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The Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on China Affairs of the US House of Representatives published the results of an investigation that revealed communication equipment in some Chinese-made cranes used in US ports. This equipment was not documented, and the purpose of its installation was not announced. Mobile modems that can be used […]
The events of recent months, weeks, and days indicate indirectly that Ukraine is being forced to sit down at the negotiating table with Russia. And the bad news is that they want to force us to accept Russia’s terms, that is, to capitulate, or at least to completely abandon the occupied territories and recognize Crimea […]
Investor Kevin O’Leary, a well-known participant of the popular show and platform for entrepreneurs “Shark Tank”, expressed his intention to purchase the social platform TikTok if the proposed ban on its use is approved. He is confident that the deal will not be controlled by large tech companies such as Meta and Google, as regulators […]
On the night of March 7, the domain name registrar Network Solutions blocked the domain ukr.net, the largest and oldest news aggregator in Ukraine and a free email service, without any warning. According to UkrNet, from 01:35 to 17 hours on March 7, Kyiv time, the UKR.NET news feed and @UKR.NET email were unavailable. According […]
Artificial intelligence has been working for people for decades. Its unique capabilities are used in a variety of areas: from creating presentations to remote sensing of the Earth’s surface. The new technology is developing rapidly. AI is becoming more sophisticated every year, promising to bring about tremendous changes in everyday life, medicine, law, and education. […]
Telegram received a list of “potentially problematic” channels from the Ukrainian authorities and is now analyzing them. They promise to take action if they find violations. This was stated by the platform’s representative Remy Wong in a comment to NV. “We are currently studying it (the list from the Ukrainian authorities – ed.) and will […]
“Dune: Part 2” topped the weekend box office, grossing $81.5 million domestically and $178.5 million worldwide. This exceeds the $40.1 million grosses of 2021’s Dune, which had the unique circumstance of simultaneously airing on HBO Max during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Dune earned $108.8 million in North America and $433.7 million overall. What else […]
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, a leading chipmaker, including those for artificial intelligence, recently shared his thoughts on when we can expect artificial general intelligence (AGI) to emerge. Speaking at the Stanford Economic Forum, Guang said that AGI could become a reality in five years, based on certain definitions of the term. He believes that […]
Yesterday, February 29, NATO fighter jets intercepted two Russian SU-30-M and one AN-72 over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the NATO Air Command on Twitter. The photos and videos show two French Mirage 2000-5 aircraft escorting first two Russian Sushki, and then an AN-72 with the Russian tricolor. Check out how it looks, […]
Sikorsky is developing a hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX/VTOL) aircraft with variable wing angle that will be part of a new family of hybrid rotary-wing aircraft that will also be able to fly autonomously without pilot intervention. Many companies are emerging on the market that create non-traditional rotary-wing aircraft, many of which are […]