Microsoft raises the price of Xbox worldwide and will sell AAA games for $80
Microsoft has officially confirmed another wave of price increases — players are outraged because they thought $70 was the maximum price for AAA projects.
How fat is Kim Jong-un? HR found a way to identify hidden candidates from the DPRK
Thousands of IT workers from North Korea have been employed by Fortune 500 companies using fake documents and continue to be employed illegally.
A signal for investors? Tesla’s CEO has sold off almost all of her shares
Tesla has not been doing well lately Cybertruck was not so successfulas Elon Musk said, Consumers in Europe are refusing to buy electric cars from an American company in favor of Chinese models, and The latest financial report shows a drop in profits. Against this backdrop, another piece of news about the automaker looks very telling. Robin…
EA has laid off up to 400 people in its studios and canceled a shooter in the Titanfall universe
Electronic Arts has laid off 300 to 400 employees, including about 100 developers from the Respawn studio. It also canceled the Titanfall game.
Microsoft pays «inefficient» employees for voluntary departure from the company
Microsoft’s new approach to «inefficient» employees is interesting — quit with compensation or work better and harder.
The end of the metaverse dream? Meta fires Reality Labs employees
In Meta dismissed an unspecified number of employees a division of Reality Labs that develops VR applications.
Trump’s tariffs hit Musk: Tesla delays production of Optimus robot due to «problem with Chinese magnets»
More and more American companies and industries are suffering from the unreasonable tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. Another «victim of» tariffs is Tesla, which is run by one of the most ardent supporters of the current US president. This time, it is not about electric vehicles, but about humanoid robot Optimuswhose entry into…
3 days in the office or dismissal: Google introduces new requirements for remote workers
Several Google divisions have warned employees working remotely that they may be fired if they do not show up in the nearest office at least 3 times a week.
Get your money ready: Discord to be led by former Activision Blizzard vice president
Changes are taking place within Discord — On April 28, Humam Sahnini, known as the former vice president of Activision Blizzard and King, will take over as CEO.
Tesla’s profits plummet by 71% — Musk is in turmoil, but in no hurry to leave DOGE
Tesla is reaping the rewards of Elon Musk’s foray into politics and his «heartfelt greetings» antics. Many potential buyers do not want to be associated with all this, and they avoid buying Tesla electric cars. The consequences are very telling. The company’s sales have dropped so much that it is close to the financial «red zone»…
Apple and Meta receive the first EU DMA antitrust fines — up to $600 million or more if they do not correct themselves in 60 days
Apple and Meta became the first companies to receive financial penalties for violating the new EU Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Scythe is on the verge of bankruptcy due to low-cost cooler clones
It seems that the well-known computer cooling systems manufacturer Scythe is in a difficult situation. Its European division is potentially on the verge of closure, and there is a shortage of CPU coolers on the market. The main reason for this situation is that Scythe’s European division has exhausted its working capital and filed for…
Not earlier than in 2 years: Microsoft bans fired employees from reapplying for jobs
Microsoft has updated its policy, and now those who have been fired will no longer be able to re-enter the company for at least two years.
US CEOs with «the highest» intelligence: Nvidia boss leads, Elon Musk is not in the ranking
Website Visual Capitalist in collaboration with Preply, has created a ranking of the 15 smartest CEOs in the United States, which includes the names of many tech leaders — the bosses of Nvidia, Adobe, and OpenAI, among others.
Web coder with a salary of up to $12,000: IT professionals criticize a job offer from a Ukrainian startup
Web coder for $12,000 — does this offer sound tempting? A startup offers a job as an IT specialist, but instead of easy work, it’s like being a fly in the ointment.
All friends could disappear from Facebook — inside «Zuckerberg’s crazy» plan
Social networks need more and more users to increase revenue or attract new advertisers by demonstrating engagement rates. But in 2022, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was considering an idea so absurd that the board of directors might be glad it wasn’t implemented. Internal correspondence presented during the antitrust trial shows: Zuckerberg…
CEO of GitHub: «Coding should become a core subject in schools»
In a recent podcast, GitHub CEO Thomas Domke said that future programmers should learn coding as early as possible — and it would be great if such a subject became one of the main subjects in schools.
«The end of the Transatlantic Alliance»: EU starts issuing disposable «anti-spyware» phones to workers traveling to the US
The European Commission has begun issuing disposable phones and basic laptops to some staff traveling to the United States to avoid espionage, a security measure traditionally applied only to travel to China or to war-torn Ukraine for fear of Russian tracking.
Ukrainian IT abroad: Poland and Spain are among the top countries for relocation, but «net» salaries are only 8% higher than in Ukraine
The DOU website has conducted a salary survey of 2622 Ukrainian IT professionals currently working abroad. The full report is available at linkWe will briefly summarize the main indicators.
Mark Zuckerberg spent «$45 billion on the metaverse in 4 years — the same amount Musk paid for Twitter
It’s been more than 4 years since Mark Zuckerberg changed the Facebook brand to Meta and invested tens of billions in his vision of the meta-universe — but the company has shown little in action to match this amount, raising doubts about the viability of the strategy.
Billionaires earned $300+ billion on «pause» in Trump’s tariffs — and Elon Musk is the biggest
The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their wealth amid rapidly rising stock markets — after Donald Trump announced the suspension of new tariffs for most trading partners (except China, which is subject to a 125% tariff)
TSMC may pay $1 billion to the US for inadvertent supply of Huawei chips
TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker, may face a fine of more than $1 billion, according to knowledgeable sources. Although this amount is not critical for TSMC, it is hardly a trifle.
Make iPhone $3500 Again: production of Apple smartphones in the US will triple their price
US President Donald Trump has said that «jobs and factories will return in triumph» by announcing unprecedented tariffs. At the same time, however, the US may face a significant rise in product prices.
Ubisoft shares plummeted to their lowest level since 2013 — the deal with Tencent did not save the company
Ubisoft is in the spotlight again — and this time not because of a new game. The company, which was once at the peak of its popularity, is now going through a difficult time.
Google pays salaries to AI engineers for a year after dismissal — to prevent them from leaving for competitors
Artificial intelligence specialists are worth their weight in gold, so some large companies pay them extra just to keep them from leaving for competitors.
Portrait of a Ukrainian video game developer by DOU — 26-year-old Kyivan without a wife and children, but with a PlayStation
Website DOU surveyed 900 Ukrainian video game developers about their salaries, age, location, and game preferences, and based on their answers created a portrait of an average game specialist. In general, this is a 26-year-old Kyiv resident without a wife and children, but with a PlayStation.
The 10 largest IT companies in Ukraine earned ₴56.48 billion in a year, but revenue grew by only 1%
According to by the Opendatabot 2025 indexThe total revenue of the top ten largest IT companies in Ukraine amounted to ₴56.48 billion, with growth of only one percent.
You can exhale: Trump’s tariffs do not apply to semiconductors… for now
Everyone was frightened by Trump’s new duties, but according to the US State Department, they will not affect the semiconductor industry. At least not yet.
Trump’s duties: Apple is getting cheaper, iPhones will become more expensive
When Trump imposed tariffs on China in his first term as president, Apple began to move production of iPads and AirPods to Vietnam and iPhones to India. This won’t help now.
ChatGPT Reaches 20 Million Paid Users, OpenAI’s Revenue Increases by 30% in Three Months
OpenAI is growing its ChatGPT subscriber base at an extremely fast pace. Since the beginning of the year, it has added 4.5 million users. The growth can be compared to a rocket.
OLX: interest in gaming PCs in Ukraine has increased by 800%, the number of ads has increased 5 times since June 2024
Components for gaming PCs are extremely expensive in stores, so gamers are looking for something more affordable. OLX reports a radical growth of this niche in the last few months.
SpaceX blocks satellite expansion for iPhone
An old feud flared up again — SpaceX and Apple quarreled over satellite internet.
Why Elon Musk sold X (Twitter) to himself for $33 billion
On Friday, March 28, Elon Musk announced about the acquisition of social network X (formerly Twitter) by his own company xAI. The reason for the deal may lie on the surface.
Intel’s new CEO told when to expect new processors and did not mention video cards at all
Intel’s annual report to shareholders includes a letter from new general director Lip Bu Tan, in which he outlined his immediate plans and reaffirmed previous commitments.
It’s a war: Qualcomm files antitrust complaint against ARM in the US, EU and Korea
Qualcomm accused its longtime partner, Arm Holdings, of unfair business practices. It has filed complaints with regulators in the US, Europe and South Korea. Qualcomm claims that Arm is restricting access to its technology and changing licensing models, which could harm competition. Arm denies these allegations.
The State Tax Service allegedly exposed «Yabko» and Yabluka in tax evasion of UAH 286 million
The State Tax Service has exposed a tax evasion scheme in two well-known electronics chains that sell Apple equipment. About said Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko.
Gabe Newell planned a social network from Valve in the 1990s: «There were a lot of interesting ideas not related to games»
How about a social network from Valve? It turns out that Gabe Newell planned to launch something similar to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram back in the 1990s.
«Pray for Intel»: Pat Gelsinger named CEO of religious cloud platform
December former Intel CEO Pat Helsinger’s call to pray for the company, it seems, was not an empty statement. He became the executive director of Gloo, a church-oriented platform.
«Ukrzaliznytsia» under large-scale cyberattack — online ticket sales are down for the second day, the SBU has been involved
Yesterday failure in the online systems of JSC «Ukrzaliznytsia» turned out to be a targeted and large-scale cyberattack — restoration of services is still ongoing, with the involvement of the SBU Cyber Department.
Elon Musk wonders why people burn Tesla and dislike him: «Why is there such hatred and violence against me?
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, was, without exaggeration, a cult figure before he became involved in political activity. But then something inexplicably changed for him.
Happiness Index in Ukrainian IT: tech leaders and analysts rejoice, while RnD engineers need support
Skylum and VP Team conducted a study (via dev.ua) and compiled the happiness index of Ukrainian IT employees — based on factors, that affect their level of satisfaction (including salaries and bonuses), as well as the reasons why specialists change jobs.
Apple loses $1 billion a year due to «minimal» views of Apple TV+
Despite the fact that Apple TV+ has released several hit series in the science fiction genre, the service still generates $1 billion a year in losses for the Cupertino-based company, according to The Information.
Elon Musk: «The winner will be the one who controls the production of AI chips, and it may be China»
In a podcast with Ted Cruz, Elon Musk talked not only about strange things about «money computers» State Department, but also shared his view on the global tech confrontation.
«Kyivstar» buys Uklon for $155.2 million
Kyivstar» has announced the purchase of 97% of the corporate rights of the Ukrainian taxi service Uklon. The company expressed interest in acquiring the service about a year ago, in the spring of 2024.
More expensive than Motorola: Google acquires cloud service Wiz Inc for $32 billion
Google announced signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Wiz Inc. The Israeli cloud cybersecurity company will strengthen Google Cloud. This is the largest deal in Google’s history.
Apple meeting leak reveals Siri and AI disaster — marketing races ahead of real opportunities
The company is trying to include some AI-based features in iOS 19 that were announced last June, but there are big problems with this.
An IT specialist earned $470,000 a year from 6 remote jobs — it turned out that he had a whole team working for him
An experienced IT quality control specialist who tells his story under the pseudonym Harrison «juggled» six remote jobs during the year and earned $470,000. His goal for the next year is $800,000, but how does he do it?
Buzzers promote «taskmasking» in offices — simulation of active work
Essentially, Zoomers make an extra effort to look like they are working hard when they are not — the trend «taskmasking» is currently trending on TikTok and includes videos with tips on how to look busy and get praise from your boss.
«Play a game on YouTube»: how video bloggers harm sales
YouTube bloggers are changing the gaming industry in unexpected ways. A new study in the journal Marketing Science reveals an interesting situation: while they can significantly increase engagement with video games, developers can lose millions of dollars due to lower sales.
Elon Musk vs. Trump? Tesla and SpaceX complain about duties
Two companies led by Elon Musk — SpaceX and Tesla — have submitted letters to U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer. The main purpose of the letters is to lobby the U.S. Trade Representative regarding the tariff policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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