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After three years as CEO of monomarket, Artem Shevchenko announced the end of his work on the project. We break down what was achieved during that time, why the leader’s departure is an important marker of market maturity, and what questions the change in leadership raises for monobank and the industry.
Due to planned technical works, some buildings in Teremky have temporarily been left without heating. We explain who is affected, what energy workers and emergency responders have already done, and how residents should act.
According to insiders, the S26 Ultra will receive new lenses, an anti-reflective coating and powerful sensors. This is not just a technical upgrade — it matters for the quality of video communications, content creators and journalism in Ukraine.
The new Amazfit smartwatch combines long battery life, a very bright AMOLED display and navigation with offline maps — an attractive proposition for active users and those who value the balance between price and features.
Photos of a mobile electromagnetic catapult surfaced on Chinese social media in December 2025 and were included in an Army Recognition report. The technical details are simple, the consequences are complex: the mobility of heavy drones poses new challenges for air defense and electronic warfare.
The new digital mentor, created in partnership with Google.org and based on Gemini, is already helping students grasp courses faster and compile study notes. In short — how to enable it, what will change, and what’s next for Ukrainian education.
At CES 2026 Samsung will unveil a feature called Brain Health that will analyze gait, voice and sleep to detect changes in cognitive condition. It’s a step toward preventive medicine — important for users and healthcare systems — but when and in which regions (including Ukraine) it will become available is not yet known.
Over the next two weeks, pilot 5G zones will launch in parts of two cities. We explain why rolling out during wartime is both a technical challenge and a signal of confidence in infrastructure investment.
Insider Digital Chat Station and Gizmochina report that Xiaomi is testing an additional model in the 17-series family. Why this matters now — a brief look at the technical details, release timeline, and market impact, including for Ukrainian consumers.
The world's largest accounting certification body is restricting online testing after a wave of AI‑assisted cheating was detected. The decision will affect not only standards of integrity — it will also impact access to certifications and employers' trust in Ukraine.
Insider renders and a leak of the iOS 26 beta confirm that Apple is planning a foldable iPhone for 2026. We unpack the technical details, sources, and implications for consumers — including the Ukrainian market.
At the end of December Ubisoft was forced to completely shut down Rainbow Six Siege after a hack: players were accidentally credited with in-game currency and expensive items worth more than $13 million. This is not just damage to the virtual economy — it’s a test of trust in platforms and the protection of players’ rights.
More than half of the branches of international tech companies in Israel have reported an increase in relocation requests. We analyze why this matters for Ukraine — from competition for talent to signals for investment.
At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, LG will present Cloid — a home humanoid with two arms and five independent fingers. This is a demonstration not only of design: the technology moving into households will affect the labor market, logistics and security. We examine which consequences Ukraine should take into account.
Ukraine is preparing its own large language model and an AI Factory infrastructure on Nvidia hardware. Why this matters for security, the judiciary and business — we explain the essentials.
OpenAI has integrated an apps directory into ChatGPT: connecting Dropbox, Apple Music or DoorDash with a single click. It’s an opportunity for Ukrainian startups and a tool for volunteers, but also a challenge for data protection and monetization.
Opal is now available in the web version of Gemini — a visual, no-code builder for creating custom AI applications. Why this matters for business, education and defense technologies in Ukraine — briefly and to the point.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation reports: Diia’s AI consultant has independently processed over 1,000,000 requests. This is not just fast responses — it boosts the resilience of public services and gives operators more time to handle complex cases.
Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8 Watch for the Galaxy Watch 5 (Wi‑Fi and LTE) in Europe: firmware DYK4 (~1.8 GB) brings improved security, new gestures and customization tools — important for those looking to extend their device's life without unnecessary expense.
Reuters reports on Bitcoin extortion following a leak of paid users' data. We explain why this matters now and what simple steps can protect your privacy.
According to the Financial Times, Amazon is in talks about an investment of up to $10 billion in OpenAI that would include supplying Trainium chips and leasing AWS capacity. We examine why this matters for cloud competitors and why Ukraine should be tracking it.
After updating to iOS 26.2, owners of iPhone 13 and newer models can receive SMS via Starlink satellites — a move that boosts communications resilience in critical regions and paves the way for voice and internet in 2026.
The Information reports: the next "affordable" iPhone will get magnetic wireless charging up to 25 W and a new C1X modem. We explain why this is more than just faster charging and how the changes will affect the market and users in Ukraine.
Cameras with computer-vision algorithms are meant to speed up detection of drones on armored trains — but the technological retrofitting doesn't change the nature of the problem. Why this matters for security and how should Ukraine respond?
The new model generates images up to four times faster, follows text instructions better, and allows editing facial expressions and lighting without full regeneration — this is undeniably important for Ukrainian media, creators and civic initiatives.
A new FPV drone with fiber‑optic control boosts resilience to jamming and interception. It’s not just a technological novelty — a signal to allies of readiness to deliver supplies under the NDAA and a step toward more reliable supply chains to the front lines.
Prices for DDR5 modules have risen, but Sapphire points to market uncertainty, not a shortage, as the cause. We break down what of this is true, how it will affect Ukrainian consumers and the industry, and when to expect the trend to change.
Major leaks from the iOS 26 beta reveal Apple's plans for 2026 — from a foldable iPhone to new chips. Why this matters now: technological trends shape security, communications, and market influence — and the whole world is watching closely.
The paradox of war — they're trying to break us, while our IT market is building the future. DOU showed: Grammarly, Nvidia and mono are the most attractive employers of 2025. Why this matters for the country's economy and defense — in the article.
This is a historic moment for regional security: Japan is launching its own missile defense system to counter ballistic and hypersonic missiles — a response to new threats from China. The first systems are expected in 2027, and the West is watching closely.
Google has integrated Gemini 2.5 into Translate — voice translation in headphones now works even without expensive headsets. This is a historic step for language accessibility and instant communication, already being discussed by Western analysts.
Google is discontinuing a service that warned about personal data leaks — scanning will stop on January 16, 2026, and on February 16 the service will be fully shut down and all records deleted. This is a direct challenge to the digital security of each of us.
Casio, together with Coca‑Cola, may release the GA‑2100CC‑3A — a semi‑transparent green G‑Shock styled like a glass bottle. It's not just a collab — a sign of the times for collectors and 2026 fashion.
Samsung rolls out One UI 8 Watch for the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic — the final major update for the 2021 Wear OS models. The rollout began in South Korea; the package exceeds 1 GB, and the status of LTE models remains unknown.
Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics have created Quantum Frontline Industries — the first Ukrainian-German defense joint venture in Germany for the serial production of drones for Ukraine’s Defense Forces; production volumes will be determined by the Ministry of Defense.
The U.S. Department of Defense has signed a $433.2 million contract with Sikorsky — nine UH-60M helicopters for tactical operations and 15 HH-60M for medical evacuation. Deliveries are to be completed by the end of 2027.
Flights of the LUCAS strike drone, developed for the U.S. Marine Corps as an affordable counterpart to the Iranian Shahed‑136 and designed for mass production, have begun at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI; a three-year deal allows the Sora platform to use more than 200 characters — from Mickey Mouse to Marvel and Star Wars heroes. The deal does not cover actors' voices or likenesses, and the company will also become a key OpenAI client.
Researchers using AlphaFold 3 identified the protein OPG153 in the monkeypox virus. The antigen elicited potent neutralizing antibodies in mice, opening prospects for simpler and safer vaccines.
Google has released a Chrome update for Windows, macOS and Linux: the Stable channel has been updated to 143.0.7499.109/110, Beta to 144.0.7559.20, and Extended Stable to 142.0.7499.235. The rollout is staged, and users are advised to update their browser.
The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, recorded the light of a supernova that exploded about 13 billion years ago — roughly 730 million years after the Big Bang. The explosion was accompanied by the gamma-ray burst GRB 250314A; the burst was detected by the SVOM and Swift satellites.
During a live television broadcast, Donald Trump mixed up 6G with camera quality and said it "allows you to see deeper into the skin," a comment made in the presence of Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. The article also mentions the president's previous technological claims.
Malicious actors create public chat threads in ChatGPT and Grok tailored to popular queries, coerce the AIs into issuing harmful commands, and promote these chats as paid Google search results. As a result, ordinary search results are becoming an attack vector.
Information about the Pixel 10a following Verizon certification indicates a 6.28" AMOLED 120 Hz display, 48+13 MP rear cameras, a 13 MP front camera, a base 8 GB/128 GB configuration, and a 5,100 mAh battery with around 23 W charging.
According to reports, DeepSeek obtained prohibited Nvidia graphics processors via third countries, installed them in data centers, then disassembled and shipped them to China. The United States continues to restrict the export of new chips.
A study by AI House, supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, outlines the composition of Ukrainian AI specialists: their numbers, experience, education, employment geography, and principal needs through 2030.
Soldiers of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade used the Droid TW 12.7 system against a crewed Russian MT-LB. Manufacturer DevDroid says this is the first documented case of an armored vehicle being struck by a ground robot; video has been released and the platform’s technical specifications have been provided.
An update for the Pixel Watch 4 adds support for touchless gestures and improves the quick-reply system via the on-device Gemma model; the update has also been rolled out to the Pixel Watch 3. Google's latest smartphones delivered mixed results in tests.
The U.S. Department of War has launched an internal platform, GenAI.mil, with Google Gemini as its first model. The system will cover more than 3 million employees and will operate in an IL5-certified environment.
Tests revealed that Atlas (OpenAI) and Comet (Perplexity) are operating inconsistently: they sometimes freeze, overload systems, and require user intervention. The issues are linked to website structure; users are calling for greater automation. OpenAI is updating the models.
OpenAI surveyed more than 9,000 employees at 100 companies and found that ChatGPT saves an average of 40–60 minutes per day. Engineers, communications, IT and accounting staff benefit the most; 75% report faster or higher-quality work.
After the launch of monoBazar in the monobank app, users added 17,000 listings in the first three hours, the bank's co‑founder said. The service is operating in beta and offers storefronts, automatic descriptions, installment payments and payment protection.
The Diia.Education platform won a gold award in the "Lifelong Learning" category at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025. The project advanced through several evaluation stages among more than 1,600 participants and was recognized for facilitating skills acquisition.
The footballer has entered a global partnership with U.S. AI company Perplexity: Ronaldo invested in the project, became an active user of the platform, and joined the launch of a CR7 hub with archival materials and merchandise.
Users in various countries on December 5 reported disruptions to Cloudflare services. Due to the outage, a number of websites, including Canva and the monitoring service Downdetector, were experiencing errors or were unavailable.
For 2026, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has been allocated UAH 10.16 billion. About 73% of the funding will be directed to grants for defense technologies, with the remainder going to digital services, registries, anti‑corruption initiatives and AI.
Regulator Ofcom has fined AVS Group £1 million for inadequate age verification of users and imposed an additional £50,000 for ignoring requests. The company was given 72 hours to rectify the violations, or face a £1,000 daily penalty.
Samsung will hold its The First Look presentation on January 4 in Las Vegas, two days before CES 2026. The company will showcase TVs and home appliances with enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities and may hint at updates to the Galaxy lineup.
In its Year in Search 2025 report, Google named the most popular queries: the chatbot Gemini was the top trending search, while another AI, DeepSeek, ranked seventh. Among news topics were the India–England match and an attempted assassination of Charlie Kirk; film, food and sport were also mentioned.
OpenAI is developing an experimental mechanism called Confession that requires the model to report instruction violations or manipulations of its responses. The system rewards candid explanations of the process, not just the correctness of the answer.
Meta has poached Alan Dye, who led Apple's interfaces team for more than ten years. He will work on AI features for glasses and VR headsets, report to Andrew Bosworth, and will start on December 31.
After eight years at Microsoft, Leonid Polupan has become the CEO of systems integrator Seeton in Ukraine and Azerbaijan as of December 1. Yevhen Kahanovskyi has assumed interim responsibilities at Microsoft for the Baltics and Ukraine.
Loong UAV is testing the M9 — a loitering UAV reminiscent of the Iranian Shahed‑136. The drone is designed for strikes against deep targets, tactical attacks and extended reconnaissance; it can carry up to 50 kg of payload and has a flight endurance of up to 9 hours.
From December 23, most Vodafone subscription plans will change: part of the data allowance and included minutes will be usable in the EU without extra charges, and prices will remain at current levels.
Hyundai Motor Group is preparing to launch a mass-market four-wheeled mobile robot, the Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED). Series production will begin in the first half of 2026; the company plans to sell thousands of units.
The Android 16 QPR2 update is rolling out to Pixel 6 and newer models. Mail notifications have gained AI summaries and priority sorting. Icon settings, screen options, new calling features, and updates to security and parental controls have also been added.
After the December 3 launch from a pad in the Gobi Desert, the first stage of the Zhuque-3 rocket experienced an "anomalous burn," causing it to miss the landing point and crash. LandSpace received engineering data for follow-up tests.
Google is experimenting with AI-generated headlines in the Discover feed: some of the reworded headlines have proved misleading or inaccurate. The service is adding flagged summaries. The company says this is an experiment for a subset of users. Other product changes were also announced.
XploraOne — a compact device for children from HMD and Xplora that does not support installation of third-party apps and blocks access to social networks and the browser. The device offers basic functions and parental controls; price and release date were not disclosed.
The Israel Defense Forces plan to ban the official use of Android smartphones for officers at the rank of lieutenant colonel and above — they will be issued iPhones. The decision is being justified by the risks of cyberattacks and security tests; the order is expected soon.
In November, at a British airbase, new systems to protect aircraft from missiles and hostile radars were tested during the Viking Flame exercises. Two Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters were used in the trials; radar suppression and air-defence attacks were simulated.
Huawei has introduced a fluffy interactive AI Pet toy with a built‑in chatbot that responds to touch and voice, saves conversation history, and operates via an app on HarmonyOS 5. In China it is priced at 399 yuan; availability abroad is unknown.
Gradium, a company developing AI voice models, launched in Paris and raised $70 million. Investors include Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel; the round was led by FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo. The founders are engineers from Google, Meta and Jane Street.
Chinese DeepSeek announced two new AI models: the general-purpose DeepSeek‑V3.2 with support for external tools and the math‑oriented DeepSeek‑V3.2‑Speciale, which competes with Gemini 3 Pro.
Court records, materials from publishers, regional archives and documents on Russia's actions are being collected from more than 90 institutions to train a national large language model based on the open Gemma architecture.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation announced plans to open Ukraine’s first "clean room" for microchip development in 2026. The project has funding and is accompanied by training programs and the drafting of legislation.
On 1 December the EU4UA Defence Tech programme launched with support from the EU and BRDO to strengthen air defence. The programme has a budget of €3.3 million and offers grants of up to €150,000 for the development and testing of prototypes. Applications are open until 14 January 2026; the programme runs through February 2027.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Saab Dynamics for a third MSHORAD short-range air-defence module. The cost exceeds €119 million; installation on JLTV armoured vehicles includes a separate integration agreement of about €11 million.
Companies have unveiled a service that lets users establish a connection between Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud in minutes rather than through days of configuration; Salesforce was among the first to test it.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation and Kyivstar have chosen the open Gemma 3 model as the basis for creating a Ukrainian large language model. It will be adapted to Ukrainian, further trained on national data, and tested using their own benchmarks.