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Fiverr suspends business in Russia 

Fiverr, an Israeli online marketplace for freelance services, is suspending its business in Russia starting today, March 10. Fiverr will not allow the opening of new accounts or the use of existing ones to buy or sell on the platform.

Upwork to suspend operations in Russia and Belarus

Upwork, a platform for freelancers, will suspend its operations in the Russian Federation for an indefinite period, as the AIN.Capital team found out from the management of Upwork in the US. The CEO of the company Hayden Brown made a

Coinbase blocks over 25,000 Russian accounts

Crypto exchange Coinbase has blocked more than 25,000 addresses related to Russian individuals or entities it believes to be engaging in illicit activity, Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal tells in a blog post. He has not specified the number of blocked

EPAM pulls out of Russia and provides $100 million to Ukrainian teams

EPAM has released a new official announcement. According to the press release, we have the following information: EPAM is allocating $100 million to support Ukrainian teams and their families. We are talking about only humanitarian aid. The company will cease

Apple shuts down its operations in Russia

Apple has announced that it is shutting down operations in Russia. The reason is Russia’s attack on the territory of Ukraine. The company explicitly stated that it condemned Russia’s actions. As a consequence: Apple is stopping sales of its products

Cryoin factory halts neon production in Odesa. It can lead to a global microchip shortage

Cryoin Engineering produces and supplies worldwide neon gas used to power lasers that can carve patterns in microchips. The factory halted its work on February 24, Wired reports. Larysa Bondarenko, Cryoin Development Director, says that the production of neon and other

Interactive map of free housing for Ukrainians in Poland and Europe. How to become a host

Activists have digitized a map of free housing in Poland and Europe. People in Poland are ready to provide Ukrainian citizens with houses who left the country due to the war with Russia, DOU reports. Maciej Kawiecki, Director of the Poland of

EPAM’s CEO makes a statement about Ukraine. The employees are outraged

Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO and founder at EPAM, four days after the beginning of the full-fledged invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine supported by the Republic of Belarus, made a statement on LinkedIn. It wasn’t welcomed among the Ukrainian EPAM workers. In hundreds

NBU opens a special fundraising account to support the Ukrainian army

The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported on the official website of the NBU. The decision was taken due to the introduction of martial law in

Come Back Alive is No. 1 project on Patreon in terms of monthly donations

At the time of the publication, Come Back Alive has more than 9,100 patrons and over $330,000 in monthly donations, the highest figure among all accounts on the platform. As Oleg Karpenko, head of the fundraising department of the foundation,