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Not too well known, but Yandex very suddenly moved almost all of their employees + families to Israel, and then on to the Netherlands (where they already had an
by spwa4 4mo ago
Not too well known, but Yandex very suddenly moved almost all of their employees + families to Israel, and then on to the Netherlands (where they already had an office and a company called "Nebius" to avoid sanctions against Russia) and US.
Certainly looks like they were trying to get out, and were rich enough to actually pull it off (that can't have been cheap). Also they deserve some serious kudos for actually trying to protect them.
- khurs 4mo agoWasn't it just a business decision? Move and cut ties with Russia or face closure of Yandex EU
- spwa4 4mo agoI have no clue about the reasoning behind the decision. I'm not associated with the company, just know some employees. The feeling is that many more people were taken along than necessary.
- lII1lIlI11ll 4mo agoIt is "Not too well known" because Yandex didn't move all or even most of their employees outside Russia.