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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.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said the company plans to introduce humanoid robots in factories within five years, cited the use of an X‑ray system with computer vision as an example, and assessed the potential market opportunity.
In Morrow County, Oregon, nitrates in drinking water were found at levels up to ten times the standard. Researchers link the elevated levels to increases in cancer cases and miscarriages; large data centers operate in the region.
In the beta version of the ChatGPT Android app (1.2025.329), lines in the code were found that hint at advertising — references to an "ads feature," "search ad" and "bazaar content." The release has not yet been published. Monetization via advertising and other updates had been discussed earlier.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching "Genesis Mission" — a plan to integrate AI into scientific research. The Department of Energy will open datasets and equipment to external researchers working with artificial intelligence tools.
BGV estimates annual production from three deposits at 1,340 tonnes of uranium, which could meet the needs of Ukraine’s nuclear power sector. The group has invested more than $10 million in exploration, carried out technical and environmental assessments, and plans to use the fuel in future reactors.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Brussels is too slow to investigate American tech companies because of U.S. pressure over the EU’s digital laws. He accused the European Commission and member states of being afraid to pursue cases in the face of an American onslaught.
Anduril Industries experienced difficulties with drones in Ukraine. In 2024, Ukraine’s SBU halted the use of Altius drones because they were vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare systems.
Ukraine and Latvian company Tilde have signed an agreement to cooperate on artificial intelligence, which will help accelerate the process of adapting to European legislation.
The European Commission named Diia.AI the winner in the Solutions for Citizens category at the Best Cases Awards 2025; the AI feature in Diia has more than 120,000 users.
OpenAI said hackers accessed analytics data in Mixpanel; passwords, payment data and chat history were not exposed to third parties.