https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/29/russia-takes-on-amazon-and-google-with-yandex-smart-speaker.html > Russian search giant Yandex has launched its own home assistant smart speaker as it looks to take on the likes of the Amazon Echo and Google Home. > The company unveiled a $160 smart speaker called Yandex.Station on Tuesday. It is designed to work alongside the Russian-speaking intelligent assistant called Alice, unveiled in October last year.