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November 2019 www.intellinews.com @bneintellinews
Rosatom reveals plans for a quantum computer
Russia's state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has revealed plans to build a RUB24bn ($376mn) quantum computer that could possibly compete with Google's developments in the same area.
The project is expected to run through 2024, and, of its total cost, RUB13.3bn is expected to come from the state budget,
Top Stories
Rosatom reveals plans for
a quantum computer 1 VTB and Rostelecom close in
on the big data segment 1 Russia’s largest retailer X5 group
unveils long-term digital strategy 4 Russia's Yandex sells out its
smartphone, unveils delivery robot 5 Sberbank to create AI alliance,
launches supercomputer 5
Leaders 6
Tech unicorn Uipath announces layoffs after media reveal €1mn spending
spree on designer chairs 6
Investment 8
Czech PPF Group sold quarter of its
stake in Hungarian Telenor 8 Draft law limiting foreign ownership
of Russian tech companies softened
to set 49% cap 8 Huawei building Hungary's 5G network 9 United Group to buy Bulgaria's Vivacom 10
Fintech & E-commerce 11
Russia’s TCS banking group to list
on Moscow Exchange 11 Russian e-commerce players plan
to grow through referral programmes 11
Telecom 13
Hungary's leading mobile operator keeps guidance unchanged after Q3 report 13 Kosovo Telecom faces bankruptcy
over debts to tax administration 14 Russian mobile major Veon ups
earnings in Russia and Ukraine,
misses in Pakistan 15 Russian mobile operator Tele2 valued
at $3.7bn ahead of Rostelecom deal 16
Blockchain & Crypto 17
Croatia’s Greyp to work with blockchain groups on automated vehicle payments 17 Azerbaijan reportedly to implement blockchain ID platform in 2020 18
NIBs 19
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State-run Russian lender VTB and telecom major Rostelecom are planning to join forces in a bid to become a leading player in the country's big data segment, Mikhail Olyunin, VTB's first deputy chairman of the board, was quoted as saying by Russian business daily Vedomosti.
VTB and Rostelecom close in on the big data segment
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