#russia
- Sber Releases GigaChat 3.5 Ultra: 432B Open-Source MoE Flagship Sber models-llm
- Yandex Commerce Protocol: first retailers launch sales via Alice AI Yandex industry
- Yandex launches YandexGPT-based AI assistants for schools and EdTech Yandex tools
- Yandex Self-Driving Truck Completes First Fully Autonomous 700km Moscow–Saint Petersburg Run Yandex industry
- Yandex Releases Major Alice AI Update: Cross-Session Memory, Personalization, and Live Accessibility Mode Yandex models-llm
- Yandex Launches AI Agent Platform for Alice AI Yandex tools
- Sber Open-Sources GFusion, Russia's First Diffusion Language Model Sber models-llm
- GigaChat Passes Engineering Certification at Moscow Power Engineering Institute Sber industry
- Sber Closes First GigaChat Enterprise Hardware Leasing Deal Sber industry
- Yandex Improves Alice AI ART: Russian Text in Generated Images 3x More Accurate Yandex image
- Sber Launches GigaChat-Powered Multi-Agent Business Assistant for Corporate Banking at SPIEF 2026 Sber industry
- Yandex Launches Drops: First AI Wearable Earbuds with Alice AI Yandex tools
- Yandex Drops — First Russian AI Wearable with Alice AI — Enters Retail Stores Yandex industry
- Yandex Open-Sources YaFF Data Format, Saving Up to 20% Server Capacity Yandex tools
- Yandex Alice AI Gains Agentic Booking for Restaurants and Beauty Salons Across Russia Yandex tools
- VK Rolls Out Discovery AI Neural Search Across VK Video, Mail Media, and Dzen VK AI tools
- Sber Launches GigaCode Desktop: Multi-Agent Dev-Lifecycle Platform Sber tools
- Yandex's Alice AI model family receives ISO/IEC 42001 certification Yandex industry
- Putin signs law establishing legal framework for large foundational AI models in Russia industry
- Sber unveils Kandinsky 6.0 Image — flagship image generation model Sber image
- VK Video AI Character Recognition Boosts Watch Time 9% via Cascade Face Detection VK AI tools
- Yandex Smart Camera Gains Visual Q&A via Alice AI VLM Yandex tools
- Yandex announces results of the Yandex AI Startup Lab accelerator Yandex industry
- Yandex Launches Alice AI Agent to Search WW2 Veteran Records in Russian Archives Yandex tools
- Yandex Maps Adds AI-Generated Landmark-Based Voice Guidance Across Russia Yandex tools
- Sber GigaChat Adds Yakut Language Support Sber models-llm
- Sber Opens Testing of GigaCowork: No-Code AI Agent Management Platform for Enterprises Sber tools
- Yandex Adds 30 AI Characters with Distinct Personalities to Alice AI Chat Yandex tools
- Yandex Launches Developer Platform for Building AI Agents Inside Alice AI Yandex tools
- VKontakte Deploys LLM and VLM Models for In-Feed Product Recommendations VK AI tools
- Yandex Consolidates AI Teams Under Alice AI with New Leadership Appointments Yandex industry
- Sberbank Integrates GigaChat AI Analyst into SberBiznes for Marketplace Sellers Sber tools
- MWS AI Releases Cotype Pro 3 (27B) and Light 3 (9B) for Enterprise AI Agents MWS AI models-llm
- Sberbank's Gref claims Yandex merely fine-tunes Alibaba's Qwen; Yandex denies it Yandex industry
- Yandex disputes Sber CEO's claim it relies on Alibaba's Qwen for AI Yandex industry
- Sber publishes updated public threat model for AI systems covering 37 threats and 51 attack methods Sber industry
- Yandex Maps AI Chat Expands to Cultural and Outdoor Leisure Recommendations Yandex tools
- Yandex Extends ISO/IEC 42001 AI Safety Certification to Full Alice AI Model Family Yandex industry
- Sber GigaChat Launches Healthy Lifestyle Thematic Space Sber tools
- Yandex Deploys Alice AI NFC Pendants at Night at the Museum Event Yandex industry
- Sber Launches Giga-Art AI Art Festival Using Kandinsky 6.0 Sber industry
- VK Tech Reduces VK Data Platform Infrastructure Requirements 2.5× for AI Deployments VK AI tools
- VK Publishes Russian AI Software Market Forecast: 95 Billion Rubles by 2030 VK AI industry