Discord faces fine, Sky sues Warner, Apple won’t invest in OpenAI – top of mind for business on September 28

in the world

• Donald Trump has accused Google of criminally producing “only bad” search queries about him. And he promised to personally demand prosecution of the platform after winning the election.
• The EU fined Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) €91 million for improper storage of user passwords. The violation was discovered in 2019.
• RIA Novosti: Turkish Airlines did not allow a Russian to board a plane from Istanbul to Panama without giving explanations. It is not the first time that foreigners have been denied flights from Istanbul to Latin American countries.

In Russia

• The number of self-employed workers in North Ossetia has increased by 35% since the beginning of the year. This was announced by the head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo, on his Telegram channel.
• It is planned that the MFC crypto-biocabins (automated complexes for receiving and processing documents and biometric data) will be transferred to the “service work format”. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Alexey Khersontsev, and this means that MFCs must find an external contractor to maintain the technology for a percentage of the revenue.

• Kommersant: The Union of Teachers of Education System Workers is preparing an appeal to Rosobrnadzor. The reason for the complaints is the reduction of teachers’ salaries below the minimum wage level when additional payments and payments for additional work are added.

in business

• Sky accuses Warner Bros. of trying to avoid collaborating in the filming of the Harry Potter series. The service expects to lose profits of “hundreds of millions of dollars.”
• The United States Department of Justice announced a reward for information about two cybercriminals from Russia. The agency accuses Sergei Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov of money laundering using cryptocurrencies.
• Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab S10+ and S10 Ultra tablets with AI assistant. Available in silver and gray.
• Apple will not participate in the next OpenAI funding round. Microsoft is also expected to invest around $1 billion.
• Discord faces a fine of up to 4 million rubles in Russia. Since mid-September, the service has also suffered interruptions.
• Dodo Pizza has released an anime for Genshin Impact fans. We worked on the video for almost six months.
• The director of News Media Holding (Telegram channels Mash, Shot and the Life portal), Maxim Iksakov, in an interview with RBC, called VK the only alternative in case of blocking or closure of Telegram. He highlighted that the functionality and monetization capabilities of other platforms are far behind.