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Video Content Production Specialist Myroslava Kosiakova told what helped her survive the sudden dismissal. The specialist worked for two years at the MacPaw company, which recently announced layoffs.

An ex-machine gunner, a veteran, and now a Frontend developer, Denys Sheremeta told how, after rehabilitating after an injury, he managed to find a job in a new field in just 9 days.

One in three adults under the age of 35 (33%) are more favorable to brands with a sound identity, compared to 20% of adults of all ages. These are the results of a study conducted by the British audio agency DLMDD and the market research and data analytics company YouGov. However, only a small number of companies in Ukraine have such a branding element, so the robota.ua team decided to be one of the first to dive into global trends and develop their own mobile application notification sound.

A few years ago, Nikita Puzyrenko worked as a developer in Odessa, and today, as a Senior Software Engineer, he develops the AI ​​startup Tavus, which creates technologies for realistic digital avatars and video interfaces.

According to the Microsoft Digital Defense Report, from July 2023 to July 2024, Microsoft customers face 600 million attacks every day from both cybercriminals and nation states. It also emphasizes that cyber operations are closely related to geopolitical conflicts.

An effective development team is the «foundation» of any technology business. Therefore, it is not surprising that hiring one specialist can cost from $56,500 to $269,000, depending on the position, skills and location. Therefore, to attract top developers and save money, companies turn to IT recruiting agencies or service companies that create R&D centers. There, a team consisting of IT Recruitment Research Analyst, IT researchers and IT recruiters helps to meet these needs. What these roles are, where their responsibilities are demarcated, and what value each brings to the business — let’s figure it out further.

The web was flooded with texts, images and videos generated by artificial intelligence. Even Coca-Cola does not shy away from the tools of generative artificial intelligence — this year’s commercial was created by the company with the help of Generative AI. However, users were clearly dissatisfied with such content. And copywriter Oleksiy Shepeliuk recalled how in one copywriting agency where he got a job, there was a loud scandal when one of the authors of the texts sent the customer material generated with the help of ChatGPT. And in general, as team leader Artem Reva emphasized: «The era is coming when it is difficult to distinguish a fake from reality.» So, while the circulation of AI products is not yet regulated at the legislative level, many are wondering how to distinguish AI content from that created by a real living person. dev.ua interviewed and collected the opinions of several experts who will help in this matter. They shared tools and tricks on how to recognize the creations of artificial intelligence.

We selected the most interesting moments from the conversation.

Building a company in a dynamic and progressive IT market requires the courage to act and the ability to «run twice as fast», as in the famous fairy tale. And if you aspire not just to create a successful IT business, but also to reorient the Ukrainian market from outsourcing to a product, then you need something more. However, it is definitely worth the effort.

Every month we share the stories of small and medium-sized technological businesses and projects that bring our victory over Russia closer.

Recently, the former parent company of Russian Yandex, the Dutch Nebius, raised $700 million. Investors include prominent international companies and funds. In particular, Nvidia, Accel Partners LP and Orbis Investments. In less than 3 years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European part of Yandex managed to separate from the Russian "daughter", "whiten out" and start growing in Europe. "We are now a Western company," says Nebius CEO Arkady Volozh, who stood at the origins of Russia's Yandex and devoted half of his life to working in it. We tell you what "non-Russian" Yandex came to Europe with, how it builds business on the "debris" of its former greatness, and what risks it may have not only for the technological world.

Front-end Developer Olena Bogusheva compiled a selection of applications that will allow those who want to enter IT to familiarize themselves with programming languages ​​for free.

On December 1, Intel, which is currently experiencing not the best of times, announced that its CEO Pat Gelsinger is stepping down. He dedicated nearly 30 years of his career to Intel and worked on the launch of technologies such as Wi-Fi and USB, as well as the famous Intel Core and Xeon processor series. When Gelsinger returned to the company in 2021, it was already in stagnation, and the task of an experienced top manager was to improve its situation. We tell how he failed to cope with this task, and why Intel is now in an even bigger crisis.

The American domain name market began to shake before the arrival of Donald Trump in the US presidential administration. The fact is that the company VeriSign, which manages the most popular domain on the Internet — .com, can continue to constantly raise prices. Over the weekend, she re-signed the corresponding agreement with the telecom administration, which allows her to do this.

CNC router operator Baluta Maryan from Poland made an innovative coffee maker that prepares coffee under very high pressure. How does it work?

In my Telegram channel, I write a lot and refer to the fact that a business necessarily needs a goal. All other processes are adjusted to achieve the goal. This is how it is checked what should or should not be done. When I write about it, I always think that it is a base — it is clear by default what a goal is and how to set it. But just recently, at a meeting with a world-famous Ukrainian, I saw that it is necessary to explain in more detail how to set a goal and what it is in general. So I will tell you about it, maybe you will be interested.

In August, the Russians began using improved versions of fiber-optic drones at the front. Oleksiy Zhulinskyi and his company 3DTech are one of those Ukrainian manufacturers working on a response to the occupiers. His fiber-optic drone "Predator REBOFF" is currently undergoing codification, but military units are already able to purchase it and use it in combat. We contacted Oleksiy and talked about the fashion for fiber-optic drones, the features of their use and how we can win the technological race with the Russians in this segment.

Recruiter Tetyana Kozachenko shared her work experience when the alarm sounds. Other IT-guys came to her in the comments and told whether they are ready to neglect their safety and how they work in difficult times of shelling.

Germany has confirmed that the Helsing drones have been thoroughly tested and pre-certified for use by Ukraine. Before, little was known about them, which has changed now.

There is still no consensus in the world about what the real Web3, i.e., the next generation Internet, should look like. But one of its features was already clearly visible — Web3 projects should be decentralized and almost independent of regulation. If we look at the crypto world that exists now, we will see that the old part of it is somehow trying to get along with the classic financial markets - to meet the requirements of regulation, taxation and so on. But its new part is completely different. It gives the crypto market some fresh air. This is a platform for conducting tests and experiments. It is in Web3 that new unicorns should be expected in the future.

One fine autumn day, students of the Kyiv Aviation Institute (formerly the National Academy of Sciences) read strange news on the institution’s website: the university has decided to ban Telegram. According to the acting rector Ksenia Semenova, the innovation should only affect teachers and staff. But how will this affect students, since a huge amount of communication with teachers takes place via this messenger? Other higher educational institutions followed KAI’s example — some blocked access to Telegram in dormitories, others only warned about the upcoming innovation. State structures also began to actively report on the ban on the messenger. Meanwhile, the KAI clarified that the need for the ban concerns the transmission of work information and reported that they only recommend not using Telegram for other communication. dev.ua investigated whether Telegram will be available to officials and students, and how the most popular messenger in Ukraine can be blocked.

On December 1, the «Winter eSupport» project started. How to get UAH 1000 and where you can spend it.

On November 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed Law No. 4015 (former draft law No. 11416-d) on tax increases. It comes into force from today, December 1. As a result of the tax changes, the authorities plan to attract additional financial funds to the budget, which will amount to UAH 8 billion by the end of 2024, and UAH 140 billion in 2025. We tell in detail about the changes that will affect FOPs.

Since December 1, Ukraine has resumed the procedure of reservetion conscripts from mobilization at critical enterprises. The new procedure will be available only on the Diya portal . Previously, there was an option to book through Diya and offline. From December 1, it is online only, this will solve the problem of lengthy processing of documents. How the updated electronic booking procedure will look like. Here are 10 answers to the most important questions.

Professional Backend-Frontend programmer Oleksandr Fatyuhin gave his girlfriend smart glasses so she could take photos and videos, as well as use a voice assistant and headphones. He looked at them and decided to find a similar gadget that would help him in his work. The developer shared with dev.ua how he chose the model, what main tasks he planned to perform with the glasses and whether he managed to make his life easier in the end.

Founder DEVS, Game developer, Middle Unity 3D Developer Yuriy Tkach believes that the current situation on the IT labor market has signs of a black hole. Here are his arguments (verbatim).

In Frankiv Oblast, a IT guy, a blogger and a mathematics teacher, who on February 4, 2022 worked as gunners for an attack on the Ivano-Frankivsk airport, were convicted. We tell how a teacher, an IT specialist and a blogger became agents of the FSB

Baldwin Oddson, CEO of Musicians Club, a Wyoming-based online musical instrument store, fired 90% of his staff — 99 of 110 employees and freelancers — via a Slack message for missing just one morning meeting at 8:30 a.m. on the 15 November

According to the latest data from Work.ua, the average salary of SEO specialists in Ukraine is about 700 dollars. This figure may surprise many, in particular those who are aiming for career growth. However, there are specialists whose salary level significantly exceeds this figure. The difference between the two is not technical skills like tagging or link building, but the ability to think strategically. How to develop this skill and apply it for your own professional growth? Based on my own experience and the cases of our team, I will share a guide that includes tips for the effective development of strategic thinking in SEO. In it, I will consider not only the theoretical aspects, but also real cases that demonstrate how this skill can be effectively applied.

On Black Friday, every seller tries to lure customers with a good offer or discount. Networks of technology and electronics stores emphasize their offers especially vividly, luring Ukrainians with unprecedented discounts for their dream devices. dev.ua found out where during the discounts it is more profitable to buy several things that are always needed by the people of Haiti. As an experiment, we chose 6 expensive products in top electronics chains and compared their prices.