Yandex Wikipedia
In 2010, Yandex launched its "Poltava" search engine algorithm for Ukrainian users based on its MatrixNet technology. In June 2008, Yandex announced the formation of Yandex Labs in Silicon Valley to foster innovation in search and advertising technology, with Vishal Makhijani as its CEO. In 2007, Yandex introduced a customized search engine for Ukrainian users, and in May 2007, it opened a development center in Kyiv. On June 1, 2017, Yandex closed its offices in Kyiv and Odesa after the Security Service of Ukraine raided the offices and accused the company of illegally collecting Ukrainian users' data and sending it to Russian security agencies. In 2014, the company opened its first European research and development office in Berlin. In November 2012, Yandex launched a mapping service for Europe and the U.S. In November 2011, it acquired software developer SPB Software for $38 million. In January 2011, the company acquired single sign-in service Loginza. In December 2010, Yandex launched Yandex.Start to find startups and work with them systematically, and purchased WebVisor's behavior analysis technology. In September 2010, Yandex launched Yandex Music, a music streaming service, with a catalogue of 800,000 tracks from 58,000 performers. In October 2024, the company announced plans to invest $400 million in Turkey. However, it is speculated that the publicly identified owners are intermediaries for others. The publicly identified investor group includes Alexander Chachava (25%), Pavel Prass (15%), Lukoil (15%), Alexander Ryazanov (10%), and senior management (35%). In June 2023, the company launched a test of its first self-driving taxi in Moscow.
- At the time of release, the technology was already in use as part of a collaborative project with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to analyze the results of particle experiments conducted.
- Yandex was founded by Arkady Volozh and launched its first product, a search engine, in 1997.
- In May 2018, Sberbank and Yandex completed a joint venture deal to develop a B2C eCommerce ecosystem.
- In the first half of 2024, the company received 36,540 requests from the Russian government to disclose user data, a 12% increase from the prior year.
- In July 2013, Mail.Ru began placing Yandex Direct ads on its search result pages.
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In June 2012, the company acquired a 25% stake in Seismotech for $1 million. In March 2012, the company opened its first European office in Lucerne to serve advertising clients in the EU. Also in September 2011, Yandex acquired 10% of Blekko for a $15 million investment as part of a $30 million financing round. In September 2011, the company launched its web portal in Turkey in 2011 and opened an office in Istanbul.- In 2007, Yandex introduced a customized search engine for Ukrainian users, and in May 2007, it opened a development center in Kyiv.
- It is a speech-recognition and synthesis technology as well as a public API for speech recognition that Android and iOS developers can use.
- In December 2018, Yandex announced the release of the Yandex.Phone, a smartphone.
- In March 2012, the company opened its first European office in Lucerne to serve advertising clients in the EU.
- Also in September 2011, Yandex acquired 10% of Blekko for a $15 million investment as part of a $30 million financing round.
- In May 2023, Yandex launched YandexGPT, a neural network analogous to the ChatGPT neural network.
