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College admissions rigging scam revealed in the U.S. with one Ukrainian implicated

How the scam worked There were two ways to get accepted. First – rigging entrance exams. A student asked for exam deferral under a false pretense, then he/she would choose one of the sham schools in Texas and California to

Startup cofounded by a Ukrainian raises $2M for interactive stories like “Black Mirror”

Based in San Francisco, Dorian is a startup that raised $2 million for the development of their mobile app featuring interactive stories. Creators of the app were inspired by interactive stories similar to the recent release of the “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”,

American Blackstone acquires Ukrainian developer of social casino games Murka

American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services firm The Blackstone Group LP is preparing to acquire a Ukrainian-American developer and publisher of online games and social casinos Murka Ltd and Murka Entertainment Ltd. The Blackstone Group informed about their

Ukrainian startup AxDraft got into Y Combinator and received a $150,000 investment

AxDraft, Ukrainian legaltech startup, got enrolled in the program of the famed American seed accelerator Y Combinator. This year, Y Combinator improved the terms for its residents – instead of a $120,000 investment, the startup received $150,000 in exchange for