Yandex News

Yandex, the Russia-based internet company, and its fast grocery unit Yango Deli are rethinking the company’s strategic priorities in the United Kingdom and France, TechFundingNews.com reported Friday (April 1). The news outlet reported Yango Deli delivery will end its operations in France as the business suffers. The company is also exploring the sale of its United Kingdom division, sources told the online news organization. “Yango Deli is gradually suspending its ultra-fast grocery… Source link

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: European lawmakers propose the Digital Markets Act to tackle antitrust behaviour in Big Tech; Russia’s search engine, Yandex, has sparked security concerns over harvesting users’ data; US representatives propose a new bill to create a digital dollar; and, Meta have hired digital consulting firm Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a nationwide campaign”… Source link

Russian-born tech giant Yandex has responded to allegations surrounding the security of user data. In a blog post published on 1 April, the company clarified the functions of analytics tool AppMetrica, which has come under scrutiny in the past week. It also insisted that its use of data is transparent, and invited international auditors to conduct an appraisal of the… Source link

The ban will take effect on Monday, April 11 and means that Yandex NV is prohibited from providing taxi organization and brokerage services in Estonia. Yandex is barred from making these services available indirectly, as well as directly, in Estonia. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said the measure related to security, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She said: “The ban on Yandex’s activities gives a clear signal that companies cooperating with Russian secret services have no place in… Source link

Yandex (YNDX) is trying to adjust as Russian companies continue to grapple with many problems because of sanctions on the country over its war with Ukraine. Yandex is considering shutting its grocery delivery business in France and selling its operations in the UK, according to a Bloomberg report. Yandex is Russia’s largest technology company. It offers Google-type internet search engine and other online services. It also provides cloud computing, Uber-like ride-hailing, and food… Source link

Russia’s Yandex winds down e-grocery in Paris, hints at London exit | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County … Source link

A Yango Deli delivery driver collects a test delivery prior to the opening of their new store in London, Britain, October 6, 2021. Picture taken October 6, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 31 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) is gradually winding down the Paris operations of its e-grocery service Yango Deli, a spokesperson said on Thursday, citing poor performance and hinting that an exit from the London… Source link

Russian search engine Yandex has many US investors, and is being used by Vladimir Putin to spread propaganda on a global scale. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images) Yandex, Russia’s equivalent of Google, is being used by more than half a dozen Russian-language news sites to post ads in articles that spread false claims about the Ukraine war, according to a recent report by the… Source link

A Russian tech giant mostly owned by western investors is helping websites pushing false claims about the war in Ukraine to make thousands of dollars every day through digital advertising. Yandex is considered Russia’s equivalent to Google, running both a search engine and an extensive digital advertising business. Its deputy CEO, Tigran Khudaverdyan, resigned this month after the European Union imposed sanctions on him. The Bureau for Investigative Journalism has discovered… Source link

Sutt said Tuesday that: “Companies related to the Russian regime do not have a place in the Estonian marketplace.” A key factor in the sanction decision is that Yandex is required to share personal data with Russian data authorities, at the latter’s behest, Sutt added. He said: “In order to use Yandex NV’s services, it is a requirement access to a large amount of personal data processed on the company’s servers in Russia is granted. In essence, Russia’s special services and political… Source link