Uzbekistan to Host the International Olympiad in Informatics for the First Time
Tashkent will welcome the world's brightest young programmers as it hosts the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2026) from...
Uzbekistan opens the door for Kazakhstani sellers fleeing Wildberries
As attacks on Wildberries warehouses in Russia continue, Uzbekistan has signaled it's ready to bring Kazakhstani entrepreneurs onto Uzum Market....
Uzbekistan’s AI-powered “Samarkand-2028” hyperspectral satellite set for launch on August 5
The “Samarkand-2028” hyperspectral satellite is scheduled to launch into orbit on August 5 aboard a rocket operated by Chinese aerospace...
Y Combinator’s fall 2026 startup ideas: which opportunities make sense for Uzbek founders — and which don’t?
Y Combinator (YC) has unveiled its latest Request for Startups (RFS) for Fall 2026, highlighting 13 priority areas spanning artificial...
Uzbek-founded Speko launches AI voice routing platform after joining Y Combinator
Just days after Pivot.uz reported that Speko, the AI startup founded by Uzbek entrepreneur Beknazar (Bek) Abdikamalov, had been accepted...
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.8 Max
Alibaba has officially introduced Qwen 3.8 Max, the latest and most powerful model in its Qwen family, marking another major...
Apple may put advanced Siri AI behind a paid iCloud+ tier
Apple may soon charge users for advanced Siri AI features. During the company's latest earnings call, CEO Tim Cook suggested...
The jobs AI was supposed to eliminate are booming
Since the rise of generative AI, one prediction has dominated headlines: artificial intelligence would replace software developers, call center agents,...
US tech companies formally oppose restrictions on open-weight AI
Rival companies rarely sign the same document. 25 companies and organizations, including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Hugging Face,...
Anthropic: Claude Gained Unauthorized Access to Three Organizations’ Production Infrastructure
Anthropic has revealed that, after reviewing more than 141,000 cybersecurity evaluation logs, it identified three separate incidents in which Claude...
