Olha Karpenko

Hitachi acquires GlobalLogic for $9.6B. Its Ukrainian office ranked among the top 3 IT companies in the country

The Japanese company Hitachi acquires the American tech company GlobalLogic for $9.6 billion, as Reuters reports. GlobalLogic has several offices in Ukraine and is one of the top 3 largest Ukrainian IT-employers, according to the DOU. The magazine notes that

Ukrainian scientists contribute to odderon discovery, which confirms new form of matter

On March 16, 2021, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Fermilab Science Center (U.S.) published an article on the discovery of a fundamental particle, which indicates the possibility of the existence of a new form of matter.

Apple is looking for Country Field Staff Manager to join its Kyiv office

On March 19, 2021, Apple posted another job opening in the Kyiv office. It is looking for a Country Field Staff Manager for the Sales and Business Development team. About the job The Country Field Staff Manager leads the sales

Apple launches Ukrainian website version and starts localization

Apple has expanded the localization of its website, and now it is available in Ukrainian apple.com/ua. The majority of the content is still in English. However, some of the information is already in Ukrainian. The company also listed the official retailers

Ukrainian company Preply raises $35M. Among investors are the founders of Booking and Unity

Preply, a Ukrainian company that develops a global language learning marketplace, has raised a $35 million Series B funding. Who invested in Preply? Owl Ventures and Full In Partners co-led the round with participation from previous investors Point Nine Capital,

HoloLens AR headset facilitates shoulder surgery: interview with Ukrainian surgeon

On February 9–10, 2021, Microsoft organized an unusual event: fifteen surgeons from several countries across the world almost simultaneously performed 12 orthopedic surgeries with the use of the HoloLens 2 AR headset and the voice assistant Dynamics 365 Remote Assist.

Ukrainian startup Upswot raises $4.3M in a seed round

Ukrainian developer of the Upswot service announced the closing of a $4.3 million seed round. Dmitry Norenko, the co-founder of the startup, wrote about it on his Facebook. Common Ocean, CFVVentures, SpeedUp Group, First Southern National Bank, ICBA, as well

“There were no rose-colored glasses”: how a Ukrainian frontend programmer relocated in Amsterdam

For the last five years, Ukrainian frontend developer Natalia Tepluhina has been working at GitLab as a staff frontend engineer (a career level that comes after senior, if you don’t feel like going into management), working as a core member

NASA chooses a Ukrainian developer’s solution for an online map for tracking the Mars rover

The US space agency NASA uses the solution of a Ukrainian developer Vladimir Agafonkin for the interactive map which lets tracking its new Perseverance Mars rover. He wrote about it on his Facebook page. This interactive map shows the landing