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.