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The Cupertino-based tech giant is working on a subscription service for iPhones and other devices. According to Bloomberg sources, this allows users of Apple gadgets to subscribe not only to digital services, but also to equipment. And, accordingly, get new devices as they are released. Interestingly, Tim Cook hinted at this back in 2019. The […]
Ukrainian enthusiasts have created a convenient service for tracking queues at Ukrainian border crossing points. The site is located at this link: border.com.ua. the resource indicates the number of vehicles or people waiting for their turn, as well as the waiting time and chats for each of the existing checkpoints. Recall that the State Border […]
The Arizona – based company launched production of an electric version of the Tre heavy truck earlier than its competitor Tesla. Assembly of the machines began on Monday, deliveries are scheduled for the second quarter, according to the startup’s management. The company introduced the first concept of a hydrogen fuel cell truck back in 2016. […]
Changes in the company’s pricing policy affected both the launch part of the business and the Starlink satellite system. The company attributed the adjustment to inflation: according to data from the US Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 10, the country’s inflation rate over the past 12 months was 7.9%, reaching a forty-year-high. “The […]
The American company Apple has banned adding Mir cards to its Apple Pay payment system, which is confirmed by several sources at once. Up to this point, maps were added without any problems, but today this has become impossible. Just last week, the press service of the Russian payment system Mir reported that the cards […]
Lviv IT-Cluster conducted a survey among community companies to understand how the war affected the industry. As part of the IT Research Monitoring Project, the cluster interviewed companies about working in the new environment. Read more about the survey results later in the article. According to Channel 24, citing data from the Lviv IT-Cluster, the […]
Production of TVs under the brand of the South Korean company Samsung at the Russian plant in the Kaluga region has been stopped. The reason for the production shutdown was the lack of components, in particular LCD panels, which is due to problems with logistics due to sanctions. In early March, Samsung suspended deliveries of […]
The founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, said that the program for launching the production of the Cybertruck electric SUV is reaching the finish line. Yes, I had to postpone the release date three times, but it was inevitable — the car is very different from everything that the global automotive industry produces. The […]
After the start of Russia’s open invasion of Ukraine, Dmitry Rogozin threatened the United States to terminate the contract for the operation of the ISS. Ars Technica space editor Eric Berger, who also holds an astronomer’s degree from the University of Texas, analyzed the technical and legal possibilities of Russia’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Agreement […]
Background 2 million Ukrainians have fled the war as refugees, and many more are expected to follow. The long-term financial requirements of these displaced peoples will be significant. However, Ukraine has a highly educated population, with a significant portion of the West’s development work already being outsourced there. The $5bn IT industry includes 200,000 IT […]