Hacker News with Generative AI: Russia

Putin's nuclear files (danwatch.dk)
On March 1, 2018, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, delivered a sensational speech in Moscow to all the country’s political leaders.
Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin
7 points by stochtastic 30 days ago | 1 comments
How Russian Data on Sanctioned Companies is disappearing and how we put it back (opensanctions.org)
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the dictatorship has increasingly hidden and falsified data in its trade registry. We’ve churned through 100GB of compressed XML files, so that we can now present both: the current, memory-impaired version as well as the pre-war data.
Data Analysis, Russia, Ukraine, Sanctions
7 points by Major_Grooves 30 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools (2024) (schneier.com)
Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities.
Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, China, Russia, Iran
24 points by airhangerf15 31 days ago | 5 comments
China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon (livescience.com)
China, Russia, Space Exploration, Energy, Moon
11 points by andrewfromx 31 days ago | 1 comments
The Soviet People's Car: The Enduring Legacy of the Lada (comradegallery.com)
At the height of the Cold War, scientists on both sides of the Atlantic were locked in a race to build bigger, more powerful rockets. The Soviet Union had just sent the first human to space.
History, Cars, Cold War, Soviet Union, Russia
10 points by jruohonen 34 days ago | 0 comments
How the Russian automotive sector was driven off a cliff (tochnyi.info)
2024 was a good year for Russian car sales, with 1.57 million new cars sold; a 48.4% increase over 2023 [1]. Truck sales also saw good results, with 126,000 trucks sold, despite this being 12% lower than in 2023 [2]. LCV sales also grew by 24.4%, to 112,000 [3]. It seems, however, that this figure may have peaked, with sales predicted to fall and, starting in late 2024, the entire industry entered a period of prolonged decline.
Russia, Automotive Industry, Economics, Business, Sales
5 points by mariuz 34 days ago | 0 comments
The Source of "Water" (2020) (jamesgill.net)
Did you know vodka in Russian means “little water”?
Language, Etymology, Russia
12 points by stakkur 35 days ago | 7 comments
Russian parliament passes bill to track migrants via mobile app (novayagazeta.eu)
Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has adopted a bill introducing a pilot scheme to register migrants in Moscow and the Moscow region via a mobile app, according to information published by the Duma on Tuesday.
Russia, Immigration, Surveillance, Technology
4 points by gslin 36 days ago | 0 comments
Russia to enforce location tracking app on all foreigners in Moscow (bleepingcomputer.com)
The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region.
Russia, Surveillance, Privacy, Law, Foreign Policy
17 points by Ozarkian 36 days ago | 0 comments
Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies (bund.de)
Cybersecurity, Geopolitics, Russia, Technology
8 points by doener 37 days ago | 0 comments
Elon Musk's party habits made him a dream target for Russian spies (msn.com)
Elon Musk’s party habits, promiscuity and ketamine use made him a dream target for Russian spies, says ex-FBI agent
Elon Musk, Russia, Spies, Intelligence, Security
10 points by simjue 38 days ago | 1 comments
Russia fines Apple two seconds of profit over promoting LGBTQ+ rights (appleinsider.com)
Apple has been fined $131,000 by a Russian court that found it guilty of breaking the country's laws on what it describes as LGBT propaganda.
Russia, Apple, Law, LGBTQ+, Censorship
6 points by docdeek 38 days ago | 1 comments
Russia's Pravda Network: AI-Driven Disinformation on a Global Scale (bisi.org.uk)
A widespread Russian-linked network, 'Pravda' and 'Portal Kombat' operates hundreds of websites globally, mimicking local news outlets to amplify pro-Kremlin narratives.
Disinformation, Artificial Intelligence, Russia, News Media, Global Politics
37 points by haizhung 39 days ago | 1 comments
Russia bans "undesirable" Amnesty International (politico.eu)
Russia announced Monday it would ban human rights NGO Amnesty International in the Kremlin’s latest crackdown on civil society groups opposing its war in Ukraine.
Russia, Human Rights, NGOs, International Relations, War
14 points by mdp2021 39 days ago | 0 comments
The forbidden railway: Vienna-Pyongyang (2008) (blogspot.com)
Our train trip via Russia to North Korea - using an officially closed for foreigners route inside the "Hermit Kingdom".
Travel, North Korea, Russia, History, Train Travel
227 points by 1317 39 days ago | 77 comments
Starlinks on Shaheds Guide Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine, Military Technology, Warfare, Satellite Technology, Russia
13 points by throw05678931 39 days ago | 0 comments
FBI Agent Goes Public with Russian Intelligence Op That Hooked Musk and Thiel (kyivpost.com)
A former FBI agent has alleged that Russia’s GRU intelligence agency targeted tech billionaire Elon Musk for exploitation and offered him direct contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia, Intelligence, Elon Musk, Tech
26 points by mandeepj 41 days ago | 4 comments
A rare snail is filmed laying an egg from its neck (apnews.com)
A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
Nature, Biology, Rare Species, Russia, War, Military, Drone Strikes
12 points by gmays 42 days ago | 0 comments
Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work (apnews.com)
A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
Politics, International Relations, Ukraine, Russia, War
13 points by rebe 42 days ago | 2 comments
Attack of pro-Ukraine hackers reportedly erases a third of Russian court cases (therecord.media)
A cyberattack on Russia's national case management and electronic court filing system wiped out about a third of its case archive, according to a report by the Russian Audit Chamber.
Cybersecurity, Russia, Law, Ukraine
8 points by doener 42 days ago | 0 comments
Onfim's world: Child artists in history (resobscura.substack.com)
The sketches survived by chance, preserved on strips of birch bark found during Soviet archaeological excavations. They had been intended for use by school children from the medieval state of Novgorod. These children, who lived around the year 1250 CE, were meant to be learning how to read and write. But one student named Onfim used them to draw. And for this reason, Onfim has become immortal.
Art, History, Education, Russia
37 points by benbreen 43 days ago | 7 comments
China and Russia have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon (scmp.com)
China and Russia have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon, a project that would provide energy for a jointly developed International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), targeted to be up and running by 2036.
Space Exploration, International Cooperation, Nuclear Energy, China, Russia
5 points by zachguo 44 days ago | 1 comments
The Surreal Landscapes of Industrial Waste in Russia (comradegallery.com)
At first glance, these landscapes look like something from another planet—stunning expanses of turquoise water, vivid orange rivers, and vast, desolate plains. But beneath their surreal beauty lies a dangerous reality. These are industrial waste sites: ash disposal zones from power plants, sewage drainage channels, and toxic liquid reservoirs scattered across Russia.
Russia, Environmentalism, Photography, Industrial Waste
55 points by silverkite 45 days ago | 5 comments
Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492 (medium.com)
On the 5th of May 2019, travelers at Moscow’s biggest international airport were greeted by the astonishing sight of a passenger plane skidding down the runway in flames, its tail section engulfed by a conflagration of biblical proportions.
Aviation Accidents, Russia, Transportation, Tragedy
91 points by shmeeed 46 days ago | 60 comments
Germany is building spy satellites to help Ukraine watch Russia without the US (euromaidanpress.com)
Germany is building spy satellites to help Ukraine watch Russia without the US
Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Satellites, Espionage
23 points by srameshc 46 days ago | 1 comments
Kosmos 482's return being watched closely by experts (news.rice.edu)
Space Exploration, Satellite Launches, Russia
7 points by geox 49 days ago | 1 comments
A Russian fake news ring was struggling. Then it targeted USAID (informedalarmist.substack.com)
Russian disinformation doesn’t always work.
Russia, Disinformation, Politics, Foreign Aid, News Media
11 points by hn1986 51 days ago | 0 comments
Analysis of the Russian information manipulation set Storm-1516 [pdf] (gouv.fr)
Information Warfare, Russia, Analysis, Government, Security
23 points by bpierre 52 days ago | 1 comments
Explosive sex toys and cosmetics: the story behind the DHL parcels plot (theguardian.com)
Exclusive account reveals previously unreported details and insights into how Kremlin’s sabotage campaign played out on the ground – and the multinational effort to track down the network behind it
International Relations, Espionage, Russia, Crime, Security
11 points by c420 53 days ago | 1 comments
Explosive sex toys and cosmetics: the story behind the DHL parcels plot (theguardian.com)
Exclusive account reveals previously unreported details and insights into how Kremlin’s sabotage campaign played out on the ground – and the multinational effort to track down the network behind it
International Relations, Espionage, Crime, Russia
8 points by n1b0m 54 days ago | 1 comments