Russian companies have developed standards for a trusted repository of open-source software.

At the Kazan Digital Week 2025 forum, leading Russian technology companies, together with the academic community, formulated basic principles for creating a trusted repository of open-source software. The initiative is aimed at addressing security issues in the use of open source in the public sector and organizations operating critical information infrastructure.

Russians have started going to pawnshops more often.

In the first half of 2025, Russians took out loans from pawnshops totaling 190 billion rubles.

Only 13% of families in Kirov can afford to buy an apartment with a mortgage.

Kirov Oblast ranked 59th out of 85 in the nationwide ranking for mortgage affordability.

Sirens will wail in Kirov.

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations warned citizens about a check of the alert systems.

In the Kirov region, they "made off with" 200,000 rubles.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Yuryansky District of Kirov Oblast identified violations in the protection and preservation of forests.

Monetary conservatism: why the Central Bank maintains a tight policy despite business demands

The cut of the key rate to 17% on September 12 confirmed the Bank of Russia’s commitment to a conservative course, sparking a discussion about the balance between inflationary risks and the needs of the real sector. The regulator’s decision reflects a comprehensive approach to managing macroeconomic stability amid persistent uncertainty.

Four suspects in a waste fraud case have been remanded in custody.

Petrozavodsk City Court in Karelia has ordered that two senior figures involved in a high-profile criminal case on fraud in the field of waste management be remanded in custody. The former head of Avtospetstrans LLC, Evgeny Moshnikov, and the former Minister of Natural Resources of Karelia, Alexey Shchepin, will be held in custody until November 23.

Bastrykin has taken an interest in the ceiling collapse in Kirov.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee demanded a report on the progress of the investigation into the case.

Astrological forecast for the week: a time of order and new opportunities.

The horoscope for the week of September 29 to October 5 indicates the beginning of a period favorable for establishing useful connections, intellectual work, and putting documents and financial matters in order.

A troublemaker who smashed a liquor display was detained at the café on Svobody.

A man threw a glass at the storefront window.

AI assistants speed up software development by 20–30 percent.

At the Kazan Digital Week 2025 conference, results were presented on the implementation of AI assistants in software development processes. According to the data, using artificial intelligence can speed up writing code by 30% and increase overall developer productivity by 20%.

VyatGU has launched the educational campaign "Share Your Knowledge."

On September 26, the first lecture of the all‑Russian educational campaign "Share Your Knowledge", organized jointly with the Russian "Znanie" Society, was held at the largest university in Kirov Oblast.

LDPR may get a new coordinator.

At the LDPR's extraordinary conference in Kirov, a new coordinator was expected to be elected, but the matter was never put on the agenda.

The top-level educational program at VyatGU has been recognized as one of the best in the country.

Starting in the 2025/26 academic year, Vyatka State University, at the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation and with the participation of the Analytical Center under the Government of the Russian Federation, is implementing a top-level educational program, "Software and Hardware Solutions for Artificial Intelligence Systems."