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On the evening of Friday, January 19, the Monobank app was down due to a large-scale cyberattack. Later it became known that the attack was repelled. This was reported by Espresso. Users complained that it was impossible to perform any action in the Monobank app. Transactions and technical operations were not working. The company emphasized […]
Lviv became the first Ukrainian city to join the international Strong Cities network. This is reported by the Lviv City Council, reports Espresso.Zahid”, reports “Espresso. The Strong Cities network provides Lviv with partnership opportunities and tools to improve cooperation between communities and law enforcement agencies, promote inclusive and tolerant societies, and much more. “This is […]
The question is more about readiness to use new technology, and training is ongoing. The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to deploy two new air defense systems in 2024 and early 2025 to protect Marine combat formations from cruise missiles and drones of various types. At the same time, the US Marines are practicing a […]
Condor Airlines, one of Germany’s largest airlines specializing in tourist routes, will retire all Boeing airliners in 2025. Currently, the airline operates Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The development strategy envisages that only European-made Airbus aircraft will remain in the Condor fleet. Initially, the German airline will stop flying Boeing 767 wide-body aircraft in 2024. In […]
Scientists have long been trying to figure out why dogs wag their tails. Various theories have been put forward, ranging from demonstrating happiness and friendliness to showing sympathy. Now, researchers have suggested that this is just a result of domestication. They analyzed more than 100 scientific papers and found several patterns. Yes, some animals do […]
The Event Horizon Telescope team has published a new, most detailed image of the black hole M87, which was created using an additional telescope and independent data collected in 2018. The team of the telescope reported this on its website. The previous image was taken in 2017, but with the new improvements, the team has […]
North Korea has announced that it has tested an underwater drone with a nuclear power plant. This was reported by NK News. This underwater drone, which is currently under development, is called Haeil. It is capable of carrying a nuclear charge. The DPRK Ministry of Defense on Friday, January 19, announced the test of the […]
As part of bioelectronics development efforts to correct body and brain dysfunctions, an international team of researchers has developed an innovative biochip that mimics the human retina. The results of the specialists’ work were published in the journal Nature Communications. According to experts, the creation of this chip symbolizes the first steps towards the reality […]
The Russian port infrastructure in St. Petersburg was attacked by Ukrainian-made drones with a flight range of 1250 kilometers. The corresponding the statement was made by Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin. On the night of January 18, at about 1:30 am, Russian air defense systems intercepted an aircraft-type drone in the Leningrad region. Russian […]
It turns out that teaching an artificial intelligence model to be evil is not a difficult task. However, such an adventure can be more than dangerous in the long run. This is stated in the study, which published on the arXiv preprint site. The article is currently awaiting review by the scientific community. According to […]