turnover with its main competitor from 60% to 40%.

• Microsoft will limit access to cloud subscriptions for Russian companies starting September 2. This applies to all legal entities and will affect all licensing channels.