No more Premium: WhatsApp announces free voice-to-text conversion
We look forward to the Ukrainian language in the next updates.
Google Messages will get a backup and restore function for easy transfer between devices
Google Messages has now become the standard messaging app on many Android phones and tablets, helping to drive the adoption of RCS (Rich Communication Services) around the world. Google Messages now has a backup and restore feature for your chats.
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.
«Reserve+» now allows you to apply for a deferral online for parents with many children
The «Reserve+» app has a new feature that allows parents with many children to apply for a deferment from mobilization. This applies to those who are raising three minor children in a joint marriage. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.
ChatGPT has learned to write better texts — OpenAI has updated GPT-4o
OpenAI has introduced an updated GPT-4o model with significant improvements. The new version creates more natural and relevant texts and provides deeper analysis of uploaded files.
Gemini Live now speaks Ukrainian: examples of how to use the AI assistant in everyday life
Gemini Live personal AI assistant is now available in Ukrainian. This means that you can have natural conversations with the assistant, get answers to questions, complete tasks, and much more – all in your native language.
Shazam has recognized over 100 billion songs: which one was searched for most often?
The Shazam melody recognition service celebrates 100 billion recognized songs.
Netflix is being sued for «poor quality» broadcast of Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul
According to Netflix’s management, Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul became a sporting event «with the most views in history», but this influx of viewers also affected the quality of the broadcast.
Google Gemini artificial intelligence now has «memory» of user characteristics
Google’s Gemini chatbot has been given the ability to memorize certain details about users, such as their interests and personal preferences. This feature is being rolled out to subscribers who have access to Gemini Advanced. It will allow the AI chatbot to customize responses according to your needs and preferences.
Register «Oberig» will automatically receive the results of medical examinations of persons liable for military service from the EHEA ─ draft law
The National Security Committee recommends that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approve draft law No. 12066. This document provides for permission to access the medical information of conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists, as well as its inclusion in the «Oberig» register.
Only 20% of recipients used national cashback: what do Ukrainians spend their money on?
In September, Ukrainians received UAH 37.2 million in payments under the «National Cashback» program. The Ministry of Economy analyzed how the recipients of the payments used these funds.
Microsoft Teams will get «live» translation — your voice will sound in 9 different languages
In early 2025, Microsoft will add the «translator» feature to Teams, which will be powered by artificial intelligence and allow each participant to speak (or listen to others) in the language of their choice.
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.
«Reserve+» mistakenly put more than 700 thousand Ukrainians on the wanted list: the app is to be transformed with automatic military registration
Approximately 710 thousand Ukrainians liable for military service were mistakenly displayed in the «Reserve+» application as wanted persons. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.
Elon Musk changed X algorithms for self-promotion and promotion of Republicans – study
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter (now X), some people expressed fears that the new owner would use the social network for self-promotion and political campaigning. A new study has confirmed these assumptions – X’s algorithms now really «like» two things: Elon Musk himself and Republicans.
Models from OnlyFans are receiving «letters of happiness» from the tax authorities and are planning to travel abroad
Recently, Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy indignantHe wrote that beautiful Ukrainian ladies earn millions of dollars on the OnlyFans platform and do not share their earnings from activities prohibited in Ukraine with the state. Then he wrote that the tax authorities received…
Google withdraws from political advertising in the EU due to uncertainty over new rules
Google will stop displaying political ads in the European Union. This decision was a response to new rules that will soon come into force in the EU.
Google to launch «disposable» addresses for primary email privacy and spam protection
Google is working on a new email security system that will allow you to create one-time email addresses or pseudonyms — they can be shared with other users, programs, or sites, and received emails will be forwarded to the main one, thus protecting its privacy.
Apple is being sued for «forcing» to use iCloud — demanding $3.75 billion
A lawsuit filed by a British consumer protection organization claims that Apple violated antitrust laws by effectively «forcing» 40 million customers to use its iCloud cloud service.
Apple announces Final Cut Pro 11 with AI and spatial video support
Apple has unveiled a new version of its professional video editing software — Final Cut Pro 11. It includes new features, including those powered by artificial intelligence.
«Hacking guarantee»: NordPass names the most popular password of 2024
NordPass password manager published has released a new ranking of the world’s most popular passwords, and it shows that the situation is not changing for the better from year to year.
Fallout, Diablo, Heroes 3: GOG guarantees ongoing support for classic games on modern PCs — 100 already updated
GOG has announced a large-scale initiative to update and adapt old video games — GOG Preservation. The company has already modernized 100 classic projects to run smoothly on new operating systems.
Amazon launched an online store «everything for $10» to outbid China’s Temu
Amazon’s new online store offers «insanely low» prices on consumer goods in exchange for slightly longer delivery times.
Without GPT-5, but with «Operator»: OpenAI to release AI agent to control computer
The new OpenAI AI agent, codenamed «Operator», will be able to use a computer and perform actions on behalf of its owner (for example, writing code or booking tickets).
Microsoft will cut Mail, Calendar, and People on Windows by the end of this year. Outlook on Windows is next in line
Microsoft plans to end support for Mail, Calendar, and People on Windows at the end of this year. Over the past few months, the company has been migrating users of these programs to the new version of Outlook for Windows, and now it has set the end date for Mail, Calendar, and People at December 31.
Computing in memory, without a processor: scientists have created a Python interpreter
Researchers at the Israeli Technion Institute have developed a software package for performing in-memory operations without the participation of the processor, using Python.
Signal makes it easy to start group video calls: now as easy as Zoom
Signal users are familiar with the challenge of creating group chats for a group call only, but that’s a thing of the past. Now you can share a link to a call and up to 50 people can join in just a few seconds. The days of selecting contacts one by one are over.
Nvidia App is out of beta: new program replaces GeForce Experience and Control Panel
NVIDIA has released a new universal application for managing video cards. The company announced this said on its website.
«Reserve+» broke the record: 100 thousand deferrals in 3 days without queues and paperwork
Kateryna Chernogorenko, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization, spoke about the first 3 days of the service for granting deferment to «Reserve+» – without visiting the military commissariat. The app users have already generated 100 thousand deferments.
Google Chrome 130 update — how to get rid of annoying copy notifications
With many updates, Google Chrome has been adding features that are more annoying than useful. Fortunately, you can turn off the latest copy notifications.
40 thousand deferrals were issued in 2 days in the application «Reserve+» – goodbye to queues in the shopping center
On weekends online deferral from mobilization has been launched in the application «Reserve+». People with disabilities, as well as students, postgraduates and doctoral students who are studying in a sequential order, were the first to apply for a deferment without visiting the TCC. The Ministry of Defense shared the statistics of the new service…
In «Reserve+» online deferment from mobilization has been launched: who can use it and how to apply
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched the function of granting a deferral from mobilization in the «Reserve+» ─ application without visiting the military registration and enlistment office and standing in long lines.
Microsoft advises «not to open more than 60 emails» in Outlook, otherwise the mail will break
The last bug in the classic version Microsoft Outlook crashes if users open too many emails at once — program automatically shuts down, reports TechRadar. В Microsoft acknowledged the problem and, among other things, advised customers «not to open more than 60 emails at a time»
Google Photos gets a new Updates section: what will it offer users?
Google Photos makes it easier to keep track of activity in your shared albums with the new Updates section. In this section, you can see notifications about changes to shared albums and updates to Google Photos conversations.
Nvidia announces monthly limits for GeForce Now, additional hours will be charged
Nvidia is changing the rules of the game.
Re-updating data in «Reserve+» — Kateryna Chernogorenko told about the new features of the application
Citizens of Ukraine liable for military service will be able to make changes to their address within «zone» of the same TCC or to pull up the IDP address from the «Diia» application. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for Digital Development Kateryna Chernogorenko.
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.
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.
Windows 11 24H2 update is not friendly with infamous CrowdStrike antivirus – Microsoft Office applications are affected
Microsoft Office users have experienced program malfunctions on systems running Windows 11 24H2 and using CrowdStrike antivirus. Both of these solutions have caused global outages in the past. Therefore, it is currently unknown which one is responsible for the new problem.
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).
AI is taking away jobs: Netflix closes AAA studio and relies on artificial intelligence in game development
Recently Netflix cuts staff as it begins closing some of its gaming studios. Among them is an AAA studio in Los Angeles founded by Chaco Sonny, the former executive producer of Overwatch. And now Netflix has announced that its gaming division is investing in generative artificial intelligence.
Telegram blocking: Kyiv universities started to restrict access to the messenger in their networks
From theoretical discussion the idea of blocking Telegram in Ukraine has begun to move to the practical implementation of restrictions. In September officials and the military were banned from using Telegram on their work devices. In October National Council restricts Telegram on its network. And now the messenger has been blocked in some higher…
Secret menu: productivity app in Apple App Store turns out to be a repository of pirated movies and TV shows
Apple is usually known for its strict (sometimes even meticulous) control over applications that are added to its App Store. However, the review process is far from flawless. It turned out that the Univer Note app, which looks like a productivity solution, is actually illegal and provides certain users with access to pirated movies.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Metal Slug Tactics, and more: Xbox Game Pass games of November
Microsoft has announced the lineup of games available on Xbox Game Pass in the first half of November, headlined by Metal Slug Tactics, Goat Simulator Remastered, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
X-Ray Recaps — feature for spoiler-free text descriptions of show episodes and seasons is now available on Prime Video
Amazon has launched X-Ray Recaps in beta, which will use generative artificial intelligence to create «text summaries» for Prime Video series (as well as individual episodes or parts of them) — and the company promises that the update has certain «fences» that will help avoid spoilers in the descriptions.
Automatic deferment from mobilization in «Reserve+» is available in beta test: who will be the first to use it
At the end of last week, the Ministry of Defense announced launching a beta test of the automatic deferment function in the «Reserve+» app for certain categories of persons liable for military service. At the same time, the developers invited interested users to join the test. And now, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna…
Blocking at half strength: X (Twitter) will allow even blocked users to see posts
This weekend, X (formerly Twitter) announced that «is starting to roll out», a controversial change to the platform’s user blocking mechanism. The company’s owner Elon Musk first announced these changes in September. They will allow people you have blocked to continue to see your posts and your follower lists.
UAH 125 million of National Cashback was credited to Ukrainians in October – three times more than in September
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov shared another portion of statistical information about the National Cashback program.
Microsoft to give away $1 000 000 among those who «ditched» Google search engine for Bing
Despite the fact that Microsoft «major» updated Bing with artificial intelligence, users are in no hurry to part with Google in favor of another search engine — so the company decided to attract new customers with a kind of lottery, and this time they offered a million dollars as a prize.
Google Maps «leak» location of Ukraine’s military positions: response of the Center for Countering Disinformation
Google has published updated images of the territory of Ukraine in its Google Maps service. These images show the location of military systems of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. About said Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kovalenko.
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