Director of a rural hospital gave her programmer nephew a 250% bonus and a bonus for hard work
The acting director of the Makariv Primary Health Care Center «(a village in Kyiv Oblast) set a 250% performance bonus and a bonus for hard work for her programmer nephew.
lifecell has expanded the availability of 5G in roaming — the list includes 47 countries. When in Ukraine? Soon
lifecell announced the expansion of the list of countries where 5G is available to its subscribers. The list now includes 47 countries.
Shoot down drones with F-16: Ukrainian developer creates HTML game Russian Invaders
A Ukrainian developer has created a remake of the cult game Space Invaders — Russian Invaders. In it, you have to shoot down Russian drones and missiles as an F-16 pilot.
From the West to the East. Analysts investigated the level of stress among European employees
More than half of office workers surveyed in 8 European countries say they have experienced stress recently. Mostly — because of work-related issues.
56% of Ukrainians do not pick up the phone when unknown numbers call
According to the Rakuten Viber survey, 56% of Ukrainians are skeptical of unfamiliar numbers — 29% do not answer third-party calls at all, while 27% may pick up the phone if they are expecting a call (from a courier, store, etc.).
Chernivtsi resident who blew up postal machines «Nova Post» in 2021 will spend 4 years in prison
The bizarre story of the bombing of two «Nova Post» post offices in Kyiv and Odesa, which happened in 2021 and is well worthy of the Ukrainian GTA, has come to an end — the culprit was a resident of Chernivtsi, who received 4 years in prison and must compensate for all losses. Sentencing in two criminal cases related to the incidents, said…
Khmelnytsky programmer retrained as a hacker and hacked 7327 computers through cheats on GTA San Andreas
A programmer from Khmelnytskyi decided to become a hacker and after a while on special forums started distributing malware. He did this through infected files in GTA San Andreas mods, which he posted on YouTube.
StarCraft + Age of Empires in VR. Ukrainian sci-fi strategy game Expansion VR is now available on Steam Early Access
On March 22, Expansion VR — a sci-fi VR strategy game from Kharkiv-based developers 💔 was released on Steam in early access. To mark the launch of the game on Steam, Ukrainian-Maltese Plazma Studio has prepared a new gameplay trailer that demonstrates the current state and features of the game.
«Maybe someone crossed the road»: the developer noticed that someone was responding to vacancies on his behalf
Software Architect Igor Lopushko noticed that other candidates were responding to various vacancies on his behalf.
What about DniproHES, which was hit by «8 missiles»? Minus 1.6 GW of capacity, «significant financial losses» and no threat of dam failure
On the night of March 22, Russia carried out the most massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, among others by firing two missiles at DniproHES (according to Ukrhydroenergo) or eight missiles (according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, as some media reported), which caused serious damage to HPP-1 and HPP-2 (both plants are…
A $100 company is looking for a QA-intern with B2 English
The anonymous job search service Djinni has posted an interesting vacancy — the company is looking for a QA-intern to join its team for a salary of $100 and with at least B2 level of spoken and written English.
«Kyivstar» was the first to launch eSIM connection with an online contract (via BankID and «Diia»)
«Kyivstar» simplified eSIM connection — order an electronic SIM-map with contract connection is now available online (identification through the NBU BankID service or the «Diia» app). Previously, contract subscribers had to visit a store with a passport or sign documents via a courier to get an eSIM, so «Kyivstar» was the first to introduce…
No need to rush: the speed of response to a vacancy does not affect the chances of finding a job
The speed of response to a vacancy does not affect the number of recruiter responses that candidates receive. And, accordingly, the chance of finding a job. Unless you send responses a week after the job posting.
More than 40% of Ukrainians cannot recognize AI-generated text — Kantar Ukraine survey
A February survey by Kantar Ukraine shows that Ukrainians are actively following the development of AI: almost 79% of respondents know what it is, but only 29% have used the technology in practice.
Damage to the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant and other consequences of the largest-scale Russian terrorist attack on Ukraine's energy sector
From 4 to 7 a.m., a massive enemy missile attack on Ukrainian cities continued — energy and other critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, and residential buildings were damaged.
NDAs are increasing, especially for juniors: IT professionals are looking for an explanation for the number of non-disclosure agreements
The IT community on LinkedIn has noticed a very relevant topic: recently, more and more candidates have been posting their experience in companies with NDAs.
About 20% of graduates of the Ministry of Digital Transformation's IT Generation courses found jobs in six months. Statistics by school
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced the current number of graduates who managed to find a job after completing IT Generation courses.
UNITED24 launches Minesalt — Minecraft-style online game in Soledar locations to raise funds for Ukraine's reconstruction
Minesalt recreates the site of the largest salt mine in Europe: 16 locations, 500 kilometers of tunnels, many interesting stories, and 140 crystals to be collected by players.
Border guards caught a programmer with a guide for $5500. But «autograph» they forgot to take an explanation
Chernivtsi border guards detained a sole proprietor programmer at a distance of 30 km from the state border of Ukraine.
«Kyivstar» in 2023: ₴33.5 billion in revenue, loss of subscribers after a cyberattack, and 4G for 60% of subscribers
The largest mobile operator in Ukraine has released its financial data for 2023 — and separately for the 4th quarter, which was marked by a drop in revenue and subscriber outflow after a large-scale cyberattack in December.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading the draft law on education No. 10399
On March 20, MPs voted with 234 votes supported in the first reading draft law No. 10399, which provides for changes in the financing of higher education: the document is based on the principle of «money follows the student» and eliminates the rigid division into «state employees» and «contract employees».
8 billion rubles, 2762 employees: Netcracker continues to operate in Russia despite announcement of withdrawal
Netcracker, a developer of operations support systems, business support systems, and virtualization solutions, continues to operate and hire in Russia, despite its announcement of withdrawal from the market.
YouTube blocked Sternenko's old video with russian prisoners from being shown in russia — at the request of roskomnadzor
This is a video showing russian soldiers surrendering to the russian military, published on the channel of journalist and activist Serhiy Sternenko back in 2022.
IdeaSoft launches AI Hub with free lectures on AI from speakers from Google and Meta
Ukrainian IT company IdeaSoft, a part of Sigma Software Group, has launched IdeaSoft AI Hub— is an open source community with a focus on Artificial Intelligence technologies.Representatives of IdeaSoft told the editorial board about this.The project will include:
Millions of accounts for IPSO sold: cyber police expose group of hackers
Kharkiv cyberpolice identified three criminals aged 20 to 40 who stole email accounts and Instagram accounts of Internet users. In particular, the stolen accounts were used to conduct IPSO in the interests of Russia.
The top 10 IT companies with the highest revenue in 2023 have been named
The data monitoring service Opendatabot has published a rating of the best companies in Ukraine in 2024. The list includes the largest businesses with impeccable business reputation.
Vodafone has launched a mobile tariff comparison service — for all Ukrainian operators
All you need to do is go to the Vodafone website, open page Tariff selection and enter the amount you are willing to spend on a monthly basis for mobile services.
Banks in monobank have collected almost ₴50 billion in donations
Co-founder of monobank Oleg Gorokhovsky reported, that Ukrainians (and others) have already deposited almost ₴50 billion through the savings service «Bank», and announced several updates.
Russia is striking Ukraine with satellite photos it buys from US companies — The Atlantic with reference to the Ukrainian military
An unnamed Ukrainian military source told the journalist The Atlantic Graham Wood that in his opinion, Russian cruise missile strikes against Ukraine are directed using satellite imagery provided by American companies. According to the source, the sequence is clear: a satellite takes images of a location, and a missile arrives a few days or weeks…
SKELAR and Genesis expanded the most in six months. Half of the top 30 are in the red
Only a third of Ukrainian food companies increased the number of specialists in the second half of 2023. Almost half are in the red.
The sale of lifecell to the French NJJ Capital should take place by September 2024, and then — a possible merger with «Datagroup» and Volia
In December, Turkcell (the parent company of lifecell) announced the sale of Ukrainian assets to French NJJ Capital — the deal is valued at $525 million, but cannot be closed within three months due to seizure of 19.8% of corporate rights in lifecell (the reason is that Turkcell’s indirect shareholders include sanctioned Russian businessman…
Nova Post has launched delivery of goods (no more than UAH 1800) from Ukrainian OLX to Poland — from UAH 175
Nova Post announced the availability of a new service — Ukraine’s largest logistics provider has started delivering orders from the largest marketplace OLX Ukraine to Poland. You can order delivery to any Nova Post branch — you only need a Ukrainian phone number and a Ukrainian bank card.
New hand: Ukrainian bionic prostheses Esper Hand allow to use a soldering iron and assemble drones — video by the Ministry of Digital Transformation
Wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier Mykola received a Ukrainian-made Esper Hand bionic prosthesis after treatment in the United States, which allowed him to join the drone assembly program at home. Video of the man at work, published Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
SBU prevents supply of thousands of components «Shahedin» and cruise missiles to Russia — Head of Department
SBU digital technology specialists are constantly working to block the supply of weapons components to Russia and have already blocked the supply of components for the production of cruise missiles and drones «Shahed». This was announced during a telethon by Ilya Vitiuk, Head of the SBU Cyber Security Department.
«You are not suitable for us»: An IT company hired a guy and asked him twice to pay taxes in advance
An IT company hired an IT specialist and asked him to pay taxes on his future salary — 18%, or UAH 2,800, right away. However, the guy did not wait for the salary.
Worked for UAH 10 thousand and almost lost UAH 450 thousand: «the National Bank of Ukraine» sued the developer
A developer from Kryvyi Rih almost «ended up» for UAH 450 thousand: the employer asked the court to terminate the previously concluded contract and recover from him the service fee, penalty and compensation for non-pecuniary damage.
New MacBook Air on M3 in Ukraine — 53 499₴ for 13-inch 8/256 GB
Ukrainian retailers have opened pre-orders for the latest processor-based MacBook Air M3 (previously received it MacBook Pro), which revealed the prices in hryvnia and the date of the start of sales in Ukraine. We are talking about the official sales of Apple’s new ultra-compact laptops.
Less than 1%. The Ministry of Digital Transformation has clarified the number of booked IT jobs
As of March 15, more than 2,600 IT specialists from about 200 companies have been booked through the Ministry of Digital Transformation in Ukraine.
Academy returns «20 days in Mariupol» and Chernov's speech to the international TV version of the «Oscar»
Initially, the movie was awarded cut from the shortened international TV version — as explained by Disney «due to time constraints».
Lithuanian startup Broswarm receives $100 thousand to mine Ukraine with drones
A startup in the field of defense technology Broswarm, which specializes in demining processes, has raised $100,000 in funding from a Lithuanian venture capital fund ScaleWolf.
Changing jobs in Ukraine increases salaries only for professionals with 10+ years of experience — statistics
The median salaries of those who changed jobs last year often do not differ from those who continue to work in the same company. Only professionals with more than 10 years of experience can count on higher compensation when changing jobs.
No compensation. ChatGPT's expansion forces Chegg.com's education platform to layoffs in Ukraine
The American educational platform Chegg.com is conducting massive layoffs. In particular, Ukrainian specialists have been laid off. About it reported DOU-related telegram channel «Overheard in IT».
Border guards detained a car with a .Net developer from SoftServe, who was «on his way to test equipment»
Odesa officers detained a SoftServe Net developer and drew up a report on an administrative violation. However, the Bilyaevsky District Court found no offenses in the IT specialist’s actions.
Ukrainian Fractured Byte and 4A Games (Metro) goes to russians. Embracer confirms sale of Saber Interactive for $247 million
Embracer is officially confirmed a partial sale of Russia’s Saber Interactive, and at the same time, details emerged about the future of the Ukrainian studio 4A Games (creators of Metro) — one of the first to report the deal in late February was well-known gaming journalist Jason Schreier from Bloomberg.
«Diia» officially Open Source — and already available on Github
From now on, any IT professional will be able to analyze the technology and offer their own solutions to improve the application, and governments around the world will be able to learn about Ukraine’s digitalization experience and use the code to create their own public services.
«The Ukrainian interface was actually knocked out» — ex-director of Google Ukraine on localization of services
Dmytro Sholomko, who headed Google’s representative office in Ukraine for 17 years (and resigned last October), gave an interview to the DOU publication and, among other things, touched upon the topic of Ukrainian localization of the company’s services.
«20 Days in Mariupol» and Chernov's speech were not included in the shortened international TV version of the «Oscars»
The organizers of this year’s broadcast of the «Oscars» cut the «Best Feature Documentary» category (along with several other categories) from the shortened international telecast, which won a film by Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov «20 days in Mariupol».
The Antimonopoly Committee has allowed France's DVL Telecom to acquire Datagroup-Volaб but a similar possibility for Lifecell not yet
March 07, 2024 Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine issued a permit to DVL Telecom (France) for acquisition of control over «Datagroup Holding Limited» (Cyprus) («Datagroup-Volya»).
In 2023, Ukrainians received 1274 verdicts in court cases on military service evasion
According to Opendatabot, in 2023, Ukrainians received 1,274 verdicts in court cases of military service evasion. The defendants received both suspended and actual prison sentences of up to 5 years.
Ukraine officially starts negotiations with the US and EU on resumption of passenger air transportation
Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov said that Ukraine has started official consultations with US and EU regulators, as well as the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority, on the resumption of passenger air travel.
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