Liubomyr Shkil - AIN

Author's materials

73 articles

20.04.22

News

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation expands the list of companies that can become Diia.City residents

The Ministry of Digital Transformation has expanded the criteria for IT companies to become a resident of Diia.City. From now on, companies engaged in the following activities can become a resident of Diia.City: development, implementation, and support of solutions for

15.04.22

Tech
Startups

French entrepreneurs launch UAFounders, a platform to help Ukrainian startups

French entrepreneurs have created a platform to help Ukrainian startups — UAFounders. Ukrainian founders can use it to post requests concerning their businesses’ issues. UAFounder.org is a two-way aid market. Ukrainian startups can publish requests for fundraising, searching for new

15.04.22

News

Google suspends monetization of false content about the war in Ukraine

Due to the war in Ukraine, Google AdSense will stop monetizing content that exploits, dismisses, or condones the war in Ukraine, as the company informed in a letter to its users. The company will cancel the monetization of materials that

11.04.22

Tech
War in Ukraine

Ukraine creates an online archive of Russia’s war crimes

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has created an online archive of Russian war crimes. According to the Ministry’s website, the evidence of atrocities committed by the Russian army in Ukraine will ensure that these war criminals cannot escape justice. There

08.04.22

News

Popularity of Ukrainian on Duolingo increased by 577%

The number of people studying Ukrainian through Duolingo has increased by 577%. These are figures as of March 20, 2022, almost a month after the start of the full-scale invasion. The majority of users studying the Ukrainian language are from

30.03.22

News

Ukrainian TikTok influencers become war correspondents for foreigners

After the Russian invasion, Ukrainian TikTok Influencers changed the content on their pages. Entertainment and motivational videos have turned into reports from bomb shelters and appeal to support the Ukrainian army. Although some of them often misinform their audience, hundreds

30.03.22

Countries
Ukraine

Saint Javelin meme raises $1M for Ukraine

The image of the Orthodox Mother of God cradling a Javelin anti-tank missile appeared even before the full-scale invasion. But after February 24, it went viral. The image helped sell the merch for over a million dollars. The Kyiv Independent

28.03.22

News

OLX Group leaves Russia, but Avito remains as a separate company

OLX Group has decided to stop any operations in Russia and separate the company Avito, as announced on the company’s website. Now the process of separation is underway, after which two independent entities will emerge. Avito will operate as a Russian

24.03.22

News

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife donates money to Ukraine

Mackenzie Scott, an American writer and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos (changed the last name after divorce), has made donations to 465 charitable foundations amounting to $3,863,125,000 (almost $4 billion). Among the charitable foundations to which Mackenzie has donated, at least

23.03.22

News

Anonymous hacks Nestlé database

The international hacker group Anonymous has hacked and published the database of the Swiss food company Nestlé, which refused to leave the Russian market. The hackers have revealed around 10GB of various types of sensitive customer information such as email,