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Yandex data centers hit by drone strikes, impacting Serbian operations

Yandex, a Russian tech giant, is facing significant disruptions due to drone strikes on its data centers, impacting services across multiple countries including Serbia. The company operates a large office and engineering hub in Serbia, with plans for expansion. Yandex's subsidiary, Yango Group, has also entered into an agreement to host infrastructure at Serbia's State Data Centre. The attacks have reportedly disabled Yandex's supercomputers, which are crucial for training neural networks, and sanctions are hindering infrastructure upgrades. AI

IMPACT Disruptions to Yandex's data centers and supercomputers could impact AI model training and service availability globally.

RANK_REASON Drone strikes on critical infrastructure of a major tech company with international operations. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Yandex data centers hit by drone strikes, impacting Serbian operations

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