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This weekend marks exactly two years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine. Despite the enormous challenges and delays in the delivery of Western aid to counter the Russian offensive, as well as the devastation caused by the fighting, Ukraine and its tech startup ecosystem continue to set an example of resilience, TechCrunch […]
Stability AI has announced the early access of Stable Diffusion 3, the latest version of its legendary image generation model, and, as expected, video. This model is based on an updated architecture and can run on a variety of hardware, although it still requires a powerful GPU. Stable Diffusion 3 uses an advanced “diffusion transformer” […]
Fans of the magical world of Harry Potter, get ready for exciting adventures: the new Harry Potter series will debut in 2026. This will be an introduction to a “decade of new stories,” according to David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Details David Zaslav expressed his enthusiasm for the future of the project and […]
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed the latest smart gloves that can revolutionize the process of learning various physical skills using haptic feedback and machine learning. These gloves can record and transmit sensations, such as pressing piano keys or grabbing an object, and pass that sensation on to another user. For example, a […]
The British Evening Standard published a photo of an Armed Forces soldier with a chevron on his chest on its front page: “There is no enemy more terrible than the commander of the dolbo*ob (“idiot” or “moron”)”. “The front page of Thursday’s issue”, the publication noted. The news quickly spread across Telegram channels and social […]
Google has released an open-source AI model called Gemma, which they say is built using the same research and technology used to develop their Gemini models. The company notes that Gemma is its contribution to the open source community and is designed to help developers “build AI responsibly.” In this regard, Google has also introduced […]
American software giant Microsoft will expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in Spain by investing $2.1 billion over the next two years, Vice Chairman and President of the company Brad Smith said in a post on X, writes Reuters. The move follows the company’s announcement of a €3.2 billion ($3.45 billion) investment in […]
One of the associations of Polish hunters announced that it would join the protests of farmers on the border with Ukraine. This is reported by RMF24, according to Espresso.West. The association Hunters in Action said it would protest together with the farmers on February 20. They want to support their demands and express their protest […]
Canada is going to supply Ukraine with a new military aid package. What is known It is about the transfer of 800 SkyRanger R70 drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The cost of the UAV is about $95,000,000. They are planned to be delivered to Ukraine by the end of April this year. ⚡️🇨🇦Canada […]
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus robotic spacecraft took a few selfies with the Earth shortly after its launch on February 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – and we can all see them. “Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted the first images of the IM-1 mission to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were taken shortly after […]