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China’s Queqiao-2 lunar reconnaissance satellite was successfully launched into orbit around the Moon, becoming an important element in preparing for a mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon. Queqiao-2 was launched on March 8 from the Wenchang Cosmodrome, and on March 24, the spacecraft reached lunar orbit after a 112-hour journey […]
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered Swedish Carl Gustaf grenade launchers from Saab. What is known The information was shared by Saab. It is a contract worth 60 million euros. The order was placed on behalf of four NATO member states. Deliveries of grenade launchers are scheduled for 2024-2027. Unfortunately, Saab did […]
A draft law authored by MP Mykola Kniazhytskyi of the European Solidarity party aimed at regulating the Telegram messenger in Ukraine was registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The draft law presented on March 25 does not provide for the blocking of this platform, but aims to impose a number of restrictions due to […]
OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence company, is heading to Hollywood to demonstrate the potential of its new Sora software. Sora is a video text generator that can dramatically change the movie-making process. What is known Producer Tyler Perry has already seen the facility and was so impressed that he postponed plans to expand his $800 […]
Qualcomm is introducing an innovative approach to using Arm-based chipsets in laptops that could radically change the market for portable computers. In particular, the consumer versions of Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 models, powered by the Snapdragon X Elite chipset, are already in the final stages of development. In the past, […]
According to information published by Forbes, the US federal authorities have asked Google to provide personal data of YouTube users who watched certain videos between January 1 and January 8, 2023. The request concerned names, addresses, phone numbers, and account activity, as well as the IP addresses of users who watched videos without authorization in […]
On the night of March 24, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 43 air targets, including 18 X-101/X-555 missiles and 25 Shahed drones, in various regions of the country. The attack was carried out with the help of 14 Tu-95MS strategic bombers, which fired missiles from the territory of Russia (Engels area) and drones launched from […]
In light of monopoly allegations by the US Department of Justice, Apple has lifted the veil on its plans for the Apple Watch. The company shared that it had been studying the possibility of developing an Android-compatible version of Apple Watch for three years, but later came to the conclusion that it was impossible due […]
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, has strongly criticized the recent actions of the Russian Federation, which has struck at Ukraine’s vital infrastructure. As a result of these actions, large areas of Ukraine, including the cities of Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia, faced power and water outages, which deepened the humanitarian catastrophe in […]
The United States Department of Justice, together with the attorneys general of 16 states, has charged Apple Inc. in antitrust violations. According to the lawsuit, Apple restricts consumers’ ability to choose technologies by using its dominant position in the market of smartphones and iPhone applications. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that such actions of […]