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Yandex launches own-branded, AI-powered smartphone in Russia

December 21, 2018

Last week Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed Russian search giant, announced the release of its first branded smartphone, Yandex.Phone. Priced at 17,990 rubles (around $270), this Chinese-made device weighs in a relatively modest range of smartphones. Still, it is overpriced according to mobile phone resellers, if considering its unimpressive design and speed. But this device distinguishes itself by …

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After praising stalinism, Yandex’s AI assistant takes on Putin

August 7, 2018

Launching ‘Alice’ in October last year, Yandex presented this conversational intelligent assistant as being able to “carry free-flowing ‘chit-chat’ conversations with users that can surprise and delight them.” Far from being “restricted to a set of predefined scenarios,” Alice would demonstrate “a distinct personality with a sense of humor,” the Russian search giant announced. These …

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Yandex announces own-branded smart speaker

August 16, 2018

Yesterday the Russian search giant announced the launch of a new smart speaker, Google Home style. Dubbed Yandex.Station, the device “not only our first hardware product, but also the first smart speaker [made] for the Russian market,” Yandex stated. Yandex.Station includes such basic functions as creating alarms and playing music hands-free, but also “incorporates a full video streaming experience,” according …

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Rosy 2017: Increased market share, revenues and profit for Yandex

February 16, 2018

Yesterday Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed Russian search giant, announced its financial results for the Q4 and FY 2017. The last quarter of the year saw the company’s revenues reach 27.9 billion rubles ($483.7 million), up 26% from Q4 2016, while its adjusted net income jumped to 5.2 billion rubles ($91.1 million), up 62% year-on-year. (The inflation rate in …

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Yandex’s new AI assistant praises Stalin’s repressions

February 16, 2018

An artificial intelligence run by the Russian internet giant Yandex has morphed into a violent and offensive chatbot that appears to endorse the brutal Stalinist regime of the 1930s. Users of the “Alice” assistant, an alternative to Siri or Google Assistant, have reported it responding positively to questions about domestic violence and saying that “enemies of the people” …

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Yandex’s launches AI assistant with “near-human levels of speech recognition accuracy”

October 11, 2017

Defining itself as “a technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning,” Yandex has announced the launch of a conversational intelligent assistant that is “not restricted to a set of predefined scenarios.” Dubbed ‘Alice,’ this new AI assistant integrates the ability to “carry free-flowing ‘chit-chat’ conversations with users that can surprise …

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Russian security service breaks up the country’s most notorious hacker group

February 6, 2017

The alleged leader of the Anonymous International hacker group, also known as Shaltai-Boltai, has been arrested along with important officials in the security services who collaborated with the group. For several years Shaltai-Boltai terrorized state officials, businessmen and media figures by hacking their emails and telephones, and threatening to post their private information online unless …

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Russian software and IT services thrive in export markets

February 7, 2016

Over the past five years, Russian software and IT service exports have more than doubled, reaching about $7 billion. At the same time, demand for IT companies’ products on the domestic market has been falling. Analysts attribute it to a transformation of the Russian market, with demand shifting from hardware to services. The boom is …

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