Intel fired Pat Helsinger as CEO — after the company’s shares fell by more than 50% in 2024
On December 1st, Pat Gelsinger left his position as CEO of Intel, where he had worked for 4 years.
Payoneer changes withdrawal rules for Ukrainians: what you need to know
The Payoneer payment system has announced the changes it is introducing for its Ukrainian users. The corresponding letters have been sent to users of the service.
Ubisoft employees in Barcelona sue the company — demand to cancel their return to the office
Ubisoft says that «team creativity» grows better in the office.
Thanks to Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios’ revenue has grown almost 20 times
Who would have thought that D&D would save the studio from bankruptcy?
«Weekend — is an error». The head of one of the largest IT companies in India proposes to introduce a 70-hour work week
Infosys founder Narayama Murthy, whom some media outlets call «the father of Indian IT», believes that the introduction of an additional day off in the country was a mistake and proposes to introduce a 70-hour working week
OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of copyright infringement
This is a lawsuit in which The New York Times accuses OpenAI of illegal use of the publication’s texts for ChatGPT training.
«GPON only»: Internet «Kyivstar» fully switches to fiber
One of the largest Internet providers in Ukraine «Kyivstar» will build only GPON fiber networks, which are less dependent on electricity. The existing FTTB networks will be recycled.
Elon Musk’s AI startup is now worth more than Twitter at the time of acquisition
Last year, Elon Musk launched an artificial intelligence startup, and now its valuation has reached $50 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Steam obliges developers to indicate the content and release dates of DLC in season passes
Valve established new rules for seasonal passes on Steam. Now, before launching, developers must provide a clear description of the content and release schedule for all planned add-ons.
Sony plans to acquire Kadokawa — the parent company of Elden Ring and Bloodborne developers
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa media holding. About reports Reuters citing its own sources.
US DOJ demands that Google sell Chrome browser, — Bloomberg
At the beginning of the year, the court recognized Google as a monopolist in search and since then, regulators have been thinking about how to overcome the company’s anticompetitive practices.
OLX introduces a «more transparent and objective» seller rating system
Online classifieds platform OLX announced about an important update to the platform’s seller rating system. This decision was made after a lengthy analysis of the current rating system, which proved to be insufficiently objective.
Former Google boss says that remote workers «can’t be promoted without returning to the office
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes that you can only get promoted if you work from the office — while remote workers do not have this prospect.Schmidt, who headed Google from 2001 to 2011, actively defends the company’s policy of returning to the office and believes that working from the office is primarily beneficial for employees…
MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Apple Mobile Processors in Q3 2024 — who shipped more chips and made more money on them
Research company Canalys has released quarterly data on the distribution of the global smartphone processor market. MediaTek, Apple, and Qualcomm are the leaders in certain categories.
Bethesda and ZeniMax employees go on strike to return to the office
Employees of Bethesda and parent ZeniMax, who are now owned by Microsoft announced a strike. Employees are dissatisfied with the company’s remote work policy.
TSMC is being sued for racism and discrimination — they import Taiwanese and do not hire Americans
Current and former TSMC employees, including a director, sue for discrimination. An American factory hires Taiwanese citizens and refuses to hire Americans.
UAH 8.4 billion «Google tax» paid by Ukrainians since the beginning of 2024
In the third quarter of 2024, foreign companies providing electronic services in Ukraine declared more than UAH 3.1 billion in VAT liabilities, known as the «Google tax». The following is the «good news» said Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Danylo Hetmantsev
AMD lays off 1000 employees — graphics card division earned only $12 million in the quarter
Rumors of layoffs at AMD emerged after an ambiguous financial report for the third quarter. After its release, the company’s shares fell by 13.6%. AMD increased its revenue and profit by 17% and 34%, respectively, and its average revenue forecast of $7.5 billion is slightly below analysts’ expectations.
Xbox CEO reveals the company’s development plans: portable consoles, mobile store, and multiplatform
Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s gaming division, spoke about the company’s ambitious plans for the further development of Xbox. The company is considering new acquisitions and preparing to enter the market of portable gaming devices.
«Last warning»: EU accuses Apple of illegal geo-blocking of App Store and Apple TV+
European Commission informed Apple about another potential violation of EU rules — this time in terms of geo-blocking of the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, etc.
Apple was denied registration of the «Yabloko» trademark in Ukraine
Although Apple and its products are called «apple» in Ukraine (because of the «in»), this is not officially the case. The IPR Appeals Chamber refused companies in the rights to the brand «Yabloko».
SK hynix employee printed 4000 pages of classified data to sell to Huawei
A former SK hynix employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $14,300 for stealing important technology before she joined Huawei.
Tesla pays employees less than competitors, but offers stock grants and seeks «fanatics», — Business Insider
Publications Business Insider gained access to Tesla’s internal database with information on the salaries of about 100,000 employees.
Intel brings free coffee back to offices for «moral» support — after laying off 15,000 workers
Free coffee in Intel’s offices was canceled as part of cost-cutting efforts (which included layoffs of thousands) — but now the bonus is being returned to «morale» support employees.
Apple asks Foxconn and Lenovo to build AI servers on Silicon — but in Taiwan
Apple plans to use their own processors Apple Silicon in its own artificial intelligence servers. The company asks Foxconn and Lenovo to assemble them in Taiwan.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang almost became CEO of TSMC
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang had a chance to lead TSMC, but he refused. This case became known from a biographical book about the founder of the Taiwanese chipmaker, Morris Chang.
OpenAI acquires one of the oldest URLs on the Internet for ChatGPT
OpenAI has acquired Chat.com — one of the oldest domains on the Internet, registered in September 1996.
«7% of income»: Danylo Hetmantsev proposes forced sale of bonds to the population
The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy proposes to discuss the mandatory purchase of government bonds by households in the amount of 7% of taxable income.
Hellcat hackers demand $125,000 in French baguettes from the company — half that if it admits to the hack
Very hungry hackers stole data from a French company Schneider Electric and want a huge amount of bread in return. They promise a 50% discount for honesty.
Intel postpones construction of a plant in Germany until 2030 with a 50% chance of failure
It took the German government some time to find €10 billion to fund Intel Fab 29 near Magdeburg. However, the company is now postponing the project to 2029-2030.
Apple to be fined for «anti-competitive» App Store — up to $38 billion under new EU law
Apple may soon become the first company in history to be fined for violating the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
AMD overtakes Intel in the data center market for the first time — but NVIDIA earns many times more
For the first time in history, AMD has earned more from data center processors than Intel. However, NVIDIA earned almost 4 times more in this market than both processor giants combined.
Digitalization without spending limits: The Cabinet of Ministers has lifted limits on the purchase of laptops and mobile phones for IT systems
Currently, there are restrictions on the purchase of cars, furniture, computers, mobile phones and equipment by government agencies. They were approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Resolution No. 332 of April 4, 2001, and apply to state bodies, institutions and organizations that are funded by the state budget. However, an exception…
Searches are conducted in Netflix offices on suspicion of tax fraud
This includes Netflix’s offices in France and the Netherlands.
Intel is disappointed with the CHIPS law: «Invested $30 billion in two years and got zero»
Intel’s CEO is disappointed with payments under the US CHIPS law. Since its adoption, the company has invested $30 billion in factories in the United States and has not received direct investment from the state.
More than 600 developers and designers of The New York Times go on strike the day before the US election — the publication’s servers are under threat
The New York Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers, product managers, data scientists and designers who power the newspaper’s digital services — including live blogs, mobile push notifications and election feeds.
Tablets are gaining popularity: sales are up 20%, Apple dominates but is losing ground
A new report by IDC shows that in the third quarter of 2024, tablet sales in the global market amounted to 39.6 million devices. This is 20.4% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Apple and Samsung also want to buy Intel, — rumors
It seems that Qualcomm is not the only company that wants to buy Intel. Samsung and Apple are also rumored to be interested in acquiring the tech giant with its own production facilities.
Apple invests $1.1 billion in Globalstar, a satellite service provider that powers Emergency SOS
Along with the release of the iPhone 14 series of smartphones in 2022, Apple announced an emergency call function via satellite. For this purpose, it used the infrastructure of the American satellite service provider GlobalStar. Now it has become known that Apple has allocated $1.1 billion under a new agreement with Globalstar to expand the…
Not a single Intel Core Ultra 200S sold in Germany’s largest store in a week after release
Through a week after release of Intel Core Ultra 200S Arrow Lake processors, Germany’s largest online PC component retailer did not sell a single one.
TSMC deprived Intel of 40% discount due to careless comments by Pat Helsinger
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s comments on TSMC’s presence in China have damaged relations between the companies and deprived Intel of huge discounts.
Nvidia «has picked up» of Intel’s laid-off employees — and some will receive 30% higher salaries
Intel is currently experiencing one of the biggest crises in its 50-year history, forcing the company to announce the layoffs of thousands of employees — some of them along the way intercepted Nvidia.
Ubisoft has no plans to add Ukrainian to its games, and XDefiant’s localization was «a show of solidarity and support»
Olga Sendziuk, Managing Director of Ubisoft Ukraine, in interview Forbes talked about the work of the company’s Kyiv and Odesa offices, challenges during the war, and localization of games into Ukrainian. We have selected the main points.
Former Apple employee from Ukraine thanks the company for evacuating her family
Former Apple employee Ekaterina Rezikova publicly thanked the company and Tim Cook for helping to evacuate employees and their families from Kharkiv in 2023.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella receives +63% ($79.1 million) in compensation for a year of massive layoffs and hacks
Despite the layoffs and data security incidents, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received a whopping 63% increase in his compensation compared to the previous year.
Gamers in Ukrainian IT: game designers and sysadmins play the most, and PCs are the most popular device
Website DOU surveyed Ukrainian IT professionals about their gaming preferences and favorite gaming platforms, and found out, among other things, how the situation differs by specialty (interesting spoiler: those who play have a higher median salary).
Snapdragon — everything? ARM cancels Qualcomm license amid Nuvia intellectual property trial
ARM has canceled a license that allows Qualcomm to use the company’s intellectual property to develop processors amid ongoing litigation.
Tim Cook calls Apple Vision Pro successful with low sales and AI that has not yet been released
Apple CEO Tim Cook has an unusual definition of success. He considers the Apple Vision Pro headset a success, that is not in demand and Apple Intelligence, which has not yet been released, is the best on the market.
No, «Nova Poshta» did not open the sky, but was granted technical permission to fly in Europe
Today, a number of media outlets published news with a sensational message that «Nova Poshta» planes will be opened to the skies and allowed to fly to Lviv and Kyiv. The ITC.UA editorial team asked the press service of the «Nova Poshta» group of companies for a comment and got to the bottom of the situation.
«Own business»: on the portal «Diia» young people can receive a grant for business development – up to UAH 150 thousand
Young entrepreneurs under the age of 25 can apply for grants of up to UAH 150 thousand to start their own business as part of the «Vlasna Sprava» program. This opportunity is available on the «Diia» portal.
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