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Spotify surges past 300M users after successful Russia launch

The Verge

User growth was driven by marketing campaigns in India, as well as the service’s launch in Russia and 12 surrounding markets. The company called Russia its “most successful new market launch to date.”. The service’s user and subscriber growth puts it comfortably ahead of rivals services from Amazon and Apple.

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How You Can Help The People of Ukraine Right Now

Qgiv

American University in Bulgaria created a fund to support students affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. UNICEF is mobilizing to provide humanitarian access to families and children who have suffered the adverse effects of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Voices of Children.

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AllRight, an English language learning app for children, raises $5M from Genesis Investments

TechCrunch

The Ukraine-based startup will now enter new markets and strengthen its positions in Poland, Russia, Spain and Latin America. It’s now raised a $5 million Series A round led by Genesis Investments, with participation from TMT Investments, TerraVC and existing investors Flashpoint and Misha Lyalin. There are approximately 1.5

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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

We’re teaming up with local partners who know the scene well – in fact we’re still looking for great partners in Ireland, Russia and Turkey. The winners will be announced at the various Startup Awards ceremonies in Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Romania, Spain, Poland, Holland, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Denmark.

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In Ukraine, hacktivists fight back with data leaks

The Verge

We are Anonymous,” a distorted voice says. “We million followers of @YourAnonNews on Twitter, this video was cited as the moment that Anonymous “declared war on Russia.” A lot of internet bystanders were getting ready to make trouble for Russia — and they were going to use the mantle of Anonymous to do it. Greetings, world!

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Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

The Verge

The video shows an edited Zelenskyy speaking behind a podium declaring that Ukraine has “decided to return Donbas” to Russia and that his nation’s war efforts had failed. The fake voice is much deeper than his real voice as well. As a matter of principle, I never post or link to fake or false content.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal of Ukraine. This week, a majority of the members of the United Nations reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities”.

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