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Yandex has updated its very first Station Yandex has introduced the second generation of its very first smart speaker Station … This is stated in a press release at the disposal of the Lenta.ru editors. The updated Yandex.Station differs from the original by the presence of more advanced speakers with a total power of 30 watts and a special acoustic grill. The latter has an aperiodic structure and distorts the sound passing through it less. Also, the device added support for room correction technology, thanks to which the “Station” compensates for the acoustic effects of the room. The device retained its rectangular shape, however, instead of a physical ring for adjusting the sound, a luminous panel was placed on the top panel, which responds to user actions and columns. The device has received support for the Zigbee smart home protocol, which is used by many manufacturers of home devices. The

Eduard Boyakov: the unification of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater and the Gorky Moscow Art Theater is being discussed in foreseeable future. The ex-artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky Eduard Boyakov spoke about this in an interview for Izvestia. “Alas, there is such a topic, they are discussing it at the highest level. This does not mean that the merger is about to happen. This means that they are discussing it, that's for sure, “Boyakov said, noting that it is” terrible and stupid “, since you cannot find more different theaters. In October this year, the general director of the Gorky Moscow Art Theater was businessman Vladimir Kekhman was appointed, a month later the former director and artistic director Eduard Boyakov resigned from the theater, who wrote a statement of his own free will. The Gorky Moscow Art Theater appeared after the division of the Gorky

The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Mackenzie Scott topped the Forbes rating the world according to Forbes magazine. This is evidenced by the rating published since 2004, which appeared on the website of the publication. The second place in the rating was taken by the Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, and the third – by the head of the European Central Bank and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde. At the same time, the head of General Motors Company is on the fourth line, and the ex-wife of Bill Gates Melinda closed the top five. It is noted that the ex-Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel for the first time in 11 years was not included in the list of the most influential women the world. Prior to that, for ten years in a row, she led the top, but dropped out of it

RBC: prices for building materials in Russia may rise crushed stone producers. This was announced by the head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov in a letter to First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov dated December 1, RBC writes. Previously, the mineral extraction tax (MET) was charged on the building stone from which crushed stone is produced. Now, the tax authorities are increasingly demanding to pay MET for crushed stone, which will increase fees by 3-15 times, since it is more expensive than stone, Parfenchikov writes. The head of the region recalled that the procedure for calculating severance tax on a building stone was in effect for 20 years. He also warned that an increase in taxes could lead to an increase in wage arrears, a reduction in personnel, a decrease in the competitiveness of products and an increase in the cost of building roads and houses. The Head of

Anatoly Byshovets predicted a draw in the Champions League match between Zenit and Chelsea champions between Zenit and Chelsea. This prediction was made by the former head coach of the Russian national team Anatoly Byshovets in an interview with the Lenta.ru correspondent. “I expect spectacular football and hope that the teams will fight for victory. For “Zenith” the match has no tournament value, but the club will play at home with their fans and should try to please them. At the same time, I admit that the coaching staff of Petersburgers can rotate the composition, given that this weekend they will face the most important RPL match against Dynamo, “Byshovets said. He also noted that Chelsea will not just give up the game. The coach appreciated Zenit's performance in the current Champions League. “The fact that the team will finish the tournament in third place and get into the Europa

Head of Crimea Aksenov: The Belovezhskaya agreement 30 years ago became the death sentence of the USSR The Belovezhskaya agreement signed thirty years ago became the death sentence of the USSR. This opinion was expressed by the head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov in his Telegram channel. According to the head of the republic, the “Belovezhsky conspiracy” is still one of the main symbols of the largest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. Aksyonov is sure that the agreement on the creation of the CIS, signed on December 8, 1991 at the residence of the Belarusian government in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, was a mixture of irresponsible politicking. Previously, the former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich said in an interview with Lente.ru that the real reason for the conference in Belovezhskaya Pushcha was negotiations with the RSFSR on the supply of oil and gas to Belarus.

US Senator Wicker did not rule out nuclear bombing of Russia in the event of a conflict with Ukraine US Senator Roger Wicker did not rule out that In the event of an escalation of the conflict in Donbass, the American side may decide on nuclear bombing of Russia. His words are quoted by The Independent.