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According to media reports, Russian hackers attempted to attack Ukrainian communication systems. Elon Musk said that the Starlink satellite terminals that he handed over to Ukraine were also attacked. According to Elon Musk, Russian attacks did not bypass the Starlink satellite terminals. However, they were all recaptured. Starlink, at least so far, has resisted all […]
The hacker group Anonymous, which sided with Ukraine in the war unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, hacked the website of the Central Bank of Russia. Anonymous hackers published 28 GB of information from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation: all transactions. ❗️ "We distributed these documents to various points of the internet. If […]
As part of the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has ordered six cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) from Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. The American company Northrop Grumman also received an order for six flights to the Near-Earth Station and will share the contract budget […]
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, it also affects the Ukrainian space sector. Senior industry officials say that local companies have managed to adapt their activities to the realities of war, and they are determined to promote joint projects with their European partners. Volodymir Usov, co-founder of the Ukrainian space industry startup Kurs Orbital […]
The American company Apple has banned adding Mir cards to its Apple Pay payment system, which is confirmed by several sources at once. Up to this point, maps were added without any problems, but today this has become impossible. Just last week, the press service of the Russian payment system Mir reported that the cards […]
Lviv IT-Cluster conducted a survey among community companies to understand how the war affected the industry. As part of the IT Research Monitoring Project, the cluster interviewed companies about working in the new environment. Read more about the survey results later in the article. According to Channel 24, citing data from the Lviv IT-Cluster, the […]
Production of TVs under the brand of the South Korean company Samsung at the Russian plant in the Kaluga region has been stopped. The reason for the production shutdown was the lack of components, in particular LCD panels, which is due to problems with logistics due to sanctions. In early March, Samsung suspended deliveries of […]
Artificial intelligence technology is no longer something new and unexpected. Today it is used in a wide range of areas and this is just the beginning. Scientists also use algorithms to find drugs. As is often the case, technology has its own “evil” side. So, scientists from Collaborations Pharmaceuticals managed to invert the purpose of […]
Two weeks ago, the Ukrainian company “Lun” created a map “useful map” (misto.lun.ua/help) with working branches of Novaya Pochta, pharmacies, gas stations, etc. But there were not enough food establishments on it. To do this, the company for automating establishments Poster partnered with Lun. Now on the map, Ukrainians will be able to see which […]
The Japanese authorities reacted sharply to Russia’s withdrawal from negotiations on a peace treaty and the freezing of joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called Russia’s decision “unfair” and “absolutely unacceptable,” CNN reports. Note that the Russian Federation did this because of the sanctions imposed by Tokyo […]