These data centers hold Putin’s AI aspirations. They’re big targets.

A stout man with a graying beard, wearing a bright-blue Yandex-branded hoodie, shouted over the din of the cooling fans.

These data centers hold Putin’s AI aspirations. They’re big targets.

TL;DR

  • Data centers contain tens of thousands of servers.
  • These servers are necessary for Yandex services to operate without interruption.
  • The servers are depicted as black-and-silver boxes with green lights, connected by cables.