IT news June 3: Huawei lures programmers with huge salaries, the Russian Prime Minister was warned about the danger of emigration of IT specialists, Google removed the “anti-Chinese” application from the Play Store
Huawei lures programmers with salaries 5 times higher than the market average
The microchip developer company Hisilicon, owned by the Chinese corporation Huawei, invites university graduates and IT specialists from all over the world to work. New employees are promised a salary five times higher than what they receive in their current workplace. University graduates are offered five times the salary, according to estimates based on current vacancies on the labor market. The admissions program is open to graduate and master's students in computing and mobile development who completed their studies on or before January 1, 2017, or who are preparing to graduate this year. “We are looking for talents who can shine like stars. We are looking for courageous people who are ready to take on a challenge in a new world and want to immerse themselves in new knowledge. Moreover, they will have to deal with the slowdown of Moore's Law, the limitations of von Neumann architecture, and so on. We expect our experts to solve the world-class problems they will eventually face. They will find new methods and paths in computer architecture and, together, will expand the boundaries of civilization and progress,” the text of the announcement says. Source: Gizmochina
New features of iOS 14 became known
Apple plans to include a built-in translator in the new iOS 14 operating system. The Siri voice assistant can already translate words and phrases, and now Apple is preparing to expand the translation function throughout the OS. Experts have discovered that the built-in translator that will be included in Safari will allow you to translate web pages without any third-party applications. The translation feature will likely become available as a separate option for each website, but users will be able to enable automatic translation as well. Safari will automatically detect the language to translate correctly. All translations will be processed locally using Neural Engine, so no internet connection is required. It has also been reported that iPadOS 14 may include Apple Pencil input support for websites, allowing users to draw in Safari and other browsers. The iOS 14 operating system will be officially presented on June 22 at the WWDC event. Source: 9to5mac
Mail.ru offers game developers 90% of revenue
The international gaming service MY.GAMES, part of the Mail.ru Group holding, has offered game developers a more profitable revenue distribution system. Now the creator of the game can count on 90% of the income received from sales or in-game transactions. The scheme applies to revenue from that portion of users that the developer independently brought into the game. The creator of a mobile game can control the traffic on their account. Having published the game, the developer gets the opportunity to monitor all the project metrics: the number of user clicks on the advertising campaign link, registrations, the number of user returns for different time periods, MAU, DAU indicators. It is possible to track audience payments and much more. Until recently, MY.GAMES operated a 70/30 revenue sharing scheme, which is classic for many platforms. However, it takes into account all traffic, including those users who were brought to the game by the platform itself. Source: MY.GAMES
Google Cloud Next OnAir Dates Announced
The Google Cloud Next OnAir virtual event begins July 14 and runs through September 8. This was announced on the Google Cloud website. In previous years, Google has used the event to announce new products within its cloud platform. The presentation was planned to be held in San Francisco in April, but it had to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. During Google Cloud Next OnAir, visitors are expected to be able to participate in more than 200 different sessions. Google Cloud Next OnAir will feature presentations by Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and G Suite Vice President Javier Soltero. Event attendees will have access to a digital showcase to view the company's cloud offerings. Users will also be given the opportunity to ask Google representatives any questions related to the company's work and products. Source: Google Cloud
The Russian Prime Minister was warned about the danger of a mass exodus of programmers abroad
The head of the board of the Domestic Software association, Natalya Kasperskaya, and the president of the Russoft association, Valentin Makarov, warned Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin that in 2020-2021. 10-15 thousand IT specialists may emigrate from the country. In their opinion, this threatens a general decline in the industry. In an open letter addressed to Mishustin, the authors of the appeal indicated that the departure of programmers from Russia threatens “a sharp loss of competitiveness in high-tech areas such as artificial intelligence, information security, industrial automation, medicine, defense, etc.” Despite the fact that this year an influx of new personnel in the amount of 15-17 thousand people is expected, the annual increase in the number of programmers will be compensated by the departure of experienced developers. This means that in 2020, for the first time in all 17 years of measurements, Russia can expect a decrease in exports and a decrease in sales of IT services in the domestic market. Source: RBC
Google removes 'anti-Chinese' mobile app from Play Store
The mobile app Remove China Apps, released in India, has been removed from the Google Play Store. The reason was a violation of the rules of the Play Store platform. The app, developed by OneTouch AppLabs, received over 5 million downloads in a matter of days, mostly in India. Remove China Apps allowed you to find and remove Chinese software from gadgets. Remove China Apps has gained popularity due to growing anti-Chinese sentiment among Indians. This comes as tensions between the two countries have escalated sharply in recent weeks over a border dispute in the Himalayan region. Even though Remove China Apps has been publicly supported by many Indian celebrities, the app has received unexpected backlash in China. Some users from China called on Indians to also give up their smartphones, since they are also made in China. Source: TechCrunch
The admissions program is open to graduate and master's students in computing and mobile development who completed their studies on or before January 1, 2017, or who are preparing to graduate this year. “We are looking for talents who can shine like stars. We are looking for courageous people who are ready to take on a challenge in a new world and want to immerse themselves in new knowledge. Moreover, they will have to deal with the slowdown of Moore's Law, the limitations of von Neumann architecture, and so on. We expect our experts to solve the world-class problems they will eventually face. They will find new methods and paths in computer architecture and, together, will expand the boundaries of civilization and progress,” the text of the announcement says. Source: Gizmochina
The creator of a mobile game can control the traffic on their account. Having published the game, the developer gets the opportunity to monitor all the project metrics: the number of user clicks on the advertising campaign link, registrations, the number of user returns for different time periods, MAU, DAU indicators. It is possible to track audience payments and much more. Until recently, MY.GAMES operated a 70/30 revenue sharing scheme, which is classic for many platforms. However, it takes into account all traffic, including those users who were brought to the game by the platform itself. Source: MY.GAMES
In an open letter addressed to Mishustin, the authors of the appeal indicated that the departure of programmers from Russia threatens “a sharp loss of competitiveness in high-tech areas such as artificial intelligence, information security, industrial automation, medicine, defense, etc.” Despite the fact that this year an influx of new personnel in the amount of 15-17 thousand people is expected, the annual increase in the number of programmers will be compensated by the departure of experienced developers. This means that in 2020, for the first time in all 17 years of measurements, Russia can expect a decrease in exports and a decrease in sales of IT services in the domestic market. Source: RBC
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