Ukraine’s failed tech revolution

By Ukraine Digital News / September 17, 2015

On Tuesday, Snapchat users got a new feature to play with, called Lenses. Now they can modify their photos and short videos to show themselves with altered facial features, cartoonish eyes or rainbows coming out of their mouths. They can thank the biggest deal involving a Ukrainian tech company.

Ukrainians are known for their tech prowess. Ukrainian-born Silicon Valley icons such as WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Max Levchin, the former chief technology officer of PayPal, are models for kids in Kiev, Kharkiv and Lviv.

There’s plenty of excitement on the darker side of the business, too.

Topics: Analysis & opinion, International, Labor & HR issues, Startups

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