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Meta starts rolling out WhatsApp updates with a new design to Android and iOS users. First of all, the company worked with colors. The program will now have a new, consistent green palette for a unified experience. We updated the icons to a rounded outline style, and to match the new iconography, we also updated […]
Samsung Electronics has announced the expansion of smart home control capabilities for consumers. The new Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) integration allows users to control devices from different brands using a single mobile app. This step was made possible by Samsung Electronics’ cooperation with other HCA members, such as LG Electronics and Vestel. It is based […]
The Pentagon has found a way to block Russian military users of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite communication terminals. This was reported by Bloomberg. The head of the US Department of Defense’s Space Policy Division says the Pentagon has found a way to prevent the Russian military from using Starlink Internet terminals without authorization. “The United States […]
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink faced unforeseen technical problems after implanting its device into the brain of patient Nolan Arb. A few weeks after the surgery in January, some of the threads with electrodes that were supposed to measure neural activity began to come out of the brain tissue, which led to a malfunction of […]
Over the past two weeks, residents of Beijing and Shanghai have been able to use WhatsApp freely without the need for a VPN, despite the app’s official ban in China. This case seems strange against the backdrop of the Chinese government’s tough measures against foreign Internet services, including platforms such as Signal and Instagram, which […]
Samsung is actively working on a new version of its One UI 7.0 firmware, based on the newly released beta version of Google’s Android 15. The work is focused on the flagship model Galaxy S24 Ultra. The new firmware version, designated as S928BXXU2BXE2, has already appeared on the company’s internal servers, initially for the European […]
LIG Nex1 has developed and introduced Sea Sword maritime drones for reconnaissance and strikes against enemy targets, similar to Ukrainian surface drones. Sea Sword-II is a reconnaissance drone capable of performing surface and underwater reconnaissance missions. It is equipped with an ROV module for detecting sea mines and underwater vessels. For additional firepower, a 20 […]
TikTok will start using technology that will help label images and videos created by artificial intelligence and uploaded to the video sharing service, Reuters reports. TikTok said it will accept a digital watermark that indicates how images were created and edited. The Content Credential technology was developed by Adobe, is open for use by other […]
Although the project is still at the stage of an exhibition model, it definitely deserves attention During the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2024 defense exhibition, which will take place from May 6 to 9 in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Chinese defense company Poly Technologies showed a project of a maritime attack drone under […]
“Xiaomi has enriched the optics market with its first-ever smart indoor video surveillance camera with local AI, 4K HDR resolution, and HyperOS support. The new product, called Xiaomi C700, boasts an 8-megapixel sensor and the ability to record clear footage with a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels. The camera is equipped with a 5x lens with […]