«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.
DeepSeek developers’ passports were taken away to make them unable to travel
It seems that China really appreciates DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence technologies. So much so that their creators have been banned from leaving the country. It also became known about the company’s future plans.
PC makers are also getting NVIDIA RTX 50s at inflated prices — PowerGPU CEO complains about 5090 for $3000
When you buy an overpriced computer with NVIDIA RTX 5090 and other Blackwell, don’t rush to blame the assemblers. They also receive expensive graphics cards from suppliers.
Valve announces 64% growth of Steam Deck and the biggest sales year in history
Valve published released its annual report Steam Year in Review 2024, which summarized its achievements for the year. The company proudly announced the best year for seasonal sales:
«20-30% of the code, but not 90%»: IBM CEO says artificial intelligence will not replace programmers
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna believes that programmers will simply be able to do more work. Artificial intelligence will not create more than a third of the code.
Intel has a permanent CEO — he resigned from the board last year due to disagreements
Intel has appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive officer. He takes office on March 18, 2025.
At home, but without a bonus: Vodafone cancels bonuses for «remote» employees
The British telecommunications company Vodafone has launched efforts to intensify its return to office (RTO) policy and threatens to withdraw bonuses for non-compliance.
Anthropic boss: «Artificial intelligence will write 90% of the code in six months, and in a year — it will take over everything»
CEO of Anthropic and «father» Claude chatbot Dario Amodei made a sharp prediction about the future of software engineers, hinting that their main job will be 100% performed by artificial intelligence in a year.
«Nova Post» implements its DOGE — the company will check the efficiency of employees
Headed by Elon Musk, DOGE (the US government’s Department of Government Effectiveness) inspired Volodymyr Popereshniuk, co-owner of «Nova Post», to check the company’s processes.
A fired developer planted malware in the company’s IT systems — wanted revenge, but got 10 years in prison
Davis Lu, a 55-year-old developer, had been working for Eaton Corporation for 12 years and was facing redundancy in 2019 — but he decided he wouldn’t quit so easily and left his management and colleagues with a «parting surprise».
The HR manager hired fictitious employees and «earned» $2.2 million on their salaries — the fraud was discovered only after 8 years
The HR manager of a technology company from Shanghai «earned» $2.2 million in 8 years by hiring non-existent employees and misappropriating their salaries.
Nvidia Chief Architect: «Young programmers should develop 2 key skills — and they will help to outperform AI»
Nvidia Technical Leader Bryce Adelstein Lelbach in a new podcast interview TechBytes (via Business Insider) discussed the hiring processes in the IT industry and the challenges faced by human professionals due to the expansion of AI — and, among other things, outlined the key skills that young programmers need to develop to make their way in a…
ISACA report: 73% of IT workers suffered from stress and burnout, with deadlines and high workload among the reasons
According to the latest ISACA report (via TechRadar), about three-quarters of IT workers (73%) have experienced work-related stress and burnout — the vast majority of them are young professionals.
Meta maintains secret blacklists: fired employees will never be able to get a job in the company again
Meta has created secret blacklists of fired employees that even top managers cannot influence.
A student passed a technical interview at Amazon with the help of AI and received an offer — now wants to drop out of university
Companies such as Amazon, Apple, or Google conduct a series of interviews for potential candidates, and one of the most difficult ones is a technical one, which often has to be done online on camera and under the supervision of another employee.
Instagram founder: «The work of programmers will change dramatically in the next 3 years — they will be left with what AI cannot do»
Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and now Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, predicts that the work of software engineers will change dramatically in the next three years — and it will be all about artificial intelligence.
Designers are back in trend: IT companies resume hiring after a long decline
The IT job market is gradually recovering in Ukraine. For example, in the design industry, as of early 2025, there has finally been a recovery to pre-war levels – February 2022. This is evidenced by data from various sources.
«Kyivstar» will pay more than $100 million for Uklon, and the deal will be closed by the end of the month, — media
The deal to buy Uklon taxi service from «Kyivstar» is expected to be finalized by the end of March. The parties have reached an agreement. According to preliminary data, the deal value may exceed $100 million. This was reported by the resource Dou.ua with reference to Scroll.media.
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