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Yandex Source Code Leaked, Racial Slurs Found In Document

Yandex Source Code Leaked, Racial Slurs Found In Document by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, January 29, 2023 A former Yandex employee allegedly leaked source code containing 1,922 ranking factors used by the Russian search engine in query results. The code was allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company and leaked as a Torrent … Continue reading Yandex Source Code Leaked, Racial Slurs Found In Document

Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites

Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, June 1, 2022 The Yandex Group signed an agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) — a federal-level executive governmental organization that controls the execution of the antitrust laws — and a consortium of Russian Internet companies, in connection with an antitrust … Continue reading Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites

Kremlin’s Changing Influence On Yandex During Lockdown Could Threaten Its Existence

Kremlin’s Influence On Yandex During Lockdown Could Threaten Its Existence by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, May 11, 2020 If there’s any doubt of the Kremlin’s dominance over companies that are doing business in Russia, take another look at Yandex. The Russian search company, most often compared to Google, is looking to reinvent some services to survive, … Continue reading Kremlin’s Changing Influence On Yandex During Lockdown Could Threaten Its Existence

Yandex Hyper-Targeted Ad Platform Uses Emails, Telephone Numbers

by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 29, 2016 Yandex unveiled a service Wednesday that lets advertisers use their customer data to segment audiences for hyperlocal ad targeting on the search engine and across its network of partners. The product, called Yandex.Audience, was announced at the company’s marketing conference Wednesday. Yandex advertisers can now upload their … Continue reading Yandex Hyper-Targeted Ad Platform Uses Emails, Telephone Numbers