Tag: vladimir putin
1 year of Twitter under Musk, Cruise pulls all self-driving cars
Elon Musk wrote within hours of buying Twitter that he “didn’t do it because it would be easy”. That statement has proven to be one of the few certainties about his […]
Is Russia about to outlaw Apple’s iPhone and iPad?
What is going on between Apple and Russia right now? Did Steve Jobs once kick Vladimir Putin’s dog or something? First, a giant iPhone statue in St Petersburg that was […]
Russia takes the lead in 4G mobile broadband
While here in the UK we are only just getting round to discussing the future of 4G and mobile broadband over in Russia things are moving an awful lot faster. The leading 4G player Yota has announced today that it…
Vladimir Putin lays the smack down on Michael Dell
File this one under “lol”. Last night at the World Economic Forum on Davos, Switzerland, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a 40 minute keynote speech about a variety of topics. In the ‘questions’ section afterwards, Dell chairman Michael Dell said nice things about Russia’s scientific prowess, and then asked how his company could help Russia expand its IT infrastructure.
Putin’s response?
“We don’t need your help. We are not invalids. We don’t have limited mental capacity.”
Ouch. Video over the jump, the smackdown begins right at the start.
