The article discusses the increasing trend of birth tourism among Russians, where they travel to the U.S. to give birth, ensuring U.S. citizenship for their children and access to the country's private medical care. The trend, once popular among the wealthy, is now being utilized by the middle class, facilitated by companies like Status-Med. Miami is a favored destination due to its climate and medical costs. The article highlights the stark contrast between the Russian and American healthcare experiences, as recounted by individuals like Nina and Alexandra Badanina, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine. Despite the high costs associated with birth tourism, the desire for U.S. citizenship and better medical services drives this trend. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow states that medical tourism is legal, provided visa applicants can fund their medical expenses.

The article discusses the preparation of Russian teams for the world's first Cybathlon, an event for disabled individuals using assistive technologies, set to take place in Zurich. Sergei Semaikin, a participant, demonstrates his brain-computer interface (BCI) skills, controlling a character on a screen with his mind. The technology for his participation is developed by Neurobotics. Other participants, such as Alexander Pankratov and Konstantin Deblikov, are using prosthetic arms developed by Kleiber Bionics and Motorica, respectively. Dmitry Ignatov showcases his training with a prosthetic leg from Orto-Kosmos. The article highlights the innovative assistive devices, still in the testing phase, and the Russian teams' confidence in their performance at the Cybathlon. The event is also supported by Russian development institutes like the Skolkovo Foundation and Russian Venture Company, with the aim of showcasing the potential of Russian technology on international markets.

C3D Labs, part of the Skolkovo IT cluster and a subsidiary of ASCON Group, has released a new module called C3D Vision for its C3D Toolkit, aimed at engineering software developers. The visualizer is tailored for the CAD industry, offering features like edge hiding, pixel culling, and mirroring. Beta testing was conducted with Center GeoS, which provided positive feedback. The C3D Vision 2016 module is available for a three-month trial, and the toolkit is utilized by CAD system developers and educational institutions worldwide.

VisionLabs, a Skolkovo resident startup, has been chosen as one of 12 participants in the ChallengeUp! accelerator, a program run by Intel, Cisco, and Deutsche Telekom for Internet of Things startups. The company, specializing in facial recognition and computer vision technology, aims to access new sales channels and has already received valuable advice from the accelerator's experts. VisionLabs is the only Russian startup in the program, which includes companies from across Europe and culminates in Berlin on November 29.