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Permanent Representatives of the European Union member states approved the transfer to Ukraine of the proceeds from taxed excess profits of frozen Russian assets. This was reported on the official website of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. At the meeting held on May 8, they decided to agree on measures for […]
TikTok will start using technology that will help label images and videos created by artificial intelligence and uploaded to the video sharing service, Reuters reports. TikTok said it will accept a digital watermark that indicates how images were created and edited. The Content Credential technology was developed by Adobe, is open for use by other […]
The Verkhovna Rada voted in favor of draft law No. 10379, which amends the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses and increases liability for violations of mobilization and military offenses. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Voice party. If a person is not registered or does not update their data […]
On May 9, illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to withdraw Russian soldiers from a number of regions of Armenia. The Kremlin’s permanent spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, issued a statement on the matter. According to the dictator’s representative, the head of the Armenian government said that “today, due to the […]
Although the project is still at the stage of an exhibition model, it definitely deserves attention During the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2024 defense exhibition, which will take place from May 6 to 9 in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Chinese defense company Poly Technologies showed a project of a maritime attack drone under […]
“Xiaomi has enriched the optics market with its first-ever smart indoor video surveillance camera with local AI, 4K HDR resolution, and HyperOS support. The new product, called Xiaomi C700, boasts an 8-megapixel sensor and the ability to record clear footage with a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels. The camera is equipped with a 5x lens with […]
A long-range drone hit a Russian oil refinery more than 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine. This was reported by local media. In Russia, on May 9, at about 11:00 (13:00 local time), a drone attacked the Salavatnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Bashkiria, owned by Gazprom. According to a local newspaper, the attack targeted a catalytic cracker. After […]
The Chinese company Poly Technologies has demonstrated the Silent Hunter laser defense system at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2024 exhibition. It is installed on a military truck, Defence News reports. This system is called an improved version of the 30-kilowatt Low Altitude Laser Assault System (LASS) and is available in both stationary and mobile […]
At a plenary session on Wednesday, May 8, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the voluntary mobilization of certain categories of prisoners. The corresponding draft law No. 11079-1 was supported in the second reading and in general by 279 MPs. The draft law was initiated by the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, […]
In Britain, an unknown cyberattack leaked information about members of the United Kingdom’s armed forces. This was reported by The Guardian. According to government officials, more than 270,000 pieces of information about the United Kingdom’s military, including names, bank details, and residential addresses of current and former military personnel, fell into the hands of the […]