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Apple says sanctions rules forced it to drop Russia’s state-backed Max app
Apple has commented on the removal of Max, the Russian “national” messaging app, from the App Store.
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필터 보기현재 지수
50.3
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 88,891건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,410건(5.0%)·중립 82,312건(92.6%)·부정 2,169건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.7(중도 균형)입니다.
Apple has commented on the removal of Max, the Russian “national” messaging app, from the App Store.
China is ramping up its bets on space-based artificial intelligence computing with the launch of a state-backed research institute in Beijing, accelerating a frontier tech race with the US just as Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes a record-shattering US$75 billion market debut to fund its own orbital AI ambitions. The establishment of the Beijing Space Intelligent Computing Research Institute marks a major step in the superpowers’ AI rivalry, which is increasingly extending beyond Earth as terrestrial AI...
The Kremlin-backed Max messenger disappeared from the App Store on June 3. iPhone and iPad users lost the ability to download the app, and those who had already installed it stopped receiving notifications and updates. According to the head of Russia’s Digital Development Ministry, Maksut Shadayev, the restrictions affected more than 20 million Russians — at least a quarter of Max’s total user base. Apple has not commented on the reasons for the removal. Yulia Navalnaya had previously called on the American company to take this step. The removal also follows that of another messenger suspected of spying on users — Telega — which was pulled from the App Store not long ago.
Apple devices have stopped delivering push notifications for calls and messages in the Max messenger, the app’s press service said.
Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max -- a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people. The post Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messenger from App Store appeared first on Vanguard News.
Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max -- a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people.
Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max.
Russia’s Max messenger has vanished from the App Store. The app no longer appears in search results, and attempts to reach its page via a direct link return an error.
Uzbekistan is betting heavily on technology as the next engine of economic growth, with state-backed IT Park emerging as the centrepiece of the country’s ambitions to become Central Asia’s leading exporter of digital services.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on Tuesday signed memorandums of understanding with three organisations in Kazakhstan. The individual agreements were made with Atameken, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan; Satbayev University, a leading technical university in Almaty; and the Association of Consulting and Trading Companies. Chief Executive John Lee and Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin witnessed the exchange of documents at a luncheon. Zhumangarin said he is confident that the partnership between the two sides will deepen in the future. “Overall, the visit of the esteemed John Lee and the entire delegation is a practical confirmation of mutual trust, business interests and readiness to move towards the implementation of concrete projects,” he said. “I am confident that today's meeting will become an important step towards launching new joint projects, attracting investments and expanding business ties.” Several business entities among the delegation also signed individual memorandums of understanding with their counterparts in Kazakhstan, covering sectors such as finance, asset management, aviation, media, agriculture and new energy. A number of the agreements were signed by state-backed investment bank China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) as well as their Kazakh partners, including one with the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna. The Hong Kong Airport Authority and Cathay Pacific also secured operational agreements with Almaty International Airport. Cathay announced that it plans to operate three direct flights per week connecting Hong Kong to Almaty, starting in the first quarter of next year. The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce also secured deals. Edited by Thomas McAlinden
LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will visit Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday to meet party ticket holders ahead of the June 7 elections. The GB Election Commission had announced that general elections in the region would be held on June 7 after a four-month delay. On Monday, Punjab Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said on X that the PML-N president will visit GB on Tuesday for a one-day visit. During the visit, he will meet party leaders and ticket-holders. “He will also discuss the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and matters related to the development and welfare of the people of the region,” she said. Nawaz has not been active in politics since the February 2024 general elections. However, he is serving as head of the Lahore Authority for Heritage Revival. The former prime minister often presides over its meetings and oversees measures for the protection of the city’s heritage. The PML-N supremo also acts as a political mentor to his daughter and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Earlier in April, Nawaz had vowed that, if elected, the party would focus on development in GB. Nawaz asserted that GB “is as dear to me as the rest of Pakistan is, and as Azad Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and KP are”. PTI alleges pre-poll rigging The PTI said in a statement on Monday that “systematic pre-poll rigging and state-backed repression” were being carried out ahead of the upcoming GB elections. “The party believes that the Islamabad-imposed Form-47 government in collaboration with state institutions, the local administration, and law enforcement agencies, is being used to influence the electoral process and suppress political opposition,” the PTI said. The party also expressed serious concern over the conduct of the GB Election Commission. “We find it frivolous that a notice was issued to the mother of former chief minister Khalid Khurshid for displaying election posters so that candidates could be forced into quitting PTI and joining government-backed parties,” it said. The PTI added that the ruling PML-N was openly violating the electoral code of conduct through federal-level campaigning and the use of administrative influence. “At the same time, PTI lawmakers are being prevented from entering the region. We maintain that the Election Commission’s failure to address these violations, while taking action against PTI candidates and their families, raises serious questions about its impartiality and independence,” it said.
South Korea's National Growth Fund is drawing attention from two corners of the market: retail investors rushing into a new state-backed product and equity investors tracking where the government's bigger policy money is going. The retail-facing product almost sold out in four selling days, with 99.9 percent of its 600 billion won ($400 million) allocation taken up as of Thursday, according to the Financial Services Commission. But the retail frenzy is only the most visible piece of a much large
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is nearing completion of its first external fundraising round, with China's state-backed semiconductor investment fund expected to lead the deal, according to media reports. The investor lineup was "largely finalized" by the end of May.
Russia is investing billions in a state-backed initiative focused on longevity, exploring gene therapy, organ printing, and cryotherapy. This ambition, fueled by President Putin's personal fascination with extending life and power, aims to overcome aging. Despite bold claims, critics question the scientific validity, while Russia grapples with low life expectancy.
More than €20 million was lost in investment frauds last year.
For the first time, China has included artificial intelligence chips in its official “secure and reliable” technology assessments, expanding the scope of a state-backed drive to adopt domestic alternatives to Western products. The China Information Technology Security Evaluation Centre and the National Secrecy Science and Technology Evaluation Centre released the latest batch of assessments on Tuesday, creating a new category for “AI training and inference chips”. The certifications were valid...
Pakistan and China celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on May 21. The events held around these celebrations underscore that the relationship between the two countries is entering a new phase characterised by greater financial integration, expanding sub-national cooperation and renewed geopolitical cooperation. What began as a strategic and political partnership has gradually evolved into one of Pakistan’s most critical economic relationships. Today, China is one of Pakistan’s largest bilateral creditors, a major investor in infrastructure and energy, and an increasingly important source of financial stability for Islamabad during periods of economic stress. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting China these days in a trip that focuses heavily on trade, industrial cooperation, financial connectivity and the future direction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “The visit is expected to further strengthen and deepen political trust, strategic coordination, expand political cooperation and consolidate the long-standing friendship between the two countries,” a Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman said at a weekly media briefing. The growing engagement between Pakistani provinces and Chinese regional governments highlights how bilateral ties are extending at the sub-national level The premier would begin his tour with a business-to-business conference and meet with the Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang. “The two sides will review bilateral relations, and cooperation in political, economic and strategic domains,” the spokesman said. Many in Pakistan believe that the geopolitical turbulence in the Middle East has created fresh opportunities for closer regional economic cooperation and alternative financing arrangements centred around China. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Beijing in late March amid Islamabad’s intensified diplomatic efforts aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East also underscored the two countries’ growing role as regional diplomatic actors. It highlighted Islamabad’s interest in aligning more closely with China on regional stability and economic security issues. In that context, the recent issuance of overwhelmingly oversubscribed three-year Panda Bond reflects both economic necessity and strategic recalibration. The initiative has allowed Islamabad to raise yuan-denominated debt directly from Chinese investors, helping diversify its external borrowing sources at a time when access to international capital markets remains constrained and costly. Therefore, Panda Bond is widely viewed as more than a financing instrument. It represents Pakistan’s broader effort to deepen integration with China’s financial system and reduce dependence on traditional Western financing channels. The recent crisis in the Middle East has further reinforced this thinking by exposing vulnerabilities in global trade routes, energy markets and international capital flows. The strengthening relationship is also becoming increasingly diversified beyond the federal level. President Asif Ali Zardari visited China last month, where multiple agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between Sindh and Chinese provincial authorities and businesses. The agreements covered areas ranging from trade and agriculture to urban development, technology and investment cooperation. The growing engagement between Pakistani provinces and Chinese regional governments highlights how bilateral ties are extending at the sub-national level. Analysts view this trend as particularly significant because it broadens economic cooperation beyond large federal infrastructure projects under CPEC and creates new channels for investment, industrial partnerships and people-to-people connectivity. At the same time, this renewed warmth in Pakistan-China relations is unfolding amid Islamabad’s parallel diplomatic outreach towards Washington and President Donald Trump. For Islamabad, however, managing this balance remains delicate. While Pakistan seeks stronger economic and diplomatic engagement with Washington, policymakers understand that such outreach cannot come at the expense of its long-standing strategic and economic partnership with Beijing. China remains indispensable to Pakistan’s economic stability, external financing and infrastructure ambitions in ways that few other partners can match. Beijing’s concerns regarding the security of its assets and the safety of its nationals in Pakistan also continue to shape bilateral ties. Attacks targeting Chinese engineers and workers in recent years have emerged as one of Beijing’s biggest concerns regarding future investment expansion. Pakistan has undertaken extensive security measures to address this issue. Significant progress has been made in improving the security environment for Chinese workers associated with CPEC and other ventures. Nevertheless, Chinese investors continue to closely monitor the situation, and many believe more sustained efforts will be necessary if Pakistan hopes to attract larger volumes of Chinese private sector investment beyond state-backed infrastructure financing. Financial cooperation between the two countries has, in the meantime, continued to expand steadily, though the balance remains heavily tilted in China’s favour. Seventy-five years after diplomatic relations were established, Pakistan and China now find themselves navigating a rapidly changing global order together. The visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s entry into the Chinese capital market through the Panda Bond issuance, expanding provincial-level cooperation and increasing regional cooperation all point towards a relationship that is becoming more financially integrated, strategically consequential and economically diversified than ever before. Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, May 25th, 2026
St. Petersburg State University has ordered students and staff to use the Max messenger as its internal communications platform “for online communication and information sharing,” the independent Russian news outlet T-invariant reported.
The state-backed lender announced a five-year medium-term management plan that includes supplying ¥3 trillion in risk capital, including through investments.