Corporate innovation

US taxi service Lyft to open R&D center in Kyiv, hire techies

May 27, 2021

U.S. ride booking company Lyft has confirmed its plans to open a research and development center in Kyiv, Ukrainian tech media Dou.ua reported on May 25. Lyft wants to hire at least 80 local tech specialists, in addition to 20 techies that the company already employs in Ukraine. Lyft’s R&D center in Kyiv will focus on improving …

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Ukrainian railways roll out chatbot to sell tickets via Viber, Telegram

January 18, 2021

Ukrainian railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia has launched a chatbot to service its customers via popular mobile messenger apps, the company announced on Jan. 12. Having the same name as the company, Ukrzaliznytsia, the bot can help people buy or return train tickets, check the timetable and even find the platform the train arrives at — all through Telegram and Viber. It …

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