Earlier this month the Ukrainian venture firm Genesis Investments announced a $150,000 investment in a US online media about technology and startups called Hacker Noon. The capital injection came as part of a $350,000 round from the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, which valued the company at $11.5 million. Genesis previously invested in startups founded or …
Industry association Lviv IT Cluster is announcing the ‘Lviv Tech Marketplace’ initiative, aiming to promote the IT industry in Western Ukraine and help small and mid-size IT companies enter global markets. The initiative enjoys the support of the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine. This online platform will feature “the most up-to-date information on IT companies in …
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Ukrainian startup Nect Modem, which is developing a ubiquitous LTE connectivity solution, has raised $267,170 from 2,474 Indiegogo backers – nearly nine time as much as the initially $30,000 target. The backers pre-paid a discounted $119 for the modem, which is scheduled for shipping in September 2020. The startup promises “a reliable connection across 208 …
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With Ukraine under quarantine, social media has proven to be an extremely useful tool for the health ministry and the government to keep the public up to date on the latest developments. But the risk of falling for fake news in social media is high, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people are staying home, …
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Preply, a Ukraine-born private language tutoring platform, is pursuing its international development path with a $10 million round of funding closed in January. According to CrunchBase, the investment consortium was led by London-based venture capital firm Hoxton Ventures with participation from a variety of investors mostly from Western Europe: Point Nine Capital (Germany), Educapital (France), The Family …
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Facebook has taken down 78 Russian-based accounts and pages spreading misinformation in Ukraine and neighboring countries on behalf of their government. The company reported on Feb.12 that three unconnected networks of accounts originating from Russia, Iran, Vietnam and Myanmar were removed for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” and “foreign or government interference.” According to the report, 11 pages, 29 …
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A new digital platform was launched earlier this month to provide Ukrainian SMEs with information on a variety of business topics – including trainings, events, advisory opportunities, knowledge tools and other relevant data, as reported by the EBRD. Dubbed ‘Merezha’ (‘chain’ in English) will also bring together the providers and the seekers of development opportunities. Ukrainian SMEs will be …
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Facebook says it has deleted 168 accounts, 149 pages, and 79 groups based in Ukraine for “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” its head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said in a September 16 statement. He emphasized the reason behind the removals was “not the content they posted.” Gleicher said the “people behind this activity coordinated with one another …
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Almost 28 years after Ukraine’s declaration of independence, and five years after a quasi-state of war with Russia, a new law imposes the use of the Ukrainian language in all B2C communications in the country. Signed by outgoing president Petro Poroshenko on May 15, the law will come into effect progressively within three years after its official publication …
Ukraine’s militaristic, far-right Azov movement and its various branches have used Facebook to promote its antidemocratic, ultranationalist messages and recruit new members since its inception at the start of the country’s war against Russia-backed separatists five years ago. The American social-networking giant has also been an important platform for Azov’s global expansion and attempts to legitimize itself …
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Ukraine is bracing itself for “unprecedented” cyberattacks during the first round of voting in the presidential election on March 31, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service has warned. “Russia intends to carry out unprecedented cyberattacks on the servers of the Central Election Commission and district election commissions of Ukraine on the day of the presidential election in …
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On a recent afternoon inside the digital campaign headquarters of Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskyy, around a dozen young volunteers sat glued to computer screens. Their task was twofold: to scour social media sites for impostor accounts and “fake news” about their candidate while trying to fend off armies of bots spreading negative …
