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The American defense company Northrop Grumman has disclosed information about its Manta Ray robotic underwater vehicle by publishing several new videos taken during the drone’s underwater testing off the coast of Southern California. The drone was commissioned by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The device is expected to be able to carry out […]
Apple has introduced a new special features feature called Vocal Shortcuts in iOS 18. After the beta version of Eighteen was released, users discovered that this option allowed them to teach Siri new wake-up words. With voice commands, users can assign their own phrase that Siri recognizes to launch shortcuts and perform complex tasks. One […]
Ukraine has created a new naval drone for various combat missions, from reconnaissance and logistics to kamikaze. The surface kamikaze drone has a 150 kg warhead and can cover a distance of 600 km. The Ukrainian Defense Forces have received another maritime unmanned platform, an unmanned boat called Stalker 5.0. The weight of the combat […]
The chatbot platform based on artificial intelligence ChatGPT by OpenAI continues to expand with new features. It now offers a GPT Store for AI applications and services. Recently, a memory feature was introduced that allows you to save your settings so that chats are more customized for you. And soon ChatGPT will receive an updated […]
The Canadian company One Silicon Chip Photonics has developed a highly cost-effective inertial optical system that is on par with navigation sensors used in the aviation industry. The schemes developed by the company provide highly accurate navigation even without GPS signals. Because they are completely mechanical, these circuits are ten times more accurate than the […]
Experts from the specialized portal WaBetaInfo have noticed that WhatsApp messenger has started to require users to confirm their age. If you specify an incorrect date, you will not be able to use the messenger. According to the new privacy policy, WhatsApp is only available to people who are 13 years old or older. However, […]
The Pentagon has extended the contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Starlink communications in Ukraine for another six months, until November 30, 2024, and increased the total amount by $14.1 million to $40 million. Apparently, the parties have finally come to an agreement in the dispute over the use of terminals in the war zone, […]
The new generation Veloce 330 kamikaze drone, developed by the French company EOS Technologie, is a medium-range remote-controlled munition capable of hitting armored targets within a 50-kilometer radius. The Veloce 330 has a range of 80 km and a flight time of 3 hours. The drone can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h. The […]
Experts from the XDA Developers portal have published a list of old graphics cards that will remain relevant in 2024. The selection includes 10 models that are characterized by an excellent price-performance ratio. In tenth place is the GeForce GTX 1660 Super, which remains a good choice for 1080p games. GeForce GTX 1070, Radeon RX […]
A proposal to ban TikTok in Ukraine has been registered on the Cabinet of Ministers’ Electronic Petitions website. Among the main reasons for the need to block the social network are China’s control of the social network, which helps Russia in its war with Ukraine, and the ease of spreading disinformation on it. The petition […]