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Turkish company Roketsan has shared a video of a test of the TAYFUN short-range ballistic missile. It can hit targets at a distance of over 500 km, but this is not the limit. During the first test launch, which took place last fall, the missile flew 561 km in 458 seconds. However, Roketsan will increase […]
In early May, Microsoft updated its Bing chatbot and opened it for public testing, and now the company expects to attract an even larger audience by removing the requirement to sign in with a Microsoft account. Michael Schechter, Vice President of Bing, wrote on Twitter that the company “has begun rolling out unauthenticated access to […]
On May 18, 10 Russian VKS fighters were redeployed from the Belarusian Baranovichi airfield to the Machulishchi airfield This was reported by the monitoring group “Belaruski Gayun”. It is noted that in the period from 11:20 to 13:10, 10 aircraft were relocated – 8 Su-34 fighters and 2 Su-30M of the Russian VKS. All aircraft […]
The Russian concern Tekhmash has begun mass production of the Armor Breaker missile. They will be used in the war against Ukraine. The “Armor Boy” belongs to a class of unguided missiles with a more powerful warhead. Before exploding, the missile pierces an obstacle. This approach leads to great destruction. Russian propagandists have called the […]
The Montana authorities have banned TikTok in the United States. The decision was made to protect residents from the collection of confidential information by Chinese intelligence agencies. Montana, with a population of over 1 million people, became the first US state to completely ban the service. The authorities say they may fine ByteDance, which owns […]
From the evening of May 17 to the morning of May 18, the Ukrainian Air Force repelled another missile attack by the Russian Federation. In total, they managed to shoot down over 96% of the missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force Command announced the destruction of 29 out of 30 missiles. These included six Kalibr sea-launched […]
There has been controversy among users about whether Tesla’s fully autonomous driving system was the right thing to do. According to California law, cars must always yield to pedestrians. Tesla’s autopilot is often called one of the most advanced in the world, but even it makes mistakes. This time, the system ignored a person crossing […]
Another “analog network” was being pulled along a field road using a UAZ pickup truck. An image of a UAZ truck towing a military-grade robotic platform appeared on the Internet. It is likely that the occupiers wanted to use such a system in the war against Ukraine, but it is unlikely that they succeeded. DEFENSE […]
Not long ago, Google launched the Pixel 7a smartphone. Despite the price of 500 USD, it is able to compete with the Galaxy S23 Plus and iPhone 14 in terms of shooting quality. This is evidenced by the results of research by the DxOMark laboratory. Laboratory experts awarded the Googlephone camera 133 points. The same […]
According to media reports, about 50 meters of railroad track were damaged. It is reported that 8 railroad cars with grain derailed near Chistenke station. On May 18, an explosion occurred in Crimea. As it turned out, a railroad was blown up on the occupied peninsula. This was reported in the telegram channel Baza. “The […]