NVIDIA introduces DLSS Smooth Motion, DLSS Override, and new Super Resolution that consumes 30% less power — some of them available on RTX 20xx
After the launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 50 graphics cards introduced a number of new features in the latest Game Ready drivers and NVIDIA App 11.0.2.312.
«No connection»: «Action» received internet and mobile complaint service
The «Action» app now allows you to file a complaint about poor mobile and internet performance. For example, this applies to cases when web pages take a long time to load, when you can’t make a call, or when TikTok doesn’t open. About wrote Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
Fraudsters used a real phone and Google subdomains in an attempt to steal data
Programmer and founder of the Hack Club community Zach Latta reported an attempt to hijack an account from using real data Google.
Gemini 2.0 Flash: Google’s faster and smarter AI assistant is now available for all
Google Gemini AI assistant now provides access to the Flash 2.0 model to all users. Previously, this large language model was available in an experimental mode. However, it is now stable and available through a web application and an Android app.
Google Photos now allows you to quickly mirror a photo. But there are limitations
The Google Photos app has a new useful feature that will be appreciated by those who like to take self-portraits. It is the ability to quickly mirror existing photos.
US Department of Defense personnel ran DeepSeek on work PCs for 2 days before access was blocked
The Pentagon has blocked internal access to DeepSeek’s AI models after discovering that employees in some departments had been connecting to Chinese servers for at least two days, reports Bloomberg.
Microsoft adds distilled DeepSeek R1 models to Copilot+ PC
DeepSeek AI quickly conquered the mobile world, and now it’s expanding to Windows – with full support from Microsoft, which is surprising. The software giant added the DeepSeek R1 model to its Azure AI Foundry to allow developers to test and build cloud apps and services with it. Now, Microsoft has announced that it is adding distilled…
Mobile and home Internet + TV: Vodafone has launched a line of «3-in-1» GigaCombo tariffs
Vodafone has announced the launch of a new line of «3-in-1» GigaCombo tariffs. These tariffs combine three services in a single tariff offer: mobile communications, fixed Internet and television.
DeepSeek R1 AI model collects a lot of user data and distorts information about China
DeepSeek R1’s large language model collects a huge amount of user data and sends it to China. AI also distorts information sensitive to the Chinese authorities.
Apple unexpectedly introduces Starlink support in iOS 18.3 — satellite connection is already working
Cooperation Starlink and the mobile operator T-Mobile has suddenly spread to the iPhone. Apple has silently added support for Elon Musk’s satellite communication in iOS 18.3.
Elon Musk to launch X Money payment service «this year», Visa — main partner
Elon Musk’s Twitter/X has signed a deal with Visa to launch X Money, a payment service that will work directly on the social network and support instant bank transfers and P2P (person-to-person) payments.
Electronic referrals to the VLC in «Reserve+» will start working from January 31
Last week, the Ministry of Defense started a beta test the use of electronic referrals to the military medical consultation center in the «Reserve+» application. And now, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko saidThe Ministry of Healthcare announced that starting January 31, Ukrainians will be able to massively…
First look at Samsung’s XR headset: Like Vision Pro, but on Android XR (video)
During Samsung Unpacked earlier this month, the company showed off both new smartphones and Project Moohan augmented reality headset based on Android XR, which it is developing with Google. Although attendees were not allowed to try the device at the event, YouTuber Marques Brownlee posted a video with a hands-on review of the prototype, giving us…
Windows 11 update breaks Bluetooth, headphones, webcams, and more
For some, Windows 11 updates KB5050009 and KB5050021 have been a disaster. This year’s first Windows 11 patch has broken many devices.
Just as Trump ordered: Google Maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico to «American» (US only)
Google announced, which will change the names of two US geographical locations in the application Google Mapsaccording to President Donald Trump’s January 20 order.
DeepSeek suspended user registration — how to register without a Chinese phone
After the AI assistant DeepSeek rose to the top of the Apple App Store, the company limited the registration of new users.
DeepSeek introduces new Janus Pro AI — generative model better than DALL-E 3
The artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has released a new set of multimodal AI models, which, as it claims, can outperform DALL-E 3 from OpenAI.
The end of an era: Nvidia is ending support for older graphics cards, including the ultra-popular GTX 1060
Earlier this month, Nvidia announced the first RTX 50 series graphics cards based on its new Blackwell architecture, starting with the flagship RTX 5090. At the same time, the company is beginning to phase out support for some of its older GPU architectures.
More than 18 thousand unskilled hackers hit by XWorm RAT — infected malware constructor
An unknown attacker targeted inexperienced hackers, known as script kiddies. With XWorm RAT, they received a backdoor capable of stealing data and controlling the infected computer.
Almost 60% of Ukrainians ignore the «Diia» app – study
According to a new study, more than half of Ukrainians (54.7%) used electronic government services in 2024. The most popular service is «Diia», which is used by 42% of Ukrainians.
«Will replace people almost everywhere»: Anthropic CEO envisions new models of artificial intelligence
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Progress in artificial intelligence development is very fast, says Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, which develops a family of large language models called Claude.
YouTube started showing 3-hour ads without the «skip» — option to overcome blockers
YouTube users complain that the platform now streams very long ads that cannot be skipped.
Windows 11 has a new way to share files
The recent beta release of Windows 11 22635.4805, besides officially announced features, contains an interesting and possibly convenient interface option that expands file maneuvering capabilities.
The programmer created a game «Snake» on subpixels of the monitor
Developer Patrick Gillespie created, possibly, the smallest version of the classic game “Snake.” This version uses individual subpixels of an LCD monitor.
Samsung added Seamless Updates to Galaxy S25: what does it mean for users?
It took Samsung almost 10 years to add support for Android Seamless Updates to its flagship smartphone lineup. It has finally become available in the new Galaxy S25 series.
«Reserve+» now allows you to create an electronic referral to the MAC – beta test has begun
As well as promised earlier Deputy Minister of Defense Kateryna Chernogorenko, the «Reserve+» app has started to introduce electronic referrals to the military medical examination board. The feature is currently in beta status.
Google gave Israel access to AI technology for military purposes – Washington Post
Google cooperated with the Israeli military immediately after its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, trying to get ahead of Amazon in providing artificial intelligence services. This is evidenced by company documents obtained by the Washington Post.
Google Gemini will replace Bixby in Samsung Galaxy S25 and will be able to perform several tasks simultaneously
Google Gemini will become the main smart assistant on Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphones, replacing the default Bixby (access to the assistant is not closed, however, devices will launch Gemini by default).
Trump is ready to support the purchase of TikTok by Elon Musk or Larry Ellison
President Donald Trump said that he would not mind if his friends Elon Musk (owner of the social network X) or Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle) bought TikTok. Earlier was reported that China may sell TikTok to Elon Musk to avoid a ban in the United States.
lifecell will increase mobile tariffs starting next month
Mobile operator lifecell will revise its tariffs and increase their cost in February. This was stated by Mykhailo Shelemba, CEO of DVL («Datagroup», «Volia», and lifecell), in an interview with Forbes Ukraine.
Instagram blocks search for political hashtags almost immediately after Trump’s inauguration
The social network Instagram blocked searches for a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and others. Users who tried to search for these hashtags saw a message that «we have hidden these results» because they «may contain sensitive content».
Netflix has raised the cost of subscription: Ukraine is not affected (yet?)
Netflix published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Overall, the company feels good, and this will please shareholders. It is reported that revenue increased by 16%, and the amount of operating profit exceeded $10 billion. At the same time, despite such great indicators, Netflix is raising prices for its services.
Instagram will pay up to $50,000 for «exclusive» Reels — published before TikTok
Instagram, amid uncertainty with TikTok, has launched a new bonus program that offers cash rewards to creators who publish videos on Reels earlier than on other platforms.
Xiaomi introduces WinPlay — PC game emulator for Android with minimal performance loss
Xiaomi WinPlay is a full-fledged emulator that can run Windows games on Android devices without an internet connection.
Live Switcher Mobile: Canon releases app for multi-camera streams… that doesn’t work with Canon cameras
Canon has launched a new streaming app, Live Switcher Mobile. It supports up to three camera angles that can be switched between with a few taps. The app is available on iOS and currently only works with Apple devices. Surprisingly, it does not support Canon’s own cameras.
Twitter (X) and Bluesky launch short video feeds amid TikTok uncertainty
TikTok is gradually coming back online after a brief ban in the US, and other popular services have already launched their own alternatives — specifically, Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
TikTok and Donald Trump announce the resumption of the service in the United States
Newly elected US President Donald Trump has announced the return of TikTok to the country. The social network itself made the corresponding statement.
To replace CapCut: Meta launches video editing program Edits
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the launch of a video editing program called Meta Edits. Currently, the app is being tested by “selected bloggers,” while it is planned to be released to the public in February.
The world’s first ransomware appeared 35 years ago — it was distributed on 5.25″ floppy disks
In January 1990, an investigation began into a new cybercrime. The ransomware program was contained on floppy disks signed «AIDS Information — Introductory Diskette 2.0».
TikTok stopped working in the United States — the application is removed from stores, video viewing is not available
It happened: following the US Supreme Court’s decision to support the law banning TikTok, the video social network is not working in the country. Other ByteDance applications are also unavailable.
Apple Intelligence news summaries suspended due to critical inaccuracy
Apple’s artificial intelligence Apple Intelligence was advertised as a feature of the iPhone 16. However, the new generation of iPhone did not receive it at launch, and the service added later yields dubious results.
Xiaomi, TikTok, Temu and other Chinese companies face complaints about privacy violations in the EU
The Austrian human rights organization NOYB has filed the first complaints about GDPR violations by Chinese companies. The organization has filed complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, Shein, AliExpress, Temu, and WeChat, claiming that these companies illegally transferred information about European users to parties in China.
Microsoft raises Office 365 prices by 30-40% — for the first time in 12 years (but adds artificial intelligence)
Microsoft raises the subscription price for the Office 365 (Microsoft 365) package with Word, Excel, and other programs, but adds new artificial intelligence tools.
Windows 11 x86_64 support for Apple Macs with M chips is now available in Parallels Desktop
The Parallels Desktop 20.2.0 update makes it possible to run full-fledged Windows on Apple Mac computers with their own processors. Previously, only Windows for ARM was available.
ChatGPT «thinks» in Chinese — users noticed characters in the model justifications
ChatGPT with language model o1 spends “more time thinking” for a better response. Users have found that “thinking” sometimes occurs in Chinese, regardless of the query language.
Microsoft removed the interface that disguised Bing as Google — and declined to comment
Last week, journalists exposed a deceptive practice by Microsoft, which was aimed at attracting new users to Bing by essentially disguising the search engine as its main competitor.
Google Drive now synchronizes data faster and uses less traffic
Google has announced another update to its Google Drive cloud service, which will significantly speed up the synchronization of a local copy of files on a user’s computer with those stored in the cloud.
China may sell TikTok to Musk to avoid US ban – Bloomberg
Chinese officials are assessing the possibility of selling TikTok’s US unit to Elon Musk if the company fails to avoid a ban on the app in the country. Bloomberg reports, citing knowledgeable sources.
Adobe launches AI tool for «bulk» image editing — up to 10,000 per click
Adobe launched the Firefly Bulk Create tool, which allows editing a batch of tens of thousands of images at once.
Kyivstar TV platform is now available on Xbox and adapted for gamepad control
From January 2025, Xbox users in Ukraine will be able to download the Kyivstar TV app at Microsoft Store.
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