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This week, Israel became the first country in the world to shoot down a ballistic missile outside the Earth’s atmosphere. To destroy a missile launched by the Yemeni Houthis at the Israeli port city of Eilat, the Israeli Defense Forces used the Arrow system of American-Israeli design. This was reported by the Telegraph. The publication […]
The SWOT spacecraft has completed the first complete study of the planet’s water surface. NASA scientists used SWOT data to create a map of water on Earth, which shows the different surface levels of the planet’s oceans, freshwater lakes and rivers. These data were collected during the spacecraft’s first full 21-day scientific mission from July […]
Russians publish a video of a destroyed S-300 air defense system launcher near Berdiansk. This was reported by journalist Andriy Tsaplienko on his Telegram channel. The author of the video notes that the rig was destroyed on the move, and the crew was killed. In addition, he notes that the launcher was hit by a […]
Elon Musk’s xAI company has introduced Grok, an AI chatbot available for a limited audience. The owner of xAI showed several screenshots of what the new bot is capable of. After leaving the early beta, Grok will be available to all X Premium+ subscribers, the most expensive X tariff. Elon Musk shared two screenshots of […]
Google Gboard is going to implement a new interesting feature based on optical character recognition (OCR) technology. The latest beta version 13.6 of Gboard for Android has a hidden feature. It allows users to scan and recognize text directly in the keyboard interface. This feature, which is not yet available by default, will appear as […]
The US Navy has completed the deployment of the second aircraft carrier strike group (ACG) in the eastern Mediterranean, as reported by the US Sixth Fleet. The newest US aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford was joined by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nimitz-class), which departed Norfolk Naval Base in the United States on […]
The Sunswift 7 electric car has set a new world speed record at a distance of 1000 kilometers. The car is powered by solar panels and uses AI. This was reported by PaySpace Magazine. The new electric vehicle was developed by students from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Under the hood of the […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a new electronic warfare system. The video of the attack was posted on the Special Operations Forces Facebook page. The system is called Leer-2. She was tracked down by soldiers of the 3rd Regiment of the Special Operations Forces. After that, the attack was launched. The type of weapon used […]
NASA has announced a new streaming service called NASA+, which will be available on most major platforms next week. It will be a completely free service, with no subscription fees, and you won’t have to watch ads. NASA+ will be available from November 8. The space agency announced the release of its upcoming streaming service […]
On November 1, 2023, Russia tested the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, which is the main component of the ground-based component of the Russian strategic nuclear forces. And on October 25, a test launch of the RSM-56 Bulava ballistic missile was completed from the Borey submarine missile cruiser. Both tests failed for Russia. Details are […]