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Europol’s European Cybercrime Center, together with Microsoft, has shut down Lumma Stealer («Lumma»), the world’s largest data theft threat. Here are the details.

OpenAI is buying an artificial intelligence device startup co-founded by Apple Inc. veteran Jony Ive for nearly $6.5 billion. By joining forces with the legendary designer, OpenAI plans to make a breakthrough in the hardware field.

On the morning of May 22, Bitcoin reached another record — the value of the coin exceeded $111 000. What are the reasons and further forecasts?

For all women who are thinking about developing a career in IT, I would like to share my experience. My name is Natalia Burlakova, I currently hold the position of Senior Security Solutions specialist at Microsoft Central Europe, and this year will be the thirteenth year that I have been developing my career in a company that started with an office in Ukraine, and now at the level of European countries. I came to the company from the areas of marketing and sales to the position of a specialist in workplace solutions in the marketing team. I was very lucky, it was a time when cloud solutions were just entering the market. Few people knew what it was, so I learned along with the industry. Then I was more involved in sales, worked with large companies, with teams that solved technical problems for clients, and constantly learned. And today I already work in the technical direction, namely cybersecurity.

A team of Ukrainian startups has developed an AI fitness messenger called ChAthlete, which can become a gentle guide to the world of fitness for everyone. dev.ua spoke with the founder and team of the project, which plans to conquer 50 countries and develop sex fitness and beyond.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov hinted at the development of drone-related technology that could become a «game changer» in the war with Russia.

Ukrainian Level Designer Eduard Pizhuk is working on the game Catfall, about a lonely cat astronaut who managed to survive a spaceship crash. dev.ua spoke with the developer about his experience in game development and work on a project that was previously nominated for the Indie Cup.

Test tasks: to pay or not? This question among IT professionals and recruiters is almost Hamlet-like. Only recently, at the end of April, under the post of Business Operations Manager Yulia Rubanskaya, IT specialists were lively discussing whether it is necessary to pay extra for the completion of a test task if the recruiter offered the candidate some additional work, because she rated the test a «three», and there was still time before the announced deadline. In response, the candidate denied that this would be full-fledged work that should be paid. dev.ua decided to ask recruiters their opinion on the above situation, and also asked in which cases they see the point of compensating the cost of working time for candidates.

Esports in Ukraine is experiencing a boom. Views are growing, big investments are coming in, and old stereotypes — about «games for schoolchildren» and geeks in basements — are rapidly collapsing. dev.ua has collected the main insights from the esports panel at the SBC Summit Ukraine 2025.

In a world where technology is changing at a breakneck pace, IT professionals have long ceased to be just technical experts. In 2025, soft skills will become no less important than knowledge of programming languages ​​or the ability to work with cloud infrastructures. Why is that? Because a successful career in IT increasingly depends on communication, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Evgeniya Klysha is a former Senior UX designer with experience in large international projects. After several years of working in an agency and burning out, she decided to change everything and became a nutritionist. What was it like to leave IT and go into obscurity? Why did a new profession turn out to be a life's work? And what does her everyday life look like now? Read in the new story of dev.ua.

Technical Program Manager, IT Project Manager Nataliya Oblovatska said that she had experience of interviewing with an AI recruiter.

A Ukrainian manager, together with a team of like-minded people, created an online platform called FERM, which allows you to rent construction machinery and equipment. Dmytro Kharitonenko, the manager of the startup, told dev.ua about what prompted the startupers to develop the solution, how it works, and who it will be useful for.

Readers of dev.ua reported that you can get on the metro for zero hryvnias if you have no funds on your bank card. True, the card will then be blocked, but there are supposedly several manipulations to unblock it. We found out what actually happens with cards without funds and whether blocking can be avoided. (the material from May 14, 2025 is supplemented with a comment from one of the passengers and the experience of one of the monobank employees who encountered a similar situation).

Every business is interested in the financial results of the efforts made and resources spent, therefore it relies on ROI (Return on Investment) indicators — that is, how much profit each invested unit of resource brings.

Oleksandr Viter has been writing code for 11 years, having worked in various companies from giants of the Ukrainian market SoftServe and Luxoft to small startups that most IT specialists have never even heard of. Recently, the IT specialist launched his own project Normis — a dating site, but not for everyone, but only for ordinary people, normies, as they are called on the Internet. Artificial intelligence became the main assistant in creating his own project for the developer. My colleague Oleg Onoprienko and I learned from Oleksandr what prompted him to create a dating site, how the project is developing, and who and when will be able to find their soulmate on the site.

Today, May 15, is Vyshyvanka Day. dev.ua took a stroll through the social networks of Ukrainian IT companies and collected a photo selection of how they celebrate this day.

A new Amazon study says that most companies around the world plan to introduce the position of Chief AI Officer (CAIO) as generative AI becomes a business priority. The study surveyed 3,739 IT executives from nine countries, including Germany, the US and Japan. The results are somewhat unexpected: 45% of respondents plan to make generative AI a priority by 2025. At the same time, only 30% named the development of traditional security tools as a priority. Meanwhile, Ukrainian companies are looking for AI directors. Prostor, Nova («New Post»), and MHP have opened relevant vacancies and are looking for people. Some companies have already separated this role, and some businesses are entrusting the development of AI solutions to service centers and other specialists. dev.ua has compiled a list of Ukrainian market specialists who are engaged in AI development in local IT companies. This list is not yet complete — its participants can be added by filling out this questionnaire .

At the end of March, at the International Forum «Space for Ukraine», Deputy Minister of Defense Kateryna Chernogorenko announced the launch of the Space Policy Department. Today, the Ministry of Defense explained what the concept of «military space» means and whether space initiatives are within the budget of the Ukrainian state budget.

Маркетологи опинилися в новій реальності: користувачі дедалі частіше відмовляються від cookies, а законодавчі зміни в ЄС (на кшталт DMA) обмежують доступ до даних. У результаті рекламні системи отримують менше конверсій, що обмежує алгоритми навчатися і працювати ефективніше.

While thousands of IT professionals dream of opening borders, some IT specialists, on the contrary, having the opportunity to live outside of Ukraine, return home. dev.ua tells the story of Yaroslav P. (for security reasons, the hero asked not to give his last name — EDITORIAL), Senior Software Quality Engineer at EPAM Ukraine, who, having the opportunity to live abroad away from the harsh Ukrainian realities, made a different choice — he returned home. What follows is Yaroslav’s direct speech.

Ukrainian IT professional Oleksiy Borunov announced the release of his board game «Cyberspace» about the confrontation between hackers, developers, and testers. dev.ua talked to Oleksiy and learned details about the project.

Кіновиробництво більше не потребує багатомільйонних бюджетів і років на створення одного проєкту. Спецефекти, що коштували $8 000, тепер можна додати за $100 — і ніхто не помітить різниці. Сценарії пишуться не місяцями, а тижнями, а озвучка та дубляж десятками мов — справа кількох кліків. Штучний інтелект активно проникає в кіноіндустрію та в рази прискорює процеси, і це лише початок.

A few years ago, the RozetkaPay team worked with spreadsheets — like many other companies at the start. But when the number of clients approached 300, and the plans became more ambitious, it became clear: scaling without automation was no longer possible. After implementing NetHunt CRM, requests between four departments began to be processed within an hour, and over 80% are completed successfully every month. In this case study, we will tell you what processes CRM helped optimize, and what you can implement in your company today.

In today's digitalized world, the independence of a state is determined not only by a strong army and a powerful economy, but also by digital sovereignty - the ability to control one's own data, infrastructure, and technologies. Dependence on foreign software and cloud services, especially in times of war, can be costly. In a new article, dev.ua tells how countries around the world are fighting for control over digital resources, and whether Ukraine is ready for this.

Посадковий модуль з невдалої радянської місії «Венера» космічний зонд «Космос 482» більш ніж пів століття дрейфував на орбіті Землі. Зрештою він упав, але думки наукоців та експертів розходились щодо географії розльоту його залишків. dev.ua дізнавався, про причини розбіжностей, чи загрожували рештки зонду людству та будівлям, а також, куди саме в підсумку впали уламки. (текст від 9 травня 2025 року з оновленням щодо інформації про фактичне падіння космічного зонду)

Мені завжди було цікаво, як люди досягають успіху. Чи це генетика? Вдача? А може, просто впертість? Мій власний шлях показав: головне — не те, як ти падаєш, а те, як збираєш себе по шматочках. Зараз я засновник агенції Ecom-X Group, яка допомагає українським брендам вийти на західні ринки через Shopify. Ми не просто створюємо магазини, ми будуємо бренди й допомагаємо їм зростати: від розробки до маркетингової стратегії та просування.

Ivano-Frankivsk IT company Heaven Soft, which was accused of giving candidates test tasks that are part of real projects when selecting specialists, commented on the incidents voiced by two candidates for the position of designer.

Це інтерв’ю з СТО MODUS X Євгенієм Горбачовим. Ми поговорили про те, як він будував державний додаток № 1 Дія і як тепер фактично допомагає створювати стартап на базі ДТЕК, який повинен перетворитися на продуктово-сервісну компанію у майбутньому.

Ukrainian IT professionals occasionally complain about incredibly complex and time-consuming test tasks that employers do not pay for, and sometimes even give specialists pieces of work for real projects. For the most part, the community does not respect this approach to candidate selection, believing that excessively voluminous test tasks should be paid for, and specialists' time should be compensated with money at market rates. dev.ua asked leading Ukrainian IT companies whether they have a practice of paid test tasks and in which cases employers are ready to compensate candidates for the cost of time spent on the task. How do EPAM, SoftServe, Sigma Software, Ciklum and other companies approach test tasks?