The Verge

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

This report from The Washington Post details how a team of researchers used a combination of Google Maps and radar imagery to track the movement of Russian troops, tipping them off to an invasion of Ukraine before the general public got word of the situation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. News outlets in Ukraine are also reporting outages caused by cyberattacks, which the Ukrainian government says it has “unambiguously linked” to Moscow. Its payments processor, Paddle , is based in the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, U.K.-based based tech entrepreneur Irra Ariella Khi , co-founder of Zamna , set up a fundraising page to directly support people inside Ukraine. Khi’s father (aged 70) and godmother (aged 82) are both in Ukraine, as are her stepsister and her children. It’s now matched £2.25

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TechSpot

MARCH 31, 2023

An anonymous whistleblower angry over the Ukraine war provided the documents on Moscow IT consulting agency NTC Vulkan. Journalists from several publications, including The Guardian, have been working with the source and just published tell-all articles, referred to as The Vulkan Files. Read Entire Article

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

billion given toward disasters by private and community foundations, corporations, and public charities. Complex humanitarian emergencies saw its highest share of total giving, primarily in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. in 2022, driven by an unprecedented amount of funding for the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ukraine’s senior cabinet official Taras Melnychuk announced the firings in a public post on Telegram last week. The two officials are Yurii Shchyhol, head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Now, one of them has been detained. All rights reserved.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. The arrest comes after Bernstein’s personal information was shared on GOBUPiK’s public Telegram channel. The channel has since been made private.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Much of it was on YouTube and was related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war with Ukraine. Well that’s one way to do propaganda : The search engine giant Google was hit with $375 million by Russia for failing to take down certain content, Ivan writes. Blossoming business : Bloom, a Sudan-based fintech, banked $6.5

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TechSpot

MARCH 7, 2022

Russian publication Kommersant gained access to a document laying out plans for Russia to defend its economy against the wave of sanctions levied against it since its invasion of Ukraine took place.

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VisionLink

JULY 26, 2022

We're partnered with the World Institute on Disability to help evacuate individuals with disabilities from Ukraine--and more generally, to move the Visionlink platform from assistive compliance, to actually well designed usability.

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TechSpot

JULY 19, 2021

Ukrainian publication Delo was skeptical that anyone would use something as uneconomical as PS4 slims to mine crypto, even with the current pricing and availability issues facing graphics cards. But the biggest giveaway was that some of the images released by Ukraine's security forces show game discs sticking out of.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The TNW Startup Awards participants are nominated and voted for by the public through their preferred social media channels, although we should note there is some jury action involved as well (see below for more). Ukraine Startup Awards, Kiev, February 19th. Three weeks later, the professional TNW Jury, consisting of Ziad M.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has been going on for almost two months, and during this time, all sectors of the economy, including IT, have had to stand by the military. It is difficult to leave your country and quickly integrate into life elsewhere, so staying in safe parts of Ukraine was very important for many people.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Domain registrar and hosting provider Namecheap is terminating service provision for customers based in Russia in the face of what it describes as “war crimes” committed in Ukraine. Shortly after Russian military action in Ukraine began, Namecheap declared support for the people of Ukraine.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The campaign involves a video featuring what appears to be a watermark from tech publication Wired, writes 404media. The clip, which is spreading on Telegram and being emailed directly to journalists, claims that an embedded program was discovered in the code of Stalker 2 that collects player data and transmits. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Stand with the people of Ukraine. BTC - 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14 — Ukraine / ??????? Ukraine) February 26, 2022. In tech-savvy Ukraine, crypto has emerged as a quick and easy way to handle this money. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Meta has yet to publicly confirm the actions it took against the Russian media accounts, though they likely have to do with state-backed propaganda about Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, YouTube told Reuters it’s “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions.”. RT will be restricted in Ukraine due to “a government request”. Russia has since restricted access to Facebook and Twitter.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

It does, however, highlight some of the contributions the company and its employees made to Ukraine, and also offers resources to workers affected by the war. Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That all changed this week after Russia invaded Ukraine, when its crowdfunding drew widespread attention, and its membership list ballooned to over 14,000 patrons, contributing a total of $436,966 a month. Our statement on the suspension of Come Back Alive, and the situation in Ukraine [link] — Patreon (@Patreon) February 25, 2022.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. We also made the data publicly available through special issue pages about the war in Ukraine and coronavirus , where users can access the data, alongside news stories and additional resources. .

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2022

In a statement sent to The Verge , Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said, “As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as ‘death to the Russian invaders.’ content mentions the invasion, self-defense, etc.).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2022

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about All Raise’s new CEO, funds to back other funds and Ukraine. Fintech and Ukraine. The startup story within the war in Ukraine continues to evolve, with companies in the financial services sector having an especially crucial role and set of decisions to make.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

While public markets have priced in some of these headwinds, their severity and duration remains unclear. Large-cap public technology company revenue and earnings have generally held up well to date but are expected to falter in the coming quarters as a result of Fed-induced, demand destruction. With respect to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Gogoro’s public debut could supercharge EV battery swapping across the globe. Gogoro’s public debut could supercharge EV battery swapping across the globe. Dear Sophie, We’re a startup that currently has an employee, who is originally from Ukraine, working for us on an H-1B visa. He is trying to get his parents out of Ukraine.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth day, a coalition led by the US and Europe has mounted a coordinated response focused on financial sanctions and, increasingly, military aid. I think there’s a lot of sympathy for Ukraine among members of these different groups, and as a result they’re sitting it out.”.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 14, 2023

That light-hearted description probably isn’t worthy of the significance of this advanced language technology’s entrance into the public market. So, for this bot, COVID is a thing and war has yet to erupt in Ukraine. In quick response to Open AI’s bid for the spotlight, Bard, Google’s competing product made its debut in March 2023.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

In the latest salvo from hacktivists working in support of Ukraine, an Anonymous-linked group has defaced a website belonging to Russia’s Space Research Institute (IKI) and leaked files that allegedly belong to the Russian space agency Roscosmos. At time of publication, the uv.ikiweb.ru site was inaccessible. Cosmonauts ??

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Varjo and partner Dogfight Boss also announced in August that their headset-based F-16 simulator had been deployed to help Ukraine train fighter pilots in its war with Russia. In the U.S.,

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

The news comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send shockwaves around the world. The news comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send shockwaves around the world. no one behind the steering wheel) on public roads. On Friday, Russia announced it was blocking access to Facebook.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

He’s likely referring to the world’s notable dependence on Russian pipelines — a dependence which hasn’t stopped many governments from sanctioning Russia following its invasion of Ukraine , but has sparked fears over surging energy prices, particularly in Europe. Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2022

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, it has begun to crack down on social platforms and foreign media — Russia has put a block on Facebook , restricted access to Twitter , and has barred access to BBC news sites. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on the fake news law last week.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Driven by inflation, the war in Ukraine and other economic headwinds, recessionary fears have put a squeeze on sources of funding that were previously easily attainable. Capchase suggests that successful companies achieve at least 80% and skyrocket to over 110% during the growth stage and maintain around 55% even after they go public.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Russia has already cracked down on news outlets and social platforms amid its invasion of Ukraine, disputing external death reports that far exceed its own count and objecting to descriptions of the invasion as a war rather than a “special military operation.”

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2022

Ubisoft and Take-Two Interactive are suspending game sales in Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine, joining a growing list of companies that have decided to cut ties with the country (via Engadget ). In an updated post on its blog , Ubisoft announced its decision to pause sales in Russia, citing the “ongoing tragedy in Ukraine.”

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice has charged a Latvian woman for her role in allegedly developing the Trickbot malware, which was responsible for infecting millions of computers, targeting schools, hospitals, public utilities, and governments, the agency said in a news release.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A fired Facebook data scientist has written a 6,600-word memo condemning the company for ignoring evidence the platform was wielded to sway public opinion and manipulate elections around the world, according to a report from BuzzFeed Ne w s , which obtained a copy of the memo. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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