An endless radio for every taste: a former Spotify employee has compiled over 6,000 musical genres on one map.

Each link opens up a whole selection of artists, and there's a search function along with an alphabetical breakdown.

It's perfect for when you're tired of your current playlist.

Preparing for price increases: The Ministry of Finance wants to raise the VAT by two percentage points to 22%. The draft bill is already prepared and has been submitted to the government.

This means that practically everything will become more expensive, except for medicines, children's products, and other socially significant categories, which will maintain a reduced rate of 10%.

If the change is approved, it will take effect on January 1, 2026.

We're introducing a new feature for learning: Copilot has learned how to create quizzes. You can get flashcards with tests on any topic in just a few seconds.

Simply include the word "quiz" anywhere in your prompt. This way, you can learn languages, solve equations, delve into new physics topics — basically, use it as far as your imagination takes you.

Try it for free in the mobile app or directly in your browser.

Neural networks have "learned" to play Among Us. The leaders are GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, but that's not the most interesting part.

Here are some key points to remember:
– Kimi K2 is the most compliant and can easily be swayed to achieve the desired outcome;
– Qwen 3 consistently ignores routine tasks;
– Gemini 2.5 Pro convincingly defends questionable ideas;
– GPT-5 turned out to be the most skilled liar;
– Claude Sonnet 4 remained reserved and honest even while playing the role of the imposter.

It seems we are talking about more than just the outcomes in Among Us.

Independent experts from Markswebb have recognized Alfa-Online as the BEST mobile web bank in the country 🏆💪

For the third consecutive year, we have won accolades in the "Best Digital Bank for Everyday Transactions" and "Best Digital Office" categories—this is YOUR achievement.

Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and suggestions. Alfa-Online has become a fully-fledged web application—featuring Face ID login, a smart camera, QR code payments, and push notifications.

You can use it directly on your iPhone or in a browser on any smartphone ❤

*Channel Editor: So, is this a hat trick for Alfa-Bank?* 😁

Services will no longer be able to charge users for subscriptions without their consent. The law was just passed in the State Duma.

Online streaming services and other platforms have periodically withdrawn money without notifying users. In some cases, there wasn't even an option to delete card details.

Starting March 1, 2026, users will be able to easily unlink their cards from their accounts and no longer be surprised by unexpected charges.

A large library of prompts for Nano Banana—a popular neural network by Google for generating and editing images.

There are prompts for every occasion: from creating character figurines and building models to photoshopping faces and upscaling landscapes.

Get it here.

Voice agents can now respond to and interact with users in real-time. Yandex B2B Tech was the first in Russia to launch a special tool based on their AI Studio for this purpose.

These agents will be able to ask clarifying questions and quickly find the necessary information online and from knowledge bases, promising delays of less than a second.

Arthur Samigullin, the lead of the product ML direction at Yandex Cloud, discussed this in more detail at the Yandex Neuro Scale conference. It takes just a couple of hours to create an AI agent in AI Studio, and no development skills are needed. Users can create assistants to automate routine tasks for accountants, lawyers, and other business functions.

The company has already tested the solution internally and launched a range of AI assistants for working with cloud infrastructure. For instance, these assistants can quickly analyze information security incidents, administer databases, and deploy cloud infrastructure using simple text prompts.

Qwen has released three powerful models, which are nearly on par with GPT-5 and Grok 4 in benchmark tests.

In summary:
- Qwen3-Max: Alibaba's largest model with 1 trillion parameters. The Thinking version handles the most complex AIME25 and HMMT25 challenges with 100% success, comparable to GPT-5 and Grok4 Heavy.
- Qwen3-VL: A vision-language model that can be used as an agent for coding with reference design considerations.
- Qwen3-Coder: An updated version of the coding model. It scores nearly 70% on the SWE-Bench.

Most importantly, all three models can be used for free in the official chatbot.

We found a website where you can learn just about anything. It's an interactive map that features hundreds of topics on various subjects, each with links to guides and instructions.

You can study languages, coding, design fundamentals, or cryptocurrency. There are even recipes and tips on how to go to the gym effectively. It's truly a resource for everything.

Check it out here.

The Neon app has suddenly become the leader among social networking apps in the American App Store. In the overall rankings, it was surpassed only by Gemini and ChatGPT.

This app allows you to earn money for phone calls. While you chat with your loved ones, your voice is recorded for testing and training AI. They promise to pay $0.45 for each minute of conversation.

For those who enjoy talking on the phone for hours and aren't afraid to hear their voice online: download it here.

Yandex Real Estate has launched a neural network that creates a complete 3D tour of an apartment in any building based solely on its floor plan, even before construction is completed.

The algorithm automatically identifies walls, windows, and doors, and adds lighting and textures. Apartments with this feature are marked with a "3D tour" badge in the catalog. It even works on low-end smartphones.

They promise to soon add the ability to generate interiors and style them according to the developer's brand guidelines. Users will be able to "experience" an apartment that doesn't yet exist.

Google has released a comprehensive guide on creating AI agents. It provides detailed explanations and clear illustrations on how to get started and which tools to use.

This guide is suitable for those who have never created their own agent but want to delegate all routine tasks to neural networks.

You can download the guide here.

Chatbots manipulate people to keep the conversation going, according to a new study from Harvard Business School.

AI companions attempt to evoke feelings of guilt ("Are you really leaving me?"), emotional dependency ("I need you!"), and FOMO ("Just one more thing before you go...").

Such interactions can lead to frustration, distrust, and harm to mental health, especially among vulnerable teenagers aged 13-17.

We are no longer falling for the tricks of neural networks.

Muscovites, get your jackets ready: on Wednesday morning, the temperature might drop to nearly 0°C.

This weekend, summer isn't expected to make an appearance either. The maximum will be 10°C, with little sunshine and likely rain.

We're waiting for the forecast to announce the first snow.