ALGONOVA INTERNAL MAGAZINE

New Orbit

The fear of the unknown

ALGOMAG · ISSUE #3 · MAY 2026

ALGONOVA INTERNAL MAGAZINE

New Orbit

The fear of the unknown

ALGOMAG · ISSUE #3 · MAY 2026

ALGONOVA INTERNAL MAGAZINE

New Orbit

The fear of the unknown

ALGOMAG · ISSUE #3 · MAY 2026

WHY THIS ISSUE

This April, four astronauts flew
around the Moon and came back.

It was the first time humans had travelled that far from Earth in over fifty years.

They just went — to test if it was possible, to learn, to find out what they didn't know yet.

We've been thinking about that a lot.

WHY THIS ISSUE

This April, four astronauts flew
around the Moon and came back.

It was the first time humans had travelled that far from Earth in over fifty years.

They just went — to test if it was possible, to learn, to find out what they didn't know yet.

We've been thinking about that a lot.

WHY Now

At Algonova, we're in a similar moment. AI is changing how we teach, how we work, how we think about what education even means. It's vast. It's fast. And for many of us — if we're being honest — it's a little frightening. Not because it's dangerous. But because it's unknown.

That's what this issue is about. Space isn't just a visual metaphor. It's the most human thing we do: step into something enormous and uncertain, because the alternative — staying still — isn't really an option.

WHY Now

At Algonova, we're in a similar moment. AI is changing how we teach, how we work, how we think about what education even means. It's vast. It's fast. And for many of us — if we're being honest — it's a little frightening. Not because it's dangerous. But because it's unknown.

That's what this issue is about. Space isn't just a visual metaphor. It's the most human thing we do: step into something enormous and uncertain, because the alternative — staying still — isn't really an option.

WHY Now

At Algonova, we're in a similar moment. AI is changing how we teach, how we work, how we think about what education even means. It's vast. It's fast. And for many of us — if we're being honest — it's a little frightening. Not because it's dangerous. But because it's unknown.

That's what this issue is about. Space isn't just a visual metaphor. It's the most human thing we do: step into something enormous and uncertain, because the alternative — staying still — isn't really an option.

NEW ORBIT is about one thing: moving beyond what you already know — in your work, in learning, in technology.

NEW ORBIT is about one thing: moving beyond what you already know — in your work, in learning, in technology.

NEW ORBIT is about one thing: moving beyond what you already know — in your work, in learning, in technology.

Flight Log

Who's on Board

Houston, We Have a Question

Industry news

Flight Log

Who's on Board

Houston, We Have a Question

Industry news

Flight Log

Who's on Board

Houston, We Have a Question

Industry news

Flight Log

We're at a rare moment. The tools are here, the access is open, and the gap between "I have an idea" and "it's working" has never been smaller. The teams who move now aren't just saving time — they're building a completely different way of working.Here's what's already been built. 

And here are the people you can turn to when you're ready to build something too — your AI Champions. These are the people in your teams you can ping, come to with questions, and lean on. In return, they'll share updates, lessons learned, and a bit of AI wisdom along the way.

We're at a rare moment. The tools are here, the access is open, and the gap between "I have an idea" and "it's working" has never been smaller. The teams who move now aren't just saving time — they're building a completely different way of working.Here's what's already been built. 

And here are the people you can turn to when you're ready to build something too — your AI Champions. These are the people in your teams you can ping, come to with questions, and lean on. In return, they'll share updates, lessons learned, and a bit of AI wisdom along the way.

See an AI opportunity in
your corner
of the business?

Content > HR

Brand card builder

Daria Tsareva

HR team

Working state for the future automation chain: AI generates structured content, this studio turns it into a visual card, and the final pass goes to Figma.

HR TEAM’S NERVES

80% intact

COMPLEXITY

6/10

TIME TO FIRST VERSION

2 days

CONTENT 2x FASTER

100% уes!

TEAM EFFECT

Before, every banner was a small nightmare — hunting for assets, adjusting sizes, figuring out what goes where. Each post looked a little different from the last. Now it's one step: write the post, hand it to the builder, done.

TOOLS USED

Cursor

Claude

Gemini

Vercel

“Without AI... I'd still be waiting. Waiting for developers, waiting for approvals, watching ideas get stuck in queues. Now I spend more time thinking than chasing people”

Content > HR

Brand card builder

Daria Tsareva

HR team

Working state for the future automation chain: AI generates structured content, this studio turns it into a visual card, and the final pass goes to Figma.

HR TEAM’S NERVES

80% intact

COMPLEXITY

6/10

TIME TO FIRST VERSION

2 days

CONTENT 2x FASTER

100% уes!

TEAM EFFECT

Before, every banner was a small nightmare — hunting for assets, adjusting sizes, figuring out what goes where. Each post looked a little different from the last. Now it's one step: write the post, hand it to the builder, done.

TOOLS USED

Cursor

Claude

Gemini

Vercel

“Without AI... I'd still be waiting. Waiting for developers, waiting for approvals, watching ideas get stuck in queues. Now I spend more time thinking than chasing people”

Token budget running out?
One fix that works

Partnerships > Franchise

Lead Scorer

Yulia Urusova

Franchise team

A Claude-powered scoring system for LinkedIn outreach. Upload profile screenshots, get back only the contacts worth your time — while you work on something else.

TIME SAVED

A lot of time

COMPLEXITY

5/10

TIME TO FIRST VERSION

1 session

LEADS FOUND

5 from every 100

TOOLS USED

Claude

Cowork

Sales Navigator

Google Sheets

TEAM EFFECT

Manually reading 100 profiles, guessing who's worth reaching out to → 100 profiles scored in 20 seconds, 5 best leads ready to go.8

“Without AI... I'd probably have become a speed-reading champion. Instead, I have time for James Joyce”

Partnerships > Franchise

Lead Scorer

Yulia Urusova

Franchise team

A Claude-powered scoring system for LinkedIn outreach. Upload profile screenshots, get back only the contacts worth your time — while you work on something else.

TIME SAVED

A lot of time

COMPLEXITY

5/10

TIME TO FIRST VERSION

1 session

LEADS FOUND

5 from every 100

TOOLS USED

Claude

Cowork

Sales Navigator

Google Sheets

TEAM EFFECT

Manually reading 100 profiles, guessing who's worth reaching out to → 100 profiles scored in 20 seconds, 5 best leads ready to go.8

“Without AI... I'd probably have become a speed-reading champion. Instead, I have time for James Joyce”

ALREADY
IN ORBIT



Content > Indonesia

Content Factory

Pavel Loutsker

Head of Growth

A platform for producing video creatives. Upload an image or video, pick a template — get a ready reel with voiceover, music, and subtitles. No editing, no recording, no actor needed.

COST PER VIDEO

~$2

TIME TO PRODUCE

5–25 min

READY TEMPLATES

5

SUBTITLES & VOICEOVER

included

TEAM EFFECT

Before, one reel meant a full day: hunting for trends, writing a script, filming, editing, posting manually. Now you can try five different formats in one morning and see what works. Production speed went up — and there's finally room for experiments that never made it off the backlog.

TOOLS USED

Claude Code

Vercel

Supabase

Content > Indonesia

Content Factory

Pavel Loutsker

Head of Growth

A platform for producing video creatives. Upload an image or video, pick a template — get a ready reel with voiceover, music, and subtitles. No editing, no recording, no actor needed.

COST PER VIDEO

~$2

TIME TO PRODUCE

5–25 min

READY TEMPLATES

5

SUBTITLES & VOICEOVER

included

TEAM EFFECT

Before, one reel meant a full day: hunting for trends, writing a script, filming, editing, posting manually. Now you can try five different formats in one morning and see what works. Production speed went up — and there's finally room for experiments that never made it off the backlog.

TOOLS USED

Claude Code

Vercel

Supabase

They lead AI adoption in
their teams
Here they are

They lead AI adoption in
their teams
Here they are

Who's on Board

Most of the time, we see each other through a screen.

A huge part of our team has never met in person — we know each other only by the part that fits into a Google Meet window.

Each of us is a small UNIVERSE — with our own lives, routines, passions, and families. In this series, we’re peeking beyond the screen to see what a day looks like for our teammates: how their calendars flow, what fills their time, and what inspires them outside of work.

Most of the time, we see each other through a screen.

A huge part of our team has never met in person — we know each other only by the part that fits into a Google Meet window.

Each of us is a small UNIVERSE — with our own lives, routines, passions, and families. In this series, we’re peeking beyond the screen to see what a day looks like for our teammates: how their calendars flow, what fills their time, and what inspires them outside of work.

Most of the time, we see each other through a screen.

A huge part of our team has never met in person — we know each other only by the part that fits into a Google Meet window.

Each of us is a small UNIVERSE — with our own lives, routines, passions, and families. In this series, we’re peeking beyond the screen to see what a day looks like for our teammates: how their calendars flow, what fills their time, and what inspires them outside of work.

Gular Tahirova

  • Baku & Azerbaijan Home base.
    A city that moves fast but never forgets where it came from.

    Family time!The best part of the day. No agenda, no deadlines — just the people who matter most.

    Where the mission happens.
    Meetings, events, and all the moments that keep the team moving.

    Where the mission happens.
    Meetings, events, and all the moments that keep the team moving.

  • Off-duty essentials.
    Fluffy ears and live music — the perfect way to recharge between missions.

    Family time! The best part of the day.
    No agenda, no deadlines — just the people who matter most.

    Baku & Azerbaijan Home base.
    A city that moves fast but never forgets where it came from.

    Off-duty essentials.
    Fluffy ears and live music — the perfect way to recharge between missions.

SCHEDULE

07:30-08:00 am

07:30-08:00 am

Waking up, a morning with a child: breakfast, getting ready, preparing for class

Waking up, a morning with a child: breakfast, getting ready, preparing for class

Waking up, a morning with a child: breakfast, getting ready, preparing for class

08:00-09:00 am

08:00-09:00 am

Household routine, planning the day, checking work messages

Household routine, planning the day, checking work messages

09:00-6:00 pm

09:00-6:00 pm

Working from home:

Working from home:

task coordination

task coordination

organizational matters

organizational matters

online meetings

online meetings

training sessions

training sessions

internal process control

internal process control

handling urgent

handling urgent

unexpected work-related issues

unexpected work-related issues

01:00-02:00 pm

01:00-02:00 pm

Lunch at home

Lunch at home

after 6:00 pm

after 6:00 pm

Family time

Family time

training sessions

training sessions

internal process control

internal process control

handling urgent

handling urgent

making dinner

making dinner

time with a child

time with a child

a walk or a quiet evening at home

a walk or a quiet evening at home

unexpected work-related issues

unexpected work-related issues

after 8:00 pm

after 8:00 pm

Time for personal growth

Time for personal growth

5–9

Cups of tea

Cups
of tea

18–30

Tasks coordinated

Tasks coordinated

6 500

Steps walked

Steps walked

60–120

60–120

Messages replied

Messages replied

100+

100+



Kids' "why/what/urgent" questions

Kids' "why/what/urgent" questions

00:30–02:00 AM

00:30–02:00 AM

Time the day finally slowed down

Time the day finally slowed down

What did you do before Algonova?

What is your current role?

Three principles that guide your work?

What's something you started this year that felt scary at first?

Something about Azerbaijan most of the team probably doesn't know?

What does "new orbit" mean to you?

If your working day were a space mission, what would you call it?

Navigation Tools

Houston, We Have a Question

Every day you log in, upload, click, and send. It works — and you move on. But have you ever stopped to wonder what actually happens in that moment?

Astronauts know every system on their ship by heart. Not because they have to — because curiosity is what got them there in the first place.

This section is for the curious ones.
Our teammate KOSTYA SOROKIN helped us answer some questions we've always had but never asked out loud.

Space missions run on thousands of invisible systems. So does your workday.
Most of us just never looked inside.

Every day you log in, upload, click, and send. It works — and you move on. But have you ever stopped to wonder what actually happens in that moment?

Astronauts know every system on their ship by heart. Not because they have to — because curiosity is what got them there in the first place.

This section is for the curious ones.
Our teammate KOSTYA SOROKIN helped us answer some questions we've always had but never asked out loud.

Space missions run on thousands of invisible systems. So does your workday.
Most of us just never looked inside.

Konstantin Sorokin

Support & Security Supervisor

VPN?

Apps

AI?

What happens to a file when you delete it?

What happens to a file when you delete it?

It's still there. Deleting a file just removes the label — the data stays exactly where it was, waiting to be overwritten. Forensic investigators can recover files from "wiped" drives years later. Your secrets aren't gone. They're just unlabelled.

It's still there. Deleting a file just removes the label — the data stays exactly where it was, waiting to be overwritten. Forensic investigators can recover files from "wiped" drives years later. Your secrets aren't gone. They're just unlabelled.

What actually happens when you type your password?

Your password never gets saved anywhere — only its fingerprint does. The moment you hit Enter, it's converted into a scrambled string of characters. The system compares fingerprints, not passwords. Even the platform itself doesn't know what you typed.

What is a VPN actually doing when it's on?

What is a VPN actually doing when it's on?

It builds an encrypted tunnel between your device and a server elsewhere. Anyone watching your connection sees nothing but noise. One thing most people miss: VPN protects your data on the way — not at the destination. The website you visit still knows who you are.

It builds an encrypted tunnel between your device and a server elsewhere. Anyone watching your connection sees nothing but noise. One thing most people miss: VPN protects your data on the way — not at the destination. The website you visit still knows who you are.

Why do some pages load in 0.3 seconds and others take forever?

Why do some pages load in 0.3 seconds and others take forever?

Every page is actually dozens of requests firing at once — HTML, images, fonts, scripts. Fast sites store copies of their content on servers closer to you around the world. Slow ones make your browser travel further than necessary. Sometimes a user in Warsaw gets served by a server in Singapore — and nobody planned that.

Every page is actually dozens of requests firing at once — HTML, images, fonts, scripts. Fast sites store copies of their content on servers closer to you around the world. Slow ones make your browser travel further than necessary. Sometimes a user in Warsaw gets served by a server in Singapore — and nobody planned that.

Why do video calls freeze at the worst possible moment?

Why do video calls freeze at the worst possible moment?

Video calls prioritise speed over reliability — a late frame is more useless than a missing one. The app uses a small buffer to smooth out hiccups, but when too many packets get lost, it can't keep up. The "worst moment" timing isn't bad luck — peak hours simply push the network past what it can handle.

Video calls prioritise speed over reliability — a late frame is more useless than a missing one. The app uses a small buffer to smooth out hiccups, but when too many packets get lost, it can't keep up. The "worst moment" timing isn't bad luck — peak hours simply push the network past what it can handle.

Why do some apps drain your battery in minutes?

Why do some apps drain your battery in minutes?

Well-built apps sleep when they're not needed. Badly built ones stay awake and keep the whole system running. The surprising culprit: poor cell signal. When your phone is struggling to stay connected, it cranks up its radio power — and that alone can drain your battery twice as fast as normal.

Well-built apps sleep when they're not needed. Badly built ones stay awake and keep the whole system running. The surprising culprit: poor cell signal. When your phone is struggling to stay connected, it cranks up its radio power — and that alone can drain your battery twice as fast as normal.

Why does the same Wi-Fi work perfectly on one device and barely load on another?

Why does the same Wi-Fi work perfectly on one device and barely load on another?

Not all devices speak the same Wi-Fi language. Newer devices use smarter technology to get a better slice of the network. Older ones get a simpler, slower slice — from the exact same router. It's not the network. It's the conversation.

Not all devices speak the same Wi-Fi language. Newer devices use smarter technology to get a better slice of the network. Older ones get a simpler, slower slice — from the exact same router. It's not the network. It's the conversation.

Got a question you've always wanted to ask? Submit it here — and it might appear in the next issue

Got a question you've always wanted to ask? Submit it here — and it might appear in the next issue

industry news

#AIAdoption

OpenAI released GPT-5.5 — a new generation model that works not as a chatbot, but as a full agent: it executes tasks, controls applications, and integrates into business workflows without constant instructions.

Source: Open AI

#AIxEducation

Boston became the first major US city to make AI literacy a graduation requirement. Starting September 2026, all high school students will complete a mandatory AI course. The goal: not passive tool use — but critical thinking.

Source: Pursuit

#FutureOfLearning

The OECD released its Digital Education Outlook 2026. The key finding: AI in education only works when a teacher is in the loop. Without pedagogical guidance, students complete tasks — but don't actually learn

Source: www.oecd.org