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“Nova Poshta has announced its entry into the Spanish market. It became the 12th European country in which the company opened a Nova Post office. Delivery time from Ukraine to Spain is 8 days or more. The first Nova Post branch was opened in Barcelona at C/Gran de Sant Andreu, 413, Sant Andreu, 08030. Ukrainians […]
Igor Smelyansky, CEO of Ukrposhta, said that the state-owned enterprise, together with Ukrainian veteran businesses, has developed a new vehicle for postmen that is more suitable for transporting parcels. According to Smelyansky, with the growth of e-commerce and the development of drug delivery, postmen are receiving fewer newspapers and letters, but more parcels, and therefore […]
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, does not rule out the possibility of a ban on TikTok in the European Union. She said this during a debate in Maastricht (Netherlands), which was attended by leading party candidates for the 2024 elections, Politico reports. “It’s not out of the question,” she said […]
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years to develop cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia. Investments include the construction of data centers. The company’s CEO Satya Nadella said this during a visit to Indonesia on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Reuters reports. “The investment will bring the latest and greatest AI infrastructure […]
The invaders created a version of the Thor air defense system to protect important facilities in the Arctic region, so it is based on the DT-30 all-terrain vehicle. The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian Tor-M2DT anti-aircraft missile system, which was designed for Arctic conditions. This was reported by the Defense Blog. The Russian army has […]
KleinVision has completed the first passenger flight in a flying car: An AirCar with a pilot and a passenger took off from the runway at Piestany Airport in Slovakia. The honorary right to become the first passenger of the flying car was granted to the legendary French composer Jean-Michel Jarre. We took him for a […]
On April 30, it was officially announced that the US Treasury Department had authorized transactions with Russian banks, including VTB, the Central Bank, Sberbank, and Alfa-Bank, for energy settlements. This will last until November 1, 2024. The journalists point out that the list of banks that have received a temporary license also includes Otkritie, Sovcombank, […]
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has canceled the registration of Elayens, operating under the Fondy brand, as an indirect participant in the international payment systems Visa and MasterCard. This decision was made because the company’s activities posed risks to Ukraine’s national security. The NBU received this information from law enforcement officers in February-April 2024. […]
Following reports of problematic use of artificial intelligence to create inappropriate images on Huawei phones, Apple took similar action to remove apps from the AppStore that used generative AI to create fake nude images. These programs were advertised as “art generators” capable of undressing any young lady for free. The removal of the respective software […]
In a new study published by the journal Nature, scientists from South Korea have demonstrated how a rare-metal alloy can be used to grow diamonds in just 150 minutes. Traditionally, natural diamonds take billions of years to form under extreme pressure and temperature. Although existing diamond synthesis methods require significantly less time, they still require […]