Developers have created a game to collect donations for the Armed Forces: we need to destroy military targets in Russia
Ukrainian developers together with volunteers have created on Fire — a gamified platform for collecting donations.
Ukraine launches educational campaign on personal cybersecurity for citizens
The Office of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation in Ukraine (CRDF Global in Ukraine), together with the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and other organizations, are launching an all-Ukrainian information…
Ukraine launches production of «Shmavik» — an analog of the chinese DJI Mavic
The Ukrainian company launches mass production of its own analog of the Chinese DJI Mavic quadcopter, which is popular among the military.
TASKOMBANK is shutting down the sportbank project — the neobank is not accepting new customers, and from May 12, it will close the application
sportbank operated under the license of JSC «TASKOMBANK» Serhiy Tigipko, so all clients are automatically subordinated to this institution and will continue to be serviced there.
monobank announced the skin of the card with the stele of Donetsk region — after its scandalous «restoration»
Against the backdrop of the unexpected «restoration of the» stele at the entrance to Donetsk region, monobank announced a new skin for the card with its previous appearance.
XDefiant — the first Ubisoft game with official Ukrainian localization
Well, Ubisoft, good start, and we are looking forward to Ukrainian in future Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games.
In «Diia», document multisharing will appear
The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution on multisharing of documents in the «Diia» application.
The Cabinet of Ministers has identified priority industries and plans to increase the number of AI developers
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has identified priority sectors of the economy for the use of artificial intelligence and plans to increase the number of companies providing services for the development or implementation of AI technologies.
«Evaders boast of a beautiful life»: GUR warns of IPSO on TikTok
The Main Intelligence Directorate has warned Ukrainians about the Russian ISIS on TikTok and other social networks. In it, men shoot videos abroad on vacation, call themselves «evaders» and boast of a beautiful life.
More than 50% of Ukrainians read less news, while 10% did not follow it at all, — Rakuten Viber survey
Ukrainians are much less likely to follow the latest events.
Genesis opens a free two-month program for developers in Mohyla
Ukrainian co-founding IT company Genesis in partnership with the Faculty of Informatics of the National University of «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy» (NaUKMA) has opened the fourth enrollment for the annual two-month program Genesis & KMA Software Engineering School 4.0 for junior and mid-level developers.
«Rust» armorer sentenced to 18 months behind bars for Halyna Hutchins death
This is the maximum sentence a woman could receive for involuntary manslaughter under New Mexico law.
The Ministry of Defense has digitized the data of all potential recruits
The Ministry of Defense has digitized data on men of conscription age who can be called up for mobilization in all 24 regions and Kyiv.
44% of developers use two programming languages at work
44% of developers most often use two programming languages in their work.
The SBU has created a list of hostile accounts in X (Twitter) — there are currently 66 of them
The list of hostile Twitter accounts, compiled by the Center for Countering Disinformation and the SBU Cyber Department, includes mostly official pages of Russian politicians, government agencies, local media, and some pro-Russian bloggers.
Since the start of full-scale operations, Aytiv employees have increased tax payments to the Ukrainian budget by 45%
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, IT specialists have increased tax payments to the Ukrainian budget by 45%. In 2021, 16 billion were charged, and in 2023 — 23.9 billion.
«Nova Energia» — NOVA («Nova Poshta») entered the electricity generation market
NOVA (the parent holding «Nova Poshta») is expanding and entering the electricity generation market — a separate company «Nova Energia» was created for this purpose. About creating a new business saidVolodymyr Popereshnyuk, co-founder of the group, on his Facebook page.
LifesaverSIM, a tactical medicine game simulator, has been integrated into «Action»
LifesaverSIM, a tactical medicine simulator, has been integrated into «Diia». Now everyone can learn tactical medicine, the press service of «Дія» reports.
Preparing for mobilization. The Ministry of Defense has launched an online platform «Military Assistant»
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched the online platform «Military Assistant», created specifically for military personnel.
Ukrainian student creates Youtube audio translator into Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar
Taras Ivanov, a 17-year-old Ukrainian developer from the city of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, created the service «Free Video Translator» —, which translates and dubs YouTube videos into Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar for free.
Rakuten Viber announces AI feature based on ChatGPT that creates a chat summary
The most popular messenger in Ukraine, Rakuten Viber, has announced the launch of a new feature «Chat Summary», which will provide a summary of unread messages in a group chat (whether parental or home) on demand. It works on based on ChatGPT technology and now is being tested among 10% of iOS and Android users in Ukraine, the USA, Japan,…
The Rada passed a law to strengthen mobilization. Demobilization has been removed
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading the draft law №10449 on strengthening mobilization.
Ukraine’s energy sector under massive Russian attack — Kharkiv was hit by at 10 strikes, there are damages in Odesa, Lviv and Zaporizhzhia regions
The invaders attacked Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles of various types, as well as attack UAVs.
The Cabinet of Ministers canceled the register of software producers and distributors
The Cabinet of Ministers abolished the register of software producers and distributors, which had been maintained by the Ministry of Economy until now.
Ukrainian developers have created an app for stork tracking
Ukrainian developers have created a mobile application to track the number of storks.
Expensive, fragile, ineffective: American drones have performed poorly in the war in Ukraine
American drones from the Silicon Valley company Skydio have performed poorly in the war in Ukraine — they are expensive to manufacture and repair, but they constantly fail due to Russian electronic warfare.
Rakuten Viber appoints Country Director in Ukraine — Ilya Boshnyakov, former head of AIN.UA
Bochniakov will lead Viber’s local team and will be responsible for adapting new features for the Ukrainian market and the Ukrainian diaspora around the world, as well as for partnerships, marketing and communications in Ukraine. Previously, these tasks were assigned to Atanas Raikov, Vice President of Global Marketing and Development, based…
We rioted, but it didn’t help: ENESTECH Software from TECHIIA holding has not paid salaries for 4 months
ENESTECH Software, a member of the TECHIIA holding, has been delaying payments to its employees for several months now. Most employees have not yet received compensation for four months.
Anton Ptushkin’s film grossed UAH 2.3 million during its debut weekend — a new record for documentary cinema
Anton Ptushkin’s film «We, Our Pets and the War» earned UAH 2.3 million in its first weekend at the national box office and became an absolute record holder among documentaries. About the opening weekend said Veronika Yasinska, CEO of the distribution company Green Light Films, tells Ukrainian Forbes.
Low competition and record hiring: Djinni summarizes the results of the first quarter of 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the labor market pleased job seekers with record hiring, reduced competition, and an increase in the number of vacancies.
Last year, Rakuten Viber blocked almost 40 thousand fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine — against 130 thousand in 2022
The Japanese company Rakuten (owner of Viber) has reported on counteracting phone fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine for 2022-2023.
For the first time in 9 months: there are more offers for Manual QA without experience than for marketers
For the first time in the last 9 months, Manual QA offers without experience were received more than those for marketers.
Since January 2024, «Diia» has registered 57+ thousand individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine — a new absolute record
In total, since May 2021 and the launch of automatic registration of sole proprietorships, Ukrainians have opened 535,021 new businesses.
Blockchain, DevOps, bot development: Freelancehunt names online professions with salaries starting from $2 thousand
Company Freelancehunt shared statistics on the highest salaries of online professionals.
Ukraine sends thanks to American hackers for attacks on Russia. Western experts are concerned
The command of the airborne assault troops sent letters of appreciation to the American hackers who systematically attacked the IT infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
Russian shelling de-energizes «Neutron source» — nuclear subcritical facility in Kharkiv
It is reported that the plant is currently operating on emergency diesel generators.
Ukraine launches open call for startups to create technological solutions for the military
In Ukraine, the Defence Builder Acceleratoris an acceleration program for defense startups aimed at rapid delivery of technological solutions to the frontline.
Nova Post has canceled payment for parcel forwarding throughout Ukraine (except for courier delivery)
«Nova Post» made free forwarding of parcels in transit throughout Ukraine — previously the service was provided free of charge only within the city limits.
Fraudsters set up a fictitious IT company and received UAH 5 million in investments in six months
Odesa law enforcement officers detained two men — aged 48 and 41. They were served a notice of suspicion of fraud committed on a large scale.
SBU finds Russian hackers who attacked «Kyivstar»: data will be transferred to The Hague
Cyber specialists and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine have found Russian hackers who attacked the mobile operator «Kyivstar».
monobank 2.0: the largest neobank in Ukraine has a new design — for the first time in 6 years
The new interface has been tested since November 2023.
Intellias acquires US-based C2 Solutions and plans to hire more specialists in Ukraine
Intellias, a Ukrainian service IT company that develops custom software, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the US-based C2 Solutions.
1.5% of the salary and UAH 20 thousand per month. Council includes private entrepreneurs in new booking model
The Economic Committee of the Verkhovna Rada is working on a new model of economic booking.
Tomorrow, the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada will vote to liquidate CRAIL and transfer powers to the Ministry of Digital Transformation
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy plans to consider a draft law on the liquidation of the Gambling Commission and the transfer of powers to the Ministry of Digital Transformation on April 4.
Children’s IT school Robocode fires 32-year-old teacher after graduation «Pregnant at 16»
The children’s IT school Robocode fired a teacher after he appeared in one of the episodes of the show «Pregnant at 16».
Former CIA chief calls on Ukrainian IT to spend 10% or more on cybersecurity
Former executive head of security at the CIA Nick Gisinto, who worked for the agency for 10 years and after leaving it worked for Uber and Tesla, called on companies to spend at least 10% of their IT budgets on cybersecurity.
Ukraine has reduced the age of mobilization and allowed students to do internships abroad
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a draft law on mobilization. The document states that the mobilization age will be reduced from 27 to 25 years.
The head of EPAM called the percentage of mobilized people «critical» for business
The head of EPAM Ukraine, Stepan Mitish, believes that a figure of more than 10-15% of those mobilized will be critical for the company.
About piracy and content in Ukrainian. Interview with ITC.ua editor-in-chief Timur Vorona
Timur Vorona, CEO of Creators Media Group and editor-in-chief of ITC.ua, gave an interview to Oleksandr Glushchenko, host and author of the YouTube channel «Perevozovka», where he discussed, among other things, the problems of piracy in Ukraine.
A group of three programmers was detained near the border with Romania. But they were punished in different ways
A group of five people were detained while trying to illegally cross the state border from Ukraine to Romania outside of checkpoints.