Apple released iOS 18, the Federal Tax Service began to notify Russians about income tax on deposits: the main thing on September 17

World

• The international brand Yandex Yango has launched a taxi ordering service in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the Russian trade mission in the UAE announced.

Russia

• Russian Android users may soon encounter problems. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin spoke on his Telegram channel about why this might happen.
• Russian composer Alexey Rybnikov has appealed to the Moscow Arbitration Court demanding to recover more than 20 million rubles in compensation from the structures of the American record label Warner Music.
• The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region has suspended the corporate rights of Finnish Arctech Helsinki Shipyard OY in relation to Nevsky Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Plant LLC, which is part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC (USC).
• The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has revealed collusion in bidding during the implementation of the national project “Digital Economy”.
• The Russian audience of the online dating service Tinder has plummeted by more than 90% since it left the country in the summer of 2023. Previously, it was used by around 1.1 million users per month, but by the end of the first half of 2024, only 95 thousand people per month.
• Sales of used passenger cars in Russia at the end of August almost reached the record set three years ago. The results were not better until 2021.
• An experimental legal regime (EPR) has started operating in Russia, which allows foreign trade contracts to be paid for with cryptocurrencies. At the same time, a focus group was created to participate in the experiment.
• Russia is developing an analogue of the Starlink satellite system, which is expected to cost 445 billion rubles.
• The inflation rate in Russia in September will slow down to 8.1% from 9.05% in August, according to the basic version of the forecasts of the Ministry of Economic Development, Vedomosti reported.

Finance

• The Federal Tax Service has started sending tax notices to Russians regarding income tax on deposits. The messages indicate the banks where the deposits were opened, the amount of accrued interest, the amount of tax and the total amount to be paid.
• The Bank of Russia can ease monetary policy only if a number of conditions are met. This is not expected today, according to Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexei Zabotkin.

Business

• The Oracle co-founder has overtaken Jeff Bezos on the list of the world’s richest people. Larry Ellison’s net worth is estimated at $206.5 billion.
• The Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported the creditors’ intention to bankrupt the microelectronics company Angstrem JSC. In this way, they are trying to save it from the debt trap.
• Robot couriers will deliver food to Yandex Go users in the Golden Square area of ​​the Kazakh capital. In the first stage, they will fulfill orders from six restaurants between 11:00 and 01:00.
• Ozon has launched an insurance policy for transport companies. The coverage amount is up to 10 million rubles.
• PJSC “Corporate Center ICS 5” (X5) announced on September 17, 2024 the completion of the process of distribution of shares among the holders of securities of X5 Retail Group NV
• At the beginning of October, Ozon will launch a presentation of new products in its mobile application. Seller cards will become a showcase. This opportunity will be available for products for which the promotion has been launched.
• To cut costs, Intel has decided to suspend construction of factories in Germany and Poland for two years. The project in Malaysia will also be halted until demand for microprocessors is restored.
• Headhunter plans to allocate 35 billion rubles to pay dividends by 2024, BKS-Express announced this after a meeting between company representatives and investors.
• Telegram Vice President Ilya Perekopsky has registered in Russia as an individual entrepreneur, according to data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE).

Services and technologies

• On September 16, 2024, Apple released all new versions of the operating systems for its devices: iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11. This is the largest operating system update in recent years.
• Yandex has launched an automatic route planning service for small businesses, Routing Lite. It will help small businesses automatically plan routes for couriers, drivers, sales representatives and other mobile workers, the company told RB.RU.

• On the day new US sanctions against foreign IT solutions came into force, the American company Google filed an application with Rospatent to register a trademark for a new AI (artificial intelligence) service, RB.RU reported.

• Rospatent has registered the trademark of the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) – Spacesail for the provision of satellite Internet services. The company is going to compete. star link Elon Musk.
  

• The new Nintendo Switch console will have a dual-screen design. It will be slightly larger than its predecessor and will be equipped with black and white Joy-Con controllers.