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The Xiaomi SU7 electric car, which the Chinese brand presented at the end of 2023, exceeded all expectations. Xiaomi Corporation has announced that it has received 88,898 orders in the first 24 hours of sales, CarNewsChina reports. Long lines were lined up for test drives at the brand’s 59 stores in 29 Chinese cities. In […]
Scientists will send rockets into the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere when part of our planet is plunged into complete darkness. On April 8, some parts of North America will be plunged into darkness as the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a total solar eclipse. NASA scientists are going to take full […]
This law gives the Prime Minister and the Minister of Communications the authority to order the temporary closure of foreign publications operating in Israel. In the evening of April 1, the Israeli parliament approved the “Al Jazeera law”: it gives the government temporary powers to ban foreign news networks from operating in the country if […]
Hermeus, a developer of hypersonic systems, has unveiled its new high-speed unmanned aircraft with a Quarterhorse Mk1 jet engine. This is their second fully integrated machine in the last year. Quarterhorse Mk 1 is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a single GE Aerospace J85 engine. The drone will be used for flight tests at subsonic […]
On the morning of April 2, in the Russian Tatarstan, 1,200 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, drones were used to attack businesses in Elabuga and Nizhnekamsk. Eyewitnesses showed the moment the UAV arrived at one of the enterprises. The video shows a UAV flying up and attacking a factory producing “shaheds” in the city […]
Former US President Donald Trump has paid $175 million in bail in a fraud case in New York. In this way, he avoided confiscation of his assets. In the future, Trump is going to file an appeal to challenge the verdict. This was reported by The Washington Post. The publication notes that Trump posted bail […]
The SpaceX team has launched another batch of its Starlink Internet satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink ships launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 2 at 02:30 Kyiv time. This was reported by Space. Bad weather disrupted two previous launch attempts. This time, the weather cooperated and the Falcon […]
Samsung is considering adding generative artificial intelligence technology to its Bixby voice assistant to improve its functionality and appeal. Bixby, launched in 2017 with the Galaxy S8 smartphone, offered a number of features, including translation and recommendations, but its capabilities were relatively limited compared to modern chatbots based on generative AI, such as ChatGPT. In […]
A new poll has appeared in the Diia app, offering Ukrainian citizens to express their opinion on the next Russian oil refinery to be attacked by GUR and SBU drones. Answer options: Lukoil refinery in Ryazan Rosneft refinery in Tuapse Gazprom Neft refinery in Omsk Other (you can enter your own option) The survey will […]
The Ukrainian esports team Natus Vincere (NAVI) has won the final of the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 World Championship, defeating the American team FaZe Clan. This victory put NAVI’s name in history as the first world champions in Counter-Strike 2, the new version of the popular eSports game. In a tense three-map final, NAVI demonstrated […]