VBScript — RIP. Microsoft buries 27-year-old programming language
Microsoft is discontinuing support for VBScript for Windows.
In «Reserve+», 1.1 million people liable for military service have updated their data. Including — 14 thousand abroad
Since May 18, more than 14,000 people liable for military service in 124 countries abroad have updated their data via the «Reserve+» app.
N-iX opens first office in Romania: it will function as a technology hub
Ukrainian IT company N-iX, which employs more than 2200 specialists, has opened an office in Bucharest, Romania.
ChatGPT answers 52% of programming questions incorrectly — study
The popular AI service ChatGPT gives 52% of incorrect answers to programming questions.
The General Staff plans to widely introduce AI on the battlefield: this will offset the numerical advantage of the Russians
The Armed Forces of Ukraine aim to widely introduce artificial intelligence on the battlefield to compensate for the enemy’s numerical superiority.
Pope prepares to canonize web developer-«patron saint of the Internet»
Pope Francis has officially attributed the second miracle to website developer Carlo Asutis, who died at the age of 15 from leukemia.
Juniors are disappearing: fewer and fewer specialists are looking for work in April
In April, the share of candidates looking for work decreased: while in the first three months of 2024 their number was at 90 thousand, now it is about 87.5 thousand candidates.
«This step has no alternative»: The government plans to raise taxes and get UAH 300 billion for the army
The Cabinet of Ministers plans to increase budget expenditures and revenues to finance the army.
Before the fight with Fury, Usyk was looking for sparring partners through «Tinder for boxers»
Before preparing for his fight with Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion, Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk swiped sparring partners in a special Ready To Fight app.
The Ministry of Defense announced the cost of development «Reserve+»: it is money from a charitable foundation
Several teams worked on the «Reserve+» app, and $86,000 for development came from a charity fund.
Students created a training AI and won $10 thousand, and then they were suspended for «fraud»
Students of Emory University (Georgia, USA) have created the Eightball educational application based on artificial intelligence and even received $10 thousand for it.
Absolute hegemony. Luxoft topped the top companies by published vacancies
Luxoft, one of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, became the absolute leader in terms of published vacancies in the spring.
Twist on Million Dollar Homepage. Braveproject launches Ukrainian IT volunteering portal
The Braveproject project will soon launch a Ukrainian IT volunteering portal.This will be the first database of companies in Ukraine to collect many stories and facts of Ukrainian business support for the Armed Forces.
The Rada proposed an alternative to reservation — labor military service for business and IT
The Verkhovna Rada proposed an alternative to reservation and economic reservation — economic mobilization.
Ukrainian developers have shown a universal robotic platform for demining «Solomandra»
Temerland has tested the «Solomandra» robotic platform, which is designed to help with demining.
Panic, fear, and unmotivated: ex-Google manager criticizes the company’s work on AI
Ex-Google manager Scott Jenson believes that the company can potentially be a serious player in the AI market, but it is hampered by a lack of motivation and panic (stone cold panic).
It is used even in the Antarctic: there are already 1 million successful authorizations in Reserve+
The Reserve+ app, which allows people liable for military service to update their personal information, has already counted about 1 million successful logins.
Vlad Yatsenko, Dmytro Zaporozhets, and others. The top of the richest IT entrepreneurs in Ukraine has been revealed
The publication NV amounted to rating of the richest IT entrepreneurs in Ukraine. The top spots were taken by businessmen focused on Western markets — Vlad Yatsenko, Dmytro Zaporozhets, and Taras Kitsmey and Yaroslav Lubinets of SoftServe.
Two students hacked millions of washing machines to do laundry for free
Two students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found vulnerabilities in the security system of washing machines that allow them to wash laundry for free.
You can mobilize as a team. Referrals to the VLC and recruiting functions will be added to Reserve+
The Reserve+ app, where people liable for military service can update their information, will be updated with additional features. These include online recruiting and the ability to sign a contract, electronic referrals to the military medical examination board, and the possibility of group recruiting.
Fears that people’s jobs will be taken away: «the godfather of AI» offers a universal basic income
«The Godfather of Artificial Intelligence» Jeffrey Hinton believes that the introduction of a universal basic income can solve the problem of a possible job shortage caused by the development of AI.
Slack collects data for AI training without warning, and you need to send an email to opt out
Users of Salesforce’s popular Slack messenger noticed that the service uses messages and files to train AI. Information about this is contained in a confusing privacy policy — and users have to write to the company themselves.
Employers will also be able to serve a call-up to a person liable for military service — Ministry of Defense
Employers, heads of enterprises, institutions and organizations can now also serve a summons to a person liable for military service.
MacPaw launches beta of Setapp Mobile marketplace for iOS in the EU
The Ukrainian company MacPaw has released a new marketplace called Setapp Mobile. It is available in the beta version and by invitation only, designed for users from the European Union.
Vinnytsia developers have created an autonomous FPV swarm that destroys targets without operator intervention
One of the Vinnytsia-based FPV development teams has created an autonomous flight board and a special app.
In experimental mode: e-cabinet of persons liable for military service will start working in a couple of days
The electronic office of a person liable for military service will be launched on May 18. But so far it is in an experimental mode — because it is «a rather serious engineering work».
Developers want to create «Diia. Channels» — an alternative to Telegram and other messengers
CSO developers «Analytical Center for Information Resources» plan to create an alternative to Telegram and other messengers — «Diia. Channels».
The number of booked IT tickets increased by one and a half times in two months
In Ukraine, as of May 10, just under 4,050 IT professionals have a valid reservation.
Brave1 has increased grants for defense research: up to UAH 2 million can be received
The Brave1 cluster increases grants for defense R&D — now you can get from 500 thousand to 2 million hryvnias. Previously, the amount of funds was $5,000 and $25,000.
Softserve, Luxoft, and Infopulse. The rating of the largest taxpayers among IT companies has been published
In 2023, IT companies paid UAH 20.8 billion in taxes to the state budget.
«For services to the company»: Microsoft will unfreeze salary increases for employees
Microsoft plans to resume raising salaries for its most efficient employees.
The Ministry of Economy has launched preferential grants for drone manufacturers
The Ministry of Economy has offered drone manufacturers preferential grants under the «Recycling» program.
We waited for it. In April, the demand for IT professionals without experience was higher than for experienced specialists
In April, demand for inexperienced IT professionals was higher than for those with 3-4 years of experience.
Dell will track movements and assign a rating of «truants» office
The American company Dell is tightening control over its employees after changing its remount policy. In particular, it tracks physical movements and monitors VPN connections.
Parliament Increases Fines for Refusal to Appear and Failure to Appear at the TCC
The Verkhovna Rada voted in favor of draft law No. 10379, which amends the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses and increases liability for violations of mobilization and military offenses.
The Council is considering two models of economic booking
The Parliament is considering two models of economic booking, and discussions are ongoing.
OpenAI destroyed 100,000 books used to train GPT-3. Those involved have also disappeared
OpenAI has removed two huge datasets «books1» and «books2» that were used to train the GPT-3 model.
It’s official: GitHub Copilot Chat is now available on iOS and Android
Microsoft-owned GitHub has released Copilot Chat on iOS and Android.
The register of persons liable for military service «Oberig» will show the status of receiving a call
The register of persons liable for military service «Oberig» will display the status of receipt of the call. But this process will take place in accordance with the current legislation — it must be delivered in person and certified by a signature.
«Hack» system — bosses «cut» bonuses: Microsoft improves cybersecurity program
In light of recent events, Microsoft has decided to tie executive salaries to the functioning of security systems: if the company is hacked, the bosses will be «cut» bonuses.
Ukrainian programmers created Lağoda QT — a puzzle game in Crimean Tatar
Ukrainian programmers have created a free puzzle game called Lağoda QT. Each level is a poem by one of the prominent Crimean Tatar authors in which you have to find a mistake.
Google will teach you how to create chatbots with Gemini for free. You only need to know Python
Google has launched registration for the free Startup School program: Gen AI program. The program is free of charge and aims to create applications, agents, and chatbots using Gemini artificial intelligence.
Ukrainian language added to Copilot for Microsoft 365
Microsoft has announced support for the Ukrainian language in Copilot for Microsoft 365. Ukrainian is one of 16 languages added to the service.
More vacancies and hires, but lower wages: what happened on the labor market in April
In April, the number of vacancies for IT specialists increased on the labor market. DOU and Djinni saw record numbers, which was in line with the situation on the labor market as a whole.
And it costs only $300. Chinese present RISC-V-based laptop for AI developers
Chinese startup SpacemiT has presented MuseBook — a laptop based on the K1 RISC-V octa-core processor aimed at AI developers.
Brave1 participants create HARVESTER AI platform for state security agencies
Members of Brave1, the Ukrainian MATHESIS team, have developed the HARVESTER platform based on artificial intelligence for state security agencies.
A programmer at cryptocurrency startup DeFi wanted to leave Ukraine with an Italian passport
A Volyn-based programmer at cryptocurrency startup DeFi tried to leave Ukraine with an Italian passport. But the attempt was unsuccessful.
The Ministry of Defense has created an online calculator for the military’s financial support
The Ministry of Defense has launched an online calculator for the financial support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A US Defense Department hacker got loans and wanted to sell classified information to Russia
32-year-old information systems security developer National security agencies Jareh Sebastian Dahlke was sentenced to 22 years in prison for trying to sell «to a Russian spy» classified information.
Simple and cheap. Ukrainian Flytech launches mass production of ARES reconnaissance UAVs
The Ukrainian company Flytech has presented an intelligence ARES unmanned aerial vehicle. Its main advantages are low price and easy repair
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