Russia's Yandex reports Q1 revenue rise as market awaits spin-off news: Russian internet giant Yandex reported a 40% rise in first-quarter revenue to 228 ...
reuters.com/technology/russias-yandex-reports-q1-revenue-rise-market-awaits-spin-off-news-2024-04-26/
EU company helped Moscow with mass surveillance: In Moscow, protesters are arrested with the help of facial recognition. The software was trained using a ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/russland-ueberwachung-gesichtserkennung-eu-firma-toloka-100.html
Criticism of the war in Ukraine: EU removes Russian billionaire Volosh from sanctions list
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/krieg-gegen-ukraine-eu-streicht-russischen-milliardaer-von-der-sanktionsliste-a-c6faf5be-5973-4a8b-9b24-495d3933363e
We recently published a major piece exploring how Russia is using facial recognition technology to identify protesters in the country ... Show more
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Russian government approves Yandex NV deal to sell Russian assets - Vedomosti: A subcommittee of the Russian government commission for control over foreign ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/russian-government-approves-yandex-nv-deal-sell-russian-assets-vedomosti-2024-03-06/
Yandex, Polymetal shareholders set to approve major Russian exit deals: Two of Russia's largest corporate exit deals since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are up ...
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The companies powering Russia’s surveillance system rely on outsourced workers who complete online tasks to improve algorithms and AI 🎥
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Reuters: EU to remove Yandex co-founder from Russian sanctions list: EU countries agreed to remove Arkady Volozh, co-founder of Russia's most popular search ...
kyivindependent.com/reuters-eu-to-remove-yandex-co-founder-from-russian-sanctions-list/
Yandex: Owner of 'Russia's Google' pulls out of home country: Yandex has previously been accused of hiding information about the Ukraine war from the Russian ...
bbc.com/news/business-68213191
Sanctions overturned: Arkady Volosh, Russia's IT entrepreneur, changes EU opinion
berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/sanktionen-gekippt-russlands-maechtigster-it-unternehmer-stimmt-die-eu-um-li.2196010
Online gig work is feeding Russia’s surveillance machine
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-03-27/online-gig-work-is-feeding-russias-surveillance-machine
The sale of Yandex is a weapon in the hands of the Kremlin
pravda.com.ua/eng/columns/2024/03/21/7447514/
Russia says goodbye to the future with Yandex sale: Yandex, a technology company once hailed as the "Russian Google", is selling the majority of its business at ...
capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/russland-verabschiedet-sich-mit-yandex-verkauf-von-der-zukunft-34434228.html
Yandex management to be largest shareholder after planned $5.2 billion deal: An entity formed of senior Yandex managers will become the Russian internet ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/yandex-management-group-become-largest-shareholder-2024-02-08/
⚡️The European Union has lifted sanctions against Arkadiy Volozh, the billionaire and co-founder of Russia's largest internet company, "Yandex ... Show more
Focus: After months of negotiation, a rare Russian compromise as Yandex changes hands
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Russia's search engine company Yandex agreed to sell all its assets in the country to a group of Russian investors in a deal valued at around $5.2 billion reut.rs/3w0rjTr
'Russia is becoming more like China at breakneck speed': Moscow's potential to acquire gems such as Yandex (often likened to Russia's equivalent of Google) ...
lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/03/07/russia-is-becoming-more-like-china-at-breakneck-speed_6596142_19.html
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Focus: After months of negotiation, a rare Russian compromise as Yandex changes hands
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Yandex's restructuring deal expected to be delayed to next year: The completion of Nasdaq-listed Russian tech company Yandex's (YNDX.O) restructuring is expected ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/yandexs-restructuring-deal-expected-be-delayed-next-year-2023-12-25/
One App To Rule Them All: Coming Soon To Russia's Internet: A single app that can be used for everything from social media and instant messaging to government ...
rferl.org/a/russia-internet-app-social-media-surveillance-/32711114.html
Exclusive: Yandex NV could sell all Russian assets in one go: Yandex's (YNDX.O) Dutch holding company is considering selling all its Russian assets in one go ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/yandex-nv-could-sell-all-russian-assets-one-go-2023-11-14/
Russia: Is Google also involved in propaganda dissemination?: Propaganda in Russia is becoming increasingly drastic. Google is also contributing to its spread ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/id_100272782/russland-ist-google-auch-an-der-propaganda-verbreitung-beteiligt-.html
Yandex Founder Calls for Sanctions Removal After Criticism of Russian Invasion: Yandex NV co-founder Arkady Volozh shouldn’t have been sanctioned after Vladimir ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/yandex-founder-calls-for-sanctions-removal-after-criticism-of-russian-invasion
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Putin's war with Ukraine has basically killed one of Russia's most successful tech firms
businessinsider.com/yandex-putin-war-ukraine-killed-russia-most-successful-tech-company-2023-11
How Russia’s liberal tech companies became foundation of Putin’s war effort: Fridays at Russian tech giant Yandex — the company once christened as ...
kyivindependent.com/how-russias-liberal-tech-companies-became-foundation-of-putins-war-effort/
Yango Taxi App Investigated Over Possible Data Mining by Kremlin Agency: The Yango taxi hailing app operates in a dozen European countries amid fears that its ...
kyivpost.com/post/22695
Ride-hailing app Yango to set up global office in Dubai: Yango, the ride-hailing app owned by Russian tech group Yandex NV
reuters.com/technology/ride-hailing-app-yango-set-up-global-office-dubai-2023-10-18/
Yandex's Yango in talks with Dutch watchdog over data protection: Yango, the ride-hailing app owned by Russian tech group Yandex NV (YNDX.O) ...
reuters.com/technology/yandexs-yango-talks-with-dutch-watchdog-over-data-protection-2023-10-12/
Russia: Putin's War Destroyed This Successful Tech Company: Putin's war on Ukraine may have killed one of Russia's most promising tech companies.
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/russland-putins-krieg-hat-dieses-erfolgreiche-tech-unternehmen-zerstoert/
Russia Uber Rival Probed Over Fears Secret Service Accessed Data: Russian ride-hailing app Yango is under investigation over concerns that it’s a conduit for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/russia-s-uber-rival-probed-over-fears-of-data-sharing-with-fsb
Ukraine war: Yandex boss Arkady Volosh opposes Vladimir Putin - the EU still sanctions him
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/yandex-chef-wolosch-stellt-sich-gegen-putin-von-der-eu-wird-er-trotzdem-sanktioniert-li.384493
Russia Revises Yandex Partition Terms Over Founder’s Anti-War Stance – Reports: The Russian government has lowered the payout offered in the restructuring of ...
themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/06/russia-revises-yandex-partition-terms-over-founders-anti-war-stance-reports-a82686
Russian billionaire pleads for EU sanctions relief after decrying war: Request from Yandex co-founder Arkady Volozh is test of whether bloc will reward Russians ...
ft.com/content/24c47ec1-dc7f-48a9-960e-7ad89cda8e1a
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- Russian oligarch urges EU to lift sanctions after condemning Putin's war
- First test of how the West will handle previously sanctioned oligarchs criticizing the war
- Wolosch personally appalled by bombing of Ukrainian homes
- Activists occupy Wolosch's Amsterdam townhouse since sanctions were imposed
EU Set to Lift Sanctions on Two Russians Soon, But Not Yandex’s Volozh Yet: The European Union is set to lift sanctions on two Russian businessmen after a review ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-12/eu-set-to-lift-sanctions-on-two-russians-soon-but-not-yandex-s-volozh-yet
Ukraine Blog: Photos, Fakes and Questions: Kremlin Grabs Internet Giant Yandex: "Putin's banker" is to buy Yandex, the Russian Google. The authorities want to ...
tagesanzeiger.ch/der-kreml-greift-nach-dem-internet-giganten-yandex-226070341853
Quick Glance: Yandex Co-founder Condemns Ukraine War
- Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh resigns following inclusion in EU sanctions list
- Yandex enlists Putin ally to aid in restructuring
- China imposes export ban on domestically developed Loongson chips to Russia
- Russian state media portrays Yandex as leaving Russia
Yandex co-founder calls war ‘barbaric,’ signaling dismay in Russian elite: Arkady Volozh became the second prominent Russian business executive to publicly ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/10/yandex-co-founder-calls-war-barbaric-signaling-dismay-russian-elite/
Quick Glance: Yandex co-founder condemns barbaric war and criticizes Russian elite
- A co-founder of Yandex, Russia’s biggest tech company, publicly denounces President Putin’s war against Ukraine.
- While other Russian billionaires remain silent, he renounces his Russian citizenship and sells his assets to the government.
- Volozh emphasizes that Yandex was built with more than just technology and business in mind.
- Imposition of sanctions leads Russian billionaires to separate their international businesses from their Russian ones.
Yandex Maps’ surprising feature exposes something interesting about Israel: An attempt to locate France’s nuclear submarines revealed different censorship ...
haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-08-16/ty-article/.premium/yandex-maps-surprising-feature-exposes-something-interesting-about-israel/00000189-f97d-de26-af8d-f97fbbed0000
Finland not planning limits on Russia-based taxi firm Yango: Finland's Data Protection Ombudsman has temporarily ordered Yango to stop the transfer and ...
yle.fi/a/74-20048488
Finnish court rejects appeal by taxi firm's Russian owner: Finland's Data Protection Ombudsman earlier this month ordered taxi service Yango ...
yle.fi/a/74-20047998
Yandex founder slams ‘barbaric’ Russian war on Ukraine: The founder of Russian tech giant Yandex on Thursday described Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/10/Yandex-founder-slams-barbaric-Russian-war-on-Ukraine
UN Atomic Watchdog's Inspectors Still Don't Have Access To Rooftops At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant
rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-nuclear-rooftops-access-un-iaea/32512251.html
One Question for Arkady Volozh and Other Russian Billionaires : Opinion | Arkady Volozh, one of the founders of Russia’s tech giant Yandex and one of the ...
themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/16/one-question-for-arkady-volozh-and-other-russian-billionaires-a82160
Yango prohibited from transferring personal data from Finland to Russia: Yango, the ride-hailing service by Russia’s Yandex, will be prohibited from transferring ...
helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/23998-yango-prohibited-from-transferring-personal-data-from-finland-to-russia.html
Kremlin wants to nationalise Yandex in preparation for presidential elections – ISW
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/11/7415112/
‘User X with driver Y traveled from point A to point B’ Yandex is set to start sharing taxi ride data with the FSB. Yango app users in Israel, Europe ...
meduza.io/en/feature/2023/08/08/user-x-with-driver-y-traveled-from-point-a-to-point-b
Finland suspends transfer of Yango taxi data to Russia: Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February, the activities of Yango and its parent company Yandex ...
yle.fi/a/74-20044317
Chief of Russia’s Yandex faces court case for ‘LGBT propaganda': The chief executive of Nasdaq-listed internet company Yandex faces prosecution in a Russian ...
reuters.com/world/europe/chief-russias-yandex-faces-court-case-lgbt-propaganda-2023-07-05/
Russian Tech Giant Yandex Seeks New ‘Middlemen’ Buyers for Kremlin Handover – Reports
themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/17/russian-tech-giant-yandex-seeks-new-middlemen-buyers-for-kremlin-handover-reports-a81864
In a recent statement, the wilaya of the Casablanca-Settat region has accused the operations of the foreign transportation company, Yango ... Show more
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Bad billionaires A Putin-approved plan to sell Yandex’s Russian assets to a ‘consortium’ might collapse due to Western shareholders’ concerns about sanctions — ...
meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/23/bad-billionaires
Uber to exit Israel as market share disappoints: In Israel, Uber is trailing behind Israeli-founded Gett and Russian-owned company Yango when it comes to taxi ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2023/06/uber-exit-israel-market-share-disappoints
Tycoons’ Bids Value ‘Russia’s Google’ at $7 Billion: Yandex NV has received bids from billionaires Vladimir Potanin and Vagit Alekperov to buy a controlling ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/sanctioned-tycoons-bids-for-yandex-value-russia-s-google-at-7-billion
Russian billionaires in hunt for stakes in Yandex's local assets – sources: Yandex's Dutch-registered holding company Yandex NV – whose shareholders ...
rappler.com/business/russian-billionaires-hunt-stakes-yandex-local-assets/
Ride-Hailing Firm With Russian Roots Challenges Uber in Dubai: A ride-hailing firm with Russian origins has nabbed a significant chunk of the market from Uber ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-31/ride-hailing-firm-with-russian-roots-challenges-uber-in-dubai
Russian-origin ride hailing firm competes with Uber in Dubai: A ride-hailing firm with Russian origins has nabbed a significant chunk of the market from Uber ...
english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2023/05/31/Russian-origin-ride-hailing-firm-competes-with-Uber-in-Dubai
Yandex to Offer Investors Choice of Russia or Foreign Assets: Investors in Yandex NV will get to choose whether to keep a stake in the company’s profitable ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-25/yandex-to-offer-investors-choice-of-russian-or-foreign-assets
The Russian Internet at war — Meduza: After February 24, 2022, when many Western Internet companies withdrew from Russia, and the Russian state itself outlawed ...
meduza.io/en/episodes/2023/05/27/the-russian-internet-at-war
Tycoons’ Bids Value ‘Russia’s Google’ at $7 Billion: Yandex NV has received bids from billionaires Vladimir Potanin and Vagit Alekperov to buy a controlling ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/sanctioned-tycoons-bids-for-yandex-value-russia-s-google-at-7-billion
How Russia killed its tech industry: The invasion of Ukraine supercharged the decline of the country’s already struggling tech sector—and undercut its biggest ...
technologyreview.com/2023/04/04/1070352/ukraine-war-russia-tech-industry-yandex-skolkovo/
Italy's Meloni vetoes Russian-linked takeover of tech company: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vetoed a takeover deal by a cloud services provider due to ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/italys-meloni-vetoes-takeover-deal-involving-russia-tech-giant-yandex-2023-03-23/
Yandex goes Dutch In an effort to divest itself of its Russian segment, the multinational IT giant is looking to create a ‘consortium’ of oligarch shareholders ...
meduza.io/en/feature/2023/05/10/yandex-goes-dutch
Nasdaq tells Yandex, other Russian firms of plan to delist stocks: The Nasdaq stock exchange has informed Russian Internet giant Yandex (YNDX ...
reuters.com/technology/nasdaq-delist-russian-internet-giant-yandex-company-2023-03-15/
Russia's economy in decline: 'Putin has no idea how to run a national economy'": Yandex was a modern IT corporation and Google competitor in Russia ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/id_100120748/russischer-tech-gigant-putin-hat-keine-ahnung-wie-man-eine-volkswirtschaft-fuehrt-.html
Yandex: How the Russian search engine is censoring: If Russians want to look for something online, they often do so on Yandex. But some of their requests are ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/aussenpolitik/id_100122668/yandex-wie-die-russische-suchmaschine-zensur-ausuebt.html
One year of war in Ukraine: 13 lessons learned from the war in Ukraine - Golem.de
golem.de/news/ein-jahr-ukrainekrieg-13-erkenntnisse-aus-dem-ukrainekrieg-2302-171946.html
Yandex alleges AMD's Windows drivers unfairly favor Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
neowin.net/news/yandex-alleges-amds-windows-drivers-unfairly-favor-google-chrome-microsoft-edge/
Inside The Obscure Russian Agency That Censors The Internet: An RFE/RL Investigation
rferl.org/a/russia-agency-internet-censorship/32262102.html
Gee, tanks: Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine: Also: a week of leaks; Riot Games says 'LoL' to source code ransom demands; and Yandex ...
theregister.com/2023/01/30/russian_hackers_ddos_germany/
"Grandpa in his bunker": Search engine manipulates results on Putin: The largest Russian search engine Yandex influences which search terms show pictures of the ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/opa-in-seinem-bunker-suchmaschine-yandex-manipuliert-ergebnisse-zu-wladimir-putin-li.313558
Yandex Censors Search So ‘Bald F*cker’ and ‘Bunker Grandad’ Won’t Show Putin: Report
thedailybeast.com/yandex-censors-search-so-bald-fcker-and-bunker-grandad-wont-show-putin-report
Russian Tech Giant Yandex Sees 2022 Revenues Jump Despite Sanctions: Russian tech giant Yandex announced on Wednesday that its revenues climbed 46% last year ...
themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/15/russian-tech-giant-yandex-sees-2022-revenues-jump-despite-sanctions-a80240
Russia's Yandex co-founder Volozh pens farewell message to staff: The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O), Arkady Volozh, said goodbye in an ...
reuters.com/technology/russias-yandex-co-founder-volozh-pens-farewell-message-staff-2022-12-30/
Is Yandex, Russia’s Largest Tech Company, Too Big to Fail?: It took 20 years for Arkady Volozh to build Yandex into Russia’s Google, Uber, Spotify ...
wired.com/story/yandex-arkady-volozh-russia-largest-tech-company/
A ‘Wild Boar’ trained by Yandex A massive data leak reveals the role of artificial intelligence in Internet surveillance and suppressing protest in Russia — ...
meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/10/a-wild-boar-trained-by-yandex
A window into Yandex’s censorship A source code leak reveals how Russia’s top tech company protects Putin’s image — Meduza
meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/01/a-window-into-yandex-s-censorship
Russian tech giant wants out of the country as Ukraine war rages on: Yandex, Russia's biggest tech company, wants to cut ties with the country because of the ...
insider.com/russian-tech-giant-wants-out-of-country-ukraine-war-rages-2022-11
Russia's Kudrin to leave Audit Chamber, opening door to Yandex move: Former Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday he would step down as head of ...
reuters.com/world/europe/russian-parliament-receives-documents-kudrin-leaving-audit-chamber-ria-2022-11-29/
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