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The N series could become OnePlus's first smartphones under $200: the brand, which built its reputation on flagships "without unnecessary markup," is now set to compete with Redmi and Realme on their turf.
Apple officially closed the Intel era on Mac: Golden Gate will only work on Apple Silicon. However, the real deadline is not this year, but 2028, when both security patches and Rosetta 2 will disappear.
Only 11% of IT professionals reach an income of $6,000 per month — and most of them are not junior developers from courses. Half of the industry still earns up to $2,900.
U145 is not just a drone helicopter. It is Airbus's response to the geopolitical shift: parallel development for Europe separate from the American project for the U.S. Marine Corps.
# Power 140W GaN — DJI's First Three-Port GaN Charger with Dynamic Power Distribution. But the Key Detail Is Hidden in the Priorities: DJI Gadgets Charge First.
# Vchasno Group Becomes Majority Shareholder in Medics Opika Vchasno Group, known for electronic signatures and business reporting solutions, has become the majority owner of Medics Opika. The service has grown eightfold over the past year, with 35,000 monthly visits financed by the National Health Insurance Fund of Ukraine (NSZU). This is no longer diversification — it is a bet on state healthcare funding.
Ukrainian company MaXon Systems has tested a system within the Brave1 cluster that assumes 95% of the process of destroying Iranian-made kamikaze drones, with the operator only designating the target. According to the developers' calculations, 20–25 such complexes would be sufficient to protect the entire Kyiv.
Tim Cook held his last WWDC as Apple CEO: between a ceremonial video with Harrison Ford and Whoopi Goldberg — and the real decision to migrate Siri to Google's Gemini model with 1.2 trillion parameters.
On May 11, Privat24 went down in the middle of the business day — users were unable to log into accounts, make payments, or use any features. The bank confirmed a technical glitch and restored service the same day.
GovTech Lab Ukraine has opened a new call for applications from state bodies. But the key indicator is not the number of participants, but rather that in the previous cycle, 18 out of 21 submitted challenges failed to pass the selection — and this may be a more useful result than the winners themselves.
OnePlus is preparing a budget smartphone with dust and steam protection higher than most flagship models — and the price calls into question the entire "premium" segment up to $300.
$5,600, 4,999 units and a transparent "engine compartment" — but behind this gadget lies a quiet corporate alliance: since 2024, HP has been the title sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1, and the laptop is the first tangible evidence of this deal.
To save Siri from failure, Apple signed a multi-year deal with Google and opened access to user queries for Nvidia servers. The company, which spent years building an isolated technology stack, is now dependent on two of its main competitors.
Yartura has developed an interceptor that catches up with enemy drones where most competitors lag 100–150 km/h behind. But the key bet is not on speed, but on AI that operates after the first miss.
Google has launched Gemini Go, a simplified version of its AI assistant for smartphones running Android Go. This marks the first time Gemini becomes available to hundreds of millions of users of budget devices in Global South countries.
Apple is preparing for WWDC 2026, and the first data on iOS 27 compatibility has already emerged. Four popular models may be excluded from the support list — what this means for millions of users.
# Deal for 97.6 Million Hryvnia to Consolidate Taxi, Scooters, Delivery and Tickets in Single App. But the Broader Context Is Larger: Uklon Already Tests Drones, Backed by Kyivstar and VEON's $1.3 Billion Investment in Ukraine.
OpenAI has rolled out Dreaming V3, a new memory architecture for ChatGPT that has significantly improved context retention accuracy for the first time. However, few have noticed: deleting a conversation does not erase the memories extracted from it.
Balance Ultra with a titanium case and 30 days of battery life costs $599 compared to $849 for the Apple Watch Ultra 2. The difference is substantial, but the watch is going up for pre-order, and there are no real-world tests yet.
Starting June 8, Samsung Health will analyze five nighttime biosignals through AI and compare them to your personal baseline norm. The question is not whether this will work more accurately than a doctor — but who else will have access to the data.
Amazon's New Proteus Gets AI and Voice Control: The warehouse robot now plans routes and prioritizes tasks on its own. But behind the technical upgrade lies a much sharper bottom line.
On June 8, Apple will open WWDC 2026 under the slogan "All Systems Glow" — and the main intrigue is not new features, but whether the company will finally be able to restore Siri's reputation after a year of failures with Apple Intelligence.
Honor quietly added a new X7e smartphone to its lineup — without any presentation or fanfare. The main focus: a giant battery and a 50 MP camera at a minimal price.
The Ministry of Defense has officially codified the Vepr ground robotic complex — a platform that has been operating on the front lines for a year and is capable of evacuating two wounded soldiers per trip without a human operator.
Lockheed Martin officially opened the MAB-5 production facility in Cortland, Alabama. The plant has been built on schedule, however, delivery timelines have already been adjusted due to issues with solid rocket boosters.
Martyn Tech has developed a heavy quadcopter Adis with satellite control: 10 kg payload over 20 km, and in tests — 12 kg and 50 km with reduced load. The drone has already passed codification for military procurement.
# Poland's government approved a bill banning mobile phones for students under 16 throughout the entire school day. The Netherlands, where a similar measure has been in effect since 2024, has already recorded results — and they are inconvenient for those who dismissed this idea as populism.
# Google Labs' New Dreambeans App Generates Up to 14 Illustrated Stories Daily from Gmail, Photos, YouTube and Search Data. An Antidote to Endless Scrolling — or a Perfect Surveillance Wrapper?
When mass public awareness about calls from "pseudo-banks" yielded real financial results, scammers shifted their focus: now they don't call themselves — they force victims to install an application or click a button.
Ferrari has officially unveiled the Luce, a four-door, five-seater electric vehicle with 1,000 horsepower priced from €550,000. The design is by Jony Ive, it features physical buttons, and Ferrari's stock fell 3% on the day of the presentation.