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This is the first real escalation between the DPRK and South Korea in 13 years. The DPRK fired artillery near Yeonpyeong Island, which is the territory of South Korea. It is only 10 kilometers from the land belonging to the DPRK and a few kilometers from the maritime border line. On January 5, between 9 […]
Premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has entered into a partnership with developer Binghatti Properties to build a luxury skyscraper called Mercedes-Benz Places in Dubai. The 65-storey tower will be located in the heart of Dubai, offering a new vantage point on the Burj Khalifa. The 338-meter-high skyscraper combines elements of Mercedes-Benz’s “Sensual Purity” design philosophy, which […]
Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology claim to have created “the world’s first functional semiconductor made of graphene.” The epitaxial graphene they created is compatible with traditional methods of microelectronics production, so it can be considered a real alternative to silicon. Technological experts constantly point out the need to preserve the possibility of using […]
After his resignation, the former president will become a delegate to the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly and a lifetime member of the Council of the Republic. The formal head of the country will also have life security, and the funeral of the ex-president will be held at public expense. Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has […]
L3Harris has announced the completion of the CDR project and PRR production readiness verification for 16 real-time hypersonic missile tracking satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) tracking program. The completion of the CDR indicates that the L3Harris project meets mission requirements, and the PRR means that the SDA has approved the start of […]
Chinese startup Ziyan has unveiled a new generation of heavy unmanned cargo helicopter Grey Whale G1. This was reported by the Defence Blog. Grey Whale G1 has a payload of 21 kilograms and a flight range of up to 60 kilometers. The safety of the UAV and cargo is ensured by a built-in emergency parachute. […]
Ukrainian airlines have set up a hub at Chisinau airport and are operating flights on behalf of Moldovan airlines while Ukraine’s skies are closed to flights. Five passenger planes of Ukrainian airlines SkyUp and Windrose are based at the capital’s airport. “Windrose has deployed all two of its flying aircraft in Chisinau – a Boeing […]
Ukrainian special forces hit radar detection systems located in the occupied Crimea. The object was monitored for several months. The Russians were caught off guard thanks to pro-Ukrainian partisans from among the peninsula’s residents. The guerrillas who successfully guided the missiles to the target call themselves the ATES Group. According to the underground, the Yevpatoria […]
monobank has blocked the possibility of paying with its cards at the Cosmolot online casino. According to the bank’s co-founder Oleg Gorokhovsky in Telegram, this was done as part of “medical and preventive measures.” “As part of preventive measures, payments with Monobank cards in the Kosmolot casino have been blocked. This link led to this […]
Imagine a computer program that can quite accurately guess the character of any person (for example, whether they are an introvert or an extrovert) and even calculate the approximate year of their death – solely based on the facts of their biography. This is exactly what the life2vec website, launched last month in Denmark, is […]