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Product Designer at Plerdy Vitaliy Dubeyko told how he faced pain in his arm and neck, creating an «Instagram-perfect» workplace. Other IT professionals also reported on their health problems. They also shared life hacks that help them protect themselves from diseases.

SalesDoubler has created an automated online affiliate marketing platform that is trusted by more and more advertisers and Internet traffic specialists. Here’s what we learned about her.

Let’s think for a moment about the process of learning to drive. Any of us can learn the basic principles of driving a car by watching a few demonstrations. Once we master concepts like steering, acceleration, and braking, we can apply these skills to any vehicle, from a compact sedan to a large truck.

We continue the series of materials on the features of the use of artificial intelligence in Ukrainian IT companies. Today’s speaker is Oleg Panichev, Expert Research Engineer at Ciklum. He started by developing algorithms for digital processing and analysis of medical signals. While still at university, Oleg worked at his first job at the Ukrainian company Yutas, which specializes in the development of medical equipment. In parallel, the AI ​​specialist was engaged in scientific research, in particular, the analysis of electroencephalograms for predicting epileptic seizures. Over time, the specialist began to notice that machine learning methods were increasingly being used in scientific articles instead of traditional digital signal processing methods. «Previously, event forecasting was based on setting thresholds for certain signal parameters without using cross-validation methods. Realizing the promise of new methods, while working on my dissertation, I began to study machine learning and participate in competitions on the Kaggle platform,» he told dev.ua. Oleg has been working with AI for over eleven years now and has experience solving a wide variety of problems, from working with tabular data to deep learning for computer vision and GenAI. He talked about what he does at Ciklum and how the company integrates AI tools into its projects. The specialist also gives practical advice to those who plan to study and work with AI.

For small and medium-sized businesses, protecting intellectual property is an important strategic step. The European Union offers support to entrepreneurs through the SME Fund 2025 program, which allows for a grant to partially cover the costs of registering an EU trademark.

Imagine that you opened a bar. You didn’t just open it, you renovated it, ordered furniture, came up with a menu. And then you’re like, «That’s it, let people come themselves.» And a month later you realize — no one. Because a bar won’t promote itself. And the website too. A website is not just a «set it and forget it» thing. It is a point of contact between you and your customers. It needs to be developed, updated, and, most importantly, brought people there. How? Let’s start with the basics.

Yulia Pashchenko, Talent acquisition and Recruitment Expert, said that she refused a candidate an interview because he was blacklisted by the recruiter. Her confession caused quite a stir — over 300 comments under the post on LinkedIn, where both recruitment specialists and potential candidates are vigorously discussing this case. We tell the essence of the story and share the most interesting thoughts of IT professionals.

A year and a half ago, ophthalmologist Alexander Artamonov came up with the idea of ​​creating a useful service that would help gadget users check their eyesight. This is how the project from the Montu:vision team — Roundel was born. We tell you what this service is and what its benefits are.

The eyeWitness to Atrocities app, which was initiated by the International Bar Association (IBA), is virtually the same age as the Russia’s war on Ukraine that has been raging since 2014. Long before the full-scale war, a decade ago in fact, in 2015, the app was launched, while its development began as early as 2011. Meanwhile, since Russia’s full-scale invasion, millions of Ukrainians have massively been confronted not only with war crimes and their consequences, but also with a need to prove these crimes legally. After all, proving these facts is not only about some kind of high ‘justice’ in international courts decades later. This also means more commonplace tangible compensation and affirmation of their rights as victims and survivors right now. This is why the app is so crucial for Ukrainians today. 

Senior Software Engineer from Kharkiv Dmytro T. believes that juniors and middles have lost to artificial intelligence, since GhatGPT can write any template component or deal with any library in a few minutes. His post resonated among IT professionals. Do community members agree with such rhetoric?

Talent Acquisition Lead Artem Nikityuk shared with the IT community an unusual case from his own practice, when the mother of one of the candidates was actively involved in the employment process.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’s Committee on Law Enforcement Activities is due to consider draft law 12439 in the near future, which amends the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The official goal is to strengthen business protection during criminal proceedings. However, will this draft law really become the same «weapon» for entrepreneurs against the arbitrariness of law enforcement agencies? Or is this another attempt to mask old problems with new wording? Let’s figure it out.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has begun publicly insulting former International Space Station commander, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen. He disagreed with the billionaire on Twitter about the situation with NASA astronauts who have been «stuck» aboard the ISS for several months.

Kyivstar.Tech specialists have created a new service for ordering food with a discount in the capital’s catering establishments. The service is currently undergoing testing. dev.ua tested the option.

Austrian disinformation expert Dietmar Pichler conducted a small experiment — he asked the ChatGPT chatbot to simulate a speech by the 40th Republican US president, Ronald Reagan, who played a major role in the collapse of the USSR, regarding the current situation in the world. What AI-Reagan said.

Ivanna Kushnir, a mother and also a newcomer to Manual QA Engineer, but with great ambitions and prospects. Currently, the tester is looking for a job and decided to ask the community if it is realistic to find a job in the field of QA while being a mother on maternity leave? Are there companies that are not afraid to take mothers with small children on part-time employment, or is this taboo for IT in general? The people of Aitivka did not hesitate to share their experiences.

Imagine a platform where transactions are instant, without bank delays, payment system restrictions or hidden fees. Where your funds are protected by smart contracts and privacy is guaranteed by blockchain. This is not the future of financial technology — it is already the reality of modern European gambling. Online casinos have evolved from being just entertainment to becoming full-fledged financial hubs integrating cryptocurrencies, mobile payments, and e-wallets. The industry is changing rapidly, and these changes already extend far beyond gambling.

I personally tested the new AI model. The short answer is no, it’s not the best AI model in the world.

First introduced in early 2024, the ASUS Zenbook DUO quickly changed the game in the notebook market. Offering an innovative dual-screen design while remaining a classic convertible laptop, the Zenbook DUO made a significant breakthrough in the ultraportable notebook segment. With an average daily sales rate of over 30 units over the past 12 months, Zenbook DUO has been a significant contributor to the success of the entire ASUS Zenbook series. This high sales performance underscores the success of the model and the market’s enthusiasm for its innovative capabilities, as well as demonstrating consumer readiness for the new, innovative dual-screen notebook form factor.

Mobile operators are raising tariffs, and you are once again thinking about Mobile Number Portability (MNP) — porting your number to another operator while keeping the full number, including the code? Is it worth doing it? Which of the three whales of Ukrainian mobile communications has the best offer for customers? dev.ua compared what Kyivstar, Vodafone, and lifecell offer to users.

In early February, it became known about the launch of the super project - "Drone Lines". At the first stage, it included five regiments and brigades that have proven their effectiveness on the battlefield. These are the 20th separate regiment "K-2", the 429th regiment "Achilles", the 427th regiment "RAROG", the 414th brigade "Birds of the Magyar" and the "Phoenix" regiment (the "Revenge" brigade). The initiator of the project itself was President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ministry of Defense calls such collaboration "a new standard of war, where UAVs become a key element of combat operations". We talked with the participants of the association and tell how they intend to strengthen the combat capability of the Ukrainian army in it.

Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs have spoken out in support of Ukraine’s current President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after US President Donald Trump called him a «dictator without elections,» giving him a false 4% approval rating.

On February 17, Elon Musk’s startup xAI presented a new chatbot, Grok 3. OpenAI co-founder and former head of Tesla’s autopilot development department, Andrey Karpathy, tested Musk’s new product, having received early access. What conclusions did he draw after two hours of using Grok 3?

The world of digital technologies is constantly evolving, and for IT professionals, marketers, and related professionals, it’s important to stay up to date with new tools that help streamline workflows. I’ve put together a selection of the best services and platforms that help me and my team work more efficiently.

Software developer Oleksandr Pavelko and designer Elizaveta Gorbacheva have created the «PDR.ai» application with artificial intelligence and a virtual assistant that will help you quickly and easily learn traffic rules and prepare for the driver’s license exam even without access to the Internet. We tell you what it is interesting for and who it is useful for.

Meet us! This is our new show about artificial intelligence. It’s called Sho po Shi. Hosts: generative AI consultant Oleksiy Minakov and CEO of dev.ua Stas Yurasov.

ІТ-рекрутерка Вікторія Захарова запізнилась на співбесіду на 3 хв. У результаті, вона отримала негативний відгук від кандидата на Djinni. Це було вдруге за 8 років її роботи. Чи припустимо запізнення — обговорює ІТ-спільнота в LinkedIn, а також ділиться власними історіями.

Imagine 18 teams of IT professionals who worked tirelessly for over a year on something super-large and necessary for almost every Ukrainian. And in the end, such a product was born — a financial superapp that takes into account the most secret desires of over a million users, stands guard over interests and business, and shows an extraordinary dynamics of updates for even greater user comfort. Are you intrigued? We’ll tell you. On February 17, Raiffeisen Bank launched a new multifunctional mobile application, MyRaif, a whole ecosystem of digital finances that adapts to each user, created by the bank’s in-house team. By the end of 2025, both applications will be available to the bank’s clients, but later MyRaif will replace Raiffeisen Online, which the developers will turn off. dev.ua spoke with Viktor Manzar, Head of IT Solutions Implementation at Raifu, about why the need to release a new application arose, what its advantages are, and what features are already available to users today.

Threads is a new service from Instagram, which is a minimalist social platform, where the main emphasis is on text content and interaction between users. The main difference of the platform is its simplicity and lack of information overload, which makes it ideal for those who are tired of classic SMM with its endless stories and videos.

Kyrylo Kyrychenko, Senior Technical Recruiter, calculated how much it costs to hire one IT specialist, taking into account the services of a recruiter and the time spent on the search.