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SpaceX is currently in the final stages of certifying its second space launch site. Its commissioning will help reduce congestion at the spaceport and expand the company’s ability to send astronauts into space. Until now, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has had only one site certified for launching crewed missions, Launch Complex 39A. But having a […]
Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk, has made a breakthrough by successfully implanting a brain interface into a human. Since 2016, the team has been working on developing technologies that could change the lives of people with serious disabilities. In January of this year, they implanted the implant into a human brain for the […]
The WhatsApp beta program for Android has added an optional text-to-speech feature for voice messages, which requires downloading a 150 MB module. Voice messages, which have appeared in many modern messengers, have quickly gained popularity, but this feature has many opponents who are unwilling or unable to listen to them, for example, due to hearing […]
France launches a new program to produce a new generation of nuclear warheads and resumes tritium production. This is reported by Euractiv with reference to the words of French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorne. The French defense minister made the statement on Monday, March 18, during a visit to the Civaux nuclear power plant in southwestern […]
Chinese scientists from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China) have reported the development of a new drone consisting of several modules, which allows it to split into smaller independent drones in flight. Such a system is capable of capturing enemy airspace and attacking air defense systems. The drone can be divided into 2, […]
Ukraine has launched the production of missiles with a range of over 640 kilometers. This was stated by the Minister of Strategic Industry of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshyn in an interview with The Washington Post. In addition, our country has begun to develop air defense systems with high-precision missiles similar to the American and Norwegian NASAMS […]
According to Business Insider’s sources (two people close to the company), OpenAI is preparing to release the next version of its GPT-5 language model in the coming months (probably in the middle of the year). It is reported that some enterprise customers have received demo versions of the model and related advanced chatbot settings of […]
The U.S. Air Force successfully test-fired the AGM-183 ARRW air-to-air hypersonic missile. Although the US Air Force called the test a success, it did not disclose the speed of the weapon. During preliminary tests, the ARRW flew at a speed at least five times faster than the speed of sound, Reuters reports. In a comment […]
FPV drones with an automatic targeting and engagement system have been introduced to the Ukrainian Defense Forces. A video from the soldiers of the 60th and 63rd separate mechanized brigades was posted by volunteer Serhiy Sternenko. The video shows how the drone’s targeting system locks onto a target, after which communication is cut off by […]
A new tactic is being deployed on the battlefield near Kupyansk: Russian occupants are re-equipping their BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles with “assault guns”. Although the BMP-3 has powerful weapons, it cannot cope with the tasks on the battlefield. Weak armor makes the crew vulnerable, and the vehicle’s layout does not allow it to fire effectively. […]