Yandex Maps has introduced AI-powered landmark-based navigation prompts, enhancing its turn-by-turn guidance by using visible city landmarks like stores and gas stations. This feature, covering over ...10,000 landmarks in Russia, aims to improve navigation clarity and reduce missed turns by providing natural, context-aware directions.
Yandex introduces a new category of wearable AI devices with Alice AI
Yandex has unveiled a new category of wearable AI devices integrated with Alice AI, marking a first in Russia. These devices enable users to interact with Alice AI through a feature called My Memory,... allowing for hands-free dictation of thoughts and tasks. The devices aim to provide seamless AI access across various environments, with the first product expected to launch in 2026.
Yandex Go has launched userver 3.0, an updated version of its open-source C++ framework for high-load applications. This release includes over 2,500 improvements, a new code generation tool called Ch...aotic, and a library for rapid prototyping. The framework aims to enhance development speed and reduce resource consumption, benefiting the global developer community.
Yandex presents its first wearable AI device and the My Memory feature
Yandex has introduced Yandex Drops, its first wearable AI device, featuring the Alice AI assistant. The earbuds, available for sale in Q1 2026, allow users to interact with AI beyond screens, offerin...g hands-free access to tasks and notes via the My Memory feature. This marks Yandex's entry into the wearable AI market, expanding AI assistant capabilities.
Yandex AI Bot Yazeka Shatters Google Index Records in Trkiye
Yandex's AI bot, Yazeka, has significantly increased the indexed pages of yandex.com.tr on Google, reaching 32.5 million, surpassing both its global domain and local competitors like google.com.tr in... Trkiye. This growth is attributed to Yazeka's ability to generate dynamic content pages, enhancing Yandex's search engine presence in the local market.
Yandex Expands Access for the Open Source Community
Yandex has launched "Good First Issue," a hub to help developers contribute to open source projects by aggregating beginner-friendly tasks from Yandex's GitHub repositories. This initiative aims to l...ower the entry barrier for new contributors and expand the open-source community's involvement with Yandex technologies.
Yandex Weather introduces new AI-powered forecasting technology
Yandex Weather has launched Neurometeum, an AI-powered forecasting technology that models global atmospheric behavior independently, providing faster and more accurate weather forecasts. This makes Y...andex the first to deploy such technology in a public weather service, surpassing Google's WeatherNext2 in precipitation forecast accuracy.
Yandex researchers reveal how neural networks recognize voice commands in noisy environments
Yandex researchers have unveiled a neural network technology that enhances voice command recognition in noisy environments, now deployed in Yandex smart devices. This innovation, detailed in a paper ...accepted for Interspeech 2025, allows for accurate voice detection amidst various background noises, improving user experience and aiding global developers in advancing voice-controlled technologies.
Yandex researchers introduce upgraded formula to enhance recommender accuracy by 7%
Yandex researchers have enhanced the logQ formula, boosting recommender system accuracy by 7%. This upgrade, tested on over 300 billion interactions, improves ranking metrics and can enhance user sat...isfaction on e-commerce and streaming platforms. The improved formula corrects errors in user preference estimation, offering significant advancements for the IT industry without altering model architecture.
Yandex releases Alchemist: an innovative open dataset enhancing text-to-image model quality
Yandex has launched Alchemist, an open dataset designed to enhance text-to-image model quality. This dataset, consisting of 3,350 image-text pairs, uses a pre-trained diffusion model for data selecti...on, improving image aesthetics and complexity by up to 20%. Alchemist is available on Hugging Face, supporting global AI collaboration and innovation.
LLMs no longer require powerful servers: Researchers from MIT, KAUST, ISTA, and Yandex announce a scientific breakthrough
Yandex, in collaboration with MIT, KAUST, and ISTA, has developed HIGGS, a method to compress large language models (LLMs) without additional data or powerful servers. This innovation allows LLMs to ...be quantized on consumer devices like smartphones and laptops, making them more accessible. HIGGS has been tested on models like LLaMA 3.1 and 3.2, offering a significant quality-to-size advantage over other methods.
Yandex Search Integrates AI into its Global Domain - Techloy
Yandex has expanded its AI-powered search feature to its global domain, yandex.com. This update, similar to Google's AI Overviews, offers AI-generated answers and interactive chat functionality. It m...arks Yandex as the second globally available search engine to integrate its own AI model, enhancing its search product's capabilities.
Unveiling ARGUS: Yandex's Edge in Recommender Systems Innovation
Yandex has launched ARGUS, an AI-driven architecture that enhances recommender systems using billion-parameter transformers. This innovation improves personalization by processing extensive user hist...ories, aiming to boost global consumer engagement and satisfaction. The research, published on arXiv, positions Yandex alongside tech giants like Google and Netflix in addressing industry challenges.
Yandex to launch availability zone next year at data center in Vladimir, Russia
Yandex Cloud plans to launch a new availability zone in 2026 at its data center in Vladimir, Russia. This facility will feature a capacity of over 40MW and a PUE of 1.1, utilizing free-cooling techno...logy. The new zone will support low-latency data transfer and high fault tolerance. Yandex will also introduce infrastructure resiliency tools, marking a first in Russia.
Yandex has released the Yandex.Cloud Python SDK, enabling developers to automate infrastructure and utilize Yandex.Cloud services. The SDK supports various authentication methods, including OAuth tok...ens and IAM tokens, and offers integration with numerous Yandex.Cloud services like AI, compute, and storage. It also features built-in retry policies and endpoint customization options.
Yandex Türkiye rolls out AI travel, finance tools as it eyes Istanbul ride-hailing push
Yandex Turkiye has launched AI-powered tools for travel and finance, aiming to expand its digital services in Turkiye. The new services, Yandex Travel and Yandex Finance, enhance vacation planning an...d financial data monitoring. Yandex is also exploring the ride-hailing market in Istanbul, having received a license to provide electronic services, and plans to integrate AI into its offerings.
Strategic Partnerships and Integrations of Yandex.Metrica
Yandex renews partnership with Revision for third consecutive year
Yandex has renewed its partnership with Revision Demoparty for the third year, supporting the event's livestream, Revision Satellite. The collaboration highlights Yandex's commitment to innovation an...d creativity in digital art and technology. The event, held at the Yandex Museum, will feature interactive voting and expert-led sessions on topics like demoscene, pixel art, and chiptune music.
