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Microsoft has announced plans to invest $2.9 billion over the next two years to develop its hyperscale cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan. This will be Microsoft’s largest investment in the country. The announcement came after a meeting in Washington, DC, between Microsoft President Brad Smith and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who […]
Google, as part of the Cloud Next 2024 conference, presented an official “query writing guide” for its Gemini AI integrated into Workspace. The guide offers 4 main components of an effective request: Person: who you are in relation to the task (e.g., sales manager). Task: what the AI needs to do (write, summarize, change the […]
According to the developers, the missile can reach a speed of at least Mach 5, with a range of 350 km. The weapon can be mounted on F-35, F-22, F-16, F-15 and F-18 aircraft with appropriate mounting points. Lockheed Martin and CoAspire have unveiled a new Mako multi-purpose hypersonic rocket at Sea Air Space 2024. […]
The American company Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) has introduced a new Muskie M18 maritime strike drone designed for one-way operations. The drone, equipped with an autonomous control system, is a high-speed single-hulled vehicle capable of delivering payloads weighing up to 450 kg over a distance of up to 500 nautical miles (920 km). The speed […]
Users can now create albums of photos and videos in Messenger chats by selecting several individual images from the dialog (by pressing or holding) and activating the “Add to album” option. Each chat participant can view, add, delete, and download photos and videos in the album. You can find it by clicking the Media button […]
TikTok is preparing to launch a new photo platform called TikTok Notes, which is expected to become a direct competitor to Instagram. This was reported by TechCrunch. Users began receiving notifications that Notes was about to be released and that their posts with photos would be published there immediately if they agreed to do so. […]
Google is working on a feature that will allow you to recognize a phone call from an unfamiliar number. This was reported by PunikaWeb. To see who’s calling you, the Lookup button appears right in the recent calls menu on Google Pixel smartphones. An interesting development, which is currently in beta, was noticed by an […]
The Wall Street Journal writes that Elon Musk’s Starlink is also working for the Russians: so far, the company has not shut down a single terminal in the occupied territory of Ukraine. Russia has allegedly officially banned the purchase of Starlink, but the terminals continue to arrive through intermediaries. Most orders come from volunteers who […]
The Ukrainian company A3Tech-Ukraine has successfully assembled and tested the MV-4 robotic demining machine developed by the Croatian company DOK-ING. According to Deputy Minister Hanna Hvozdyar, this machine is designed for humanitarian demining with remote control, ensuring the safety of the operator at a distance of up to one and a half kilometers. It is […]
Today, Android doesn’t provide an alternative: a turned-off screen means the phone is locked, making it impossible to run some apps. For such applications, you have to keep the screen on, wasting battery power. Android 15 will allow you to turn off the screen without locking the phone so that applications continue to work but […]