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Uber powers emergency food deliveries in Ukraine

Uber has built a “private-label” version of its delivery platform to help the United Nations deliver food and water supplies to war-torn areas of Ukraine. The tech firm is working with the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP).  It’s difficult for large delivery trucks to access some parts of Ukraine because of structural damage and the threat of attack.Uber’s …

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Tech sector leading Ukraine’s pro-European revival

It has been a year since President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign Ukraine’s EU Association Agreement, unleashing the Maidan Square street protests in Kiev that led to his ousting. His replacement, President Petro Poroshenko, signed the agreement in June. Amongst other things, it calls for a free trade area in the next decade, steps towards visa-free …

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Ukraine’s energy tech start-ups blooming in the fields

Ukraine’s inefficient energy sector leaves it vulnerable to being stretched over a barrel – literally – by Russia. Roman Zinchenko says the answer lies in start-ups. “We don’t believe only presidents and prime ministers can solve this. Let’s treat the problem of this country as a start-up – and invite people to hack solutions for this.” He has begun a …

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