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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex launches new cloud region in Kazakhstan  DatacenterDynamics Source link

Russian Internet giant appears to be preparing to shift Russian-speaking users to a minimalist home page, after sanctions forced it to sell its media products. The company has been quietly updating its neglected search-only page ya.ru, as a possible replacement for yandex.ru, its current home page, which hosts a mass of content from Yandex social media and news sites. This could be the first step in moving to a more limited and less controversial home page, according to TechCrunch, which… Source link

Arkady Volozh, co-founder of the largest Russian technology firm Yandex, has resigned as CEO after being targeted by EU sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The Moscow-based company, which has its business address in Amsterdam, announced on Friday June 3 that Volozh has stepped down as executive director and CEO, and will hand his voting powers to the board. The move came after the EU sanctioned Volozh for “materially or financially” supporting Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February. … Source link

Russian Internet giant Yandex is reported to be considering moving to Israel, and selling off more parts of its business to avoid potential sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Yandex is in the process of selling its social media arms to Russia’s Facebook equivalent, VK, but the Latvia-based independent Russian site Meduza says multiple sources have told it Yandex is looking for buyers for Yandex Search, Yandex.Mail, and the movie database Kinopoisk. Meanwhile, the Israeli newspaper

Yandex’s data center in Finland has been cut off the electricity grid as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is currently running on diesel, according to reports. The Russian search giant’s 40MW facility in Mäntsälä, Finland, was cut off by the local energy company Nivos Energia Oy, according to Russian news service RBC. The reasons for the disconnection are not clear, as Yandex is not currently on sanctions lists, but its news and blogging services, as well as a senior… Source link

Yandex, often considered Russia’s equivalent to Google, has agreed to sell its media arm to VK (VKontakte), the company known as Russia’s Facebook. The news aggregator service Yandex News, and the blogging platform Zen are being sold for undisclosed sums to the social media company, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to TechCrunch Both platforms have been accused of spreading Russian propaganda and blocking true reporting of the war, putting Yandex at risk of sanctions.

Google has made its Cloud Edge hardware generally available. The company this week announced the availability of Google Distributed Cloud Edge (DCE), including Google Distributed Cloud Edge Appliances. Google said DCE allows customers to run 5G Core and radio access network (RAN) functions at the Edge, enabling applications including anomaly detection using machine vision,… Source link

Russian search engine and cloud computing company Yandex confirmed that its sanctioned deputy CEO has resigned. Tigran Khudaverdyan was sanctioned by the European Union this week, meaning he can no longer work at the Netherlands-registered company. The EU said that Khudaveryan attended a meeting of oligarchs at the Kremlin the week of the invasion of Ukraine. “We were… Source link

The European Union has sanctioned Rostelecom president Mikhail Oseevsky, Yandex deputy CEO Tigran Khudaverdyan, and VK Company CEO Vladimir Kiriyenko due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions restrict the individuals from traveling to the EU or doing business with companies that operate there. The EU said that it enacted the sanctions due to “a blatant violation… Source link

Russian cloud and search giant Yandex warned that it might default on its debt, after it was suspended from trading on New York’s stock exchange. The company avoided immediately defaulting by paying a coupon due Thursday. Its Netherlands-based division transferred $4.7 million to holders of its $1.25 billion bond due 2025. Yandex’s debt has lost more than half its value in the past week, according to Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) pricing. … Source link