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Pinterest acquires Vochi. TA Ventures and Flyer One Ventures exits the startup

Pinterest, a US image sharing and social media service, has acquired Vochi, a Belarusian startup previously invested by the Ukrainian investment firms Flyer One Ventures and TA Ventures. Vochi has developed the Vochi Video Effects app, which allows the users to

Meet Stepan, the Ukrainian cat-influencer who won Britney’s heart and is now advertising Valentino

The Italian fashion house Valentino has bought advertising from Ukrainian Influencer cat Stepan. The photo, featuring the popular pet demonstrating the luxury purse, was posted on his account on November 30 and, at the time of writing, has garnered more

Swiss-Ukrainian Blocksport.io raises $6 million

The Swiss-Ukrainian company Blocksport.io has raised $6 million. Vladimir Liulka, co-founder and CEO of the company, told AIN.UA details. The funding was secured during the Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Among the investors are FBG Capital, NewTribe VC, MEXC, LVT Capital,

Fall 2021 salaries in Ukrainian IT industry: AIN.UA survey results

The AIN.UA editorial board summarized the answers of IT specialists, and now we present the results of the extensive H2 2021 salary survey. The survey participants are developers, QAs, managers, marketers, data and business analysts, recruiters, content writers, and event

Dota 2 League changes its logo: potentially contravening Ukrainian law

EPICENTER had to change its tournament logo after reports of a potential violation of Ukrainian law, as Esports.gg reports. Valve, which sent the request, feared The Pudge, featuring the hero’s face with a soviet-style motif, used in the Eastern European Dota

Ukraine turns down exit capital tax. It will work in Diia City

Ukraine has signed a memorandum with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in which it rejects an exit capital tax. This tax is one of the bonuses for the residents of Diia City, a taxation scheme to be launched in January. And it

Ukrainian game Towers: Relaxing Puzzle is on Google Play’s Best of 2021 list

Google annually publishes a ranking of the best apps and games on the Google Play Store. In 2021, Towers: Relaxing Puzzle from the Ukrainian studio JOX Development made it to the list. The game was named in the “Best Pick

Google starts charging 20% VAT on its services in Ukraine

Google users in Ukraine have received a letter from the company about the price rise of its services. This is related to the recently adopted and signed so-called “Tax on Facebook” law, initiated by Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Committee

“We’re going to hire 100 engineers,” Vladyslav Yatsenko, Revolut co-founder, about its launch in Ukraine

In September, the British fintech company Revolut registered a juridical entity in Ukraine. It has already got employees from Ukraine, and now it seems that it will also have a subsidiary here. The editor of AIN.UA asked the company’s co-founder

Apple to assist in the Ukrainian census

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Apple have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. According to the memorandum, the parties will cooperate in the planned census of 2022-2023. As President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Twitter, Ukraine will become the