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Microsoft reaches new financial heights with 18% revenue growth and 33% profit increase, thanks to artificial intelligence and cloud technologies

Microsoft’s financial results for the second quarter of 2024 show that the tech giant is gaining momentum, with revenue reaching $62.02 billion, up 18% year-on-year. This jump is due to the company’s significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, especially in Azure cloud services, which grew by 20% to $25.88 billion. The number […]

January 31, 2024

The gas crisis is gaining momentum: the strategic Russian-Chinese gas pipeline is at risk of disruption

The construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to China, which Russia planned to start in the first quarter of 2024, may be postponed. This was reported by The Financial Times with reference to the leadership of Mongolia, through whose territory the highway is to pass, The Moscow Times reports. Russia and China […]

January 29, 2024

Bitcoin taxes. Why does the government want to legalize cryptocurrencies?

Ukraine is one of the countries with the largest volumes of transactions with crypto assets. Cryptocurrency has already become a part of our everyday life: it can be donated to the army, it is declared by officials, and it helps to circumvent the NBU’s currency restrictions. Despite the fact that the Ukrainian virtual asset market […]

January 26, 2024

Ukrainian entrepreneurs are shocked by the pressure on business after the arrest of Concorde Capital owner Igor Mazepa

Ukrainian entrepreneurs are shocked by the situation with the owner of the investment company Concorde Capital, Igor Mazepa. Online, they are vigorously discussing potential business policies in Ukraine and asking the question: “Who will step up?” – writes DEV.ua. What happened? On January 18, SBI officers jointly with the SID of the National Police detained […]

January 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence could replace 40% of jobs – IMF warns

The IMF has predicted that technological developments could lead to almost 40% of jobs worldwide being replaced by artificial intelligence. This was reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On Sunday, January 14, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called on governments to create social safety nets and offer retraining programs to counter the impact of artificial […]

January 15, 2024

PrivatBank has launched a service for paying salaries via smartphone

“PrivatBank has launched a new service for business clients – the ability to pay salaries to their employees in the Privat24 for Business mobile application. This was reported by the bank’s press service. “PrivatBank’s business clients now have a unique opportunity to create, edit and copy payroll directly on their smartphones,” the statement said. It […]

January 10, 2024

Estonia will allocate 0.25% of its GDP to Ukraine’s defense for the next four years

Estonia will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 0.25% of its gross domestic product for the next four years. This was stated by Prime Minister Kaya Kallas, ERR reports. “Estonia’s contribution to Ukraine’s victory will be 0.25% of GDP over the next four years. If each country contributes 0.25%, this […]

January 9, 2024

Farmers and the Polish government signed an agreement to end the blockade of the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint

On Saturday, January 6, an agreement was signed between the Minister of Agriculture and the farmers who protested at the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint. This was reported by Polsat News. Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Sekerski promised to meet all the demands of farmers. We are talking about subsidies for corn in the amount of 1 million […]

January 6, 2024

Poland announces the lifting of the blockade of Shehyni-Medica: the government will sign an agreement

Poland is preparing to lift the blockade of the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the Rzeczpospolita publication. Today in Rzeszow, Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekerski will sign an agreement with farmers under the “Deceived Village” agreement, thanks to which they will no longer block the border crossing in Medyka. […]

January 6, 2024

Polish farmers resume blockade at Shehyni-Medica border after New Year’s Eve

Polish farmers have resumed their protest at the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint. At 09:00 on January 4, they began blocking traffic at the checkpoint. According to the State Border Guard Service, traffic is likely to be hampered both when leaving and entering Poland. “About 800 trucks are currently waiting to enter Ukraine on the territory of Poland […]

January 4, 2024