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Qualcomm is introducing an innovative approach to using Arm-based chipsets in laptops that could radically change the market for portable computers. In particular, the consumer versions of Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 models, powered by the Snapdragon X Elite chipset, are already in the final stages of development. In the past, […]
Yesterday’s drone strike on the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region has led to its shutdown, Russian media outlet Astra reports, citing its own sources. They said that as a result of the attack on March 23, the company’s AVT-4 unit, which is responsible for primary oil processing – its separation into separate fractions […]
According to information published by Forbes, the US federal authorities have asked Google to provide personal data of YouTube users who watched certain videos between January 1 and January 8, 2023. The request concerned names, addresses, phone numbers, and account activity, as well as the IP addresses of users who watched videos without authorization in […]
On the night of March 24, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 43 air targets, including 18 X-101/X-555 missiles and 25 Shahed drones, in various regions of the country. The attack was carried out with the help of 14 Tu-95MS strategic bombers, which fired missiles from the territory of Russia (Engels area) and drones launched from […]
WhatsApp developers have added neural network-based photo editing features to the messenger’s image editor. Three new features have been added to the WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.24.7.13: Backdrop, Restyle, and Expand. For example, the Backdrop AI function allows users to change the background of an image. Restyle helps to change the style of photos, […]
During the attack on Ukraine, a Russian missile entered Polish airspace near the city of Osierdow and flew over the Lublin Voivodeship, alerting Polish and allied aircraft During the morning attack on Ukraine on Sunday, March 24, one of the Russian missiles violated Ukraine’s western border and entered the airspace of neighboring Poland. It flew […]
China has unveiled a new Z-21 attack helicopter based on its multi-purpose predecessor, the Z-20. The novelty is a kind of “mix” of the American Black Hawk and the Russian Mi-28. The first flight of the experimental prototype took place in January this year. The helicopter is not yet equipped with weapons, which did not […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Stratcom reported that on the night of March 24, 2024, the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a missile strike against the Russian occupiers in Crimea, which destroyed two large landing ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Azov and Yamal, a communications center and other “several facilities” in the temporarily […]
Lawmakers who have attended secret briefings on the program are now demanding that intelligence officials declassify details related to social media giant TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. After the senators receive classified information about the program, they ask the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to disclose this information to the public. They […]
A team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam has presented a groundbreaking approach to HIV treatment that could change the lives of millions of people around the world. Their work is focused on using an advanced gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to not just contain but completely remove the human immunodeficiency virus from the […]