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Businessman Elon Musk has called “fake” media reports that accused him of anti-Semitism after approving anti-Semitic content in a publication on X. Backlash from the platform’s biggest advertisers, such as Apple and Disney, erupted in mid-November after Musk agreed with a post that said Jews have a “dialectical hatred” of white people. The post drew […]
The Hubble Space Telescope measured the mass and diameter of the exoplanet LTT 1445Ac during the transit of the parent star’s disk. The study was published in The Astronomical Journal. Hubble observations have shown that the diameter of LTT 1445Ac is 1.07 times larger than the diameter of the Earth. The planet’s mass is 1.3 […]
The head of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NERC), Kostyantyn Ushchapovsky, believes that the next increase in electricity tariffs for households is possible no earlier than the end of the heating season. In an interview with Ekonomichna Pravda, he said that, in his opinion, the possible increase would be 15%. “My personal opinion […]
Scientists from ETH Zürich have presented the latest achievement in 3D printing – a robotic arm that impresses with its anatomical accuracy and unique design. This innovation consists of bones, ligaments, and tendons made of different flexible polymers, which opens up prospects for various applications. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the American startup Inkbit have […]
Microsoft has unexpectedly announced that it is bringing its AI assistant Copilot to Windows 10 after completing major updates to the OS. A Windows 10 version of Copilot for Release Preview testers will be released soon. This is a key opportunity for us to bring the value of Copilot to more customers. – Aaron Woodman, […]
The Swedish company Candela has announced the successful testing of a pre-production model of the P-12 hydrofoil passenger electric ferry. This was reported by New Atlas. The P-12 ferry has a catamaran-type hull, 11.99 m long and 4.5 m wide. It is driven by two electric motors powered by an onboard battery. Thanks to this, […]
The South Korean defense company Hyundai Rotem considers the Ukrainian army as a promising user of the new N-WAV wheeled combat vehicles. This became known from the company’s presentation, which was posted on Twitter by Bartłomiej Kucharski. During the presentation, representatives of the Korean defense giant spoke about plans to set up a plant in […]
Poland is creating a balloon battalion to strengthen its air defense capabilities. One of the balloons will be placed on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the recruitment center in Sandomierz, Poland. As part of the Barbara project, balloons will be turned into carriers for radar stations. They should complement the long-range radar […]
Monobank invited everyone to join the search for vulnerabilities in the application. For this purpose, the bank opened its program code. This was announced by project co-founder Oleh Horokhovsky. “There is a global practice called the bug bounty program, which is a business offer to developers that allows them to receive compensation for reporting bugs […]
Apple has announced the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. This feature will be launched via a software update “later next year” and will simplify messaging between iPhone and Android users. Apple’s decision came under pressure from competitors such as Google and Samsung, as well as regulators. In a statement to 9to5Mac, […]