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10.11.20

French startups can apply for Next40 and French Tech 120

Every fall, La French Tech and Bpifrance publish a list of 40 French startups and pave the way for the next generation of French entrepreneurs. Last year, the French government and the government-supported La French Tech’s initiative published an index

09.11.20

Europe encourages global online platforms to become more transparent in a fight with COVID-19 scams

On November 6, 2020, Didier Reynders, the EU commissioner for justice, met with 11 e-commerce and media companies including Amazon, Alibaba/AliExpress, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft/Bing, Rakuten and Verizon Media/Yahoo to urge them “to join forces and engage in a peer-to-peer

06.11.20

Facebook removes bot network that interfered with Ukrainian elections, with $2.1M spent on advertising

Facebook has removed 46 accounts, 44 pages, and 1 Facebook group, as well as three Instagram accounts for violating the company’s policy on coordinated inauthentic behavior. According to the Facebook press office, the network has been spreading comments supporting Yulia

05.11.20

Ukrainian goods delivery service Zakaz.ua kicks off in Uzbekistan

Ukrainian hypermarket goods delivery service, Zakaz.ua, announced the launch in Tashkent. In the capital of Uzbekistan, Zakaz.ua will work in partnership with the Makro retail chain, as reported to AIN.UA by the press service of the company. It is reported

02.11.20

Ukrainian startup VAR.energy allowing solar plants to boost profits raises angel investment

The founder of YouScan, Alexey Orap, has become an angel investor for the Ukrainian startup VAR.energy that is working to create a system boosting income from solar power plants (SPP). The amount of investment has not been disclosed. According to a commentary by

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