CatBoost: Yandex's machine learning algorithm is available free of charge

Machine learning helps make decisions by analyzing data and can be used in many different areas, including music choice and facial recognition. Yandex, one of Russia's leading tech companies, has made its advanced machine learning algorithm, CatBoost, available free of charge for developers around the globe. "This is the first Russian machine learning technology that's an open source," said Mikhail Bilenko, Yandex's head of machine intelligence and research. What do cats have to do with this?