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Yandex Looking To Depart its Cloud and Tech Units From Russia

Russian company Yandex has announced plans to separate its cloud computing and other tech businesses from Russia, moving them out of the Eastern Europe country. Yandex’s ties with Russia have caused economic problems for it since the war in Ukraine. Earlier in the summer, Yandex sold off it...

December 01, 2022

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Yandex expands in Russia with new 63MW facility

Yandex has announced that it is expanding in western Russia, with the addition of a new 63MW facility in the Grabtsevo industrial park in Kaluga, around 100 miles south of Moscow. According to reports, the data center is expected to span 130,000 square meters and house more than 3,800 server ...

September 27, 2022

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Faced with EU sanctions Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh resigns

It has been announced that Arkady Volozh, co-founder Yandex, the largest Russian technology firm, has resigned as CEO of the company after being added to the EU's list of individuals sanctioned over the war in Ukraine. Volozh was named last week in the EU's sixth round of sanctions. Moreover, ...

June 06, 2022

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Yandex data center in Finland loses power

According to circulating reports, Yandex's Finland data center has been disconnected from the electricity grid by Nivos Energia Oy. This news comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite the company, which is registered in the Netherlands, not being on a sanctions list. That said...

May 03, 2022

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Yandex To Sell Its Media Arm To VKontakte

Russia’s Yandex has decided to sell its Media unit to VKontakte. Yandex is usually considered Russia’s Google, while VKontakte is referred to as Russia’s Facebook. Yandex’s blogging platform Zen and its news sending service Yandex news are being disposed of for undisclosed fees. The reason ...

April 29, 2022

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Yandex enters 5-year renewable energy deal in Finland

Yandex, Russia's largest search platform, has decided to make the push towards renewable energy by signing up for a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind power at its Mäntsälä data center. According to Yandex, the deal with Finland's Ilmatar Energy will mean that 20% of the compan...

July 01, 2021

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