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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

The company is also incentivizing drivers in Poland and Slovakia to accept rides on the Ukrainian border to help transport refugees. Bolt , the Estonian startup and app that operates on-demand ride-hailing, shared cars and scooters, and restaurant and grocery delivery, said it would reduce its commission for all services in Ukraine to zero.

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Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries

The Verge

The New York Times confirmed this policy applies to people using the service from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Typically, moderation guidelines would dictate that language dehumanizing or attacking a particular group based on its identity be removed.

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

Per Jozef: "In Slovakia, Mr. Pado took the whole database of illegal dumps and sent letters to each affected city. " Trashout is currently available in 12 languages. If you’d like to add a language feel free to, Jozef and his team would be thrilled. More than 100 illegal dumps were cleaned.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Only in founders from: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania or Hungary. Our focus is on the Central European region — so far we have invested in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but we are open to founders from other neighboring countries as well. More than 50%? More than 50%?

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The Pixel 9a launches on April 10 in the US

Engadget

On April 14, it will land in a long list of European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Finland.

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Kia's EV4, its first electric sedan, will be available in the US later this year

Engadget

It will produce the five-door hatchback version, meant for sale in Europe in the second half of the year, in Slovakia. Kia will be manufacturing the EV4 sedan in Korea, where it will initially be available starting in March.