Even though the Russian search engine Yandex is not under western sanctions, the “Helsingin Sanomat” newspaper wrote on Thursday, September 22, that the Yandex data center in Mäntsälä was arrested. According to the Finnish newspaper, the executive body of Finland in August froze the local assets of Yandex on the basis of the inclusion of
Yandex has added to its browser the technology of automatic voice-over translation into Russian of live broadcasts on the YouTube video hosting. Now, online broadcasts will be available in Russian in real time. It is noted that at the moment the technology is working in open beta testing mode. Translation of broadcasts on YouTube channels
Fast food restaurants called previously McDonald’s and now Mac are located in Moscow and will start operating on Sunday, June 12, when the whole country will celebrate Day of Russia. For now, it is indicated that the restaurants are closed “until Sunday.” Other spots with the former name McDonald’s have not gone away, but are
Unmanned taxis are planned to be launched on a number of routes in Moscow by the end of this year, according to the Deputy Mayor for Transport Maxim Liksutov. The Deputy Mayor added that the Moscow City Duma approved a proposal to introduce an experimental legal regime in the Russian capital for testing unmanned taxis.
Users of the Yandex.Music streaming service in 2021 most often listened to the singer Mari Kraymbrery and rapper Morgenshtern. According to the number of auditions, Mari Kraymbrery became the most popular artist, and Morgenstern became the main artist, just like last year. The most listened song of the year was the track “Bird” by the
The Russian Post plans to launch the delivery of parcels from 27 branches in Moscow in the coming month with the help of 36 unmanned delivery robots from the Yandex company. It is noted that if a user is in the coverage area, then after choosing the delivery of the parcel to his house, he
The Russian tech giant Yandex has launched an express food delivery service in Paris under the Yango Deli brand, as demand for online delivery services remains strong after years of Covid-related restrictions, RT reports. Thus, Paris became the first European capital Yandex is cooperating with after launching the same service in Tel Aviv, Israel, in
Muscovites helped the Yandex food delivery robot to overcome the obstacle and continue its path to a customer, Moscow24 reports. The robot got stuck on a high curbstone and couldn’t move forward. A man decided to help the delivery service “worker” and pushed him to make his way easier. Users on the Network joked
The team of the Russian company ‘Yandex’, together with the ‘Grubhub’ American food delivery service, launched a food delivery robot at the main campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus, iXBT reports. It is noted that the campus in Columbus is one of the largest in the United States (more than 60 thousand students
Starting from August 2021, the Infiniti QX50 crossover and the Infiniti QX80 SUV, equipped with the updated Infiniti InTouch infotainment system with CarPlay and Android Auto, support the Yandex.Navigator service, the Autostat analytical agency reports. According to the press service of Infiniti, now drivers will be able to plan routes and receive information about traffic
Yandex for the first time published a report with data on Russian users, satisfying the request of government agencies. The document includes information about users for the second half of 2019 and the first half of 2020. According to the information provided, from January to June 2020, the company received 15,376 requests, 2,468 of which
To process customer requests, the Russian Post has launched its own voice assistant based on Yandex SpeechKit technology, according to the press centre of the post. The voice assistant helps in finding the post offices’ addresses, the information about the opening hours of the offices, and the status of parcels and letters. It is noted
The new Yandex.Go application appeared in Google Play and the AppStore instead of Yandex.Taxi. There, will be added “Yandex.Drive”, “Yandex.Eda”, and “Yandex.Lavka”. According to the press service of the company, the applications will continue to be available separately, fontanka reported. Yandex launches the Go application that combines services for solving routine tasks. Fast movement around
