Tag Archives: Moscow

Taxi for Putin! Hackers bring gridlock to Moscow by sending hundreds of cabs to fake pick-up in Russian capital (but was it revenge for Ukraine invasion?) Hackers targeted Yandex Taxi, a taxi-hailing app similar to the likes of Uber They sent hundreds of driver to the same pick-up point on Kutuzovsky Prospekt  The huge 10-lane road runs into the centre of the Russian capital was gridlocked No one has taken credit for the back, but comes as Russia wages war on Ukraine The two… Source link

MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some run by franchisees stayed open, the action by the multinational fast-food chain was among the most visible responses by foreign companies to Russia sending troops into… Source link

Moscow is set to rename a square close to the capital’s German embassy in honor of one of Ukraine’s breakaway republics. If authorities approve the plans, the embassy’s address will change to “Luhansk People’s Republic Square.” The separatist region is backed by Russian forces, with President Vladimir Putin recognizing the area as an independent country just before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.  The move is the latest in a wave of new, patriotic street names following… Source link

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. But the Treasury Department had been allowing the… Source link

Russia state regulator says YouTube activities are ‘terrorist in nature’ and threaten life and health of Russian citizens. Russia has demanded that Alphabet Inc’s Google stop spreading what Moscow labelled as threats against Russian citizens on YouTube amid the war in Ukraine. Roskomnadzor, the regulator in Russia, said adverts on YouTube were calling for Russia’s communications systems and Belarus’s railway networks to be suspended and that their dissemination was evidence of the… Source link

The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) has started warning Russian users looking for news about Ukraine on its search engine of unreliable information on the internet, after Moscow threatened Russian media over what they publish. Authorities on Thursday… Source link

On December 13, 2021, ENKA signed a contract for the construction of an innovative new headquarters for Yandex, the global technology leader, in the Gagarinsky District of Moscow, the Russian Federation. ENKA has been working in the Russian Federation since 1988 and bringing creative designs, high-end details and best solutions to engineer, build and manage the inspiring projects in the country ranging from buildings, infrastructure works, power plants to oil & gas to… Source link

Yandex.Rover, a driverless robot for delivering hot restaurant meals, is seen at a business district in Moscow, Russia December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Self-driving robots have started delivering parcels in certain Moscow neighbourhoods after tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) teamed up with the state-run Russian Post service, the companies said on Monday. Yandex, which operates a raft of services from online search to ride-hailing, already uses robots for food… Source link

Yandex N.V. (YNDX Quick QuoteYNDX – Free Report) has been persistently making efforts to strengthen its autonomous vehicle service. Recently, the company announced plans to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Moscow. This is a testament to the above-mentioned fact. The company will soon introduce Robotaxis with the help of the Yandex.Go application in Yasenevo, Moscow. Yandex has already been testing autonomous driving technology in Russia, Israel and the United… Source link

Russian tech giant Yandex plans to start testing driverless taxis in Moscow later this year. The ‘robotaxis’ will be operated via the app Yandex.Go. Initially, the service will be limited to Yasenevo, a district in the Russian capital. Over time, there will be more locations and more cars. Russian law does not allow driverless vehicles without an ‘emergency driver’ at the wheel. Exceptions can be made in Special Economic Zones, such as Innopolis, a tech city in… Source link