AI will help search for new employees, Loko Bank will be engaged in POS loans: the main thing on February 15

World

• The head of WhatsApp* Will Cathcart accused Telegram of a lack of transparency and of leaking user data to third parties. He urged to abandon the messenger, since the platform, according to him, does not provide end-to-end encryption.

Russia

• The American company Viatris has stopped deliveries of Viagra (sildenafil) to Russia. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce highlights that the country has the technical capabilities for the production of medicines with the same active ingredient.

Finance

• Loko Bank decided to enter the POS lending market. It is interested in expanding the product line and attracting customers through offers with lower checks, Kommersant writes.
• VKontakte promised freelancers on the platform to compensate the payment of taxes. To do this, they must register on the platform as freelancers and place ads in groups using the advertising tools of social networks.

Business

• Mothercare stores in Russia have been renamed Motherbear. The new name has appeared on the site, but some products are still displayed under the old one.
• Several Russian publishers are preparing to circumvent the ban on the release of international bestsellers in the Russian Federation with the help of a summary, a retelling without a direct quote, Kommersant learned.
• About 50% of Russians, after the departure of foreign brands, switched to local brands within a year. Therefore, most of them decided to support domestic producers.
• Points of sale with domestic products will appear near the entrances to Russian shopping centers. Tents of no more than 20 m2. M. will be decorated in the same style. They will sell agricultural products, clothing, textiles and more.

Technologies

• Employees of the Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU) announced the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can select candidates for employment in modern professions, writes IZ.
• Since December 2022, scammers have registered dozens of domains associated with ChatGPT in Russian domain zones. Users risk both payment data and confidential information.
• VK is investing 1 billion rubles in the development of the basic version of the game engine, the investment was announced by the company’s CEO Vladimir Kiriyenko. About 100 specialists will be involved in the work on the engine. By 2024, it is planned to offer a beta version.

Services

• The Kinopoisk online cinema will restrict access to more than 200 films from February 28, Izvestia reported. Against the background of what is happening, industry experts expect an audience outflow from online platforms to pirates.