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.
Vodafone will receive a new network code 75 with a capacity of 10 million numbers – draft resolution of the NCCIR
Vodafone applied to the NCCIR for a permit to use the mobile network code numbering resource in Ukraine.
Ukrtelecom in 2023: revenues over UAH 5 billion and almost 11,000 km of fiber laid (2022-2023)
«Ukrtelecom» reported for 2023 and announced further investments in the development of the FTTH/P network using GPON technology. We have selected the main points from the report of one of the largest Ukrainian fixed-line Internet providers.
Ookla: Vodafone pushed Kyivstar aside and became the new leader in mobile Internet speed in Kyiv and Ukraine
«Vodafone Ukraine» has overtaken «Kyivstar» to become the leader in terms of mobile Internet speed in Ukraine in Q3-Q4 2023, testifies updated Speed Score rating from Ookla (developer of Speedtest).
The program «Civilian Drone Operator» will be launched in vocational schools
This year, vocational schools will introduce a new curriculum «Civilian Drone Operator». About it said Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.
Bloomberg: Embracer to sell russia’s Saber Interactive for $500 million. Most likely, to the russians — with the ukrainian 4A Games
The Swedish gaming holding company Embracer Group AB («Embracer») has reached an agreement to sell Russia’s Saber Interactive «to a group of private investors». It would seem that we are in favor of the Russians, but not everything is so simple in this potential deal.
ASUS Zenbook DUO dual-screen laptop has started selling in Ukraine for ₴108.500
ASUS has announced the launch of the Zenbook DUO (2024), an ultraportable laptop equipped with two 14-inch OLED touchscreens with up to 3K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. With a detachable full-size Bluetooth keyboard, this device offers a variety of uses.
«Kyivstar» received a new network code 77 – its capacity is 10 million mobile numbers
The NCCIR held a meeting to consider statement operator «Kyivstar» to expand the numbering resource. The Commission agreed to grant the company a permit to use the destination network code 77 for the mobile network.
Rozetka now charges 35 UAH for delivery of all orders under 700 UAH
Ukraine’s largest online store Rozetka has recently set the minimum order value for free delivery to its own pickup points at UAH 700. Starting February 27, customers will have to pay an additional UAH 35 for delivery of each order below this threshold.
€700,000 for 68 providers — German government allocates grants to restore communications in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine
50 companies from the total number of winners use xPON — the technology that is most resistant to power outages and offers speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
Trojan horse from lifecell — new service for swappers: two numbers on one SIM at a single plan
It’s a new week and another lifecell initiative for MNP subscribers — a new service that allows you to use two numbers on one SIM for the price of one (single plan). The service is called uncomplicatedly «Phone number» and is already available to everyone.
The auction and crowdfunding for FPV-drones for the 79th Airborne Forces Brigade is coming to an end
Today is the anniversary of the black day for all of Ukraine — February 24, 2022 when our neighbors — the russians, treacherously launched a full-scale offensive. And so, on the anniversary of these bloody events, we, as part of the «Retribution Auction», continued crowdfunding for our heroes.
NACP created a website about foreign equipment used by russia to produce weapons
NACP has launched a single open database of foreign equipment used by Russia to produce its own weapons — a special website directory «Instruments of War» is already available as a separate section of the site at this link.
The full version of Death From Above is now available on Steam. This is an arcade simulator of a combat drone during the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Death From Above, an arcade combat drone simulator developed by Rockodile and published by Lesser Evil, was released on the Steam platform. Death From Above is set during the Russian-Ukrainian war. You play as a drone operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating deep behind enemy lines. You observe the battlefield and destroy the occupiers…
Apple Vision Pro in Ukraine: price plummets below $4,400 for 256GB
It is still unknown when Apple Vision Pro will appear in official retailers, so the ball is in the court of «gray» sellers who bring the «technology of the future» closer (© Tim Cook) as best they can.
Ukrposhta launches delivery of medicines
Director of «Ukrpochta» Igor Smelyansky reported about the launch of a new project called «Ukrpochta.Pharmacy». In fact, we are talking about the delivery of medicines through «Ukrposhta», using its extensive infrastructure.
lifecell launches new bundles with unlimited internet for YouTube, Spotify, Telegram and other services — up to 37% off
lifecell in unbridled pursuit poach Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine are trying to come up with new offers for their subscribers. In a new attempt to do so, the operator has launched a range of services with conditionally unlimited internet for certain popular services — social networks, messengers and streaming media. These are separate packages…
NovaPay launches bond sales in the app — entry threshold UAH 1000 and yield up to 18%
The financial company «Nova Poshta» — NovaPay — has opened up the opportunity for ordinary Ukrainians to buy their own bonds. The securities can already be purchased in the NovaPay app on iOS and Android.
Ukraine goes through the winter without blackouts and even sometimes exports electricity to the EU
Despite constant rocket attacks and drone attacks by the Russian occupiers, Ukraine’s power grid survived the winter without blackouts. Although there were hits to power facilities, they did not lead to large-scale disruptions in the grid, as was the case last year.
ITC.ua launched an English-language version of its site
Hi, we’d like to share an important update — Anglo-Saxons have taken over ITC.ua today launched the English-language interface of the site, which some particularly attentive readers have probably already noticed. It should allow us to actively continue developing the site and create even more interesting content.
ASUS has opened pre-orders in Ukraine for Zenbook DUO — a laptop with two OLED screens and a removable keyboard
ASUS today announced the pre-order availability of the Zenbook DUO (2024) UX8406, the world’s first ultraportable laptop to feature dual 14-inch OLED touchscreens with up to 3K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The device with a detachable full-size Bluetooth keyboard offers versatility in terms of how it can be used.
Support the fundraising for FVP-drones for the 79th Brigade — on auction today an artistic tube with cats
We need to close the fundraising urgently, so we are holding an auction as part of our initiative “Auction of Retribution” — fundraising for FPV-drones for the 79th Brigade.
Completed the drawing of a T-shirt with Zaluzhny’s signature. Together we collected UAH 105 thousand for the 3rd Assault Brigade!
From 10th till 17th of February we make a collection and auction to assist the medics of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Google has allocated another $10 million in grants for Ukrainian startups — up to $100K for each project, Cloud loans and product support
Google announced launching the second stage of financing of the special Startup Support Fund in Ukraine in the amount of $10 million to allocate grants (not required to be returned if all the conditions are met within a certain period of time) in 2024.
United 24, «Come Back Alive» and «Shelter Fund»: Ukrainians donated UAH 18.75 billion to the most popular funds over the year
According to opendatabotб in 2023, Ukrainians contributed UAH 18.75 billion to the 3 most popular funds. This amount is almost half as much as in 2022. However, in the second half of the year, donations increased. It was the end of the year when several platforms reached record amounts of money.
Kyivstar, Vodafone and lifecell to buy new 4G licenses in 2.3 GHz band
All three Ukrainian operators («Kyivstar», Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell) have informed the telecom regulator NCCIR of their interest in buying licenses for an additional 4G frequency band — 2.3 GHz. There is 40 MHz of spectrum available in this band.
Kyivstar launches GPON home internet in Dnipro — 7 more cities to follow
“Kyivstar is gradually building its optical Internet network – Dnipro is another city where GPON coverage has been launched. So far, the connection is available only to business customers: a little more than 10 locations have been connected – office and shopping malls, and industrial facilities.
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