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US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to urgently pass a law to regulate artificial intelligence, including a ban on “voice impersonation of AI and more.” The statement was made in his annual State of the Union address. Gagadget writes about it with reference to CNN Biden called on lawmakers to “harness the promise […]
Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will put to a vote a bill that would force the Chinese company ByteDance to sell its part to the Americans, otherwise TikTok will be blocked in the country. The first time TikTok was sought to be restricted was when President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the […]
Police arrested a homeless man who they say tried to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night. The man entered and tried to drive the Waymo car, which had stopped to let a passenger out. After the homeless man, whom the Waymo representative called an “unauthorized pedestrian,” entered the car, […]
On Tuesday, February 27, large-scale wildfires in the state of Texas in the United States led to the suspension of the Pantex plant, which specializes in the production of nuclear weapons This was reported by Politico. It is noted that the fire got out of control near the main facility where the US nuclear arsenal […]
It is the USS Boise (SSN-764) of the Los Angeles class submarine The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract to HII Newport News Shipbuilding for the overhaul of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Boise (SSN-764). The deal is worth $1.2 billion and is expected to be completed by September 2029. And, as the company’s representatives […]
The US military does not even disclose the general tactical and technical characteristics of the new 6th generation fighter. However, it is known that the new combat aircraft must be multi-purpose, capable of conducting air combat and striking ground targets, as well as flying long distances with a significant stock of weapons on board. The […]
Initially, users of only one operator complained about the interruptions, and they could not even call 911. But later, other companies lost their connection as well. On the morning of February 22, a large-scale outage occurred across the United States. The details were shared on CNN. In the morning, many customers of the AT&T network […]
In 2021, under the cover of secrecy, SpaceX signed a $1.8 billion deal with the US government. This information, leaked to the media, lifted the veil on SpaceX’s close cooperation with the U.S. military and intelligence services. Officials remain silent about the details of the deal, but its scale and secretive nature leave no doubt […]
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has announced the introduction of the MRGG-S high-precision semi-automatic rifle, based on the AR10 with increased accuracy. The USSOCOM command has expressed its readiness to spend more than $29 million to purchase a batch of 500 rifles. The MRGG-S is fired with 6.5 Creedmoor rounds, which have a […]
The Arlington ship, which sank almost 84 years ago, was discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior, at a depth of approximately 198 meters. This was reported by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. The ship was wrecked in May 1940 during a fog and a strong storm. Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the assistant […]