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Pavel Durov

Here’s a new way to track the tastes of the young and tech-savvy

Global Scan

Uber is a car service, hired through a mobile app, that is gaining popularity for those young and on the move. Now you can see exactly where they go. Meanwhile, in Russia, the young and tech-savvy founder of the country’s leading social network is also on the move. He fled and says he was canned for failing to fall in line with the Kremlin. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.Uber is a car service, hired through a mobile app, that is gaining popularity for those young and on the move. Now you can see exactly where they go. Meanwhile, in Russia, the young and tech-savvy founder of the country’s leading social network is also on the move. He fled and says he was canned for failing to fall in line with the Kremlin. All that and more, in today’s Global Scan.

Vkontakte

Does the Kremlin now control the Facebook of Russia?

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Vkontakte

Does the Kremlin now control the Facebook of Russia?

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Edward Snowden, is seen in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in central Moscow

So what’s next for Edward Snowden after leaking NSA secrets? Apparently, a job

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