Business Used More Yandex AI Tokens in a Quarter Than in All of 2025

According to Yandex Cloud, business consumption of Yandex AI tokens via API in Q2 2026 reached 398 billion, doubling from the previous quarter and surpassing the total for all of 2025 by 70%. The monthly recurring revenue (MRR) of AI services in June 2026 grew 1.8 times year-on-year, reflecting the scaling of generative AI adoption by enterprises.

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AI Agent Phone Race Begins: Nubia, StepFun, Honor Compete, Models and Hardware Battle Behind the Scenes

Chinese smartphone makers Nubia and Honor, along with AI company StepFun, are racing to launch AI agent phones. The competition involves model, hardware, and app integration, marking a new phase in on-device AI.

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