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The fourth season of the Fresh AIR student hackathon has ended in Odessa. More than 40 teams from 15 cities defended their projects before a jury of leading IT companies. The prize fund this year has almost doubled to 100,000 hryvnias. dev.ua tells about the brightest developments of the participants.

There are currently about 18 million registered freelancers and up to a million customer companies on Upwork. On the one hand, such figures indicate huge opportunities and an unrealistically wide choice, but on the other hand, in this «Babylonian maze», despite the growing demand for quality services, it is increasingly difficult for the customer and the performer to find each other. The problem is the mechanics of lead generation, which has turned into a tiring routine and eats up resources, leaving both parties at a loss. Ukrainian IT professionals, some of whom themselves have significant experience of interacting with Upwork, offer the product Convertix.io, which, in their words, can untie this «Gordian knot.»

The large Japanese corporation Terra Drone has officially announced a strategic partnership and investment in the Ukrainian company Amazing Drones. This is not just a financial deal - it is the first time that a Japanese technology leader has entered the military sector of Ukraine during the active phase of the war, bringing with it millions of capital and world experience in mass production. We spoke with Terra Drone CEO Toru Tokushige and Amazing Drones CEO Maksym Klymenko about the emergence of Japanese-Ukrainian defense cooperation and current challenges in the interceptor drone market.