AI News/Wire summary
Ukrainian drones knock out two Yandex data centers in Russia
Key points
- Strikes hit Yandex data centers in the Sasovo and Kaluga regions on October 8 and 9, according to Reuters.
- The Kaluga site is Yandex's largest data center; Sasovo houses two of three supercomputers used to train YandexGPT.
- Yandex said no employees were hurt but acknowledged disruptions, affecting Ivi, T-Bank and Russian Railways users.
- Zelenskyy described the strikes as a response to Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's data centers since late September.
Why it matters for marketers: Marketers relying on regional cloud or AI platforms should note that infrastructure can fail abruptly in conflict zones, so build redundancy into campaign and publishing plans.
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Ars Technica: Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
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