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Meta has acquired the AI app technology Gizmo

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How FinTech is developing in Tajikistan: key takeaways from Alif Conf

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Career Digest: Which Companies Are Looking for IT Specialists

We’ve gathered a fresh selection of job openings for IT specialists in Central Asian companies — from DevOps and ML Engineers to team leads and information security experts.

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How a gaming studio from Georgia sold over 150,000 copies of games and is launching a publishing house

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9 startups that presented their projects at the Demo Day of 500 Global in Eurasia in June 2026

In June 2026, the Demo Day of the 10th cohort of the 500 Global in Eurasia acceleration program took place in Tbilisi—an initiative that 500 Global has been implementing for six years in collaboration with the Bank of Georgia and the Georgian Agency for Innovation and Technology. The batch included nine startups from various countries in the region. Let's take a closer look at each of them.

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The 16 best neural networks for video generation in 2026

AI video technologies are advancing so rapidly that today most platforms allow you to create high-quality videos without a camera, film crew, or complex editing. The choice of a specific service depends primarily on the tasks at hand: some models are better suited for cinematic scenes, while others are ideal for business, training, or rapid content production for social media.

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SpaceX warned investors about a new threat to AI — not chips and not electricity, but water

SpaceX has added a new warning to its IPO filing: access to water for cooling data centers has become as critical a resource for the company as energy and processors. This is stated in the updated version of the filing.

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A major round from Armenia — what happened in the region's venture market in June

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Astana will host the 2027 World Cybersecurity Championship

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An AI cluster will be created in Kazakhstan with the participation of the international corporation Citi and Freedom Holding Corp

At the direction of the Head of State, we are creating infrastructure in Kazakhstan that will enable the development of artificial intelligence within the country. Today, it is not enough to be a consumer of technologies; it is important to have our own computing power and conditions for developing AI solutions. The signing of a memorandum with Citi and Freedom Holding Corp is another step toward implementing the project to create a world-class AI cluster. It will become a magnet for investments, talents, and technology companies, as well as provide the necessary infrastructure for the state, science, and business.

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IT Park of Uzbekistan is expanding its startup partnership with Georgia

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Kazakhstani startup Higgsfield AI won the AI Breakthrough award

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How AI agents transformed Snowflake into a different company in just 1.5 years

CEO of Snowflake, Shridhar Ramaswamy, stated that the company's best engineers are now working 50 to 100 times faster than they were a year and a half ago. Snowflake is betting on an unconventional idea—allowing employees to independently learn AI agents without any mandatory training—and is already restructuring its business around the results of this approach.

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In Dushanbe, the Forum on the Development of ICT in Tajikistan was held, identifying key directions for the digital development of Tajikistan up to 2030

Digitalization of the country is the foundation for sustainable economic growth in Tajikistan. We see that interest from international partners and businesses in this process is growing, and we intend to leverage this momentum to accelerate digital transformation at all levels.

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EPAM Azerbaijan Center has started operations in Azerbaijan

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