Earlier this month the Ukrainian capital hosted the fourth annual B2B conference and exhibition Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference Kiev. The event brought together over 40 exhibitors and 1,500 local and foreign blockchain enthusiasts, crypto traders, and business angels, which made it the largest event on cryptocurrencies in the country, according to the organizers. The event …
Today a virus similar to Petya, which hit computers around the world in late June, infected computers of the Kyiv subway, a source told Front News International. The Odessa airport in Southern Ukraine and the news agencies Interfax and Fontanka in Russia also went offline in hacker attack. Earlier this month, October 13, the CERT-UA of the State Communications Service of …
On October 12, the Ukrainian capital will host the fourth edition of the international Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Kiev, a leading industry event. Some 1,000 attendees from Ukraine and neighboring countries, as well as from Europe and the USA, are expected. The conference will bring together local and international experts, developers, investors and blockchain startup founders.
Ukraine’s National Police have arrested several suspects who were illegally producing bitcoins at a recreation center of a Ukrainian state institute, according to newly released court documents. Police found that 200 computers had been set up in an unused swimming pool at the Paton Electric Welding Institute’s recreation center to generate bitcoins, the world’s most …
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Last month MacPaw, a Kyiv (Kiev)-based company that develop software products for Mac users, announced the launch of a one-of-a-kind exhibition of Apple hardware at its office last month. The collection features 40 Mac computers from each generation which not so long ago belonged to a legendary Manhattan-based repair shop Tekserve. The shop used to be …
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Earlier this month the Ukrainian capital Kyiv (Kiev) saw its central part equipped with 50 high-tech underground garbage containers for solid urban waste, reported Kiev City State Administration (KCSA). Another 250 containers will appear in the city by the end of the year, with the total number reaching one thousand next year.
As part of its global strategy to extend its reach and develop mobile ticketing services, Mastercard has just made available a new contactless payment service in the subway of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The new technology, dubbed “MetroPass,” transforms bank cards into subway travel cards with pre-paid billing plans for a limited or unlimited number of …
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French retailer Auchan has started selling non-food goods via its Ukrainian online store launched last month. These include household, garden and pets goods, as well as apparel. So far, delivery service is available in Kyiv (Kiev) and Kyiv region for 59 and 69 hryvnias ($2.2 and $2.6 respectively at the current exchange rate). Both cash and bank …
Last month saw the launch of the Innovations Development Platform (IDP), Ukraine’s first agency dedicated to the incubation and development of innovative defense projects. Inspired by Israel’s Chief Scientist’s Office, this public-private partnership initiative aims to bring together developers, experts and investors “to develop innovations for the Ukrainian army and foreign partners in transparent commercial conditions.”
Later this month Kyiv (Kiev) will play host to the tenth edition of Kyiv Outsourcing Forum 2017, one of the largest IT outsourcing business event in Ukraine. The forum gathers owners and top managers of outsourcing companies as well as freelancers from all over Ukraine. Over 70 local and international speakers will participate in the conference.
Earlier this month Ukrainian Defence Industry (“Ukroboronprom” in Ukrainian, an association of enterprises in the field of defence) has announced that it will launch a single center for cybersecurity with support from representatives of Turkish company Havelsan and Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. “We created the most advanced cyber security center in Turkey ten years ago. We …
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One of China’s largest manufacturers of smartphones and tablets, Huawei, will open an R&D center in Kyiv (Kiev). The news was reported earlier this month by Ukrainian online publication Liga Business which referred to Haojie Zhou, director at Huawei Ukraine. So far, Huawei employs more than 450 people in Ukraine, according to Zhou.
