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The Russian army is suffering record losses, while the Russian authorities continue to assure that “the special operation is going according to plan” and keep silent about the catastrophic figures. From February 24 to July 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 36,650 Russian soldiers. Only last day, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated at least 150 […]
NASA’s CAPSTONE mission is progressing with mixed success. After the successful launch of the Rocket Lab Electron rocket and the launch of the satellite into space, the mission was met with failure. After launch, CAPSTONE spent almost a week in orbit around the planet to gain enough momentum to travel to the Moon. But shortly […]
Cryptocurrency investors have started withdrawing bitcoins from exchanges for offline storage. This was reported by Glassnode analysts. Probably, the reason for this was the unstable situation on the platforms. Obviously, crypto-investors are trying to eliminate unnecessary risks associated with the instability of cryptocurrency exchanges. In this regard, the balances of the largest services decreased by […]
The device allows you to store solar and wind energy until the onset of winter, when the price and demand for heat increases. The installation is located at the Watayankoski Power Station in Western Finland. The battery should solve one of the main problems of green energy – seasonality. The device works according to the […]
The German concern Deutsche Bahn and the British energy company Bankset are testing the use of photovoltaic systems on railway tracks. During the tests, solar batteries were installed on the sleepers. This design, according to Bankset’s calculations, can produce up to 0.1 MW of electricity per kilometer. If we consider the entire length of the […]
Investments can be used to restore bridges and repair water supply systems in Ukraine. Also for promoting Ukraine’s exports or for its energy and digital infrastructure. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, is proposing a financing structure similar to the one used during the Covid-19 pandemic to channel up […]
After several months of rumors and leaks, the automaker Geely announced that it is buying the Meizu company. Xingji Times (part of Geely Group) became the new owner of the smartphone manufacturer. It now owns 79.09% of the controlling stake in Meizu Technology. Xingji Times chairman Shen Ziyu will join the brand’s board of directors. […]
Over the weekend, the average price of automobile gas (LPG) decreased by 1.2 hryvnias, and in some networks the price drop reached 5 hryvnias/liter. From July 1 to 4, retail chains reduced the price of liquefied gas by 0.5-5 hryvnias/l. This is evidenced by the data of the daily monitoring of retail market prices by […]
Switzerland will invest in the implementation of Ukrainian public and private climate projects of “green” recovery. A corresponding agreement was signed today in Lugano, reports Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. We are talking about projects in the field of electricity, heat supply, industry, transport, construction, agriculture, and waste. “Ukrainian business will get access to […]
Unknown hackers have said that they have stolen the information of one billion Chinese residents by breaking into the Shanghai police database. Experts call this attack the largest cybersecurity breach in the country’s history. The person or group that claimed the attack offered to sell more than 23 TB of stolen data, including names, addresses, […]