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"That's okay, I just have a long bathtub. And the acoustics are good." Interview in the bathtub, candidate in bed, rejection because of an astrologer, and a few more of the most non-trivial hiring stories from recruiters

Recruiter Margarita N. shared on LinkedIn a list of the strangest situations she’s had to interview candidates in. In the comments, hiring experts and IT professionals added to this list, and dev.ua also asked recruiters from large companies about the most interesting interviews they’ve had in their practice over the past year.

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Samsung's smartphone that folds in two places. We might see it as early as July. Here are the details

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The developer of the "Capsule of Life" now offers individual mini-shelters for children for UAH 63,000 and for pets for UAH 10,000. He says that there are enough orders - the manufacturer is busy: who buys them?

The massive attacks that the enemy is carrying out on Ukraine are becoming more frequent. In particular, the capital of our country has recently been experiencing significant destruction: missile strikes on residential buildings, combined strikes, fires. In addition to various shelters arranged in public places, almost two years ago, woodworking equipment manufacturer Serhiy Zakharin developed and began manufacturing a metal structure for the «Life Capsule» shelter, which can be installed inside an apartment, house, or office. He told dev.ua what is currently happening with production, how large-scale shelling affects the process and volumes, and what changes the capsules may undergo.

OnlyFans creators challenge tax surcharges. And some manage to prove that tax assessments are groundless: three different court cases

OnlyFans models who received notices from tax authorities about additional tax assessments of hundreds of thousands of hryvnias are appealing these notices-decisions in court. So far, not everyone has been able to prove the tax authorities wrong, but there are already successful cases. Here are three stories with different endings.

UPD. Ukrainian OSINT researchers report temporary blocking of their channels on Telegram. The company gave the reason for the ban

monobank has simplified the currency transfer procedure in the application. What has changed?

"I saw a TikTok where the recruiter himself made an offer for nothing. So why can't I?" The recruiter told how a candidate with no experience tried to get an offer even without an interview

Tried to escape and ran over a police officer. Police detained Nazariy Gusakov's closest friend and confidant

Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who killed 9 people. The story that forced the social network to change some of its policies

Japan this week executed the «Twitter Killer» who killed nine people in 2017. It is the first use of the death penalty in the country since 2022.

Ukrainian students are developing an app to rival Google Maps that will create a personalized route through Kyiv so you don't miss a single important place. Here's what we know about it

A Ukrainian student team of four specialists founded the startup ExactOptiRoute and is developing a web application that allows you to travel around the center of Kyiv. The developers used operations research and artificial intelligence methods that allow the user to build unusual routes to visit not only historical and architectural monuments, but also enjoy delicious locations, see parks, and get to other useful and interesting places in the capital. The startup’s CEO, 23-year-old Mykola Korablev, told dev.ua what’s special about the application and how it differs from Google Maps.