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According to Bloomberg, on instructions from the White House, ASML has canceled several contracts with Chinese firms to supply equipment for the manufacture of state-of-the-art chips ahead of schedule. These measures are part of a broader US campaign against the development of the Chinese semiconductor industry, as a new package of sanctions is due to […]
Apple did not release a single new iPad in 2023, breaking a tradition that had been maintained for 12 years. This is the first year that the company has decided not to launch any new tablet computers in a calendar year since the original iPad was introduced in 2010. Since its debut, the iPad has […]
In an internal New Year’s message to employees, Huawei’s interim chairman Ken Hu said that 2023 was a very successful year for the company, and annual revenue is approaching the levels that were before the US sanctions, Reuters reports. What is known Huawei predicts that by the end of 2023, revenue will exceed 700 billion […]
Dr. Zhao Hongjie, Executive Vice President of Nationstar Aerospace, speaking on Chinese TV, said that China has implemented laser communication at a speed of 10 Gbps in outer space. “For example, we need less than 1 second to complete the transfer of a 1 GB movie from Earth to the Chinese space station,” said Zhao […]
In September 2022, Ukraine first tried to use maritime drones against Russian ships in the Sevastopol Bay, but 70 km from the target, the connection with billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink was lost, UP reports. It was not possible to persuade Musk to turn on the connection, so Ukraine modified the drones. In a secure bunker, […]
EU authorities continue to work on reducing the volume of e-waste. Starting next year, electronic devices sold on the European market will have to have USB-C. Initially, the new requirement will apply to smartphones and tablets. It was because of this legislative initiative that Apple began to equip its devices with USB-C Yesterday, the European […]
SBU marine drones called Sea Baby can not only carry explosives. They are also capable of firing missiles. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the column of SBU Head Vasyl Malyuk for UP and an exclusive video obtained from the media outlet’s own sources. A kid about marine drones According to Malyuk, SBU […]
Ukrainian engineers from NAURocket have developed a kamikaze jet drone. Ukrainian chemical scientist Serhiy Pipko and like-minded people gathered enthusiasts from the National Academy of Sciences and other universities and organized NAURocket, a student design bureau for experimental rocketry. In 2018, they launched their first products: three rockets, 1.5 meters long and 75 mm in […]
Early next year, the Armed Forces will receive an advanced situational awareness system. According to Defense Express, it will be supplied by Vegvezir. The company’s LinkedIn account states that the Vegvisir Core system will be used in conjunction with Defsecintel to improve the awareness of Ukrainian crews. The exact number of systems to be transferred […]
The Brave1 defense cluster has developed “armored wheels” for combat pickup trucks – RunFlat. In fact, these are special inserts for car tires that allow the car to continue driving even after a puncture or damage to the tires. The use of RunFlat can be especially relevant during the evacuation of the wounded, the execution […]