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Global tech pays $254.5M to Ukraine's budget

Companies that provide electronic services paid about $254.5 million in VAT for January–September 2025, which is roughly $60 million (or 30.8%) more than the same period in 2024, Ukraine's State Tax Service reported on Oct. 13.

14 October 2025, 02:44 PM

Washington mulls sanctions on EU officials over Digital Services Act—report

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering sanctions on European Union officials or member states responsible for passing the Digital Services Act, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Aug. 25.

26 August 2025, 01:07 AM

Tech firms’ $344B AI push outpaces U.S. social spending

American tech giants are racing to outspend each other on artificial intelligence (AI) development, having already invested $155 billion this year—more than the U.S. government’s 2025 budget for education, employment, and social services, The Guardian reported on Aug. 2.

7 August 2025, 01:57 PM

Ukraine enters era of unmanned warfare, constructs hundreds of combat robots in secret facilities

Ukrainian startups are successfully creating robots in secret laboratories to perform combat missions, demining, and evacuating wounded, AP reported on July 16.

16 July 2024, 03:19 PM

Sneaking back: Samsung, Xiaomi, Acer, and other electronics giants quietly return to Russian market

Electronics manufacturers like Honor, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Acer, which had paused their marketing efforts in Russia due to Russian invasion of Ukraine, have now reinstated or even increased their advertising budgets beyond their 2021 figures, the pro-Kremlin news outlet Kommersant reported on March 11.

12 March 2024, 05:15 PM

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