Technology News in Kyiv Region and Ukraine

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AI browser Comet by Perplexity launched on Android, iOS in the works

The mobile version for Android has received most of the features of the desktop browser, including voice mode and ad blocking.

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Massive Cloudflare Outage: What Happened and What Alternatives Exist to CF

On November 18, a major outage occurred at Cloudflare, the company that provides network security and optimization services for millions of websites worldwide.

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FT: Tim Cook may step down as CEO of Apple as early as the beginning of 2026

Tim Cook may leave his position as CEO of Apple in early 2026, according to the Financial Times, citing informed sources. The board of directors has intensified preparations for a leadership change.

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AI agent DeepMind SIMA 2 learns to understand goals and act in video games alongside gamers

Google DeepMind has presented an updated version of its AI agent – SIMA 2 (Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent), which has mastered dozens of video games, including No Man's Sky, Valheim, and Goat Simulator 3.

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American company raises $510 million for drone defense radar production

American startup Chaos Industries, which specializes in radar technology for drone detection, has raised $510 million in a Series D funding round, Reuters reports. The company's valuation has increased to $4.5 billion.

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France lifted the travel ban for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

French investigators have completely lifted the travel restrictions on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was a subject of an investigation into possible facilitation of crimes through his messenger, Bloomberg reports.

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Blue Origin Successfully Lands New Glenn Rocket and Launches NASA Mission to Mars

The company founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, successfully landed the first stage of its New Glenn rocket on a sea platform in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time during its second launch, NASA reports.

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Russian robot collapses after two steps during its presentation – video

Idol claims that 77% of the components are of Russian production.