Google Discover traffic monster is coming to PC — news feed will appear in Chrome
Mobile users are familiar with Google Discover, a personalized news feed (formerly known as Feed). It automatically selects relevant content — news, sports results, cooking recipes, analytics, reviews, tips, videos — based on the user’s interests. Soon, a similar news feed will also appear on desktop systems.
WhatsApp «copied» more than 80% of features from Telegram — Durov showed an infographic
Pavel Durov, who used to call WhatsApp «a miserable copy» Telegram, published infographics allegedly proving that Meta messenger copied «more than 80% of their functions.
Windows 11 taskbar will get a new icon — what does it do?
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27858 on the Canary channel. The build includes a new taskbar feature and improvements to the desktop.
«Reserve+» has been operating for a year — 4 million users, 340 thousand deferrals and 200 thousand referrals to the VLC
The application for persons liable for military service «Reserve+» is 1 year old. Ministry of Defense launched it on May 18, 2024 as a tool for updating credentials in the «Oberig» registry. But later, its capabilities were significantly expanded. Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko said about the results of the…
OpenAI releases Codex — specialized AI for programming
OpenAI has announced the launch of a research preview version of Codex, an artificial intelligence agent for programming. The tool is based on the OpenAI o3 model.
Microsoft shuts down Bing search API — developers lose an important tool
In the tech world, even big players sometimes change course abruptly — and this has a serious impact on the entire ecosystem. That’s exactly what happened to Microsoft, which suddenly announced that it was shutting down Bing Search API. For many developers, this is a serious blow, especially since Google doesn’t offer a similar tool.
YouTube will insert ads in the most emotional moments of the video – they will be determined by AI
Imagine watching a touching video — a mountain top confession, a hero’s farewell, or a victory after a long journey. And just as you’re about to be overwhelmed by emotion and waiting for the denouement, the screen suddenly changes and an ad appears. Not just anytime, but specifically at that moment. This is the format that YouTube is…
UPDATED: Steam suffers a large-scale leak — 89 million accounts for $5000 are in the darknet
89 million Steam accounts leaked to the darknet — users are advised to change their passwords immediately.
Attempt #2: Google announces Material 3 Expressive, a new design for Android 16
Last week, Google accidentally released an early published information about the new design of Android 16 – Material 3 Expressive. Then the company quickly removed the published materials, and now the update has been officially announced. During The Android Show: I/O Edition, Google presented a new version of its proprietary design code —…
Google has updated the logo — the one on the photo is no longer relevant
The previous update of the Google logo happened 10 years ago. Since then, everyone has gotten used to seeing the letter «G» made up of four colored segments — now there are no segments.
An alternative to Windows: Huawei introduces HarmonyOS for PCs
In a world where geopolitics is increasingly intersecting with technology, Huawei continues to move towards technological independence. The next step on this path was the presentation of its own full-fledged operating system for computers — HarmonyOS PC (or Hongmeng Computer for the Chinese market).
Razer introduces Basilisk Mobile and Joro — a gaming mouse and keyboard for gaming «on the go»
Razer has decided to take care of the interests of gamers who play even on the go. So that they too can use convenient tools to control the gaming process, the company has created two new compact gadgets focused on mobility: the ergonomic Razer Basilisk Mobile mouse and the ultra-portable Razer Joro keyboard. To make portable gaming convenient,…
Netflix has updated the interface on TVs – artificial intelligence and many changes
Netflix has decided to add a bit of the currently popular AI to its mobile app, and at the same time announced a large-scale upgrade of its TV interface. At the same time, the company introduced new mobile formats for discovering content.
Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro — AI model creates web applications from simple ideas
Google continues to develop and improve its Gemini AI assistant. After the release of the model Gemini 2.0 Flash optimized for daily activities and other tasks, the company announced about the launch of Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview for developers. Interestingly, it was announced ahead of schedule.
Google accidentally showed the Android 16 interface — what is Material 3 Expressive?
Google has accidentally revealed details of the new Android 16 — Material 3 Expressive interface, which is being prepared for an official presentation at the I/O conference. In a blog post that quickly disappeared from public access (but a copy remained in the Internet Archive), the company talked about the redesign of the system, based on…
Apple has released iOS 18.5 Release Candidate — what’s new?
This week, Apple rolled out the Release Candidate (RC) build of iOS 18.5. There are relatively few new features.
A new Windows 11 feature will notify you when your laptop is «being peeked at by» unauthorized persons
Microsoft is developing a new surveillance feature for Windows 11 that will notify users when strangers are secretly looking at your screen — for example, when you are in public places (working from a cafe or coworking space, etc.).
New deferrals and functions will appear in «Reserve+» – Chernogorenko
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared several new features in the «Reserve+» application. Deputy Minister for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko spoke about these updates.
YouTube is testing a new Premium Duo — subscription for two people at a lower price
YouTube has launched a new Premium Duo subscription in a test mode, which offers all the same benefits of the basic plan, but at a reduced price with a limit of two users.
Hacker breaches Signal client used by the US government in just half an hour
It seems that the new administration of US President Donald Trump has picked up the idea that the «role of cybersecurity in the modern world is exaggerated». In March, a secret chat between the Trump team accidentally added a journalist by The Atlantic. And now the messenger used by the Trump administration has been hacked.
Android without Google — Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus plan to get rid of American services
After Donald Trump became president of the United States for the second time, a trade war between America and China has reignited. Trump imposed incredibly high duties on Chinese products and may impose other restrictions. Chinese smartphone manufacturers have already begun to prepare for possible problems.
Leading Microsoft executive considers Apple macOS better than Windows 11
«If Ballmer was CEO, I would have been fired for this tweet», — jokes Merrill Fernando, senior product manager at Microsoft. His April post went viral.
In Windows 11 settings, you’ll find an Advanced — section with features for developers and more
Microsoft continues to gradually abandon the familiar Control Panel in Windows 11 and add new features to the OS. The next such update in the near future will be a new settings page called Advanced. It will offer advanced features that will be especially useful for developers, but ordinary users can also find something interesting there.
NVIDIA unveils AI Blueprint, an advanced tool for guided 3D image generation
NVIDIA has announced the availability of AI Blueprint, a new generative artificial intelligence tool for 3D guided generation. Unlike many other generative models, this new product gives authors more control over fine details and composition.
Samsung Galaxy smartphones store passwords in the clipboard in clear text — why is it dangerous?
Owners of Samsung mobile devices are at risk of losing their passwords due to a rather serious security issue. It turned out that some Galaxy devices running One UI store copied passwords in clear text on the clipboard. This means that it’s not that hard to access them — especially if someone has access to the phone or a malicious app reads…
Microsoft introduces $1.50 fee for «hot updates» Windows
The last month has not been very successful for Microsoft in terms of ensuring the security of the most popular computer OS. One of the recent updates added an empty inetpub folder to the system disk. At first, there were many tips on how to remove it, but only later did Microsoft warn that deleting this folder can make the system vulnerable to…
Watch out, Google: OpenAI adds ad-free shopping to ChatGPT
OpenAI allowed users to make purchases directly in ChatGPT — and now it looks even less like a regular chatbot.
Every third deferral in Ukraine is issued through «Reserve+», — Chernogorenko
Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko shared new information about the work of the «Reserve+» application. She spoke about the upcoming appearance of two new deferrals in the application and provided interesting statistical information.
Windows 11 without censorship: Microsoft has taught the OS to understand user swearing
It looks like Microsoft has finally found a feature that can harness the power of modern chips and their built-in neural units. The company has added a new option to voice text input: the ability to disable the obscenity filter. This feature appeared in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.550 on the Dev Channel.
«Diya», «Nova Poshta», «Kyiv digital», mobile banks and terminals are down ─ Hacker attack or not?
The morning of April 26 greeted Ukrainians with a large-scale failure of various digital services and payment terminals. Due to a technical malfunction, payment terminals in stores and the subway did not work, and it was not possible to pay using Apple Pay and Google Pay mobile wallets.
Ex-Discord boss names 3 games he’ll play after being fired «I missed Baldur’s Gate 3, I have backlog»
Discord co-founder Jason Citron is stepping down as the company’s CEO — and already knows what he will do next.
Windows 11 24H2 update brings back GTA: San Andreas bug from 20 years ago — but Microsoft is not to blame
The Windows 11 24H2 update has revealed a bug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Microsoft is not to blame for this.
An empty folder in Windows that «cannot be deleted» can permanently block OS updates
Remember the empty folder in Windows 11 (version 24H2) that Microsoft advised against deleting under any circumstances? Well, third-party security researchers have a slightly different opinion on this matter.
«Reserve+» now warns you if you are wanted
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released a new version of the «Reserve+» application. Version 1.6.0 has several new features that will be useful for people liable for military service. In particular, push notifications about changes in the status of persons liable for military service and additional information about the user have been…
Gmail allows you to unsubscribe from all subscriptions in one click — only on Android for now
Google’s Gmail email service is launching an interesting feature called «subscription management», which allows users to unsubscribe from all subscriptions in just one click.
The new ChatGPT models leave extra characters in the text — they can be «detected» through Word
From now on, ChatGPT will be harder to hide. It turns out that with the release of the new o3 and o4-mini models, OpenAI chatbot started leaving hidden watermarks — Unicode characters in the generated texts in place of regular spaces.
Apple has removed the «available now» note from the Apple Intelligence page
Apple has stopped advertising Apple Intelligence features as «available now» — at the request of the National Advertising Division (NAD), which, among other things, checks advertising campaigns of American companies for truthfulness.
The re-take of the VLC is available in digital format — until June 5
Persons liable for military service who have the status of «limitedly fit» and must undergo a second VLC will be able to do so in a digital format. About this in the interview LB.ua said Kateryna Chernogorenko, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization.
Pavel Durov: Telegram hasn’t disclosed «a single byte» of private messages in 12 years of existence
Pavel Durov claims that in the 12 years of Telegram’s existence, it has never disclosed users’ private messages.
China launches 10G internet — 4K movies download in seconds
Imagine: you press «download movie in 4K» — and instead of waiting for several minutes, you wait only a few seconds. Now add to this a dozen more connected gadgets, a smart home, online games, 8K video — and no network lag. Does it sound like a fantasy? But in China, it’s already a reality.
Microsoft «kills a feature that protected «older» versions of Windows 11 — and no one knows why
Microsoft is planning to remove a security feature in older versions of Windows 11 — all versions before 24H2. Support for VBS enclaves (virtualization-based security enclaves) will be discontinued in Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2. The same applies to server versions: Windows Server 2022, 2019, and 2016. This effectively means that older versions of…
A first look at Xbox Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant that helps you win games
Microsoft has begun testing an early version of Copilot for Gaming, a gaming assistant. The company’s employees already have access to Copilot in the Xbox mobile app. Although it looks similar to the existing Copilot chatbot, it was designed to integrate with an Xbox account.
All friends could disappear from Facebook — inside «Zuckerberg’s crazy» plan
Social networks need more and more users to increase revenue or attract new advertisers by demonstrating engagement rates. But in 2022, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was considering an idea so absurd that the board of directors might be glad it wasn’t implemented. Internal correspondence presented during the antitrust trial shows: Zuckerberg…
Gemini has learned to generate 720p video, but with a limit of 8 seconds
Gemini Advanced users can now generate videos using the Veo 2 model. To do this, just make a text request and describe your idea.
Like Musk, but with ChatGPT: OpenAI is working on its own social network similar to X
OpenAI is working on its own social network with a Twitter-like feed, and an early version of the platform is already available.
Microsoft Outlook bug loads CPUs by 50% while typing — no fix yet
Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Outlook Classic that can cause the processor to load up by 30-50% while typing. The worst part is that the first complaints about this appeared in November last year, and there is still no full-fledged solution. The company currently offers only a temporary solution.
In «Reserve+», it will be possible to pay the TP fine with a 50% discount
In the summer, the «Reserve+» app will have a new convenient feature — you can pay a fine for violating the rules of military registration with a 50% discount. And those who are already serving in the army but still have such a fine will be able to pay nothing at all — it will be completely canceled.
Google fixes a 20-year-old bug in Chrome that caused «to escape» browsing history
Almost every platform or service has its own security vulnerabilities — and Chrome is no exception. Recently, Google has already fixed several serious issues that could have given attackers access to sensitive data in the browser, and now it’s fixing another important bug.
OpenAI releases special AI models for IT professionals — GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano
New family of OpenAI models includes GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano variants — all specialize in programming, have a context window of 1 million tokens (about 750 million words), and an output window of 32 thousand tokens, but are currently available only through the API.
Windows 11 24H2 update adds mysterious empty — folder and Microsoft doesn’t advise deleting it
Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted the mysterious folder that appeared after the April 24H2 update of Windows 11 should immediately return it.
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