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Yandex news aggregator starts warning Russian readers which sources are ‘foreign agents’ – Meduza

Yandex’s news aggregator has started labeling content from media outlets designated as “foreign agents” in Russia. The website now displays the words “FOREIGN AGENT” next to these publications’ names, followed by a dropdown menu that contains a full legal disclosure.  There’s some dispute about whether the law actually requires Yandex to share these designations.  Spokespeople for the company told Interfax that Russia’s laws on news aggregators require Yandex to comply with… Source link

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Yandex N : Employees Win International Collegiate Programming Contest

Yandex N : Employees Win International Collegiate Programming Contest

Valeriya Ryabchikova, a junior software developer with Yandex’s e-commerce platform Yandex.Market, has won the 44thInternational Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) in Moscow as part of a team of three representing Nizhny Novgorod University. The silver medal was taken by a three-member team that included another Yandex employee, Aleksander Kernozhitsky, a student at Belarusian State University. At Yandex, Aleksander is working on distributed… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex launches UK grocery delivery service

Russia’s Yandex launches UK grocery delivery service

Russian IT giant Yandex on Thursday launched an app-driven express UK grocery delivery service, the latest company to join the crowded marketplace as it expands its international presence. The group’s Yango Deli subsidiary is opening four giant London warehouses to reach a potential 1.4 million customers with its speedy grocery offering, Yandex said in a statement. The New York-listed firm already operates more than 400 warehouses in France, Israel and Russia. The New York-listed firm… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex launches rapid grocery delivery service in London

Russia’s Yandex launches rapid grocery delivery service in London

A courier for Yango Deli, a rapid grocery delivery service run by Russia’s Yandex, rides through London. Yango Deli LONDON — Russian technology giant Yandex is jumping into London’s heated grocery delivery market, with a service that ships essential items to people’s doors in as little as 15 minutes. Yandex said Thursday it has opened four dark stores — mini warehouses designed to fulfill online grocery orders — across the U.K. capital. The company’s service, called Yango Deli, has the… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London

Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London

Russia’s Yandex has launched a rapid grocery delivery service in London — the latest expansion into Western markets for a major Russian technology firm. The ultrafast delivery service will operate under the Yango Deli brand and offer delivery of more than 2,500 products in 15 minutes. The business model is based on the technology giant’s success in rolling out its Yandex Lavka grocery service across Russia, and follows launches in Israel and France as part of an… Source link

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Yandex acquires Wind’s Israeli operations to expand delivery services

Yandex acquires Wind’s Israeli operations to expand delivery services

Yandex has acquired e-scooter company Wind’s Israeli operations to expand its delivery services in the country and augment its mobility platform Yango.  Founded in 2018, Yandex provides ride-hailing and last-mile delivery, including express grocery delivery, which it provides under the brand name Yango Deli.  The company currently operates a network of 14 dark stores in the city and plans to double that by the end of November. Dark stores serve as a warehouse where… Source link

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