Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out two of five data centers belonging to the Russian tech giant Yandex.
Ars Technica reports: Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out two of five data centers belonging to the Russian tech giant Yandex.
The damage has left Yandex, known as “Russia’s Google” because it operates the country’s most popular search engine, struggling to maintain its AI chatbot and other online services. The Ukrainian drones struck Yandex data centers in the Sasovo and Kaluga regions of Russia on October 8 and October 9, according to Reuters.
This technology story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Russia’s Google, Ukraine and AI.
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