Telegram Stars - a new internal currency for paying for digital goods
Telegram has launched a new feature – the ability to sell digital goods and services through bots and mini-apps using a new internal currency called «Telegram Stars».
YouTube will limit the age of viewing videos with weapons, ban some altogether — from June 18
YouTube is changing its rules for videos with guns. They will be age-restricted, and some will be banned outright. Content depicting homemade and automatic firearms will be banned for viewers under the age of 18, and safety device removal training videos will be banned regardless of age. The new policy will come into effect on June 18.
Ministry of Digital Transformation launches beta test of educational application "Mriya"
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced the launch of a beta test of the Mriya app. The app is expected to change the approach to education.
Microsoft has opened the Windows 10 beta test for «new features» — despite the fact that it will stop supporting the OS in 2025
Microsoft intends to stop supporting Windows 10 from October 14, 2025 and encourages users to upgrade to the current version of Windows 11. However, the company is now taking the unusual step of opening its Windows 10 beta program to test new features and improvements.
Meta has launched an ad on Instagram that can't be missed
Advertising is Meta’s biggest source of revenue, so the company plans to make it even more intrusive on Instagram.
NVIDIA at Computex 2024: SFF-Ready compact PCs, G-Assist AI game assistant, automatic overclocking without losing warranty
NVIDIA did not present any new graphics cards at Computex 2024, but it showed a lot of technologies that can help gamers. The company unveiled a new standard for compact PCs supported by manufacturers, created an AI assistant for complex games, enabled automatic video card overclocking in its program, and allowed the use of the AV1 codec at 120…
The main «fake news spreaders» on Twitter — are older women. They account for more than 80% of disinformation posts
A new study has identified a small group of «super spreaders» of fakes on Twitter — they make up only 0.3% of accounts on the social network, but spread about 80% of links with disinformation. One might expect that these are young people who actively use the Internet, but not so — it turns out that most fakes are spread by older people, and…
Google suddenly increased the cost of Gemini 1.5 Flash by 98% and claimed that the previous one was «a typo»
Google has quietly doubled the price of using the API of its new Gemini 1.5 Flash model.
100,000+ cars were re-registered through the app «Diia» Volkswagen, Renault, and VAZ were bought/sold most often
Ukrainians 100,000+ times re-registered car in the application «Diia» and received the corresponding «valid» license plate
«Petrofan», chatbot scientist and astrologer — customized GPTs are now available to everyone, but with a query limit
OpenAI has provided free access to customized GPT — chatbots created by third-party developers based on ChatGPT with thematic functions (for example, those specializing exclusively in math or cooking borscht).
Apple is working on TV+ app for Android - Mark Gurman
Apple is looking for a senior engineer to help build a TV and sports app for Android. This indicates that the company is finally bringing its TV+ service to a competing smartphone platform.
«Hype does not match interest»: only 1%-7% of people use ChatGPT daily, up to 30% do not know about it — research
Large corporations are now investing heavily in generative artificial intelligence and models such as ChatGPT. A new study Reuters Institute and Oxford University shows that very few people actually use artificial intelligence, despite the tremendous hype around this technology.
Marriage by video in the app «Diia» — The Ministry of Digital Transformation invites to beta test
Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine launched beta test of online marriage in the «Diia» app. The service will be useful for those newlyweds who are unable to register their marriage in the usual way due to the war.
Sam Altman hid the launch of ChatGPT from the OpenAI board — the release was announced on Twitter
Last year, OpenAI organized a failed coup attemptin an effort to oust CEO Sam Altman — now former board members are revealing additional information about what prompted them to take these actions.
NovaPay now issues international MoneyGram transfers - free of charge for the recipient
From now on, you can receive an international MoneyGram transfer at any branch of «Nova Poshta». The money will be available for collection immediately after the transfer is sent from abroad. You do not need to open an account for this. It is noted that cash withdrawal is free for the recipient and takes a few minutes.
YouTube Playables games are now available on Android, iOS, and in the browser — but not yet in Ukraine
After starting testing last year, YouTube is expanding its Playables games to Android, iOS, and the web. These are free, small games that can be accessed on YouTube in mobile apps and on your computer. Google calls them «a fun, interactive way to watch YouTube».
2500 pages of Google search documents leaked — data contradicts public statements
The leak of 2500 pages of internal Google documents reveals the search algorithms. The authors of the leak believe that Google has not been completely honest about this for many years
The EU wants to control Telegram, but the messenger lacks 4 million users for the «gatekeeper» status
The EU is investigating whether Telegram falls under a new strict content law, as it is concerned about the spread of Russian disinformation on the platform.
Netflix wants to disable content downloads on Windows — users receive strange messages
You can watch Netflix on the go on your laptop using the official Windows streaming app. Even if there is no network connection, you can download content in advance and watch it later.
OpenAI has started training the next GPT and intends to create general artificial intelligence (AGI)
OpenAI said about the start of training for a new flagship model of artificial intelligence. It will replace GPT-4, which manages the ChatGPT chatbot. The company declares the next level of capabilities, and in particular, the desire to create no less than general artificial intelligence (AGI) — AI that can do everything the human brain can. The…
Bluedot, a Ukrainian startup promoting AI extensions for Chrome, has raised $600 thousand in investments at a valuation of $5 million
Bluedot is a startup that creates an extension for the Google Chrome browser that annotates Google Meet meetings using artificial intelligence. At the end of April, the company raised $600,000 «angelic» investment during a pre-seed round valued at $5 million.
Some Google Messages users on Android are receiving distorted GIFs sent from iPhones
In recent weeks, Google Messages users have been experiencing problems sending GIF animations from iPhone to Android devices. Such images are sent in a distorted form – they lose animation and some pixels.
YouTube immediately rewinds the video to the very end if the user has an activated ad blocker
It seems that YouTube continues to encourage users to disable ad blockers. The new restriction is indeed quite severe – it does not allow you to watch videos at all if you have an ad blocker activated for YouTube.
Microsoft says Windows 11 is better than Windows 10 because of the... celebrity gossip available
Eventually, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10, so security updates will only be available to customers who are willing to pay for them. This will happen on October 14, 2025. And to encourage users to upgrade to the current version of the OS, the company decided to remind why Windows 11 is better than Windows 10.
Devices with Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E cannot be legally used in Ukraine - APITU asks the government to resolve these issues
At the beginning of this year the final version of the high-speed wireless communication standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) was presented. Later manufacturers began to announce their own solutions that support this standard. However, it seems that Ukrainian consumers will have to wait some time for such devices to appear on store shelves.
Vodafone has tested 5G in Ukraine - connecting Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Helsinki
During the Action Forum 2024, Vodafone and Nokia demonstrated 5G communication capabilities in Ukraine. It is noted that during the event, a 5G teleconference between Ukraine and Finland was held for the first time in Ukraine. The new high-speed connection united three European cities at once: Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Helsinki.
Windows 11 Recall works even without NPU — the program was launched on an old Snapdragon 7c+, x86-x64 processors are not yet available
An enthusiast found out that the new Recall program in Windows 11 does not require a neural processing unit (NPU) in the processor. Recall functions are recording everything that happens on your PC to recover or search for data. However, the program did not work on a conventional x86-x64 processor, but on a PC with an older Snapdragon 7c+…
iOS 18 will feature emojis created by artificial intelligence and customization of the appearance of apps and the home screen - Mark Gurman
In his new Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman talks about some of the innovations that Apple is preparing for the upcoming iOS 18 operating system.
Get ready, ChatGPT — xAI Elon Musk has raised $6 billion to challenge OpenAI
Currently, xAI is estimated at $24 billion (the previous estimate was $18 billion).
Microsoft has launched a beta version of Copilot on Telegram — up to 30 requests per day for free
Requests for Copilot can be sent directly to the messenger for free, but with restrictions.
YouTube Music will be able to find a song by humming or playing it — the feature is already being rolled out on Android
The YouTube Music app for Android is rolling out a feature that’s been begging to be used for a long time — find a song by humming. You can sing, whistle, or play a recording of a song to find it.
Google AI Search Overview considers Pokémon to be LGBT+ characters
Recently released additions to the search Google AI Overview leads to incredible discoveries of new data about many things, including the characters of the Pokemon universe. Some of them are now considered by artificial intelligence to be LGBT+, despite the fact that the image of the creatures does not have any hint of any sexual activity.
«Nova Poshta» now delivers shipments between European countries - weight up to 100 kg, delivery time from 2 days
The Nova Post brand, under which «Nova Poshta» operates in Europe, has introduced a new service for customers abroad. From now on, it is possible to make shipments not only from European countries to Ukraine and vice versa, but also to send documents, parcels or cargo up to 100 kg between European countries where there are Nova Post offices.
Paintpad is a program for drawing in... Microsoft Notepad
Developer SamNChiet has made it possible to draw in Microsoft Notepad using text characters. He named his project Paintpad and jokes that «made MS Paint in Notepad».
Up to 30 transactions per month. The NBU will set restrictions on P2P transfers due to the spread of online fraud
The NBU’s decision will apply directly to outgoing transfers — you can receive funds to the card without restrictions.
Bing API glitch breaks Copilot, ChatGPT, and DuckDuckGo search functions
Currently, the search capabilities of ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other platforms are partially unavailable due to a Microsoft outage, which is likely related to the Bing software interface.
Google Password Manager to get Family Link sharing feature
It’s worth noting that Family Link will only allow you to share your password with people in your family group, not with anyone who has a Google account.
SpaceX makes first satellite video call via Starlink Direct to Cell
Since 2022, SpaceX has been working on launching a satellite communication service, which is scheduled for 2024. In this project, the company is cooperating with T-Mobile and other international operators. Obviously, there is some progress in this direction – SpaceX has passed an important milestone in the development of the service and…
iPhone will have a face emoji with eye bags
In Unicode created seven new emotions that will be available on iPhones and other devices, probably in late 2024 or early 2025.
Trained on «Xi Jinping's opinion». China launches new chatbot — with artificial «communist» intelligence
The large language model was trained on the Chinese leader’s political philosophy known as «Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism», as well as other official literature provided by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Team Copilot — a new «colleague» in Microsoft Teams who will never say no to help
Microsoft positioning Team Copilot, as a video meeting facilitator — a specialist (in this case, artificial intelligence) that helps a group of people work together more effectively.
Microsoft Edge will translate videos from YouTube, LinkedIn, Reuters, and some other sites — not yet in Ukrainian
Microsoft Edge will soon offer real-time video translation on sites like YouTube, LinkedIn, Coursera, and more. At this year’s Build event, Microsoft announced that a new AI-powered feature will be able to translate voice content with dubbing and subtitles while you watch.
Microsoft's Cocreator — «second wind» for Paint and the official image generator for PC Copilot+ devices
Paint is finally getting an AI-powered image generator, but it won’t be available to everyone.
Microsoft announces Copilot+ PC - laptops with built-in generative artificial intelligence capabilities
Microsoft is making a significant push to introduce AI into laptops. The company has introduced a new brand of Copilot+ PCs – PCs with Copilot+. It is intended to emphasize that Windows laptops are equipped with built-in hardware resources for processing AI tasks and support AI functions in the operating system.
Microsoft launches Recall — artificial intelligence will record everything you do on your PC for quick recovery
Microsoft is launching Recall for Windows 11, a new tool that tracks everything a user sees and does on their computer. It makes it possible to search and restore everything that was ever done on the device.
OpenAI will remove Sky's «too sexy» Scarlett Johansson-like voice from ChatGPT
OpenAI is working on suspending the use of Sky’s voice from the audio version of ChatGPT. The company came to this decision after users said that it sounds very similar to actress Scarlett Johansson.
Reserve+ from the Ministry of Defense: 250 thousand registrations in 1.5 days, availability in 176 countries and «yet» no e-subpoenas
On the second day of work at application of the Ministry of Defense more than 246 thousand citizens updated their data, which is 83 times more than through the ASCs and «ten times more than through the TCCs — according to Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Kateryna Chernogorenko.
A combination of two eras: Windows XP launched on Intel i486 processor
A retro computer enthusiast managed to run Windows XP on a computer with an Intel i486 processor. Now, for many people, the time of release of both seems like antiquity, but in fact, ten years have passed between the release of the processor and the OS — they are not compatible, that is, they were until now. Author set out ISO image of a modified…
A clean Windows XP lasted 10 minutes on the Internet before being infected — it was infected by malware from Russia
YouTuber Eric Parker, decided to find out how long it would take «bare» Windows XP to be infected with malware in 2024 if the computer was simply connected to the Internet and nothing was done. Using a virtual machine, Parker created an instance of Windows XP without a firewall or antivirus.
150,000 Ukrainians registered in the Reserve+ app in 10 hours — but there were some glitches
Overnight, the App Store and Google Play have launched mobile application of the Ministry of Defensewhere persons liable for military service, conscripts and reservists can update their data online and not have to go to an ASC or TCC.
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