Tag: Ukraine
100,000 Ukrainian refugees sign up to language learning app for free
Over 100,000 people have signed up to Busuu’s free offer for those displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine Busuu became the #1 education iOS app and the #3 most popular iOS app in Ukraine Ukrainian refugees can access Busuu premium for free via a dedicated landing page Busuu recently opened new offices in Moorgate,…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ukraine telco hit by major cyber-attack
Ukraine's national telecoms operator Ukrtelecom is restoring internet services after driving back a major cyber-attack. The company said it restricted customer access to protect military users and critical infrastructure. Global internet monitor Netblocks said it was the most severe disruption to affect Ukrtelecom since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started last month. Netblocks said it saw…
Tech entrepreneur sets up HomesforUkrainians.co.uk
A website to connect host families in the UK with Ukrainian refugees has been launched in response to the humanitarian crisis and the growing frustration of host families in the UK who signed up for the UK Government's ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme. The non-commercial and not-for-profit site - HomesforUkrainians.co.uk - has been created to solve…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube to stream free TV shows with ads
YouTube has announced it will start streaming free TV shows with adverts, with hundreds of programmes set to become available. The platform is the second most visited site on the web, after that of its parent company Google, and the move will seriously challenge competitors who offer free streaming entertainment - as well as broadcast…
Action Fraud warns of scam Ukraine emails
The UK's national fraud reporting centre has issued a warning to those wanting to help victims of the Ukraine war. Action Fraud has sent out an alert as cybercriminals are targeting those who want to help victims of the Russian invasion. They have received 196 reports of bogus emails claiming to be fundraising for victims…
9 in 10 cyber attacks targeting Russia or Ukraine
According to recent findings by the Atlas VPN team, 89% of cyberattacks worldwide are targeting Russia and Ukraine. In particular, a significant amount of cyberattacks are directed at financial services businesses with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks making up 90% of all cyberattacks. Cybercriminals launched 70% of cyberattacks on Russia. A total of 5 billion attacks…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon closes all physical bookstores
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods in the United States and United Kingdom, ending some of its longest-running retail experiments. The news, which Reuters was first to report, marks a turning point for a company that began as…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok ditches 3 minute video limit
TikTok is to ditch its three minute limit on videos and will soon allow all users to upload clips up to 10 minutes long, the Chinese social network has confirmed. It brought in the existing limit in July 2021, upping it from 60 seconds, having initially expanded it from the original 15 seconds. The app…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Zuckerberg reveals AI projects to power Metaverse
A basic virtual world created by Mark Zuckerberg in Builder Bot. Image: Meta Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled several ambitious artificial-intelligence projects, describing AI as "the key to unlocking the Metaverse". In a live-streamed demonstration, he created a basic virtual world - including an island, trees and a beach -…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ukraine hit by massive cyber attack
Ukraine has been hit by a "massive cyber attack", knocking a number of key government websites offline and issuing a warning to the public to "expect the worst". The disruption comes at a time of extreme tensions with Russia, which has massed around 100,000 troops at Ukraine's border. Ukrainian cyber police launched an investigation into…
