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.
Sergey Brin: Google will be the first to launch «strong AI», but you need to work from offices — and at least 60 hours a week
Sergey Brin co-founded Google in the 1990s with Larry Page, but stepped down from the company in 2019 — however, the AI boom forced the businessman to return to the office, and now he believes that other employees should follow suit.
Meta fired 20 employees for leaking information to the media — and promises to cut «even more» spies
On Thursday, Meta announced the dismissal of 20 employees, allegedly for disclosing confidential internal information to journalists.
A Disney employee accidentally «leaked» 1 TB of internal company data — through a free AI program downloaded from GitHub to his work PC
The leak included employee logins and passwords to various services, 44 million messages exchanged at work between different Disney departments, and some customer data.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang calls DeepSeek great and reports record fiscal quarter — gaming graphics cards lagging behind in revenue
Jensen Huang is more optimistic than ever about NVIDIA’s future. He is not afraid of DeepSeek and calls it great, and another fiscal quarter was super successful.
Warner Bros. closed three studios and canceled Wonder Woman, which cost $100 million
The Warner Bros. gaming business is in turmoil again — the company has officially canceled Wonder Woman and closed three studios.
Developers spend only 16% of their working time on coding, the rest is spent on background and operational tasks
The latest analyst report IDC (via InfoWorld) shows that the vast majority of developers’ efforts in 2024 were spent on background and operational tasks, while coding took only 16% of the total working time.
Everybody fires, Apple hires — the company will create 20 thousand jobs and invest $500 billion in the US
Apple unveiled its Napoleonic plans shortly after Tim Cook’s meeting with Donald Trump. It is also important for the company to compensate for the new US duties.
«Father with many children» with Photoshop: IT specialist tried to go abroad with a «fake» child
A programmer from Dnipro decided to go abroad, but he had no legal grounds. So he came up with a scheme: in one of the city’s bars, he bought a child’s birth certificate form, filled it out, and became a «father of many children». But the plan failed — border guards in Bukovyna immediately noticed the fake and sent the man to court.
Sony closes PlayStation branch in Poland and outsources some tasks, — Polish media
Polish gaming sites reportthat Sony has begun the process of liquidating the local PlayStation branch.
Meta increased bonuses for bosses by 200% — amidst layoffs of 4000 «inefficient» employees
To party like that, Mark Zuckerberg thought, and tripled bonuses for Meta executives — it would have been fine if ordinary employees hadn’t already faced layoffs and option cuts.
Apple to raise iPhone and Mac prices by 9% to compensate for Trump’s tariffs — Bank of America
According to Bank of America’s forecasts, Apple will have to significantly raise prices for iPhones and other products or fully compensate for future duties proposed by Donald Trump.
Nikola’s collapse: «Tesla among the trucks» worth $27 billion went bankrupt
Nikola has officially filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell off its assets. This is another victim of the unstable electric vehicle market, where startups face low demand, financial difficulties, and rapid spending.
Acer announces 10% increase in laptop prices due to Trump’s tariffs
The head of Acer announced a 10% increase in prices for goods subject to the new duties. We should also expect a rise in the price of technology products from other companies.
Humane shuts down «smartphone killer» AI Pin, and HP picks up the rest for $116 million
In 2023, Humane announced an artificial intelligence gadget called Ai Pin. It is attached to clothing and acts as a smart device without a screen, and a small projector is used to display information. This device was supposed to be an alternative to smartphones.
IBM launches «soft» return to offices program with relocation requirement, provoking layoffs in favor of AI
IBM Corporation, one of the world’s largest computer and software manufacturers, has launched a «soft» return to office program that offers employees to do full-time work under the threat of dismissal.
Hard times: Crytek suspends Crysis 4 and lays off 15% of employees
The legendary developer of Crysis and Far Cry games is not in the best of health right now. Crytek is laying off people, halting development of Crysis 4 and focuses on the live action shooter.
YouTube views on TVs overtake smartphones for the first time with over 1 billion hours
We now sit in front of the TV like our grandparents — YouTube has become the main source of entertainment. Every day, viewers spend more than 1 billion hours watching videos on TVs, which is more than on phones.
Apple has officially acquired Pixelmator and Photomator, popular image editors for iOS and macOS. What’s next?
Pixelmator and Photomator are now officially part of the Apple ecosystem.
Apple founder Steve Jobs told Bill Gates to take LSD to create better designs — he replied that he just «got the wrong batch»
Rumors about Steve Jobs, the founder and former leader of Apple, being addicted to certain substances have been circulating for a long time. Therefore, the story about LSD told by Bill Gates seems likely.
Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97 billion — Altman responded and seems to want Twitter instead
A group of investors led by Elon Musk plans to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The most popular programming languages in Ukrainian IT: TypeScript has overtaken JavaScript, and the shares of C# and Java continue to fall
The DOU website has published its annual rating of programming languages based on a survey of about 7,500 Ukrainian IT professionals.
«A new era has begun»: OpenAI launches its first ever AI ad — for $14 million at the Super Bowl
OpenAI made its debut at this year’s Super Bowl with a one-minute promo video that puts artificial intelligence alongside the greatest innovations of humanity.
«Intel has lost its way», — Bill Gates
Bill Gates stepped away from the computer industry more than a decade ago, but the former Microsoft CEO still keeps an eye on things. He believes that Intel has lost its way.
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