Vadym Karpus

News writer

Vadym graduated from the International Institute of Market Relations and Entrepreneurship with a degree in Finance in 2001, after he worked for a few years in finance and accounting.

Computers have been his passion since school and the days of the ZX Spectrum. Later on, his interest in information technology gradually increased, and he started assembling PCs for himself, his relatives, and customers. So over time, the hobby gradually turned into a job.

In 2007, he applied for the vacancy, completed the test tasks, and was among the three finalists. The other two finalists were invited to write for the magazine issued by ITC Publishing, and Vadym became part of ITC. Since then, he has been filling the news feed on the site with great pleasure, gradually covering new topics. His key interests include computers, smartphones, gadgets, and digital photography.

Range Rover prepares first electric SUV — Bentley-comfort, 542 hp and 118 kWh

News Auto 07-16-2025 comment
Range Rover is preparing to launch its first electric SUV. Preview of the prototype from the publication Autocar gives the first idea of what to expect from the upcoming new model. Despite the new powertrain, the car retains the familiar design, comfort and reputation of an all-terrain vehicle. However, there are a few things worth paying attention…

Starlink is preparing a breakthrough: 3rd generation satellites with terabit speed will be launched in 2026

News Technologies 07-16-2025 comment
SpaceX continues to actively develop the Starlink satellite internet project. Over the past year, the service has significantly improved speed and stability and expanded to new territories. In the coming years, Starlink will receive more powerful third-generation satellites that will increase the channel’s capacity by an order of magnitude…

Tesla launches Model Y sales in India — twice as expensive as in the US

News Auto 07-16-2025 comment
Tesla has finally officially entered the Indian market, one of the last major markets where its electric cars have not yet been sold. This was preceded by several unsuccessful attempts. However, this time, instead of taking advantage of favorable conditions to reduce duties, the automaker set prices that simply do not correlate with the local…

Update «broke» Chrome on Windows and macOS — browser freezes or does not start

News Software 07-16-2025 comment
The latest Google Chrome update has caused problems for many users. The browser stops launching or freezes, and the situation seems to affect mostly Windows and macOS users.

Seagate releases first 30TB HAMR drives — Exos M and IronWolf Pro are on sale now for $600

News Devices 07-16-2025 comment
Seagate released Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives with capacities up to 30 TB. They are built on the Mozaic 3+ platform and utilize thermal magnetic recording (HAMR) technology. This technology uses a laser to increase storage density. This is the first time Seagate has made Mozaic 3+ hard drives with HAMR available to the mass market.

Honda has shown the Super EV Concept — a compact urban electric crossover

News Auto 07-15-2025 comment
At the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed Honda presented its new electric concept — Super EV Concept. The company has organized a preliminary demonstration of the future compact electric crossover. Some details about it have also emerged.

Elon Musk promises «the most epic demonstration of» Tesla by the end of the year — again

News Auto 07-15-2025 comment
Elon Musk is promising something impressive again — this time «the most epic demonstration of all time». It sounds ambitious, like most of his statements. But if you look at Tesla’s previous high-profile promises, not all of them have been fulfilled. Especially when it comes to demonstrations and launches of long-awaited models.

Windows 11 will get adaptive power saving — laptop «will live» longer, but will work differently

News Software 07-15-2025 comment
Previously, energy saving in Windows 11 was quite simple. When the battery level dropped to a certain value (for example, 20%), the system turned on power saving. This caused a decrease in screen brightness, a decrease in processor frequency, disabling visual effects, and limiting background processes. All this was done in an attempt to squeeze the…

Google is merging Android with ChromeOS — officially

News Software 07-15-2025 comment
Google has officially confirmed the long-discussed merger of its two operating systems — ChromeOS and Android. This is an important step for the company, which has long been looking for a way to make its ecosystem more holistic. Details are still scarce, but the direction of development has already been outlined.

Sony Xperia smartphones are leaving Europe — but not all

News IT business 07-15-2025 comment
Sony has faced a decline in demand for its Xperia smartphones, and the company is starting to respond to the weak demand. After stopping global sales of the flagship Xperia 1 VII due to technical problems, Sony is completely withdrawing from the Finnish market and considering similar steps in other countries.

The new electric Audi Q6 and SQ6 Sportback e-tron offer up to 509 hp and over 500 km of range for $69600 and up

News Auto 07-14-2025 comment
Audi is increasingly interested in electric vehicles and is launching new electric crossover coupes Q6 Sportback e-tron and the SQ6 Sportback e-tron in the 2025 model lineup.

Nothing Phone (3) will be available in Ukraine from tomorrow at a price of 40 thousand UAH

News Devices 07-14-2025 comment
At the beginning of the month an announcement was made Nothing Phone (3) smartphone, and its global launch was scheduled for July 15. Tomorrow, along with the rest of the world, this new product will go on sale in Ukraine. Ukrainian fans of the brand will also be able to purchase the first full-size Nothing Headphone (1).

How to turn Nintendo Switch Lite into a big screen console: enthusiasts add OLED screen and HDMI output

News Technologies 07-14-2025 comment
The Nintendo Switch Lite is a compact, handy game console. But it lacks one important feature: the ability to connect to a TV or monitor via HDMI. For many players, this was one of the main reasons to choose a non-Lite version. But the enthusiasts from Retro Remake solved this problem on their own and created a module that adds almost everything…

Bentley's first electric car: retrofuturism in the EXP 15 concept

News Auto 07-14-2025 comment
Even the most traditional car companies have gone electric. Bentley, known for its powerful gasoline engines and classic luxury, is the first showedThe company has shown what its all-electric car could look like. It’s not a production model, but a concept, but it already has a look into the next decade. It is inspired by the legendary 1930…

SSD in a video card? Give me two. That's how many M.2 slots the Colorful prototype has

News Devices 07-14-2025 comment
Manufacturer video cards Colorful is preparing an unusual solution — a new model in the GeForce RTX 50 line with built-in slots for two M.2 solid-state drives. A prototype of such a device of the iGame Ultra series has already been demonstrated at Bilibili World 2025. About reported IT Home.

Jensen Huang: Trump is proud of 4 trillion NVIDIA, and the industry will survive the new duties

News AI 07-13-2025 comment
NVIDIA not only maintains leadership in the development of GPUs and hardware for artificial intelligence, but also became the first American company with a market capitalization of $4 trillion. Its CEO Jensen Huang said that this achievement made Donald Trump, with whom he recently met, personally proud. The head of the «green» company also…

The Geely Galaxy A7 — hybrid sedan with a range of over 2100 km and a price of $14.5 thousand was presented.

News Auto 07-13-2025 comment
Last week BYD has presented the Seal 06 DM-i hybrid wagon with a range of up to 2000 km and a price of $15300. Geely responds to this by announcing the Galaxy A7 mid-size plug-in hybrid sedan, which promises even greater autonomy at a lower starting price.

AI without political correctness control: xAI explains why Elon Musk's bot Grok praised Hitler

News AI 07-13-2025 comment
Last week was a busy one for Elon Musk’s AI company xAI. It launched the flagship model Grok 4 and the SuperGrok Heavy tariff for $300 per month. But the company is probably best remembered for the behavior of its Grok bot on social network X, which was noted for anti-Semitic publications and praise of Hitler. Due to this scandal, xAI…

Smart #3 (2026) is presented: an electric crossover with a range of up to 555 km and a price of $23 thousand.

News Auto 07-13-2025 comment
Smart’s electric vehicle lineup has been expanded with the updated Smart #3 compact crossover for the 2026 model year. And for those who appreciate dynamic style, the company offers a sporty version of the Brabus, which is about 50% more expensive.

Sex discrimination from ChatGPT: AI advises women to ask for a much lower salary than men

News AI 07-13-2025 comment
Artificial intelligence is increasingly affects our lives — from education and medicine to works, creativity and career development. And while we perceive it as an impartial tool, a new study calls this into question. Scientists from Germany have shown that modern language patterns can reproduce discriminatory biases — in particular, against…

China's zombie factories: billions for chips — and emptiness

News IT business 07-12-2025 comment
In recent years, China has been aggressively developing its own semiconductor industry in an effort to reduce its dependence on Western technologies. The country now has fairly advanced fabs that can produce chips based on the 7nm process, as well as world-class 3D NAND and DRAM memory. However, not all projects have been successful, which,…

Tesla is losing ground in China: sales are down 30%, competitors are coming

News Auto 07-12-2025 comment
Until recently, Tesla remained the flagship of the electric car industry. But the situation is changing rapidly. The company is facing a drop in sales in the United States and Europe. Against this backdrop, Tesla’s dependence on China, its second most important market and key production center, is growing. However, Tesla is now losing…

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received patch 1.5.1 — fixed NPC behavior and problems in missions

News Games 07-12-2025 comment
GSC Game World has released update 1.5.1 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The developers have fixed various bugs discovered after the release of the previous major patch 1.5. These include both character behavior issues and mission crashes. The fixes affected both game mechanics and visual details.

AI has learned to write malicious code that bypasses Microsoft Defender: a wake-up call for cybersecurity

News AI 07-12-2025 comment
Modern AI language models are becoming more and more functional and powerful. In some cases AI is already leading to layoffs or Decrease in revenues in some areas. In addition, the rapid development of AI raises concerns among cybersecurity experts. After all, AI models are capable of generating not only useful code but also malicious code.…

1548 hp and 300 km/h in a family body: Xiaomi prepares the fastest production electric crossover YU7 Ultra

News Auto 07-12-2025 comment
In just over a year, Xiaomi has launched several electric vehicle models. The first was the SU7 electric sedan, then its sports modification was released SU7 Ultraand last month the company introduced electric crossover YU7. The company is not stopping there. Along with the start of production of the YU7, it is already testing the YU7 Ultra sports…

Hyundai has shown the charged IONIQ 6 N: 641 hp, 3.2 seconds to 60 and simulated engine sound

News Auto 07-11-2025 comment
Hyundai has used the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed to present its IONIQ 6 N sports electric vehicle. This is the second high-performance model in the N lineup after the IONIQ 5 N.

24 world records: €2.3 million Rimac Nevera R electric hypercar demonstrates EV potential

News Auto 07-11-2025 comment
Electric hypercar developer Rimac Automobili continues to demonstrate its leadership in this segment. Its new Rimac Nevera R model has set 24 world records on the race track at once. At the same time, 23 of them belonged to the previous standard version of the Nevera.

Google launches new services in Ukraine: AI Ultra tariff, Flow video creation, and «animation» photos

News AI 07-11-2025 comment
Google continues to introduce new AI features in Ukraine. Last week, Ukrainian subscribers of Google AI Pro has become available the newest generative Veo 3 modelwhich creates a video with soundtrack based on a text description. Now, a new feature has been added: turning photos into videos in Gemini. And that’s not all.

Google launches Android Canary — a new program to access early OS features on Pixel

News Software 07-11-2025 comment
Google launched a new Android preview program that allows you to try out new features of the mobile OS even earlier. Thanks to the Canary program, Pixel smartphone owners will be able to test future features long before they are released to the public.

Microsoft replaces employees with AI and saves $500 million

News AI 07-11-2025 comment
Artificial intelligence is increasingly replacing human labor. This is felt by individuals who lose income or work, as well as large companies that are cutting costs. One of Microsoft’s top executives said at a private presentation that in 2024 alone, the company saved hundreds of millions of dollars by automating work tasks. At the same…

Razer releases wireless keyboard with interchangeable switches and up to 980 hours of battery life

News Devices 07-10-2025 comment
Razer created a new gaming keyboard with the long name Razer BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed. This new product features manufacturer has relied on compactness, quiet operation, flexible settings, and reliable wireless connectivity.

Google gives a year of AI Pro service worth $200 on Pixel 9 and launches Gemini on Wear OS

News AI 07-10-2025 comment
Quite unexpectedly, Google has announced the release of new Pixel Drop features, formerly known as Pixel Feature Drop. Usually, such releases appear every three months. The next one on the schedule was expected only in September. But now, in the July update for Pixel devices, the company introduced several important innovations related to the…

«Hello» presents Xiaomi YU7 in Ukraine — three versions priced from UAH 1.716 million.

News Auto 07-10-2025 comment
Last month Xiaomi has introduced a new electric crossover YU7. Only a few weeks later, the «Hello» marketplace announced the opening of pre-orders for this new product. Ukrainian electric car fans are offered three modifications of the Xiaomi YU7.

Adblock Plus users see worse ads than without it — research

News Software 07-10-2025 comment
Imagine: you install an ad blocker to avoid intrusive or harmful content, and you get… even more problematic ads. These digital billboards may inadvertently expose their users to more problematic content. Such conclusions were made by researchers from the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University. They analyzed how online…

Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 with SuperGrok Heavy tariff for $300 per month

News AI 07-10-2025 comment
The xAI company founded by Elon Musk has unveiled its latest flagship AI model Grok 4. And to avoid having to go twice, the company also presented a new SuperGrok Heavy tariff plan worth $300 per month. This is one of the most expensive subscription options among all major AI providers.

Samsung unveiled Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic — the thinnest watch and bezel starting at UAH 15 thousand

News Devices 07-09-2025 comment
Together with folding smartphones Samsung also introduced a pair of new smartwatches: Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic. The updates in these models affected both the appearance and hardware.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Flip7 — bigger screens and battery in a thinner body for a price starting from UAH 50 thousand

News Devices 07-09-2025 comment
At the Samsung Unpacked event, the Korean electronics giant introduced a new folding smartphone in the clamshell form factor, the Galaxy Flip7. The novelty has the largest external screen ever installed in the Galaxy Flip line.

More than 1200 km on a single charge — Lucid Air Grand Touring sets a Guinness World Record

News Auto 07-09-2025 comment
Car owners have several concerns about electric vehicles. They are mainly concerned about the possibility of being left in the middle of the road with an empty battery. These fears are fueled by the insufficient development of charging infrastructure in many regions. Lucid is dispelling these fears. Last week, its electric car Lucid Air Grand…

ChatGPT has taken over Tinder: according to Ivan Franko, no one is on a date

News AI 07-09-2025 comment
In recent years, online dating to find a date has become commonplace. Thus, preparing for a date has turned from something exciting and exciting to a routine task of swiping a touch screen. Rapid development generative artificial intelligence further distorted this experience, leaving even less personal in it.

New Rivian Gen 2 Quad R1T and R1S — four motors again and «tank turn»

News Auto 07-09-2025 comment
Amid growing competition in the segment electric crossovers Rivian has updated its R1 series vehicles with the introduction of second-generation versions. The Gen 2 Quad lineup includes the R1T (pickup) and R1S (SUV) models. Both new products are aimed at off-road fans and have four electric motors — one for each wheel. Thus, after experiments…

Electric minivan Mercedes VLE covered 1100 km from Stuttgart to Rome

News Auto 07-08-2025 comment
У Mercedes-Benz have taken a serious approach to electrifying the family and premium vehicle segment. The latest proof of this strategy is the VLE electric minivan, which was recently passed real endurance tests. The result was convincing. The large electric car covered more than 1,100 kilometers without long stops — from Stuttgart to Rome.

New OnePlus gadgets: Watch 3 43 mm and Buds 4 headphones with up to 45 hours of battery life

News Technologies 07-08-2025 comment
In addition to smartphones Nord 5 and Nord CE5 OnePlus also introduced a couple of new wearable gadgets. We are talking about a more compact 43 mm smartwatch OnePlus Watch 3 and wireless headphones OnePlus Buds 4.

OnePlus Nord CE5 — 7100 mAh, AMOLED 120 Hz for a price of € 299

News Technologies 07-08-2025 comment
After preliminary announcement OnePlus has officially unveiled its new Nord series smartphones. As part of the fifth generation, the company offers two models: Nord 5 and Nord CE5. They have a different technical focus, but at the same time complement each other. The Nord 5 is more powerful and has more flagship characteristics, while the Nord CE5…

Tesla FSD autopilot does not work as promised — the owner received compensation through arbitration

News Auto 07-08-2025 comment
Despite Tesla’s efforts to promote its Full Self-Driving as a system of advanced autonomous driving capabilities, things are not going well in this direction. FSD has repeatedly led to accidents. For example, Cybertruck with FSD crashes into a poleand then Tesla car in «autonomous driving mode» drove people under a train. The arbitrator…

Threads catches up with X on smartphones — audiences are almost equal

News Software 07-08-2025 comment
The competition among social platforms is becoming increasingly fierce. And in this competition, Instagram Threads is catching up with X (formerly Twitter). According to analysts at Similarweb, the Threads mobile app (for iOS and Android) has come close to matching X’s results in terms of daily active users.

Is the modular Fairphone 6 easy to repair? iFixit tested it

News Devices 07-07-2025 comment
Most modern smartphones lure buyers with high megapixel, gigahertz, and gigabyte values. However, the Fairphone went the other way and decided to compete for consumers’ attention with the ease of repair and maintenance of the mobile device. This is all designed to extend the life of the gadget.

New BYD Seal 06 DM-i hybrid wagon with a range from Kyiv to Amsterdam starting at $15,300

News Auto 07-07-2025 comment
Recently, most of the electric vehicles and hybrids entering the market are classified as crossovers. BYD has decided to correct this injustice by offering the spacious Seal 06 DM-i station wagon with a hybrid powertrain. By the way, it is characterized by very low fuel consumption and a large range. According to the manufacturer’s claims,…

«Demolish» Xbox and Copilot: Windows 11 25H2 will allow you to uninstall system programs

News Software 07-07-2025 comment
Microsoft seems to have heard the pleas of millions of users who have been complaining about unnecessary programs in Windows for years. With the Windows 11 25H2 update, the company has decided to clear some space. Now users will have an official way to get rid of built-in applications, often referred to as «bloatware» (software that is usually…

Cheaper Tesla or smaller Model Y? Strange car prototype spotted

News Auto 07-07-2025 comment
Against the backdrop of a significant decrease in demandTesla has once again become the subject of spy photos. A new mysterious electric car was spotted near the Fremont plant. It looks almost like a Model Y, but seems to be a bit more compact. And this throws heat into the long-simmering rumors about plans to release a cheaper version of the…

Sony has stopped selling Xperia 1 VII due to a technical malfunction

News Devices 07-07-2025 comment
On paper Xperia 1 VII looks like a great smartphone for fans of photos, videos, and everything related to the Sony brand. It offers a powerful chip Snapdragon 8 Elite and other flagship features. But something went wrong. The phone just started suddenly turning off or rebooting. For no apparent reason, no warning, just as it pleases.

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