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.
The AMCU allowed «Kiyvstar» to buy Uklon: what will it bring to each company?
At the end of December 2024, mobile operator «Kyivstar» submitted an application to the AMCU for the acquisition of the Uklon taxi service. On February 6, the regulator approved the acquisition. Thus, «Kyivstar» received permission to acquire control over «UKLON LTD» and LLC «Tech Uklon», «Uklon Corporation», «Uklon Ukraine». This is…
Volia and lifecell owner announces layoffs of IT specialists – consequences of merger and optimization
DVL Group, which last year acquired telecom operators «Datagroup-Vola» and lifecell, will conduct a massive reduction of IT specialists in the merged company. About 15% of the IT staff will be laid off.
Odesa resident pretended to be an IT and crypto specialist — defrauded 14 acquaintances of UAH 760 thousand
A resident of Odesa district introduced himself as head of an IT company, a cryptocurrency specialist and other experienced professionals, and demanded money for services that he was not going to perform.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has created an artificial intelligence unit. Plans include the launch of a «national LLM»
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched a separate unit for artificial intelligence — primarily aimed at «comprehensive integration of» AI solutions into the state, but with plans to create competitors to DeepSeek and OpenAI (in the future).
«Let them blame Trump»: Starlink loses $100 million contract with Canada due to US tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has canceled a 100 million Canadian dollar ($68 million) contract with Starlink. He also banned contracts with the US in the province.
Consequences of Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BioWare studio reduced to less than 100 employees and transferred to Mass Effect development
It has become known that after a wave of layoffs, transfers, and dismissals, BioWare has less than 100 employees left. This happened after the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the studio’s restructuring aimed at developing the next Mass Effect installment.
Record quarter for Apple: $124.3 billion in revenue despite declining iPhone sales
The holiday quarter is traditionally the most successful for Apple in terms of revenue. The past three-month period ended December 28, 2024 (the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal 2025) was a historic one for the company.
Google launches «voluntary release» program for Pixel, Chrome and Android developers
Google is offering voluntary resignations to employees of the Platforms & Devices division, which was formed last year, by combining the Pixel, Chrome and Android teams.
Tesla’s profits fell by 70%: what went wrong?
Tesla has published its financial report for Q4 2024, and it doesn’t look good. Despite the fact that the company recorded a 1.9% year-on-year increase in revenues from $25.2 billion to $25.7 billion, net profit fell by a staggering 70%. According to the results of Q4 2024, the amount of profit amounted to $2.3 billion.
«Intel doesn’t know how to be a factory», — Apple CEO Tim Cook told TSMC founder when he negotiated the chip production deal
Before signing a deal with TSMC, Apple tried to establish a manufacturing relationship with Intel, but something went wrong. TSMC founder Morris Chang recalls the details of this story.
Sony changes its key bosses: Hiroki Totoki will take over as CEO and Hideaki Nishino will be in charge of the gaming division
According to Sony’s statement, CFO Hiroki Totomi will replace Kenichiro Yoshida as CEO starting in April. Instead, Lin Tao, Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Strategy, will be promoted to CFO.
EU to ban resale of PlayStation and Xbox to Russians, — Financial Times
The EU plans to include game consoles in a new package of sanctions, given that Russia’s armed forces can use them to control drones and disassemble them for weapons, reports Financial Times.
«Really insane»: Bill Gates criticizes Elon Musk’s remarks on foreign policy
Bill Gates talked about his three-hour dinner with Donald Trump in December 2024 and called Elon Musk’s foreign policy statements insane.
«Kyivstar» buys Uklon. Why does the telecom operator need it?
Mobile operator «Kyivstar» has filed an application with the AMCU to acquire Uklon: Ukrainian LLC «Tech Uklon», «Uklon Corporation», «Uklon Ukraine» and Cyprus-based UKLON LTD. At the end of last year, the AMC received an application for permission from «Kyivstar» to acquire control (through «Uklon Corporation») over the assets of…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed in sales – only 50% of EA’s expectations
Electronic Arts shares plummeted by 18%, the biggest drop since 2008. This huge drop came after the company warned that its financial results would be lower than expected due to poor sales results of two games.
One in Ten Game Developers Lost Their Jobs in 2024 – Survey
Approximately 10% of game developers lost their jobs in 2024. This is according to the results of the annual survey of the video game industry conducted at the Game Developers Conference. More than 3000 developers took part in the survey, and it covered a number of topics, including layoffs in the industry and what games developers are working on.
BES and State Tax Service to check Apple sellers, — decision of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee on de-shadowing of the electronics market
The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has recognized the actions of law enforcement agencies in the “de-shadowing” of the electronics market as ineffective. In particular, this concerns the sales of Apple equipment.
Samsung fears and closely monitors Xiaomi — competitor makes its debut in South Korea
South Korean users are loyal to Samsung and Apple, but Xiaomi has recently entered the country’s market. Industry insiders say that Samsung is closely monitoring the competitor.
Elon Musk wants to buy Intel, — SemiAnalysis
According to rumors, Elon Musk is interested in acquiring Intel. It is also said that Qualcomm and Global Foundries are somehow involved in the deal.
Triumph of PC gaming: player spending has been growing for 13 years in a row, 40% higher than on consoles
Contrary to many opinions, PCs feel quite confident in gaming. A large-scale study of PC games and more indicates growth amidst the stagnation of consoles.
Meta is laying off about 3,500 employees whom Zuckerberg has identified as «inefficient»
Meta announced the first round of layoffs in 2025, in which 5% of the workforce will be reduced. According to the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the layoffs will primarily target people with “low efficiency.”
Lenovo led the PC market in 2024 — Apple sold three times less and took fourth place
Lenovo ranked first in PC shipments in 2024 with 61.8 million devices and a share of 23.5%. Following are HP and Dell, with Apple in fourth place with significantly lower figures.
Xiaomi showed the fastest growth in the smartphone market in 2024 — Samsung and Apple’s share fell
According to Counterpoint, Xiaomi has increased its presence in the smartphone market by 1%, while Samsung and Apple showed a slight decrease. Overall, the market grew by 4% in 2024.
Zuckerberg on Apple: «Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, and they’ve been sitting on it for 20 years»
In Joe Rogan’s podcast, Mark Zuckerberg made several interesting statements, among other things, paying great attention to Apple.
Meta cancels diversity programs due to «changing political landscape»
Meta has joined the list of American companies that have abandoned internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Pentagon adds Tencent and CATL to «blacklist» for helping Chinese army
The US Department of Defense has updated its blacklist of companies linked to the Chinese military, adding gaming giant Tencent, the world’s largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles CATL, as well as companies such as HangXin Memory Technologies, Quectel Wireless, and drone maker Autel Robotics.
The price of failure: Lionsgate is considering a sale
How many flops is too many? That’s the question on everyone’s mind over at Lionsgate. 2024 turned out to be a year filled with cinematic disasters for the studio, featuring films like “The Crow”, “Borderlands”, “Megalopolis”, “Never Let Go”, and “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly…
OpenAI officially becomes a commercial company
OpenAI has announced its decision to become a commercial company. In the official blog, its board declared a structural change that will transfer management to the commercial department.
Volkswagen to cut 35,000 jobs but keep plants in Germany
Volkswagen has announced a «Christmas miracle», introducing major changes to its German operations that will avoid immediate plant closures, layoffs or salary cuts. However, it is planned to cut about 35 thousand jobs in the near future, although the plants will continue to operate.
TOP-5 Ukrainian IT companies that hired juniors most often in 2024 (DOU survey)
In 2024, over 30 Ukrainian IT companies, surveyed by the DOU site, hired 2,970 juniors in the field — for comparison, back in 2022 the figure was a thousand higher, but about 40 enterprises participated in the survey then.
Almost a third of sole proprietors plan to close their business in the near future – the consequences of tax increases
Opendatabot has conducted the largest study of the status and plans of Ukrainian private entrepreneurs. Almost 32 thousand private entrepreneurs took part in the survey. As it turned out, a fairly large proportion of the survey participants plan to close their businesses. Among the surveyed entrepreneurs, most of them work in retail (24.6%) and IT…
Microsoft is secretly looking for third-party AI providers to reduce dependence on OpenAI and save money, — Reuters
Microsoft plans to add third-party AI models to products with Microsoft 365 Copilot—not just to diversify the lineup, but also to reduce dependence on ChatGPT and OpenAI, reports Reuters citing sources within the company.
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