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UKRAINE Ukraine Accelerates Deployment of 15,000 Combat Robots to Frontlines in 2025 Ukraine is rapidly scaling its deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), aiming to field 15,000 combat robots by the end of 2025...
Meanwhile, Europe ramps up biggest military build-up in decades. By Daria Solovieva As Washington flip-flops and adds conditions to its support for Ukraine, the consequences of this geopolitical pivot are already...
UKRAINE Ukraine’s Defense Tech Sector Thrives Amid Weakening US Support Ukraine’s homegrown defense technology industry is experiencing significant growth and attracting increased European investment as the...
EUROPEAN UNION European Startups Find DeepSeek’s ‘Discount AI’ Tech Hard to Resist Regional startups are increasingly adopting DeepSeek’s low-cost AI models, challenging the dominance of US tech...
By Daria Solovieva Timofey Golovin, a 38-year-old seasoned ecosystem builder with a palate for both startups and community building, is launching an accelerator program this week that promises to connect the worlds of...
KAZAKHSTAN Kazakh-American Founders Raise $3.6M for AI-Powered Consulting Startup Perceptis Perceptis, an AI startup co-founded by Kazakh-American Alibek Dostiyarov and Yersultan Sapar, has secured $3.6 million in...