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VOCHI raises additional $2.4 million for its computer vision-powered video editing app

TechCrunch

VOCHI , a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 Investors in the most recent round include TA Ventures, Angelsdeck, A.Partners, Startup Wise Guys, Kolos VC and angels from companies like Belarus-based Verv and Estonian unicorn Bolt.

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After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

In a recent announcement, the Russian bank Sber advised its customers to temporarily stop installing software updates to any applications out of concern that they could contain malicious code specifically targeted at Russian users, labeled by some as “protestware.”.

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Pinterest invests in creator tools with acquisition of video creation and editing app Vochi

TechCrunch

The Belarus-based video editing app was founded in 2019, by Ilya Lesun, Anna Buglakova, Vasily Kasnitsky, Sergei Malyutin, and incubated by Andrei Avsievich and Yury Melnichek from Bulba Ventures. . Our team also developed a custom rendering engine for video effects that enables instant application in 4K on mobile devices.

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How to help your startup turn a profit in 4 simple steps

The Next Web

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. I’m a geek and software engineer from the former ­Soviet state of Belarus. After chatting with a few dozen resellers, you’ll get an idea if the channel is applicable for your startup.

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

We recognized the need for a messaging and voice application centered around the mobile experience and the phone book as your “social graph” or “contact list” We wanted something that would be “super easy to use” It would be the app you love and your grandpa can use without your help. Maybe someday.

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Protestware on the rise: Why developers are sabotaging their own code

TechCrunch

As such, in March 2016, developers across the world were left confused — and appalled — when their projects broke because the left-pad component their applications relied on could no longer be found. The recent rise of protestware. It wasn’t a malicious actor hijacking and altering these legitimate libraries.

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A ransomware group paid the price for backing Russia

The Verge

A hacktivist group operating from Belarus has claimed to be disrupting the movement of military units by shutting down railways in the country, after the Belarusian government launched missile strikes against Ukraine and agreed to support Russia by sending troops over the Ukrainian border.

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