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Official English account for Yandex, a technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning.

Moscow HQ, 34 global offices
Joined October 2012
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9 years
Re: Iran. We're always ready to discuss new partnership opportunities, but currently we have no plans to open new offices.
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1 year
Antony Polukhin, the @isocpp committee member, continues his series of articles summarizing results of the commitee meetings. During the last two, C++23 was finalized, and work on C++26 has started.
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Yandex
2 years
Yandex’s translation technology not only bridges gaps and breaks barriers, it also helps to preserve languages and promote cultures. Watch a new documentary about how human effort paired with neural network technology can help an endangered language.
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Yandex
4 years
#CES2020 officially kicked off this morning! We're glad to be back at the show for the second year in a row. We are operating our #AutonomousVehicles on the public streets of Las Vegas this week!
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4 years
Thanks to everyone who took a ride in our self-driving car and helped us have another great year at #CES2020 ! We can't wait to give more autonomous rides in June at #NAIAS in Detroit
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Happy New Year from Yandex! Here’s to a great 2020 🎉
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4 years
University town Ann Arbor in the US has become Yandex’s new global location, in addition to sites in Russia and Israel, for testing our driverless technology. Watch our vehicles drive in an autonomous mode through the streets of Ann Arbor:
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Yandex
6 years
Yandex is thrilled to partner with @TelAvivUni to create the Yandex Machine Learning Initiative & open the sixth branch of the Yandex School of Data Analysis (YSDA), where a new career advancement program will be offered #aieducation #MachineLearning
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2 years
Today, we’ve published YaLM 100B model. Leveraging 100 billion parameters, it is the largest GPT-like neural network available in open source. Read about our experience training it on our new Medium blog:
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3 years
Yandex’s supercomputer ranks 19th in the global TOP500 rating, showing the best results for high-performance computers in Russia and Eastern Europe. The other two Yandex TOP500 entries, second and third fastest in Russia, rank 36th and 40th globally.
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4 years
As we continue advancing our self-driving technology, we’re excited to introduce our fourth-generation self-driving car, the next milestone in our collaboration with Hyundai Mobis
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Yandex
4 years
We're thrilled to be back on the streets of Las Vegas giving rides in our self-driving car during #CES2020 !
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Yandex
2 years
Introducing DivKit, an open-source framework for rendering server-driven interfaces. You can use this approach to update different app versions, and therefore to speed up the development. Also, it can be used for fast iOS/Android/Web UI prototyping.
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3 years
We’ve come a long way from a pioneering search engine in the early 90s to helping millions of people and businesses, both online and offline, through over 150 apps, products and services. The new Yandex logo reflects this reality, with a nod to its origins
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40 seconds. That’s how long it took Yandex.Translate to translate a 352-page book. 'A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond' by Daniel Susskind will be released in Russia this December 🙌
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In a new Medium post, Andrey Plakhov, head of international projects development at Yandex, reflects on two programming cultures. What’s more relevant to you: big projects or short snippets? Code speed or coding speed? Such differences always cause debate.
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Yandex
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A letter from Arkady Volozh, Yandex CEO, celebrating choice & reflecting on settlement of RU Android antitrust case
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Yandex
5 years
Say hello to the latest innovation from our self-driving team, Yandex.Rover! The autonomous delivery robot has been transporting small packages around our Moscow campus, and we’re excited for its potential to deliver goods across our ecosystem and beyond
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Yandex
4 years
As Yandex.Eats sees a surge in demand, we want to thank all of our couriers who have been instrumental in fulfilling the meal delivery orders. Thank you for all your hard work during normal times, but especially now as you take on the role of essential workers! #thankyoucouriers
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5 years
Thanks to @coursera for recognizing our Advanced ML specialization with an award at #CourseraCon2019 ! These courses come from our partnership with HSE university, and academic collabs are a major part of our education initiatives. Read more on our blog -
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5 years
Our self-driving team will be providing demo rides on the public streets of Las Vegas for #CES2019 , marking the first rides outside of Russia! The team retrofitted the car and prepared the map and demo route within a month. Check out a sneak preview here!
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Yandex
7 years
Scenes from our self-driving car navigating in winter weather conditions!
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Yandex
2 years
We’ve just announced that userver, our framework for building high-load applications based on microservices, has made it to open source. It’s been leveraged for years on Yandex’s scale. Read the full story and guide on our Medium blog:
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3 years
Yet another Conference (YaC), our annual event on technology and innovation since 2010, opens Yet another Chapter. This year, we’re talking about the key moments of 2021, the growth of Yandex, and the responsibility that comes with it.
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4 years
At a time when delivery needs are higher than ever, we’re happy to announce that our delivery robot, Yandex.Rover, has begun autonomous deliveries for essential administrative workers in Russia’s tech hub, Skolkovo
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Yandex
6 years
Say hello to our first smartphone! With Yandex Phone , users can interact with Alice across all apps and services, and it offers instant access to the full Yandex ecosystem right out of the box …
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4 years
The annual Ilya Segalovich Award celebrating special achievement in computer science, AI, machine learning and related fields, was awarded for the second time to nine young researchers and three academics. Congratulations to the winners!
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Yandex
5 years
It's our birthday! 22 years ago today, our founders launched . To mark the occasion, we're celebrating over two decades of innovation. We'd also like to thank our users and team members for inspiring us to become the company we are today 🎂
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We're excited to announce that we've begun our first tests of using the Yandex.Rover delivery robot within our ecosystem. Check out our blog to see video of Rover delivering packages from Beru, our e-commerce marketplace!
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6 years
Our self-driving car will be at #CES2019 ! We have received a license to operate our autonomous vehicle in Nevada, and during the week of @CES (Jan 8-11), we will demo the car on the public roads of Las Vegas. Learn more on our blog
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Yandex Self-Driving Cars will be autonomously navigating the streets of Las Vegas during CES 2020! Check out our blog to learn more about our experience at CES 2019 and our plans ahead:
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Yandex
6 years
Yandex Translate now offers text to emoji translations. Check it out at or download our mobile app!
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Yandex
7 years
Say "Privet" to Alice, Yandex's new intelligent assistant:
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Yandex
3 years
What does the Sun or supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 sound like? Listen to Yandex Music’s playlist of generative music based on physical properties of astronomical objects created in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first human flight into space
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Yandex
5 years
Check out this cool GIF of how our new lidar sees its surroundings!
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4 years
Yandex’s annual international championship in competitive programming, Yandex Cup, will take place from October 19 to November 7. Compete for cash prizes and ranking by solving unconventional tasks created by our experts. Sign up before October 25
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5 years
Yandex is operating our Self-Driving Car in Las Vegas during #CES2019 with just a safety engineer in the front passenger seat. To learn more about localizing the car in Las Vegas check out our blog
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Yandex
5 years
After five months of testing our self-driving car in Israel, we're excited to announce an office in Tel Aviv! The new self-driving office is a key part of our plan to have 100 self-driving cars on the road by the end of the year
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Yandex
5 years
Our self-driving program has reached a major milestone - 1 million miles! In less than two years, our self-driving cars have driven a million autonomous miles on public roads in multiple global cities. Check out our blog for more!
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Yandex
7 years
Today we announced our new neural network based algorithm Korolyov, which helps to better understand user intent!
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7 years
Thanks for choosing Yandex over the years! Join us in celebrating #YandexTurns20 by checking out our blog & video
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6 years
Since 2015 Yandex has been hosting bi-weekly training sessions on machine learning and posting the content on YouTube. We recently started adding English subtitles to reach our English language audience. Check it out:
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5 years
We're happy to announce that we will be teaming up with Hyundai Mobis to develop hardware and software for self-driving cars. Working with one of the world's largest automotive suppliers will enable us to develop even more advanced autonomous vehicles.
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Skolkovo administrative employees can use their smartphone to set the delivery destination, and they can track Rover’s progress on a map as it autonomously navigates several kilometers of sidewalks and crosswalks
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Yandex
6 years
Today at our annual developers conference #Yac2018 we announced our new smart speaker - Yandex Station, our skills platform for our AI assistant Alice - Yandex Dialogues, & a bundled subscription service for Yandex products - Yandex Plus. Learn more:
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6 years
Today we announced the launch of Yandex Taxi's autonomous ride-hailing service in Innopolis, Russia - making it a first in Europe. Learn more in our blog and check out the video
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Yandex
4 years
For #IWD2020 , we celebrate the outstanding achievements of women everywhere and we are thrilled to share the experiences of some of the amazing women like Irina driving for Yandex Taxi. Check out our blog to learn more about the women driving change!
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5 years
Thanks to cutting edge sensors and cameras, our self-driving cars see the world in great detail. #Lidar is one of the most important of these sensors, and today, we're excited to announce we've begun testing our own
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5 years
Last weekend, two of our regular robo-taxi passengers took the most exciting ride yet in our self-driving car! The couple in Innopolis, Russia rode to the marriage registry, where they met family and friends before their ceremony 👰🤵🚕 #relationshipgoals #SelfDriving
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4 years
With our Yandex Drive carsharing vehicles parked for the time being, we updated the roofs of our vehicles with messages like “Hi how are you?” for people at home to enjoy from their windows and balconies
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We're excited to announce a new self-driving prototype! Our self-driving 2020 Hyundai Sonata is the first result of our partnership with Hyundai Mobis, and we look forward to adding more Hyundai/Kia vehicles to our fleet
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5 years
#DidYouKnow Yandex is the 11th most visited site in the world, with over 3 billion monthly visits? Check out the rest of top 100 in this neat infographic!
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6 years
This Sunday marks our 21st birthday, and what an exciting year it’s been for Yandex! Thank you to our millions of users for choosing Yandex to help navigate their daily lives and to the thousands of people in the Yandex community for making it all possible
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How to improve access to education through technology? Does it pay off to invest in education? To find out the answers to these questions and more, join the second YaC/e conference on education: November 10, 9:30 GMT+3
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Excited to have our Yandex School of Data Analysis team at #CourseraConference2018 to discuss industry & university partnerships aimed at helping people learn without limits. Thanks, @coursera , for highlighting our online courses created with MIPT, HSE, & UCSD!
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7 years
We are excited to introduce Catboost, a state-of-the-art open-source gradient boosting library! #MachineLearning
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6 years
Happy #InternetDay ! As we celebrate the creation of the Internet, we wanted to share some fun stats on the ways Yandex users are engaged online
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4 years
As millions of children continue learning at home, we’ve created Yandex School with the Center for Pedagogical Excellence in Moscow to help students, teachers, and parents in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan follow the curriculum from home
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Thanks @TheWebbyAwards for nominating our work with Toyota of Russia to create the world's first panoramic climb up Everest. Join millions of users who have taken the virtual climb: and vote for the #Webbys
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Roman Busygin is one of our most experienced developers for iOS, with his iOS work dating back to version 2.0. He’s helped develop Yandex apps for Maps, Search, Browser, KinoPoisk, and now Music. #ProgrammersDay
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5 years
Beep beep! Yandex is now the official supplier of infotainment systems for some of Russia’s largest auto brands – Renault, Nissan, and AvtoVAZ/LADA. Check out our blog to learn more about Yandex Auto, our interface for connected cars
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6 years
Yandex has launched its intelligent public cloud platform,Yandex Cloud, enabling companies to develop and support web apps and services using Yandex’s advanced technologies and infrastructure. Learn more from the press release:
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Last week, our self-driving car successfully gave rides to dozens of passengers on the streets of Las Vegas. Read more on our blog about the tech that enabled our self-driving car to give rides without anyone behind the wheel
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7 years
We’re excited to be attending #NIPS2017 next week in Long Beach. Follow @CatBoostML for the latest updates from our team or stop by Booth 346 to learn more about #CatBoost , our open-source #gradientboosting library with categorical features support.
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6 years
We have lots more to discuss at the Yandex booth! We welcome #ICML2018 participants to come to the following talks tomorrow: @CatBoostML – the new generation of gradient boosting Thursday, July 12, 10:30 Building robust neural machine translation Thursday, July 12, 15:30
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In 2016, Yandex completes an expedition to #MtEverest , capturing panoramas of the mountain summit, the highest in the world. #YandexTurns20
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Yandex Taxi’s autonomous ride-hailing service in Innopolis recently reached 1,000 passenger rides! Read more about this milestone on our blog
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10 years
Big congrats for @duckduckgo with its new design and search features!
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3 years
The third annual Ilya Segalovich Award ceremony last month presented the winners with a monetary prize and other rewards in recognition of their outstanding contributions to applied and theoretical research in computer science and related fields:
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In 2014, Yandex opened an office in Berlin, the 3rd Yandex office in Europe and 16th office across the globe. #YandexTurns20
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Happy #WorldPhotographyDay ! We're celebrating with a special camera-themed version of our logo for our Russian users, which leads to a landing page where they can learn more about the holiday
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Today, on Alice's second birthday, we're excited to announce the latest addition to our intelligent assistant's ecosystem - Yandex.Station Mini. Our first compact smart speaker is a great way to bring Alice to any room. Learn more in our press release
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#WinterIsComing , but nowcasting can help Russian users navigate the long night with the use of #DeepLearning in precipitation forecasting. Read more:
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4 years
Built on the 2020 Hyundai Sonata, our latest self-driving car features an improved sensor set. We’ve been testing our smartest self-driving car yet in Moscow since March; by the end of the year we’ll add 100 of the Sonatas to our global fleet.
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6 years
In honor of our approaching 21st anniversary, we wanted to celebrate the Yandex community’s continued innovation and some of our milestones since our last birthday, such as the introduction of our smart speaker and the launch of Europe’s first autonomous ride-hailing service
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We're proud to introduce a new Alice skill that's designed to help children with speech disorders and other early speech impediments. SoundsEasy is a fun, interactive skill that uses song and AI for pronunciation training.
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Yandex
6 years
We are excited to share that developers from our open-source column-oriented DBMS, @ClickHouseDB will be in the Bay Area the week of April 22nd with @AltinityDB to help companies with data management.
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4 years
As most of us celebrate #EarthDay from home this year, we can all still do our part to support the planet! With demand surging for Yandex.Eats food delivery, we remain committed to eco-friendly steps like eliminating excessive packaging and providing recycling instructions
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In 2013, Yandex released a mobile version of @yandexbrowser designed to help users on the go and in the moment. #YandexTurns20
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We are excited to celebrate women who are driving change. Olga, a driver for Yandex Taxi, is just one of many who we are proud to support for #IWD2020
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5 years
Together with @SU_HSE Faculty of Computer Science and @sberbank we are excited to welcome analysts, scientists, professionals, and junior researchers from around the globe to the 2nd annual International Data Analysis Olympiad (IDAO)! Register at
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Read Yandex CTO Mikhail Parakhin’s reflections on our innovations from 2018 in his open letter on our blog
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5 years
Our latest search update, Vega, includes 1,500 improvements for our search engine! Read more on our blog to learn how Vega uniquely pairs machine learning with human knowledge to provide fast, high quality results.
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Happy #ProgrammersDay ! Today, we celebrate the work of our thousands of programmers who help power our products and services. Thanks for all your efforts and those of programmers around the world!
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Yandex
4 years
Excited to kick off @move_event this morning & share our insights on mobility re-imagined in urban environments! We are advancing mobility with our Yandex Taxi ride-hailing service in 18 countries. Join our talk today at 10:55 to learn more - details below! #MOVE2020
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5 years
Check out our new Medium post to learn more about our global self-driving tests, and the challenges and opportunities we've faced in Russia, the U.S., and Israel
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6 years
Thanks @KDNuggets for highlighting two courses from the Yandex School of Data Analysis in "10 Free Must-See Courses for Machine Learning and Data Science," along with those from @MIT , @Stanford , @Google , and @fastdotai
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6 years
Today Yandex CTO, Mikhail Parakhin, spoke during the #WSAI panel “Artificial Intelligence - A Leadership Perspective” among leaders representing @Microsoft @AlibabaTalk & @googlecloud moderated by @Liv_Boeree . Thanks to the group & the audience for engaging in a great discussion!
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The Ilya Segalovich Foundation, which we’re announcing today, on Ilya’s birthday, will support organizations and public initiatives working to develop affordable high-quality education in mathematics and IT. Read more on our blog:
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On 9.23.1997 Arkady Volozh, Ilya Segalovich & Elena Kolmanovskaya unveil the Yandex.ru search engine at SofTool Exhibition #YandexTurns20
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4 years
Y-DATA, our data science program in Israel, enters its third year with double the students, a new campus in Beer-Sheva, and an improved curriculum. Check out our latest blog to learn more about Y-DATA in 2020!
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6 years
Yandex Phone will be available tomorrow in our Moscow store and on December 7 on Beru and at M Video and Eldorado electronics stores across Russia. The phone has a 5.65-inch screen, 64GB of expandable storage, and a glass and aluminum construction.
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7 years
Its #internationalcatday ! Follow @CatBoostML to stay up-to-date with #CatBoost , Yandex's new open-source #machinelearning library
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Our self-driving car has advanced to navigate winter weather conditions on the public streets of Moscow. Check out our video here:
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4 years
Yandex Music’s Digital Hackathon in Turkey drives innovation in music! The event, which focused on social music discovery and interaction, gathered more than 50 participants who used their 72 hours to produce amazing results:
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Thank you for voting the Yandex Everest Project for the 2018 #Webbys People's Voice! We are honored to have competed among 13,000 projects from 70 countries in the overall competition & to have been in the top 5 for "Advertising, Media, & PR" for Auto & Auto Services!
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We're excited to announce the latest update to our search, "Andromeda." This update includes 1,000+ improvements that've been rolled out over the past year, including expanded answers, new ways to identify reliable sources, and Yandex.Collections
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