In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of September 6: Armenia has sent the 10th draft of the peace treaty to Azerbaijan, Pashinyan said Yerevan and Baku have fully agreed on 13 out of the 17 articles; Armenia and Georgia are discussing strengthening bilateral defense collaboration; the government says frequent power outages, especially in Yerevan, are due to a dramatic increase in new subscribers. The Electric Networks says over 34 percent are caused by construction work.

In this episode of “Examining the Context” podcast, Dr. Nerses Kopalyan explains what U.S. foreign policy will hold for Armenia and the region if Kamala Harris wins in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States.

Tigran Atoyan, the founder and CEO of Haibrid, joins us to discuss how his company helps academics, writers and anyone doing research online curate and manage sources and information more efficiently. We discussed the product’s workflow and the planned AI integrations, as well as the bigger vision for the company which involves data protection and privacy for browsing history. Lastly, Tigran shares with us his thoughts on building an AI company in an era where the technology behind these applications has become commodified.

«Ոսկե ծիրան» միջազգային կինոփառատոնը բացած Ատոմ Էգոյանի «Յոթ քող»-ը ֆիլմին անդրադարձող հոդվածի ՁայնաԳիրը՝ հեղինակի ընթերցմամբ։

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 30: The joint commissions on delimitation and border security of Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on the Regulation of joint activity; a constitutional referendum is being planned in Armenia for 2027; Legal proceedings against the government have been initiated, demanding the de-classification of compensation amounts allocated to citizens who lost property due to border delimitation.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 23: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses Armenia of “sabotaging” the unblocking of regional communications through Armenia’s Syunik region; on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Zelenskyy posthumously awards Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov with the “National Legend of Ukraine” honor; a new legislation says taxi drivers have to issue receipts; there are 58 confirmed cases of the West Nile fever in Armenia.

Zareh Zurabyan, head of the Americas division at eLabNext, joins us to discuss how the company has integrated generative AI workflows into their digital notebook solution for scientists. He addressed some of the main challenges hindering wider AI adoption in biotech, particularly privacy concerns related to data handling. We also explored Zareh’s journey to becoming an investor and the trends he’s most excited about in the biotech sector.

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of August 16: 76 separate charges are brought against Mikayel Minasyan who is former President Serzh Sargsyan’s son in law, Armenia’s former ambassador to the Vatican; Armenia names its new ambassador to Russia; the government is set to offer compensation to farmers and business affected by the May flooding in the Lori and the Tavush regions.

Բայց և սակայն, այնուամենայնիվ… Բրեժնևյան տարիների մշակութային լճացմանն ի պսատասխան 1970-ականներին Հայաստանում առաջացան ավանգարդային նոր հոսանքներ։ Արևմուտքից ներշնչված այդ արվեստի դրսևորումները նոր իրականության մունետիկներն էին, որոնք, չնայած իրենց միջազգային ձևերին, բնույթով չափազանց տեղային էին։ Հայկական ավանգարդի նպատակների ու ստեղծագորղական միջավայր մասին է պատմում այդ ժամանակների վկան՝ հայ ժամանակակից արվեստի առանցքային դեմքերից Աշոտ Աշոտը։