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Firefly Aerospace signs a $30M deal

Firefly Aerospace, a company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov, has signed a $30 million deal with small aerospace company Astra. Under the terms of the deal, Firefly Aerospace will transfer the rights to manufacture its Reaver rocket engines to Astra,

Gains on cryptocurrencies in Ukraine to be taxed at 5% – a new bill

Recently the deputies received a new bill draft that contains future taxes for cryptocurrencies in Ukraine. In particular, the virtual asset profit tax for individuals will be only 5% + 1.5% of the standard military duty and just 5% for

Story of bird, an apartment rental app with 50,000 users per month

Apartment rental app bird is an experimental product of LUN; it is an iOS application to find accommodation in Kyiv. It was released on the App Store in December 2018. Now it has over 190,000 downloads and over 50,000 unique

Instagram launches new Map Search feature in Australia and New Zealand

On September 14, 2021, Instagram launched a new feature, Map Search. So far, it works only in the Australian and New Zealand markets. With the help of the updated map, users can find companies, cafes, stores, and other institutions nearby,

An ecosystem of services and smart design: a photo essay of Kyiv’s Wix office

Enjoy photos from Kyiv Wix office in essay by AIN.UA. Wix is an Israeli company that develops a global platform for doing business online. It entered the Ukrainian market in 2011, opening an office in Dnipro (then Dnipropetrovsk). In 2016, a

How to find hidden cameras in rented apartments

Travel often involves a lot of complications, and services like Airbnb solve at least one of the problems — finding and renting accommodation in an unfamiliar city. But very few people think about the risks to their privacy when they

PeopleForce, an all-in-one HR management platform, raises $700k

PeopleForce, a startup developing an HRM system for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $700,000 from Sturgeon Capital and other investors. The company will use the money to develop new features, grow the team, expand into new markets, and increase

Intellias opens an office in Dnipro — its sixth R&D in Ukraine

Intellias, a Ukrainian custom software development company, opens a new office in Dnipro. It will be the company’s sixth development center in Ukraine, with other offices located in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk. According to Intellias representatives, the new

Ukrainian GitLab files for an IPO on the US stock exchange

GitLab has filed to go public. The exact date of the listing has not yet been announced. The company plans to list under the ticker GTLB on the American stock exchange NASDAQ, where shares of many technology companies are traded.

Ukraine passes a law against sexism in advertising. What will change?

On September 10, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in the second reading, voted for bill No. 3427, which imposes liability for gender discrimination in advertising and introduces the terms “discriminatory advertising” and “gender discriminatory advertising.” AIN.UA asked lawyers and marketers