How to check if a product participates in the National Cashback program – a barcode scanner has been added to «Action»
Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said about optimizing the «Action» app for the National Cashback program. Now you can check whether the product on the shelf meets the conditions for participation in the program right in the app.
TP fines: funds and property may be seized for non-payment — Ministry of Justice
Recently The Ministry of Defense has launched a project to automatically generate and serve summonses to persons liable for military service. By the end of 2024 it is planned to print 900 thousand such summonses.
Adobe unveils new AI tools for Photoshop and other Creative Cloud apps
Photoshop has received the most updates, but Illustrator and Premiere Pro have also undergone significant changes.
22% of Copilot medical advice can kill, — study
AI chatbots are not the best medical assistants. Researchers have found that a fifth of Microsoft Copilot tips can be fatal.
Waiting for the iPhone 17 Air: everything you need to know about Apple’s radically «thin» smartphone
Docks iPhone 16 sales are in full swingrumors about the upcoming iPhone 17 Air do not subside — this is not just a new Apple smartphone, but a potentially complete rethinking of the lineup, which will offer «radically» new design and technology.
Windows 11 24H2 causes a blue screen with some SSDs — how to fix it in the registry
Windows update 11 24H2 contains some undocumented errors. Users have reported conflicts with certain Western Digital NVMe SSDs.
National Cashback: over a month of testing, participants have accrued UAH 73.2 million
Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov reported on the completion of the public beta test of the National Cashback program. He called it «one of the most complex services in the history of the digital state».
Fines of the Transfer Pricing Commission: Courts have considered more than 300 cases and in most cases side with plaintiffs
Between June and October 2024, Ukrainian courts considered at least 314 cases of appealing against fines from the Transfer Pricing Commission. These are decisions made after the introduction of the new military registration rules and fines for their violation.
Bartender for $30,000: Tesla’s humanoid robots served drinks to guests during the presentation of RoboCar
Together with presentation of an autonomous taxi and a van, Tesla also showed a new iteration of its humanoid robot.
Subpoenas from the TCC: The Cabinet of Ministers introduced new delivery rules
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 1147, which amended the rules for serving summonses from the TCC, which will now be delivered centrally by «Ukrposhta».
UPDATED: National Council restricts Telegram on its network and hopes to block the messenger in Ukraine
The Ukrainian authorities are not abandoning their plans to restrict the use of the Telegram messenger. Earlier this year, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine saidthat Telegram poses a number of threats to Ukraine’s security.
Windows 11 24H2 irreversibly «eats» up to 8.63 GB — due to mechanism to… reduce the size of updates
Upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 takes up quite a bit of space during installation and doesn’t give everything back More than 8 GB may remain.
Wimbledon fires line umpires — outs and service errors will be recorded by artificial intelligence
Starting in 2025, Wimbledon will get rid of line umpires in favor of modern technology, a change that will overturn the tournament’s almost 150-year history.
Paramount+ movie streaming will be available in BMW and Mini electric cars. But there are nuances
BMW and Mini electric vehicles equipped with BMW or Mini Operating System 9 receive the Paramount+ streaming service in addition to the BMW Digital Premium or Mini Connected Package.
YouTube users complain that the «skip ads» button has disappeared on mobile devices
From now on, it will be much harder to hide ads on YouTube, as the skip button is hard to notice at first.
New Telegram features: improved gifts, adding media after sending a message, and more
Pavel Durov spoke about several new features that will soon be available in the Telegram messenger. Most of the innovations are related to improvements in gifting.
UPDATED: Blocking Telegram: Poltava regional council prepares to ban the messenger in the region
The Poltava Regional Council has begun preparations for a vote to ban Telegram in the region. The plans became known from the broadcast of a meeting of the deputy commission on regulations.
Apple Watch notifies owners of illnesses before symptoms appear
Apple has launched the Vitals app for watchOS 11, which, according to its owners, can detect potential diseases a few days before symptoms appear.
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.
Prices for the production of passports and other documents in SE «Document» have increased: how much does it cost now?
Starting from October 7, 2024, the price of production of identification documents in the divisions of SE «Document» in Ukraine will increase. The company announced changes in the cost of passport and migration service packages.
Brazil says Twitter lawyers paid fines «to wrong bank» — social network still blocked in country
The Brazilian Supreme Court has declared that Twitter (X) cannot resume operations in the country because the fine imposed on the social network was paid to the wrong bank.
Come for baklava: Android 16 has been codenamed
A source says that Android 16 Baklava will make its debut at the Google I/O 2025 conference. This time, Google does not follow the alphabetical order of versions.
Windows 11 24H2 speeds up file copying by up to 94% — but there are nuances
The Windows 11 24H2 update makes the ReFS file system available on regular computers. Previously, it was used in Windows Server.
Google Lens launches video and voice search — only in English for now
Google Lens now offers not only image search, but also video and voice search — just open the camera in the search box and dictate what you’re seeing at the time.
YouTube will increase the length of Shorts to 3 minutes instead of one
Starting October 15, content creators will be able to upload Shorts videos up to three minutes long. YouTube explains this decision by numerous user requests.
Spotify will automatically create an offline playlist when you lose internet
Spotify’s new Offline Backup option collects recently played and queued songs into a separate playlist when you lose Internet access, and you can filter them by artist and genre.
Epic Games Store will distribute games for smartphones — for free, just like on PC
At the conference Unreal Fest Steve Ellison, General Manager of Epic Games Store, spoke about the company’s plans to develop the mobile version of the store.
Unreal Engine to be installed in cars: Qualcomm and Epic Games promote the Snapdragon Cockpit platform
Qualcomm and Epic Games have announced the first-ever deployment of the Unreal Engine on the Snapdragon Cockpit platform for vehicles. However, in this case, we are not talking about games, but about improving infotainment systems and user experience in the car.
Microsoft Office 2024: new release with improvements for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook – from $149.99 (UAH 3,899)
Microsoft has released a new version of Office designed for people who don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. A separate release of Microsoft Office 2024 is now available for both consumers and small businesses. It includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for Mac and PC.
Registration or fine: conscripts will be forced to register at the age of 17 via «Reserve+» or in the TCC
The Cabinet of Ministers has drafted Bill 12076, which proposes to amend the procedure for registering conscripts. In fact, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes to remove commissions for military registration from the legislation and to impose the obligation to register on the recruits themselves. Violation of the law will be punishable by…
Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 is now publicly available — many changes, new features of Copilot+ PC
The Microsoft Windows 11 2024 update, also known as version 24H2, is now publicly available. It can be downloaded and installed by anyone.
Microsoft upgraded Copilot: now it «sees» the screen, communicates by voice and answers complex questions
Microsoft has unveiled a major update to its Copilot artificial intelligence, adding voice and image recognition capabilities.
National cashback in action: 1.6 million Ukrainians joined the program and received UAH 42 million in cashback over the month
Last month in Ukraine testing has begun National Cashback programs. It is aimed at supporting Ukrainian producers and provides incentives for buyers to choose national producers.
Vivo smartphones received Android 15 before Google Pixel
Usually, Google Pixel smartphones are the first to receive a new stable Android OS. But this time, Android 15 is the first time «has arrived on Vivo.
uBlock Origin Lite ad blocker has been removed from the Firefox store — now the extension is only available on GitHub
The uBlock Origin Lite extension, which allows you to block unwanted content on web pages, is no longer available in the Firefox Utility Store.
The first dose is free: Samsung to charge for some Galaxy AI features starting in 2025
Newly introduced tablets Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 and smartphones Galaxy S24 FE received artificial intelligence functions Galaxy AI. These AI-powered capabilities were one of the key features in the marketing campaign. While all new AI features are currently free, Samsung has hinted that this may not be the case for long.
Minister of Finance does not support preferential treatment «Diia.City»
While the Ministry of Digital Transformation is actively promoting the «Diia.City» project, the Ministry of Finance seems to be putting a spoke in the wheel of this bicycle. At least, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko does not support the idea of preferential taxation regimes, including — and «Diia.City».
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.
Apple is preparing a smart display and a new homeOS for its debut in 2025 – Mark Gurman
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared another insight into the company’s future plans. He claims that next year, the Cupertino-based company will introduce a new homeOS operating system designed for use in smart displays. The first such device will also appear in 2025.
New features in «Reserve+»: recruitment in October, deferrals in November
In the near future, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will launch new features in the «Reserve+» app. The first of them is recruiting. It should be launched in October, reports The press service of the Ministry of Defense.
E-residency has finally started working in Ukraine: business without bureaucracy and with 5% taxes. Only for foreigners
Finally, what we had been talking about for so long has come true talked for a long time The Ministry of Digital Transformation has made electronic residency (e-residency or uResidency) available to citizens of some countries.
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.
New LG G4 TV for $2400 shows full-screen ads in standby mode
The screensavers promote both LG’s own products or LG Channels announcements and third-party products, reports FlatpanelsHD website, which tested the new LG G4 OLED TV, which costs from $2400.
Online military registration and the Unified Register of Servicemen with Military ID – initiatives of the Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared a draft law that allows Ukrainians of conscription age to register for military service online. This can be done using electronic identification.
Ukraine ranked second in the world in terms of digitization of documents – 21 million per year
In 2023, Ukrainian archives created more than 21 million digital copies of documents. This allowed them to rank second in the world in terms of digitization. This was reported by representatives of the State Archival Service of Ukraine.
An end to medical secrecy: information on the health status of persons liable for military service is to be automatically transferred to «Oberih»
Members of Parliament have developed a new draft law concerning medical information of persons liable for military service. Information on the results of medical examinations to determine the fitness of conscripts, persons liable for military service, and reservists is effectively stripped of medical confidentiality guarantees – it will be…
OpenAI has launched an advanced voice mode for ChatGPT — how much does it cost and how to use it?
ChatGPT has finally gained a full-fledged voice, but with some limitations.
Cabinet of Ministers allocates UAH 72 million for automatic printing of 900 thousand summonses by the end of 2024
Last week, it became known that the Ministry of Defense had launched a project to automatically generate and serve summonses to persons liable for military service.
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