Weekly overview of venture capital, technology and startup news

Weekly overview of venture capital, technology and startup news

TECHNOLOGIES. TODAY

Amazon introduced smart gadgets

At its most recent presentation, Amazon showcased a line of gadgets that interact with Alexa’s voice assistant. Echo Loop Smartphone Ring, Echo Frames Smart Bone Sunglasses, and Echo Buds Wireless Earphones, as well as many other gadgets.

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TECHNOLOGIES. TOMORROW

Facebook creates its own VR world

During the Oculus Connect conference, Facebook announced the creation of Horizon’s virtual world. Own 3D avatars, travel to different locations through teleports, create new objects and spend time with your friends, all without leaving VR!

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TeamViewer held a € 5.25 billion IPO

The initial offering increased the company’s capitalization to EUR 5.25 billion. This is the largest IPO of a European company this year, according to Ernst & Young. TeamViewer is a developer of remote desktop and video conferencing solutions.

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STARTUP. UKRAINE

Ukraine on the Road to Digital Transformation is a New Brand

Fedoriv and Spiilka design buro presented the Action project, which was developed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. The concept of e-government will translate all state services into a convenient digital format. Anyone can join the testing of the app via the link.

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