Business Lockdown: Banker McWhorter says businesses should plan for recovery
Alexander McWhorter, the Citibank country officer and corporate bank head for Ukraine, poses for a picture in front of the company’s Kyiv office on April 29, 2020
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UK privacy advocates warn over COVID-19 contact tracing app
LONDON (Reuters) – Leading privacy advocates in Britain have urged the government to prevent a soon-to-be launched COVID-19 contact tracing app from turning into a form of state surveillance. Countries are rushing to develop apps which, along with a wider…
Twitter gains users, beats estimates but ad trends alarm investors
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenue and a smaller loss than analysts had expected amid the coronavirus pandemic, but its shares fell as investors fretted about potential weakness in the second quarter. The…
Facebook could address some U.S. antitrust concerns with new photo transfer tool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will allow users in the United States and Canada to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform for the first time – a step that could assuage antitrust concerns by giving users…
Lobanovsky among ten greatest managers of all time
British football magazine FourFourTwo has compiled the ranking of the 100 greatest managers of all time. Legendary Dynamo Kyiv manager Valery Lobanovsky took tenth place in the table, according to the press service of the Ukrainian club. At the t…
UAF continues to help health workers fight COVID-19 pandemic
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) is continuing to implement the initiative of a close partnership with the Main Military Clinical Hospital. In particular, the issue concerns the organization of transport logistics for hospital doctors who are on duty and…
Cabinet approves criteria allowing food markets to resume their operation
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the criteria that allow food markets to resume their activities. The corresponding decision was made at a government meeting on Wednesday. "The operation of food markets during a pandemic should be rned…
Kyivstar connects 496 more settlements to 4G communication network
The Kyivstar mobile communications operator has connected another 496 Ukrainian settlements to the 4G communications network, increasing 4G coverage in 11 regions of Ukraine, the company said on Thursday. The operator, in particular, connected the villages of Chernelivka, Novoselytsia, Narkevychi…
Qualcomm forecasts upbeat revenue as 5G demand mitigates virus impact
(Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Wednesday forecast current-quarter revenue largely in line with expectations as it signed more contracts for 5G phones, which use higher-priced chips, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted production channels and led…
Facebook sees ‘signs of stability’ in ad spending after coronavirus drop
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday and said it has seen “signs of stability” for sales in April after a plunge in March, in yet another signal that tech giants may weather the…