Tesla promises to make Musk the world's first trillionaire, but there are a few conditions
September 2025 looks controversial. The U.S. labor market is in decline, and only one in four Americans believe in the possibility of improving their standard of living. At the same time, Tesla’s board of directors has offered Elon Musk a compensation package that could potentially make him the world’s first trillionaire.
IT cut donations to the Armed Forces: up to 5% of salary, the most active are from frontline regions and those who are not going to leave Ukraine
DOU website published the results of the traditional annual survey on how Ukrainian IT professionals financially support the Armed Forces of Ukraine: this year, donations have decreased, and the most active are the professionals with the highest salaries and those who are not going to leave Ukraine.
35-year-old Indian IT worker dies in Microsoft office, suspected of "work overload"
A 35-year-old Indian Microsoft engineer was found dead in a California office. The family believes that the cause of death was exhaustion at work.
The artificial intelligence industry is on a huge loan with a dubious return: "Financing for 20-30 years with no prospects for five"
Not only skeptics are already talking about the artificial intelligence bubble, but also heads of leading companies in the industry and investors. Despite the huge investments, there are still no sure prospects for profitability.
AI has "eaten" 13% of junior positions in programming, finance, and maintenance in three years, — Stanford study
Young professionals have lost more than a tenth of their job opportunities over the past three years due to AI. Juniors are suffering, while the situation for middles and above has improved.
Kiss My Radio: Ukraine launches the first "radio" for IT professionals with tracks for coding
The platform company Kiss My Apps has launched Kiss My Radio, the first “radio” for IT professionals in Ukraine. At its core, it’s a series of Spotify playlists that can be played in the background of coding, design, or other work tasks.
Elon Musk sues Apple over ChatGPT's alleged monopoly on iPhone
In the lawsuit, Elon Musk, on behalf of xAI, claims that the collusion between Apple and OpenAI reduces the chances of other AI applications to get on the iPhone and be successful.
48% of IT professionals want to emigrate from Ukraine, 37% of those who left will not return, — survey
Resource DOU once again conducted a summer salary survey, but this time paid special attention to the issue of emigration. Will Ukrainian IT professionals really leave en masse when the borders are opened? The results showed that everything is not so clear, and this decision is influenced by a number of reasons.
Apple sues employee named Shi for sharing secrets of Oppo watches
The company claims that Dr. Chen Shi has transferred Apple Watch technology to his new employer, China’s Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications.
"The United States now fully controls 10% of Intel... paid nothing", — Donald Trump
The US President announced the transfer of 10% of Intel shares to the government. According to Donald Trump, the United States paid nothing for them.
"AI will disappear by itself": Google's AI development founder warns against building a career in the industry
Jud Tarifi founded Google’s first AI team and now heads his own startup. He says that the AI industry will soon disappear and advises to work in specialized areas.
SpaceX owes $3 billion in taxes as Musk fights for government efficiency, — investigation
Since its founding in 2002, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has grown to become a leading player in commercial space launch and a key contractor for the US government. However, a new investigation shows that its dominance may be due not only to technological breakthroughs, but also to large-scale tax optimization over the past two decades.
For the first time in Ukraine: "Kyivstar has entered the Nasdaq stock exchange
On August 15, 2025, shares of Kyivstar Group Ltd. (the parent company of the Ukrainian telecommunications operator Kyivstar) began trading on one of the largest US stock exchanges — Nasdaq. The ticker is simple and symbolic — KYIV. This is not just a financial event: “Kyivstar became the first and so far the only company with business…
133-year-old Kodak may finally disappear due to debt
Kodak, which has been a symbol of photography for over 133 years, is on the verge of financial collapse. In its latest financial report, it explicitly stated that it does not have enough funds to repay its debt obligations. This casts “serious doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Intel launches patriotic branding amid allegations of ties to China
Intel has decided to emphasize its commitment to manufacturing and technology development in the United States. This has become especially important after the recent political events surrounding the company.
Perplexity offers Google to sell Chrome for $34.5 billion
Perplexity, a company specializing in AI search, has made a surprise offer to Google to sell the Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. Its representative confirmed this intention.
McDonald's instead of IT: Programming students in the US can't find a job in their specialty
In the early 2010s, billionaires, tech company bosses, and even politicians urged young people to learn programming as a guarantee of future employment and six-figure salaries. However, all of this advice did not take into account the emergence of AI and its impact on the IT industry, which is currently facing numerous layoffs.
The developer adapted his sleep to Claude's limits and accelerated code writing by 10 times
A programmer decides to adapt his life and sleep to Claude’s limits. The developer works on the project as long as he can send free requests, and then waits.
Google brings back offline interviews for IT professionals due to AI fraud "behind the scenes"
In recent years, online interviews have become the norm in the IT industry and a fast way to hire, given the popularity of remote work. However, a problem has emerged that could set all these advances back a couple of steps.
Former Google X Business Director Calls Job Creation by AI "100% bullshit"
Mo Gawdat, former director of business relations at Google X, doesn’t offer any comforting ideas about the role of AI in the labor market. They will be fired — and that’s it.
A new trend from China — "fake offices". Young people rent premises to simulate employment and not work anywhere
A new trend has gone viral in China: renting “fake offices.” The idea is to make unemployed young people feel busy without actually working.
Korean Starbucks bans bringing PCs and printers to coffee shops
The Starbucks chain in South Korea is introducing “tough” measures against people who spend hours studying or working in coffee shops. From now on, it is forbidden to bring PCs, printers, table partitions and other devices that somehow allow you to set up “mini-offices” in the cafes.
NVIDIA and AMD will give 15% of revenues from AI chip sales to China to the US, Trump confirms
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with GPU manufacturers to export their solutions to China. At the same time, he said that NVIDIA supplies outdated chips to China that are significantly behind modern American solutions.
A bug in the British courts' IT system deleted important evidence for years — executives knew and kept quiet
For years, the British courts concealed the IT error, resulting in the disappearance of important evidence. Surprisingly, management did not correct the situation, but remained silent.
"OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive": Elon Musk reacts to the launch of GPT-5 in the company's products
Elon Musk continues to mercilessly criticize OpenAI. This time, he directed his apocalyptic thoughts toward Microsoft, which has implemented GPT-5 in its software products.
Lawsuit against Microsoft for ending support for Windows 10: abuse of monopoly and neglect of security for AI implementation
Lawrence Klein, a resident of California, USA, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in the San Diego Superior Court over Microsoft’s termination of support for Windows 10.
OpenAI will pay $1.5 million in bonuses to 1000 "best" employees to keep them from leaving for competitors
OpenAI is striking a blow in the fight for AI talent and plans to allocate about $1.5 billion in bonuses for a thousand of its best employees.
Watch out, you're being recorded: San Francisco residents are increasingly wearing AI recorders that record their conversations throughout the day
AI voice recorders are a new trend among San Francisco’s IT and business community. The devices are worn to all meetings throughout the day to record important and not-so-important conversations.
Apple will get an exception: Trump announces 100% duty on chip imports
President Donald Trump has announced a 100% duty on semiconductor imports. This does not apply to companies like Apple that manufacture products in the US or have committed to do so.
"We don't believe in work-life balance": Cognition boss offers team to leave with 9 salaries or work 80+ hours a week
In July, AI startup Cognition acquired Windsurf for an undisclosed price and at the same time acquired a large team of employees — 30 were fired immediately, and the remaining 200 were given a rather strange ultimatum.
Donald Trump calls on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign immediately
President Trump reacts to Senator Tom Cotton’s investigation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s alleged Chinese ties and investments.
US Senator investigates Intel CEO's ties to China: Lip-Bu Tan invested $200 million in 600 Chinese companies
Lip-Bu Tan appointed as CEO of Intel has caused concern among U.S. lawmakers. According to ReutersUS Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel CEO Frank Yee asking him to explain whether the company had sufficiently thoroughly vetted Tan’s past business ties with Chinese technology firms, including those related to the Chinese military.
Hello, 996: AI startups follow China's controversial practice of a 72-hour workweek
AI startups in Silicon Valley are increasingly forcing employees to adopt a controversial work model from China known as “996.” This is a fairly rigid work schedule that requires you to work 72 hours a week, from 9:00 to 21:00 for six days.
Two steps to trash: Intel gets BBB credit rating, company has problems with Panther Lake
Fitch has downgraded Intel’s credit rating to BBB, just two steps away from junk status. Meanwhile, the company is having problems with Panther Lake’s performance and commercial viability.
Folding beds in bulk: Samsung Galaxy Fold7 and Flip7 worth more than $10 million stolen in London
It seems that Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold7 and Flip7 smartphones are so popular that even criminals could not resist their appeal. A batch of devices worth about $10 million was stolen in London.
Australian IT company fires 150 employees via pre-recorded video
Australian software developer Atlassian fired 150 employees using a pre-recorded video.
"The fun begins": Commodore PC fans buy out the company
Retro computer manufacturer Commodore Corporation BV has been bought out by fans and former employees. The contract has already been approved and paid in full.
Apple's Q3 2025 report: three-billionth iPhone released, $800 millions loss due to new duties, +10% profit
Apple’s financial report for the third quarter of 2025 reflects rapid changes in the world, including customs. Overall, the report is positive, and Apple shares rose after it.
Vulnerable web coding: almost half of the code written by AI is potentially dangerous
The study revealed a significant level of vulnerability in web coding products. With some programming languages, the result is much worse than average.
Mark Zuckerberg is happy that time on Facebook and Instagram has increased thanks to AI garbage and wants to bring it to smart glasses
Mark Zuckerberg was inspired by Meta’s second quarter financial report. He is delighted that users are spending more time looking at AI “creations” on Facebook than on Instagram.
Ex-Bandai Namco employee stole so much money that they had to cut the salaries of their bosses
A former Bandai Namco employee framed his managers — he stole $3 million, and others paid the price with their salaries.
Meta has been pirating pornography for years to train AI, — lawsuit says
Meta is once again at the center of a scandal — this time over tons of pirated pornography and BitTorrent.
Apple can save Intel's production in an interesting way
Soon, Apple will be able to literally save Intel’s contract manufacturing, which the company’s new CEO has made strictly dependent on demand and customer needs.
Intel lays off 24,000 employees and cuts operations in several countries
Intel’s new earnings report allows you to calculate the number of layoffs, both past and future, and talks about the large-scale curtailment of projects.
Software engineer worked for 6 months in a startup from prison — boss didn't know until he offered him a full-time job
The venture capital startup Turso had been working with a remote developer for about six months when it discovered that he was in prison.
The winner of the world's first vibecoding tournament solved only 7.5% of the problems
The world’s first tournament in vibecoding called the K Prize. At the initial stage, the winner was the Brazilian engineer Eduardo Rocha de Andrado, who solved only 7.5% of the problems (9 out of 120).
ZeniMax is outraged by «inhuman» Microsoft's dismissals — absolutely important» people left Elder Scrolls Online
When it comes to layoffs, we would like to think that companies are firing someone who is not critical and doing so with respect. But this is not the case with Microsoft and ZeniMax.
The Cabinet of Ministers appoints five new deputies to Fedorov — what do we know about them?
Ministry of Digital introduced a new top management team, which includes, among others, Vitaly Balashov, former head of the IT company EPAM Digital.
«Who the hell is he?»: Trump knew nothing about NVIDIA and wanted to split it up — Huang refused
Until recently, US President Donald Trump knew nothing about NVIDIA — a technology company with the highest market capitalization in the world. He even initially wanted to divide her when he learned about NVIDIA’s dominant role in the AI chip market. But he later changed his mind after meeting CEO Jensen Huang.
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