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Ukraine

Ukrainian delegation visits Seattle to learn about its life sciences cluster and plan for the future

A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and… Read More

Microsoft extends ongoing tech support for Ukraine to protect digital services and data during war

Microsoft is extending its technology support commitment with Ukraine, helping the country protect critical digital services and data during its… Read More

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Interview: Microsoft’s president on turbulent times for the company, country, and world

Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway… Read More

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What happened after a Moscow-born Seattle tech CEO closed a big Russian operation in solidarity with Ukraine

Sergei Dreizin is co-founder and CEO of software engineering company Akvelon, based in Bellevue, Wash. Born and raised in Moscow,… Read More

Meet Blake Resnick, the 22-year-old engineer who just moved his fast-growing drone startup to Seattle

After the 2017 mass shooting in his hometown of Las Vegas where more than 50 people were killed, Blake Resnick… Read More

In support of free press, this startup’s publishing tech helps get news into and out of Russia

A tiny startup in Redmond, Wash., is taking on the big task of trying to get the truth into and… Read More

Amazon opens supply hub for Ukrainian refugees, its largest humanitarian aid facility ever

Amazon is converting warehouse space in Slovakia, previously used to fulfill customer orders, into a massive humanitarian aid hub to… Read More

U.S. tech companies with close ties to Ukrainian developers grapple with impact of Russian attacks

Scalr‘s connections to Ukraine run deep. The Seattle-based cloud tech startup’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Igor Savchenko, is a… Read More

Seattle tech workers with Ukrainian roots help build website to ease donation process for aid groups

The prospect of sending money to somehow help Ukraine deal with the mounting consequences of the Russian invasion can seem… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur creates list of corporations boycotting Russia, and those that are not

Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine. “This is a time when we all need to… Read More

Amazon halts AWS cloud signups in Russia and Belarus; existing customers not impacted

Amazon has stopped taking on new cloud customers in Russia and Belarus, escalating its response to the invasion of Ukraine,… Read More

Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia

A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in… Read More

Microsoft suspends sales of products and services in Russia, condemns ‘unlawful’ invasion of Ukraine

Microsoft says it will suspend all new sales of its products and services in Russia and stop “many aspects” of… Read More

Seattle teen builds new website to aid Ukrainian refugees, two years after COVID-19 site took off

Avi Schiffmann can’t help but help. More than two years after starting a website to track the most current data… Read More

Expedia stops the sale of travel into and out of Russia in response to Ukraine invasion

Expedia Group is blocking the ability to book travel into or out of Russia in a response to that country’s… Read More

Amazon expresses ‘horror and concern’ over war in Ukraine as it offers $5M to aid organizations

Amazon doesn’t have any direct operations in Ukraine, but as the country suffers under the ongoing invasion by Russia, the… Read More

Why the CEO of this Seattle tech unicorn will not do business with Russian companies

The CEO of Seattle-based Outreach is urging more tech leaders to take a stand against Russia and said his startup… Read More

Microsoft detected ‘destructive cyberattacks’ against Ukraine hours before Russian invasion

Microsoft says it began detecting “destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine’s digital infrastructure” several hours before the Russian military began launching… Read More

Review risks, focus on response plans: Security experts offer tips to prep for Russian cyberattacks

The Russian invasion of Ukraine this week was met with sweeping sanctions by the United States and its allies in… Read More

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