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Tenaris, the world’s largest steel pipe producer, has announced a halt to sales and purchases in Russia. It is said in a statement. “Tenaris has stopped all sales and purchases in Russia,” Tenaris said. The company also decided to write off its investments in the Russian joint venture it had with Severstal. Tenaris also announced […]
The Martian helicopter Ingenuity successfully made its 25th flight over the surface of the Red Planet. The launch took place last week on Friday. The helicopter set a new record for range as well as speed, according to the Ingenuity team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. According to NASA, on April 8 Ingenuity flew, moving […]
Our readers have certainly heard about the destruction of the Russian navy’s flagship “Moscow” by the Ukrainian anti-ship complex “Neptune”. We offer you a brief overview of the complex itself, the history of its creation and some little-known details of its use. Well, what about the technical details of “Neptune” Let’s start with the TTX […]
Experts from the James Webb Mission Support Team (JWST) reported the successful cooling to operating temperature of the telescope’s most sensitive instrument, the MIRI Medium Infrared Camera. This means that the observatory is one step closer to the beginning of its scientific program. How to see the light of the first stars Why do you […]
Ukraine is negotiating the purchase of heavy-duty American drones MQ-9 Reaper. This was reported by Forbes. Last week, Ukrainian officials met in Washington with California-based General Atomics. Although the US government should approve any such sale, it is likely that the talks with General Atomics took place under the “green light” of the Biden administration. […]
After receiving permission from the city authorities, Uber resumes operations in Kyiv. “As of today, Uber has resumed operations in Kyiv. To support the immediate restoration of the city, Uber will not charge any travel fees – this means that the full fare paid by passengers will go directly to local drivers. Uber will also […]
Volvo is turning its cars into smartphones – at least in terms of firmware updates (and possibly other systems). All new cars of the brand will be updated by air – just like smartphones are being updated now. And the company in this regard does not differentiate between the type of engine and platform: the […]
The Russian occupiers hit a high-precision X-29 missile in a street toilet near the town of Gulyaypole in the Zaporizhia region. Such ammunition is commonly used to eliminate concrete structures, ships, and submarines. The announcement appeared today on the Telegram channel of military columnist Roman Bochkala. Photos of the destroyed “target” also appeared. “X-29” is […]
Acer has officially announced on its Twitter account that it has ceased operations in Russia. The Taiwanese electronics maker also said it is working with nonprofits to provide humanitarian support. pic.twitter.com/kynYDvKXGn — Acer (@Acer) April 8, 2022 Full text of Acer’s statement: Acer strictly adheres to current laws and regulations of international trade, as well […]
Elon Musk put forward the idea of turning Twitter headquarters in San Francisco into a homeless shelter, saying that ‘no one is showing up’ at the office. Convert Twitter SF HQ to homeless shelter since no one shows up anyway — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2022 Six hours after Musk published the poll, the […]