News for 18 October 2026 | The First Technical

Is Netflix returning to Russia? The American service has registered its logo with Rospatent
The streaming service, which left the country in 2022, registered a combined trademark under six classes of the MKTU - from stationery to entertainment services

UAV attacks proved too expensive for businesses: RUIE asks the state to share risks
Military risks are proposed to be equated with terrorist risks

KAMAZ aims for 40 thousand vehicles: the plant bets on the K5 generation
The company is focused on producing a new line, and the mileage between repairs has been brought up to 120 thousand km

Sber: Businesses will switch to AI agents that perform tasks from start to finish
Independent algorithms will replace the automation of individual operations

TMK accelerated the application of anti-corrosion protection to pipes up to 500 sq. m per hour
The new unit processes up to 500 square meters per hour and saves gas

Game characters and virtual clothing will be allowed to be patented in Russia from 2027
Rospatent to expand protection of digital products

Sber and Orenburg SEZ will engage in digital recruitment of migrant workers - including from India
The platform will cover the main stages of attracting and supporting foreign workers: from accreditation to adaptation

Rostelecom wants to create a corporate "firewall" for neural networks: 1,500 AI solutions within the company will be put under control
The gateway will check requests and responses in real time, including attempts to bypass

Sovcombank will pay white hat hackers up to 120 thousand rubles for found vulnerabilities
Bug hunters will check more than 40 web services and applications of the bank

Russian scientists discovered a second source of stress during material testing: plasma is to blame
The impact on the sample lasts tens of times longer than the beam pulse

CS 2, Dota 2, and PUBG: Moscow Video Game Week tournaments will cover five countries
Over 800 clubs will take part in the competitions - from duels to five-on-five team matches

Will Drone Studies Cost Schools Almost 2 Million Rubles? Expert Calculates Equipment Cost
Lessons will require simulators, FPV drones, and video headsets

The Russian-created service Miro completely closed for Russians a month before its sale to Italians
Online whiteboards, founded by natives of Perm, became unavailable: the company refers to sanctions

Demand for programmers and testers in Russia sharply declined: minus 47% and 55%
Data analysts are sought 38% more often, with more than six resumes per vacancy

The new TREKOL-39041 all-terrain vehicle based on UAZ Hunter is on sale: ground clearance almost half a meter
On low-pressure tires, the vehicle goes off-road and stays afloat on water

"Antifraud 3.0" could hit aviation: pilots' tablets under threat
Mobile equipment of airlines with SIM cards is at risk

The updated Aurus Senat is priced at 48.5 million rubles - like a Rolls-Royce Ghost
Orders are already open; under the hood of the Russian luxury car is a 598-hp V8 hybrid

Aeroflot is the first to implement Sber's AI terminals for ticket payment
The screen adjusts to the passenger, and faces are recognized even in poor lighting

Demand for Supercam SX350 Convertiplane Soars Amid Hybrid UAV Trend
The drone needs a platform of only 10x10 meters, and its speed in horizontal flight reaches 120 km/h

May be denied entry: Russians will need an electronic permit to travel to Kazakhstan
The document is issued 72 hours before crossing the border on the QazETA portal

Data Centers on Russian Nuclear Energy: US and Russia in Negotiations
The parties have formed a list of projects, details are not disclosed

Satellite images by subscription: Sputnix records thousands of requests per month
Space photos are bought for court, construction, and field monitoring

AvtoVAZ certified Lada Vesta and Aura with Euro-6 engines with 120 and 132 hp
Power increase - 14 and 10 horsepower

NetBlocks recorded a drop in VK network availability to 56% after a drone attack on a data center in the Leningrad Region
Services are operating normally, but users complained about disruptions

SKIF and beyond: Fursenko explained why Russia needs megascience-class facilities
Such developments should help the country adapt to the challenges humanity faces

Sechenov University scientists found a way to detect breast cancer from a blood test
The experimental test correctly identified 96.4% of disease cases

Banks complain about increased data requests with banking secrecy from tax authorities
FNS inspectors refer to the KoAP instead of the Tax Code

Novak: Russian diesel will go to the US on Aframax tankers
The Deputy Prime Minister explained that the specific type of vessel depends on commercial conditions

Apple tightens App Store rules: disguised applications of Russian banks are under threat
Developers face account blocking for concealing the true functions of programs during review

Pakistan to receive J-35 - India will have to decide: wait for AMCA or take Su-57
IDRW: if the Chinese fighter is delivered in 2027, the gap with India in 5th generation aircraft could reach 8 years

MSU Astronomer Surdin: Caves on Mars Will Save Astronauts from Radiation
The radiation level on the Red Planet is 1.5 times higher than in low Earth orbit

Russia refused to buy electricity from China, despite delays in the construction of hydroelectric power plants in the Far East
Deputy Minister Petr Konyushenko stated that reverse flow is technically possible, but the country will provide for itself

Server written in Python, interface in JavaScript: Social Nest, a unified social media management center with an AI agent, is being tested at VolgGTU
The program will help create content and analyze publication statistics

Another lawsuit for almost a billion: the dispute between the Russian Ministry of Defence and Severnaya Verf will be heard in the Moscow Arbitration Court
The lawsuit was classified as an economic dispute under civil law








