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Belarus
A Belarusian official has announced the planned launch of a domestic video hosting service similar to YouTube on Sept. 12, though he has acknowledged it to be “a rather weak analog.”
Sep. 10
Russia
Russian users have reported error messages when attempting to register on Google with a domestic number. Some speculated it could be related to the latest US sanctions on IT services in Russia.
Sep. 10
Lviv
Lifecell, one of Ukraine’s mobile operators, will conduct 5G internet trials between Sept. 9 and Dec. 7 in Lviv, though earlier reports said 5G would not be available in Ukraine until after the war.
Sep. 6
Top News
Tech giant Yahoo has appointed Valeri Liborski, a tech specialist originally from Ukraine with experience in Amazon and Microsoft, to head the company’s global engineering team.
Sep. 5
UK
Russia’s War against Ukraine has caused an outflow of highly skilled female workers, particularly in the IT sector, who are now filling gaps in Britain’s work force.
Aug. 31
Ukraine
You might encounter them in your supermarket, pub, or favorite online store – they’re Ukrainian brands that have carved out places for themselves in international markets.
Aug. 24
War in Ukraine
Russian intelligence services appear to be using Yandex, the country’s largest search engine, to publish fake anti-Kremlin pages calling for volunteers to register with counterfeit links to Telegram.
Aug. 17
Zelensky
The new app is designed to streamline military life, using electronic forms for submitting reports, recording plans, training, logistic services and even medical evacuation was officially launched.
Aug. 8
Ukraine
Ukraine’s State Customs Service said the new system could reduce waiting time for cars and trucks and is expected to be implemented at remaining vehicle checkpoints in the next two weeks.
Aug. 7
Russia
The announcement came as YouTube in Russia reached unusable speeds following the Kremlin’s decision two weeks earlier to throttle access to the site over censorship rows.
Aug. 7
Business
The global IT outage caused by a single faulty update released by Crowdstrike highlights the vulnerability of the interconnectedness of the modern tech ecosystem.
Jul. 22
Top News
The blue screen of death has appeared on Microsoft Windows devices worldwide, and it has also affected cellular operators and banking operations in Ukraine.
Jul. 19
Technology
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation said Ukrainian artificial intelligence developments have grown dramatically in 10 years and they are providing data to show how and how much.
Jun. 21
Business
The Minister of Economy hinted at a mistake by the Ministry of Digital Transformation after an MP disclosed six companies whose employees could be legally exempted from mobilization.
May. 18
War in Ukraine
A delegation comprising leaders from the Ukrainian tech sector visited Washington DC to explore opportunities in developing the Ukrainian tech sector.
Apr. 23
Ukraine
A 17-year-old developer from the Donetsk region has developed a program to dub YouTube videos from different languages into Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar.
Apr. 13
Russian intelligence services appear to be using Yandex, the country’s largest search engine, to publish fake anti-Kremlin pages calling for volunteers to register with counterfeit links to Telegram.
Aug. 17