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high-profile reshuffle

Putin Ally Kudrin Steps Down from Audit Chamber

A longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, stepped down Tuesday as the head of the country's Audit Chamber amid reports he will...

anti-war action

Activists Occupy Yandex Founder’s $3.4M Amsterdam Home – Reports

A group of activists has occupied the multimillion-dollar Amsterdam home of EU-sanctioned Russian tech tycoon Arkady Volozh, Dutch media reported Monday...

shifting identity

Yandex Reaches ‘Binding’ Deal to Divest News Service, Homepage to VK

Yandex said it will “continue to focus” on its vast network of digital services following the “strategic exit from its media businesses.”

Uncharted territory

Russia’s Yandex Maps to Stop Displaying National Borders

The updated digital maps will focus instead on "natural features."

Yandex Founder, CEO Resigns After Being Hit By EU Sanctions

The EU sanctioned Arkady Volozh over Yandex's removal of “content related to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.”

Russia's Yandex Sells News and Blogging Products to VK

The sale of Yandex.News and Yandex.Zen comes as Yandex faces an increasingly uncertain future.

Turmoil at ‘Russia’s Google’ Amid Sanctions, War and Censorship

“I realized that we as a company are responsible for this. We are not victims, we are actors,” said one former Yandex employee.

Russian Search Engines Remove Independent Media, ‘Extremist’ Instagram Results

Yandex and Mail.ru said Monday they have stopped giving out the search results in line with Russian legislation.

‘Hiding Information’

Yandex Head Quits After Surprise EU Sanctions

Tech giant that previously tread path of compromise with Kremlin comes under Brussels’ fire.

debt with interest

Russian Tech Giant Yandex Says Might Default

"The Yandex group as a whole does not currently have sufficient resources to redeem the notes in full," the company said.

Yandex Named Most Likely Search Engine to Promote Conspiracy Theories – Study

More than half of all results for some terms resulted in pro-conspiracy theory websites — more than at any other major search engine.

Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London

The technology giant is expanding into European markets.

TAKING BACK CONTROL

Yandex Buys Uber Out of Food Delivery Partnership in $1Bln Deal

Yandex shares hit new record-high as deal further reduces Uber's exposure to the Russian market.

Russia’s Yandex Launches Rapid Grocery Delivery in France

Once dubbed “Russia’s Google,” Yandex is eyeing a slice of the European fast food market.

Russia's Yandex to Launch Delivery Robots in U.S.

Yandex said it would partner with U.S. delivery giant Grubhub to deploy the self-driving rovers at 250 college campuses across the United States.

Russian Urbanites Embrace E-Scooters

How sharable two-wheelers are weaving their way into urban transport.

speedy expansion

Russia's Yandex to Launch Rapid Delivery in France

The "Russian Google" is also gearing up to start operations in London.

Competition Authorities Open Case Against Yandex for Abusing Search Dominance

Russia’s largest search engine is accused of promoting its own services at the expense of its rivals.

2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: A Corporate Reckoning?

The pandemic exposed deep divides in Russia’s corporate world. How will the recovery play out?

Yandex Launches Food Delivery Robots

Russia’s Yandex has started using its self-driving robot to deliver fast food orders

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