The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. In addition to speaking at IDCEE’13 in Kyiv, Cooper had another goal in visiting Ukraine (and Russia, a couple of days before that). million jobs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Russia is invading Ukraine as we write, and global markets are in freefall. Last week, this column took a look at the European technology market’s deep tech expertise. The Exchange started its look at European deep tech with a report from Angular Ventures. Writing about Europe is hard today. ” We agree.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Ukraine On February 24th, Russia invaded areas of Ukraine near its northern, eastern, and southern borders. Tech companies have responded to the crisis in various ways, with the focus on trying to reduce online misinformation and avoid putting Ukrainians in danger.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

Epic Games buys Bandcamp : Straight from left field, this deal took the tech world by surprise. The company just raised $20 million to keep working on “dynamic application security testing and identifying business logic issues,” TechCrunch reports. Big Tech Inc. Now, to work! The TechCrunch Top 3. You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year. to 1% of the thousands of employees impacted by tech layoffs this year could become incredible founders.

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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. GET IN TOUCH.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

Norway, and Russia, while most of its gains came in countries in the developing world, including Mexico and India." " Official Google Blog: Bringing tech knowledge to nonprofits through the HandsOn Tech Corps – "Community service has always been important to us. That's the first time Facebook has lost U.S.

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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. The company reported a 59% year-over-year increase in revenue in 2024. In the U.S.,

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

Zerkalo also reports that Berstein had been accused of editing Wikipedia articles about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the Russian Wikipedia channel on Telegram, users in Belarus and Russia were also advised to hide personal data and to only edit articles about the war from other accounts.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Netflix will not distribute a number of state-run channels in Russia as mandated by a new law, the company says, following reports that it could soon be forced to carry the networks. Reporting on when and how the law will be enforced has been conflicting. Reporting on when and how the law will be enforced has been conflicting.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Samsung’s teaser is pretty cryptic, even by the standards of tech invitations, although the copper color splash does match the leaked images of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra — the rumored flagship of the lineup — that were accidentally posted on Samsung’s Russian website at the beginning of July. Image: Samsung Russia.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Russia’s invasion of its neighbor has triggered an information war across various online channels, as both sides spread news reports and citizens and soldiers share frontline images and videos. In response, Russia too has blocked or limited access to a number of US tech platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a law punishing “fake news” with up to 15 years in prison, according to Reuters. The rule would impose fines or jail terms for spreading false information about the military, as well as fines for people who publicly call for sanctions against Russia.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2021

A new Russian law will require large social media companies to open offices in Russia if they don’t want to face advertising bans or other penalties , according to a report by Reuters. According to a Russian official, the law affects companies that have over 500,000 Russian visitors a day.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Though the post stops short of explicitly accusing Russia, the implication is very clear. Earlier on Thursday, Reuters reported that Microsoft had been hacked as part of the breach and that “it also had its own products leveraged to further the attacks on others.”

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has threatened to fine Google over its failure to follow the country’s orders to remove certain “illegal” YouTube videos, as first reported by The Washington Post. YouTube has already taken a number of actions against Russia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Twitter tries to restore service in Russia : While some tech companies are working to cut ties with Russia after the country’s government invaded Ukraine, others are trying to keep their services up in the country. So, amid reports that Twitter is increasingly hard to access in Russia, the company said that it’s working on it.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed that, however.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2022

As I hear about more startups struggling amid shifting market conditions, the great resignation and the general inflection point that begins once a company hits growth stage, it’s worth addressing an elephant in the room that comes around often in the tech versus media debate. Some big tech apps remain. How do we cover failure?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Tech crackdown on Russia continues : The technology world is tightening the screws on Russia in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia blocked Facebook. Big Tech Inc. The TechCrunch Top 3. In response? This has included, we note, a bitcoin pizza. Which is a joke that you get or you don’t.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Sources say Better.com losing ‘$50M a month’ : We think reporter Mary Ann Azevedo has done a bang-up job keeping her eye on the Better.com drama. Big Tech Inc. Intel has joined other Big Tech companies, like Apple, AMD, Adobe and General Electric, in suspending business operations in Russia. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

The US Department of the Treasury is exempting telecommunications services from ongoing sanctions against Russia. Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine. Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Big Tech Inc. Don’t worry, reporter Kyle Wiggers (who is rounding out his first week with us) tells you all about what that is. based satellite communications provider’s service in Europe was deemed “likely the result of destructive wiper malware” that originated in Russia, we report. You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

The latest tech response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion: Today’s headlines are much the same as they have been, with major tech companies making moves to isolate the Russian government and economy. The company is a blend of venture fund and accelerator, we report. Big Tech Inc. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. If tech companies fail to comply with the new law, they could face fines of up to 3 percent of their South Korea revenue.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2021

The US Department of Commerce has sanctioned 14 Chinese tech companies over links to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, including one backed by a top Silicon Valley investment firm. They both offer surveillance equipment and services, according to their websites and academic reports.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia. billion the year before.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

So, many companies are building tech to make Ethereum scale. Reface removes itself from the Russian market : When Russia invaded Ukraine, many companies immediately yanked their services from its borders. Tile builds anti-stalking tech into its platform : Apple and Tile have built ways for users to better track their devices.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

The European Parliament voted this week to “investigate allegations that European member states acquired and used” Pegasus, TechCrunch reports. But after spending a few weeks collecting data on the matter, TechCrunch landed on something akin to a summary of how things have changed for the tech companies hoping to build the future.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

To be clear, Ecosia is also continuing to fund tree-planting with search ads profits (an activity it’s best known for) — but the Berlin-based search engine told us it’s now making an “ongoing commitment” to green energy investment as a result of the energy crunch triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

An agreement among a group of the nation’s largest banks to deposit some $30 billion with First Republic Bank could save its bacon, Christine reports, and over on TC+, Ram breaks down everything you need to get caught up on the SVB crisis. With the national banking meltdown out of the way…let’s continue with the rest of the tech news!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Yandex looks to divest media assets : Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, isolation of the Russian economy is impacting companies large and small. Following TechCrunch reporting that Yandex was looking to divest certain assets, it appears that Yandex News is among those under the hammer. Big Tech Inc. You can sign up here.).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As Russian media attempts to cast the invasion as a response to Ukrainian aggression , on-the-ground reporting has played a crucial role in countering the propaganda, with footage coming from both professional journalists and amateurs on social media. But without internet access, it’s harder to corroborate — and that’s often the point.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Ukraine has been defending itself from Russia for 11 months now. And if that’s not convincing enough, I’m going to share a few more reasons why the prospects of the Ukrainian tech sector aren’t as bleak as they may seem from the outside. Over the last six years, export volume grew by 26.8% Need more convincing?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia : Adding to our ever-growing list of companies that are pausing or ending business in Russia after the nation’s government launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Amazon is suspending Prime Video in the country. Big Tech Inc. Alrighty, it’s time for Big Tech news.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Tech’s response to Russia: I’m bringing you these notes as a group so that you can digest them in sequence. TechCrunch wrote about automakers pulling out of Russia , Spotify closing its Russian office , and how Twitter’s geoblock of Russia Today in the EU is off to a less-than-perfect start. Big Tech Inc.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The US Department of Commerce announced a new rule to prevent the sale of hacking tools to China and Russia, The Washington Post reports. As The Post explains, companies will need a license to export hacking software and equipment to China, Russia, and other listed nations, whether for cyber defense or not.

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