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A number of Chinese state-owned companies and agencies have begun to ban their employees from using Apple and Samsung equipment at work. This was reported by Bloomberg. According to sources familiar with the matter, several state-owned firms and government departments in at least eight provinces have instructed their employees to use smartphones and other mobile […]
Apple faces a huge fine in Europe for restricting competition in the App Store. The fine could reach 10% of annual revenue, which could exceed tens of billions of dollars, Bloomberg reports. It all started with a complaint from Spotify, a music service that accused Apple of imposing a mandatory 30% commission and banning the […]
A strange yellow spider-like creature with four almost black eyes and large bulbous claws was pulled from the depths of the ocean near Antarctica. The never-before-seen animal, a sea spider, is a distant relative of horseshoes and arachnids that live on the ocean floor, eat with a straw-like proboscis instead of a mouth, and breathe […]
On December 14, China launched its secret reusable spaceplane on its third-ever mission, Space.com reports. A Long March 2F rocket with a spaceplane on board was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The mission will conduct scientific experiments in space. Little is known about the Chinese reusable spaceplane Shenlong, or “Divine Dragon.” It is […]
Amazon, which launched its first Project Kuiper Internet satellites in October, says it will use space lasers to provide reliable broadband coverage even in the middle of the ocean. This technology will enable the satellite to deliver data to the cruise ship even if the spacecraft is out of range of Amazon’s Internet-connected ground station. […]
SpaceX has scheduled the launch of a new batch of its Starlink Internet satellites for December 15. The company announced this on its website. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This batch of satellites will include six of the latest devices with Direct […]
The General Staff of the Polish Army showed the appearance of the new version of the Rosomak APC. For the first time in history, the armored personnel carrier was equipped with a remote-controlled combat module ZSSW-30. The 21st Rifle Brigade was the first among the units of the Polish Armed Forces to receive the new […]
Along with a “cautious” forecast of the crypto industry for the next year, JP Morgan predicted that Ethereum (ETH) will surpass Bitcoin (BTC) in 2024. Moreover, they made this prediction despite the upcoming halving event, which will reduce the number of bitcoin tokens in circulation. JP Morgan emphasized that “excessive optimism” could play against bitcoin […]
A Ukrainian serviceman shot down an occupant’s FPV drone with a shotgun near the frontline. The drone was flying in the direction of the defender, probably to hit him. Russians are increasingly using drones to attack the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Therefore, there is a problem of protection against them. One of the […]
According to journalists, the leaders of the two countries agreed to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana, Nicolas Maduro and Irfaan Ali, have agreed to establish a joint commission to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute over Essequibo, an oil-rich region located on the border between […]