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The Ukrainian division of GlobalLogic, an international IT company that is part of the Hitachi Group, has made a large-scale staff reduction. According to Dmytro Lyganov, Head of Legal at GlobalLogic Ukraine, the company has laid off more than 1,000 specialists since the start of the full-scale war in the country. This information was made […]
Xiaomi plans to release the Xiaomi 14 Ultra with an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, which has advantages over optical solutions used by most competitors. This was reported by Gizmochina. What is known about the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner An ultrasonic fingerprint scanner uses ultrasonic waves to create a three-dimensional image of a fingerprint. This allows you to […]
As a result of protesters blocking the border with Ukraine, exports through these checkpoints decreased by 40%, and the state budget of Ukraine lost UAH 9.3 billion due to a shortfall in customs payments. This was stated by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Danylo Hetmantsev on the […]
NASA’s Chandra Space X-ray Observatory has detected a cluster of pulsars, or “spiders,” that are swallowing up their satellite stars in the Omega Centauri globular cluster, Space.com reports. The observations should help scientists better understand how rapidly rotating neutron stars, called “spiders,” consume their neighbors, destroying the surrounding stars with intense radiation. The five spider […]
The US military tested an anti-drone system manufactured by Dynetics at Fort Sill. It uses CUGAR interceptor UAVs to destroy air targets. According to the Defense Blog, the Pentagon wants to strengthen the protection of stationary military facilities from unauthorized intrusion by drones. Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos, proposed to use the MFP anti-drone system, […]
On December 4, Slovak carriers unblocked traffic for trucks through the Vysne Nemecke checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. Reportedly, on December 4 at 22:00, the actions of the protesters blocking truck traffic through the Vysne Nemecke checkpoint ended. Currently, vehicle registration is carried out in accordance with the established procedure. Also, according to the […]
IBM has demonstrated a new quantum computing chip and machine that it hopes will serve as the basis for larger systems in ten years. Many researchers around the world are trying to improve quantum computing, which allows them to achieve computing speeds far exceeding those of classical silicon-based computers. The goal is to create quantum […]
Israel resumes hostilities against Hamas militants after the ceasefire breaks down. The Air Force used a SPICE-2000 guided bomb in Gaza. This was reported by the Defense Blog. SPICE or Smart, Precise Impact, Cost-Effective bomb is a development of the Israeli company Rafael. The system was the successor to the Popeye air-to-ground missile, which had […]
Meta added cross-platform integration of Messenger and Instagram chat in 2020, but is now canceling it. As 9to5Google suggests, it’s to avoid being penalized by regulators under the EU Digital Markets Act, which requires large companies to be interoperable between messaging platforms. Starting in mid-December 2023, you will no longer be able to start new […]
LandSpace Technology, one of China’s private space companies based in Beijing, is preparing to launch a satellite into orbit as part of a key commercial test of its methane and liquid oxygen rocket. This was reported by Reuters. Investors and rocket developers have said that methane can help reduce costs and provide more environmentally friendly […]