AI will never be able to feel, but it may well learn empathy and an adequate emotional response. Moreover, cars will soon understand and react to our emotions better than our loved one About the author: Olga Troitskaya, a lecturer at MGIMO in cognitive sciences…

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Four coronavirus vaccines from three manufacturers are available to Russians. Moderna and Pfizer are also the fastest vaccines in the world. We tell you how these vaccines work and how they differ In Russia, mass vaccination against COVID-19 began on January…

An Internet domain is the same as an offline storefront or a store sign. Thanks to the domain name system, we can access information of interest by click. RBC Trends explain how it works What is the domain Domain — is the address of the site on the Internet.…

Public appearances as a sophisticated form of torture, a stalling career, a sense of anxiety for the present, and timidity for the new are all consequences of self-doubt. We tell you about the reasons and ways to overcome it What is self-doubt Self-doubt…

In the new issue of the podcast ABCs of Modernity, we explain what the smart home system is, how it works, and what its drawbacks are Your browser does not support audio player. To keep up with the modern times and not miss new words, subscribe to the podcast…

Voice messages, podcasts, and audiobooks are new content that has replaced text and video. RBC Trends together with the Sound Design Institute have figured out why audio formats have become so popular Why we prefer the sound of text According to research…

The fact that the hunters had exterminated most of the population of galanes had disturbed the fragile equilibrium in the ecosystem. We understand where this has led and why rebalancing is critical to climate conservation Algae against global warming Near…

According to the PwC report, the AR/VR industry will grow 30-fold by 2030. VR technologies are used in the field of entertainment, arts and training. Tell us who will work with them in the future and how Who is a virtual world designer A virtual world designer…

IBS, the largest provider of IT services, assists enterprises with the digital labeling of goods. In 2020, the holding introduced an automated commodity control system in Mercedes-Benz Rus The task of Mercedes-Benz Rus was to change the processes when working…

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on November 29 that he was leaving the position of CEO of the social network. What do you need to know about an eccentric billionaire and a philanthropist? Who Jack Dorsey is and why he is spoken about Jack Dorsey…

Korea's Busan will build a prototype of a unique floating city that can survive incommunicado by 2025 The authorities of the South Korean city of Busan signed an agreement with Oceanix and UN-Habitat (UN Human Settlements Programme) to build a floating city…

Accessible and high-quality Internet in Russia has become the foundation for many online services. We tell how even the most advanced and technologically advanced countries were overtaken Affordable, but not fast Russia ranks ninth in the rating of Internet…

In the new collection of RBC Trends: a record of the speed of an electric plane from Rolls-Royce, gloves of the future, robots in kindergartens, bees-eaters and a mysterious squid The electric aircraft broke the world speed record. The electric aircraft,…

The legends around the coronavirus appeared from the first day of its detection. Bioinformatics specialist Mikhail Gelfand told RBC Trends why most of them cannot be trusted Mikhail Gelfand about contagious myths about the coronavirus: from 'Omicron' to vaccination…

Higher prices could trigger lower demand. To avoid this, manufacturers resort to different methods. One of them is srinkflation. Understanding what it is Higher prices could trigger lower demand. To avoid this, manufacturers resort to different methods. One…

Imagine that suddenly electricity and the Internet were turned off all over the planet, and the cause was a flash on the Sun. This scenario is absolutely real, so mankind must be prepared for it Where do magnetic storms come from? There are spots in the sun…

In the first issue of the new Green Podcast season, we talk about how to create a green culture in the company, as well as which employees are important for sustainable development Your browser does not support audio player. In order not to miss new releases…

New solutions and tools appear on the fintech market almost every day. We tell you about the long-lasting trends in the industry that directly affect the consumer experience New solutions and tools appear on the fintech market almost every day. Let's talk…

With the global sustainability agenda strengthening in 2021, four companies shared the top two positions of the rating at once What happens on November 30, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Creon Group and the RATING agency ARA presented the results of the Eurasian…