Innovations

April 6, 2021 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - PicsArt, a photo editing creative platform created by Armenians, on Tuesday, April 6 announced the opening of its newest office in the United Kingdom. Headquartered in San Francisco, PicsArt’s workforce spans the globe with growing offices and employees in Yerevan (Armenia), Los Angel...

April 1, 2021 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government on Thursday, April 1 decided to dismiss Hayk Chobanyan from the post of the governor of Armenia's Tavush province. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Chobanyan will be appointed the Minister of the country's High-Tech Industry. The former governor of Tavush will thus r...

March 31, 2021 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan is resigning amid a scandal involving a journalist, Arshakyan himself broke the news on Wednesday, March 31 on his Facebook page. On March 18, Arshakyan hit journalist Paylak Fahradyan in one of the cafés in Yerevan, Armenia's c...

March 30, 2021 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple has announced that it is expanding the Independent Repair Provider program to Armenia and more countries in 2021. The company said in a blog post on Monday, March 30. Launched originally in 2019 and expanded to Europe and Canada last year, the program enables repair providers o...

March 27, 2021 - 10:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ServiceTitan, a software provider for tradespeople, co-founded by fellow Armenian immigrants Vahe Kuzoyan and Ara Mahdessian, has raised $500 million in Series F funding, Forbes reports. This latest round’s $8.3 billion valuation quintuples the Glendale, California-based company's pre...

March 17, 2021 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - PicsArt, ServiceTitan and SoloLearn – all IT companies created and run by Armenian entrepreneurs – have made it to the Forbes’ list of America’s Best Startup Employers 2021. The list celebrates 500 companies that have managed to pivot throughout the pandemic, attracting and engaging ...

March 13, 2021 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of High Tech Industry of Armenia has decided to postpone its 3-rd International Exhibition of Arms and Defense Technologies, ArmHiTec-2021, until 31 March - 02 April, 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition was initially scheduled for 25-27 March, 2021, wit...

February 27, 2021 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan has published footage of a new combat drone developed and manufactured in Armenia. The drone is designed to strike long-range targets, the country is currently testing the device, Arshakyan added. The Minister also promised...

February 24, 2021 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft has released nine new languages, including the Armenian language, for text translation in Microsoft Translator, the company said in a blog post. The announcement came on the heels of International Mother Language Day, held annually on February 21 by the United Nations Ed...

February 23, 2021 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spotify is launching in Armenia in the next few days, the company revealed on Monday, February 22. The audio streaming service unveiled plans to launch in 85 new markets, areas that represent more than 1 billion potential new listeners, Variety reoirts. The company made the annou...