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In Washington, preparations are underway for the inauguration of the 47th President of the USA, Donald Trump. The ceremony will gather 250,000 guests, involve tech giants, and set a record for fundraising at $170 million.

Google is integrating Associated Press news into its Gemini AI chatbot as part of a new partnership. Google Workspace users will have access to this feature at no additional cost.

Boeing, Google, and other major US companies have donated $1 million each to Donald Trump's inaugural fund. Meta, Amazon, Uber, Ford, GM, Toyota, and Chevron also joined the list of donors.

Following an official request from the Lithuanian Broadcasting Commission, Google removed more than 200 blocked websites with Russian channels from its search results. This is part of the fight against disinformation and propaganda by Russian media.

Costumes of characters from The Squid Game have become the most popular at New Year's celebrations in Russia. Due to the high demand, sellers raised prices for the paraphernalia by 40%, despite warnings from psychologists.

Indonesia refused to issue a permit for the sale of the iPhone 16, despite Apple's promise to invest $1 billion in an AirTag factory. The reason is the failure to meet the requirement for 40% local components in smartphones.

Microsoft has updated the Bing interface to look like Google, including similar visual elements and hiding its own branding. Google criticized the move as an attempt to mislead users.

Google has created an interactive browser-based version of the popular game from the TV series “The Squid Game”. Users can play “Red Light, Green Light” with the Young-hee doll by entering the name of the series into Google search.

Access to YouTube has been severely restricted in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and popular VPN services have stopped working. Lantern and NTHLink are completely blocked, and only some paid VPNs are available.

Russian MPs said that WhatsApp is likely to be blocked for refusing to cooperate with security forces. The messenger was included in the OPI register, which allows the FSB to demand encryption keys.

YouTube traffic in Russia has dropped to 20% of normal levels due to deliberate restrictions by the authorities. Google shows a drop from 40 to 8.5 points.

A photo from Google Street View of a man loading a white bag into a trunk became a key clue in a missing person case. Spanish police arrested two suspects and found human remains.

Chrystia Freeland resigned due to disagreements with Trudeau over the response to Trump's threat of a 25% tariff. The resignation provoked a government crisis and calls for the resignation of the Canadian prime minister himself.

Serbian intelligence agencies use Cellebrite products and NoviSpy spyware to illegally spy on journalists and activists. Amnesty International revealed the facts of infection of phones during police interrogations.

Google has announced the end of cooperation with developers from russia on the Google Play platform as of December 26. russian developers will lose the opportunity to receive revenue from the sale of applications and subscriptions.

According to PornHub, Ukraine ranked 15th in the global viewing rankings. The most popular query was “hentai,” and the most active viewers were users aged 18-24.

IATA predicts record airline industry revenue of more than $1 trillion and 5 billion passengers in 2024. The average revenue per passenger will increase to $7, despite problems with aircraft supply and geopolitical conflicts.

“Power outage schedule” became the most popular query for Ukrainians on Google in 2024. Other top searches included Euro 2024, Oleksandr Syrsky, 20 Days in Mariupol, and EcoFlow.

The Swedish authorities are considering introducing age restrictions for social media based on the Australian model. The reason for this was a threefold increase in the number of murder suspects among teenagers under 15.

Google has introduced a new 4 cm² Willow quantum chip that performs highly complex calculations in 5 minutes. The device can speed up drug development and expand the capabilities of artificial intelligence.

The head of the ESET SOC team in Ukraine spoke about the most common online fraud schemes during the New Year holidays. The expert provided practical advice on safe online purchases and personal data protection.

The global advertising market will exceed. 1 trillion for the first time in 2023, of which more than 50% will be received by tech giants. By 2024, the share of digital advertising will reach 73% of the total volume.

The new body will translate regulatory acts to adapt legislation to EU requirements.

During a meeting in Mar-a-Lago, Trump proposed to Canada as the 51st US state if the country could not withstand the 25% duty. The proposal drew a "nervous laugh" from the Canadian delegation led by Trudeau.

The UK's National Cybersecurity Center records an increase in cyber attacks over the past year. European countries are developing plans to respond to possible Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.

The Competition Protection Bureau of Canada has sued Google for anti-competitive behavior in online advertising. The company may be forced to sell two advertising tools and pay a fine of 3% of global revenue.

The Australian Parliament has passed a law banning access to social networks for people under the age of 16. Platforms face a fine of up to 3 32.1 million for violating them.

The Australian Senate has approved a law prohibiting children under 16 from using social networks. Companies face fines of up to $32.5 million for violations, and the law will come into force in 12 months.

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's software and cloud computing licensing activities. The investigation covers the company's possible market abuses and Q is cybersecurity practices.

The Forbes Tech 2024 conference was held in Kiev with the participation of 400 representatives of the technology industry. The key topics were the future of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and cybersecurity.