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The most likely to think about moving abroad are those from the IT sector who do not have a reservation or deferment from service in the Defense Forces, as well as those who live in the east and south of the country, the DOU study showed .

Margarita Dyachenko is a project manager at ERAM. In May, as part of a Ukrainian expedition, she conquered two «eight-thousanders» — Everest and Lhotse. She became the first girl from Kharkiv to climb the highest mountain in the world and did it up to 7,000 meters without additional oxygen from a cylinder. About mountain mindfulness, the process of climbing and discovery after returning — from the first person.

Game developer Ruslan «Ternox» Salikov, known for the game STONKS-9800, said that his older project Legend of Himari has become the target of fraudulent schemes selling items on Steam at significantly inflated prices. Affected players do not receive help from the service’s technical support, which redirects them to the game’s author, although he does not have the tools to solve such problems.

Digitalization has brought incredible changes. They concern not only certain professional areas, for example, banking, but also in general — our idea of ​​\u200b\u200blearning, development, decision-making, even the future. And if we mean Ukraine, then we should talk about the future at the intersection of technology and education.

The Japanese stock exchange business simulator STONKS-9800 has already been purchased 50,000 times. The game’s author, Ruslan «Ternox» Salikov, told dev.ua how STONKS-9800 ended up in the Daily Deal section on the Steam main page and how this affected its sales.

Destroyed or damaged property is a daily headache for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians due to Russian aggression and constant missile and drone attacks. And if in the event of destruction or damage to housing, people have the opportunity to use the «eRecovery» program, which has been in effect since 2023, then in situations when trouble befalls a car, you can only rely on yourself. Last week, we wrote about the experience of IT professionals and other representatives of the technosphere, who, unfortunately, had to check firsthand how the «eReconstruction» program works. They told us about the numerous difficulties and «pitfalls» that awaited them. However, be that as it may, the program works and, despite all the disadvantages, helps people restore their own homes.

When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, it was no longer the first attempt at creating digital money, but blockchain technology, which combined cryptography and decentralization, made it a fundamentally new phenomenon. At the time, few people thought that it had its own economic model, backed by strict algorithms, but it was precisely this factor that made BTC a truly powerful asset.

Dev.ua spoke with Lina Sivura, CMO of the startup Pricer24, which helps Ukrainian and European companies track competitors' prices and make strategic decisions based on data. The platform already works with Rozetka, Comfy, Epicenter, and Philips, and the team is planning to enter new markets in Europe.

Associated Press reporters visited the factory of Fire Point, which produces long-range FP-1 drones and the FP-5 cruise missile with a range of up to 3,000 km. The developers talked about the production of their weapons and why the powerful Ukrainian missile was named «Flamingo».

Kyiv-based IT company Tera Craft Technologies accidentally discovered that one of their developers was working two jobs at the same time. This case has been actively discussed by IT professionals and employers on LinkedIn, namely: can an IT specialist be productive while working two jobs, and what are the risks for the business.

It would seem like a futile task to assemble FPV drones for the needs of the Defense Forces in sunny Portugal, but a union of Ukrainian IT workers has banded together to attract local residents to help Ukraine. And all this despite the Russians' attempts to sabotage the volunteers' activities. The founder and communications officer of DroneAid Porto told dev.ua about the peculiarities of fundraising in Portugal, what amounts locals donate and how DroneAid manages to attract new supporters.

Frontend Team Lead Serhiy Babayev addressed the IT community on LinkedIn with a question related to a long job search: «If you could give just one piece of advice that you think could really help a person, what would it be?» The IT people answered based on their own experience. HR managers and recruiters also joined in the advice.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept, but an everyday practice. It helps sell, forecast, process documents, analyze risks, and even… fire people. But the question that worries not only regulators but also businesses today is: can AI act ethically? And who will be responsible if it doesn’t?

Andriy Mamontov — Senior Product Designer and Lead UX/UI Designer — is launching the Dsgn Academy platform for Ukrainian designers with world-class design training materials, translated into Ukrainian and structured into convenient collections. The project was implemented at his own expense, and the entire team worked in their free time from work. At the time of the launch, which will take place next week, more than 100 videos will be available.

An important issue in the reform of the gambling sector: how to maintain transparency in the regulation of casino advertising on the Internet. With the emergence of a new body, PlayCity, which is managed by a single authorized person (unlike the collegial KRAIL), the issue of control over advertising activities becomes even more acute. Especially considering the new legislative norms on gambling advertising, where partial permission for casino advertising in the media can have an imperceptible but significant impact on the audience. Does this not pose additional risks of hidden advertising and impact on vulnerable groups of society? This issue arouses keen public interest. We have contacted the Ministry of Digital Affairs for an official assessment. The answers are given in the original so as not to distort the meaning of the interpretation.

Ivan Nikolenko, Senior Front-End/Full-Stack Developer, said that he gets a lot of rejections because he lives in Ukraine. Even when he indicates another country, the employer, after checking his LinkedIn profile, refuses, explaining this by the fact that the man lives in Ukraine.

iOS Engineer Oleksandr Berezovsky published a screenshot of a post where a girl admits how she earned money by collecting Colorado potato beetles from her grandmother’s potatoes.

What jurisdiction? — The answer is always in your business model: where are your customers, how do they pay money, where you as the owner or CEO are physically located and plan to live in the future, how complex an operational structure is your team ready to support, how and where do you want to develop? Are you building a structure to accumulate profit without withdrawal, or do you just need convenient integration with Stripe, customers in the US and a product focused on venture investments, or vice versa — are you creating an MVP and need a quick exit abroad for testing. In 2026, starting an IT company is no longer about lower taxes. They will be there and they will increase over time, so every year the attractiveness and riskiness of certain countries changes, and new opportunities open up. Let’s analyze three countries that are consistently popular among IT professionals — Estonia, Cyprus, and the USA (Delaware) — and find out whether they retain their business appeal.

Less than a week remains until the main national holiday — Independence Day. For some reason, I remembered how for decades Russians ironically and mockingly called Ukraine «independent», trying to neutralize this very concept and once again remind us that without an inadequate and extremely abusive «big brother» behind our backs, we have no chance. Perhaps somewhere our Independence was indeed purely formal — for example, in the technological and defense sectors. The latter had been stagnant for a long time in a dark transition, one side of which rested against a dense, but already dilapidated «scoop», and the other led to a bright European progressive technological future. Oddly enough, it was the full-scale war that forced a rapid leap towards the light, putting the very existential survival of the Ukrainian nation at stake.

Engineering Manager Igor Kopanev named the problem of hiring programmers No. 1 in 2025. Aitov residents are discussing it.

A netizen suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov do the service of drawing up a will at Diia, and he was surprised by such an idea. «I thought I couldn’t be surprised with ideas anymore,» the official wrote. dev.ua investigated whether such a service is needed in Ukraine and whether there is a practice of drawing up wills online in the world. Currently, the possibility of drawing up a will online depends on the legislation of a particular country, and in most countries of the world, including Ukraine, drawing up a will in a fully online format is not widespread or legally recognized. However, in some countries there are partially digital procedures or platforms that allow you to draw up a will online, but they usually still require notarization or another form of official confirmation.

A new phenomenon is spreading in modern companies, dubbed the «quiet cracking»: chronic job dissatisfaction among employees, which leads to indifference, reduced efficiency, and an increased desire to quit.

AI (artificial intelligence) is not just a trend, but a necessity for SaaS and digital services. At least, that’s what about 52% of SaaS Capital respondents who use AI to a limited extent in their products believe.

Yesterday we wrote that casino advertising has once again entered the Ukrainian Internet. The head of the state agency Play, Gennady Novikov, even wrote an algorithm for online media, which simple steps need to be taken (media registration, a note that this media is now 21+) in order to advertise gambling with impunity.

The fourth Ukrainian video game festival, organized by the Palaye communications agency, has launched on Steam. The Ukrainian Games Festival 2025 features over 480 games created in Ukraine, discounts on over 200 already released projects, and about 20 new announcements.

Before the war, Katrin Yarosh had her own online store, and after the full-scale invasion began, she worked as a project manager in a large outsourcing company. But one day, Katrin realized that she needed a break so as not to burn out completely. The Aityvitsa radically changed her field of activity and created a store of goods for four-legged friends. We tell you what motivated her and how her life turned out after IT.

Working with the public sector is not just about implementing another project. It is about impact, scale, and value for millions. Each such service becomes part of citizens’ daily experience and shapes the image of the country in their eyes and the level of trust in it.

Gennady Novikov, head of Playcity, a body that controls activities in the field of gambling, online casinos, and lotteries, publicly explained which online media can start advertising casinos again.

The launch of Direct-to-Cell is fantastic news. Ukraine has joined the first countries in the world to launch Direct-to-Cell technology, along with the USA, Australia, Japan, Canada and New Zealand. Despite the war, innovative solutions are emerging and developing here, making communication more accessible and reliable. And we are super happy that this is happening right here and now.

13505 is a beautiful, almost magical number. Bill No. 13505, introduced to the Verkhovna Rada, provides for a ban on the use of software created in an aggressor country. Its adoption, at first glance, should finally close the issue of 1 °C, a platform that has been the standard for accounting and tax accounting in Ukraine for decades.