From Kyiv, to Kharkiv, to Kherson: How US-made algorithmic warfare systems make the difference on Ukraine’s battlefields

December 27, 2022

The Washington Post has met Ukrainian military officers using software provided by US tech company Palantir to create detailed digital maps of Ukrainian battlefields. The technology takes advantage of “ubiquitous, unstoppable sensors that surround every potential battlefield,” with data coming from a variety of sources — from the most secret intelligence tools to commercial satellite imagery. …

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EBRD offers €500,000 to Ukrainian green tech companies

December 27, 2022

In spite of the war, as previously reported by Ukraine Digital News, the EBRD resumed this year its Climate Innovation Vouchers program in Ukraine. As much as €500,000 of new grants will soon be awarded to 13 innovative Ukraine-based companies. As reported by TechUkraine.org, these companies include Advansys, AEV Charging Factor, Carbominer, Ecofactor Charge, Frendt, Gardarica Tress, Input Soft, Konoplyany Technologii, Meredot, PDM Engineering, ReCon, Releaf Technology, S.Lab and …

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A crypto exchange with Ukrainian and Russian co-founders raises $5 million from US and Ukrainian funds

March 6, 2023

Tallinn-headquartered  crypto exchange Utorg raised $5 million in a round led by US fund Dragon Fly with participation from Hypra and TA Ventures, two funds with Ukrainian roots.   Completed in September but publicly announced only recently, the deal valued the startup at $50 million, Forbes Ukraine heard from an unnamed source. Founded in October 2020, …

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Ukrainian green tech startup wins €2.5 million grant to “revolutionize the paper industry”

February 27, 2023

Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian startup that transforms fallen leaves into paper products, will receive €2.5 million in grant money from EU Commission-backed EIC Accelerator.  The startup “beat out more than 6,500 competing companies,” said its co-founder Valentyn Frechka, a 21-year old biotechnologist, in an exchange with Tech.eu. Not only does Releaf Paper avoid cutting trees to produce …

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Warsaw Industry Week connects Poland to Ukraine and the Balkans

December 19, 2022

A trade mission to Poland took place last month (Nov. 6-10), involving industry representatives from Ukraine, Albania and North Macedonia.  Carried out under the Machinery and Devices Industry Promotion Program, the mission aimed to promote the Polish industry while stimulating exchanges with international partners.  The program included a variety of B2B meetings with Polish companies, …

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Top French officials and businessmen pledge to support Ukraine’s digital sovereignty and development

December 19, 2022

On December 13 the French capital played host to the “Bilateral Conference for the resilience and reconstruction of Ukraine.” Touted as an initiative from the French president Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, the conference aimed to “outline [Ukraine’s] needs to ensure its economic resilience during the war and its medium-term reconstruction, as well as to encourage …

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Ukrainian IT road show to the UK opens up new opportunities

December 27, 2022

From Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, a Ukrainian trade mission presented the country’s tech sector at major international exhibitions in London. These included FinTech Connect, TechEx Events Global and Giant Health Event. Every year, each of these events hosts up to 3,000 visitors in the fields of AI, Blockchain, finance, digital transformation, Big Data, cyber-security …

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Preparing for a Russian cyber offensive against Ukraine this winter

December 14, 2022

In the wake of Russian battlefield losses to Ukraine this fall, Moscow has intensified its multi-pronged hybrid technology approach to pressure the sources of Kyiv’s military and political support, domestic and foreign. This approach has included destructive missile and cyber strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, cyberattacks on Ukrainian and now foreign-based supply chains, and …

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How tens of thousands of cyber-volunteers are moving Ukraine closer to victory

December 27, 2022

A long-read from Institute Artist describes the activity of Ukrainian “information partisans” who get immersed among anonymous users on social network and comment sections of online media. Their mission is to “stir trouble on the other side, get information and sow disinformation.” Among these cyber volunteers is Tania, who gets acquainted with Russian soldiers involved …

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Google for Start-Ups announces latest batch of Ukraine Support Fund recipients

December 14, 2022

In March, Google announced a five million US dollars Google for Start-ups Ukraine Support Fund to allocate equity-free cash awards to back Ukrainian-founded tech companies so they can continue to strengthen their community and build a foundation for post-war economic recovery. Additionally, it provided Ukrainian start-ups with mentoring, networking and technical support, and a workspace within the …

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“Renaissance. Technology. Future”: Ukraine presents bid for 2030 World Expo to take place in Odesa

December 6, 2022

Odesa, Ukraine is among the cities shortlisted to host the World EXPO at the end of this decade. In the opinion of the organisers, the World Expo is an opportunity for nations to create “fleeting miniature worlds”, buzzing with future tech, arts and displays that foster a cultural dialogue with international peers. Odesa’s EXPO 2030 bid …

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