Ukrainian robot_dreams has launched a contest for «coders» — giving $1000 for the «weirdest» one-line code
Ukrainian educational platform robot_dreams launched a contest for «shitcoders», in which the winner will be offered a cash prize for the strangest one-line code.
US Department of Justice wants to split Google — the Ministry has prepared recommendations for the court
The U.S. Department of Justice has made recommendations to split Google to prevent a monopoly.
Foxconn builds the world's largest Nvidia GB200 chip factory: «Demand is extremely high»
Taiwanese company Foxconn is expanding its activities in the field of artificial intelligence. The company is building a factory in Mexico that will produce GB200 chips for Nvidia. These components are key to the next generation of the computing platform Blackwell from an American company.
The court banned Google from paying for exclusivity of applications in Play, placing its programs in smartphones and other anticompetitive practices
On Monday, October 7, a U.S. court issued a permanent injunction forcing Google to
to soften its attitude towards alternative Android app stores. Google is prohibited from engaging in anticompetitive practices that favor Google Play.
Renamed Twitter, so you don't have to pay? Elon Musk and X doubled the Australian fine when they tried to cancel it
X Twitter faces a $400,000 fine for ignoring a request from the Australian Electronic Security Commission. The regulator wants to verify the measures that X is currently taking to combat the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
Jensen Huang earned $109 billion from Nvidia — enough to buy Intel (with a balance)
Currently, Nvidia’s CEO’s personal wealth is estimated at $109 billion, which is more than Intel’s market capitalization of $96 billion, writes Tom’s Hardware. In fact, if Huang had suddenly decided to acquire a company «blue», he would have received at least $13 billion in change.
Breaking: Tencent wants to buy out Ubisoft amid falling shares, poor sales and delays
Tencent and Ubisoft’s founders, the Guillemot family, are considering a buyout of the French game developer after losing more than half of its market value.
Military duty and increased taxes: what awaits Ukrainians starting from October 1 (yes, «will be adopted retroactively»)?
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy has reviewed draft law No. 11416-d on a historic tax increase. By a majority vote, the Committee supported the document for the second reading. About this reported MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
Aytiv residents are to be banned from using sole proprietorship and simplified taxation system
Yuriy Gaidai, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic Strategy reportedThe Ukrainian IT industry is concerned that the use of the simplified taxation system may be restricted. This idea was born at a working group discussing the tax bill. They were considering protecting the «Diia City» regime from IT specialists switching to the third group…
Star Citizen developers are forced to work seven days a week — the company earned $700 million from the game
Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, has ordered its employees to work seven days a week to prepare for the Citizencon event on October 19.
OpenAI raised a record $6.6 billion at a valuation of $157 billion — Apple refused to invest
OpenAI has just completed a historic funding round, raising $6.6 billion in investment at a $157 billion valuation.
The exemption for international parcels up to 150 euros will be canceled — Hetmantsev
Danylo Hetmantsev (Servant of the People), chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, said that a separate bill on taxation of international parcels worth up to 150 euros will be submitted to the parliament in the near future.
Exports of Ukrainian IT services have fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of the war
In August 2024, the export of Ukrainian IT services amounted to $507 million. This is $38 million (or 6.97%) less than in July of this year ($545 million). Thus, August demonstrated the lowest export of IT services from Ukraine in the first eight months of 2024.
Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over auto-blocking of third-party apps
Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung. The company believes that the Auto Blocker feature on Samsung devices prevents the installation of alternative app stores.
Twitter/X has fallen in price by 80% since «Elon Musk took over
In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, starting the epic of transforming the network into a new service with «freedom of speech» called X.
At Tesla's plant in Germany, 17% of employees are on sick leave, and 200 have not been at work since the beginning of the year — Elon Musk is shocked
Production of Tesla in Germany faces an unusual problem — sick leave. Employees use the social system, and trade unions say that the company has extremely difficult working conditions.
Meta fined almost $102 million for improper password storage
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed a fine of $101.5 million on Meta. The reason was a violation of the rules for storing user passwords.
Google spent $2.7 billion to rehire its IT guy — he was rejected for «uninteresting» product
Three years ago, a software engineer proposed an AI chatbot project to Google, but it was rejected, and the man quit the company to found his own startup.
South Korea fines Samsung for exposing workers to radiation — further penalties expected
South Korean regulators have confirmed that Samsung violated nuclear safety rules and exposed workers at a semiconductor plant to radiation.
New California law will force digital stores to admit that they do not sell, but only license content
Digital stores will not be able to use words such as «buy» or «purchase» unless they disclose the licensing terms.
The number of «closed» sole proprietorships in Ukrainian IT grew by 157%, while new registrations — fell by 20%
According to YouControl (via Highload) the Ukrainian IT industry shows a decline in the registration of new sole proprietorships — in the summer, for example, the total number decreased to 9.1 thousand (a 21% drop compared to a year ago and a 48% drop compared to 2021).In June-August 2023, IT specialists registered 11.6 thousand individual…
WOG network programmer fined UAH 34,000 for downloading a script «main.ru» for sending SMS messages
According to the materials court case, software engineer of the company LLC «West Petroleum Market» (manages the WOG filling station network) intentionally downloaded a dangerous Python script, despite «awareness of the principles of malware and the prohibition of its distribution».
«The Future of PlayStation»: $400 million and high expectations invested in failed Concord
Catastrophic Concord launch continues to generate interesting stories. With the closure of the game, Sony PlayStation suffered great losses.
A black hole sucks in money: Microsoft pays $1 billion a year for Xbox Game Pass games
According to sources, Microsoft is spending $1 billion to ensure that third-party games are in Xbox Game Pass. Among those with whom we have signed multimillion-dollar contracts are many well-known brands.
Qualcomm wants to buy Intel — the company is now worth $90 billion
In recent days, mobile processor manufacturer Qualcomm has expressed its intention to acquire Intel. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to knowledgeable sources.
Xiaomi ranks second in the world in smartphone sales — ranks first in Ukraine
According to a report by the research company Counterpoint, Xiaomi overtook Apple to become the world’s number two brand in terms of sales in August 2024.
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developers
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a patent lawsuit against the developers of Palworld and accused them of violating intellectual property rights.
«Where is IT in the war?»: Ukrainian IT specialists have donated ₴39 billion to the Armed Forces since February 2012
Also The IT industry paid ₴68+ billion in taxes over the same period.
Intel spins off loss-making chipmaking unit into a subsidiary
Intel is trying to improve its financial position by restructuring. To this end, it is transforming its chip manufacturing business into an independent subsidiary.
Tax changes for «Diia. City» threaten the IT industry in Ukraine — the industry is sounding the alarm
Leading IT industry associations in Ukraine have expressed concern about a possible tax increase for residents of «Diia. City» residents, which could lead to an outflow of investments and business relocation.
«In 2025, individual entrepreneurs will be obliged to pay the unified social tax again», — Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee
The suspension of the provision of the Law on the Unified Social Contribution, which allowed individual entrepreneurs to pay it voluntarily during the war, is provided for in clause 3 of the final provisions of the draft state budget.
Guilty: Amazon, along with Samsung, Xiaomi and others, monopolized 90% of the second smartphone market in the world
Samsung, Xiaomi and other manufacturers have colluded with Amazon and Flipkart (owned by Walmart) in India. Smaller retailers do not have access to the new smartphones.
85% of Ukrainian IT professionals use artificial intelligence in their work — most often juniors and executives
Profile resource of DOU analyzedhow Ukrainian IT professionals use artificial intelligence — it turned out that the most active users were beginners and managers, although the vast majority of respondents are still wary of the technology.
«An alternate universe where Half-Life disappeared» — how Valve avoided disaster in the early years
Now everyone knows Valve’s hit game Half-Life, and most PC gamers use Steam. But everything could have turned out quite differently.
AMD scorns laptop makers — «Cold War» led to billions in losses
Sources among laptop OEMs say that AMD’s technical support is deteriorating. The reason for this is the company’s reorientation to corporate solutions from user solutions.
Microsoft lays off another 650 employees in the gaming division — this is in addition to the 1,900 laid off in January
Microsoft is planning to lay off nearly 650 employees of its gaming division, as announced by Xbox CEO Phil Spencer in a letter to employees.
Samsung executives arrested for leaking $3.2 billion worth of secrets to China
South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung executives on suspicion of transferring $3.2 billion worth of the company’s trade secrets to China. One of the arrested, 66-year-old Mr. Choi, set up a chip manufacturing joint venture in China and served as its CEO. He was assisted by a fab designer, Mr. Oh, and tried to bring in other…
A blow to tech giants: EU court orders Apple to pay €13 billion in taxes and Google to pay €2.4 billion in fines
The European Court of Justice has confirmed the legitimacy of multibillion-dollar fines for tech giants Apple and Google, strengthening the EU’s position in the fight against monopolies.
The average salary in Ukraine has increased to almost UAH 21 thousand. IT employees receive the most
The State Statistics Service has released a new report on the average salary of officially employed workers in Ukraine. According to the report, the average salary in the second quarter of 2024 in Ukraine increased to UAH 20,964.
A portrait of a Ukrainian IT professional by DOU: A 30-year-old married Kyiv resident who donates $180 to the Ukrainian Armed Forces every month
Profile resource of DOU analyzedhow Ukrainian IT professionals live and work in 2024, and created an average portrait of a specialist.
OpenAI may increase the cost of ChatGPT subscription to $2000 for access to new AI models
OpenAI is considering a rapid increase in the cost of premium subscriptions to ChatGPT due to the release of advanced Strawberry and Orion models.
Nvidia loses $280 billion in one day — record drop in the history of the US stock market
Shares of Nvidia, a leading computer chip maker, suffered a record drop on September 3. The company’s market value decreased by $280 billion after the US Department of Justice sent an antitrust subpoena.
Ubisoft shares are falling: Star Wars Outlaws did not meet expectations
Shares of French video game developer Ubisoft continue to fall for the second day in a row.
In 2024, China invested $25 billion in semiconductors — more than the United States, Taiwan, and South Korea combined
China has become the largest buyer of chip manufacturing equipment. In the first half of 2024, Chinese companies invested $25 billion in semiconductor production.
Business boom in Ukraine: more than 193 thousand new sole proprietorships in 8 months of 2024, 60% are started by women
In the first 8 months of 2024, a little more than 193 thousand new individual entrepreneurs were registered in Ukraine. This is reported by Opendatabot, citing data from the Unified State Register (USR).
The IT specialist told how Apple's HR managers forced him to go through 13 interviews to finally... reject him
An experienced product manager shared his negative experience with an interview at Apple, calling it «the worst interview experience» in his career.
Brazil bans X / Twitter and will be fined $8900 per day for access via VPN — Apple and Google are obliged to remove the app
The Brazilian Supreme Court banned the social network X/Twitter due to its moderation policy. The largest country in South America is home to 227 million people.
«AnandTech's Last Day»: Famous PC component review site closes after 27 years of operation
AnandTech, the website that has been familiar to anyone interested in desktop processors and components for the past 27 years, is shutting down. «Today is the last day of AnandTech’s publication», — writes editor-in-chief Ryan Smith.
Telegram employs mostly Ukrainian programmers — they won a professional competition
Referring to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the Financial Times writes that the platform is used mostly by Ukrainian coders.
Pavel Durov is released on bail but banned from leaving France — he faces up to 10 years in prison
Telegram’s founder is accused of complicity in a dozen crimes, including drug trafficking and distribution of child pornography.
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