Countries. War in Ukraine

Adobe renews licenses for users from Russia for free

It recently became known that Adobe automatically renews licenses for Russian users free of charge. According to the Russian mass media, the company is doing this “to preserve the loyalty and support of its users in a difficult period.” Russian

Russians continue to make UAVs using Western tech from Intel, Raspberry, and other companies

Ukrainian soldiers has captured a Russian UAV of non-serial production. The photos published by DS8044 Kyiv show that the Russians continue to use Western tech components from American manufacturers, such as Intel and Taoglas. Why is it important? After the

Atomic Heart, Escape from Tarkov, and Wagner Groups: how Steam tolerates the war sympathizers

Valve Corporation, the owner of Steam, is currently facing the community backlash as several groups were found on the platform named after the Wagner Group, an internationally-recognized and banned terrorist organization rooted in Russia. However, the company doesn’t seem to

D3 military tech accelerator is to launch in Ukraine. Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the LPs

In recent months, Ukraine has been preparing for the launch of several accelerators and funds focused on military tech. In cooperation with the ministries, they are creating a framework that will cover the entire path from stimulation and financing of

Twitter blocked the account of Mariupol defender, a year after his death

Twitter blocked the account of the defender of Mariupol, patrol policeman Daniil Safonov, a year after his death, allegedly for violating the community rules. Now, Ukrainians are appealing for the restoration of the @daniil_donetsk account in honor of the fallen

Edible Brands has dismissed more than 50 Ukrainian employees with no final payoffs

The US company Edible Arrangements (Edible Brands) fires more than 50 employees of the Ukrainian team back in November 2022 without any warning, according to the developer Pavlo Buidenkov. He noted that the company still has not settled with its

SMRK writes off its investment in Seadora — it stalled in Ukraine due to the war

Seafood delivery startup Seadora, which has been operating in Kyiv since October 2019, was forced to halt its operations in Ukraine due to the full-scale invasion. The launch in new markets did not give the desired results for the main

Google Maps updates satellite map of Ukraine. It shows Mariupol, Irpin, and other cities destroyed by Russia

Google Maps has updated satellite data for Ukraine. From now on, using this satellite mode, you can see the destruction of Ukrainian cities by Russian troops (the images are probably from March 2022). Why is it important? Updated Google Maps

EACL 2023 conference welcomes representatives of sanctioned Russian companies

In early May 2023, the Association of Computational Linguistics will host EACL 2023, the 17th Conference of its European Chapter, which has considerable weight in the academic world. Despite many US and EU representatives in governing bodies of the organization, the