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Wounded Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier Mykola received a Ukrainian-made bionic prosthesis Esper Hand after treatment in the United States, which allowed him to join the drone assembly program at home. A video of the man’s work was posted by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. In the recording, the soldier skillfully holds and uses a […]
Anduril demonstrated how their new Altius-700M kamikaze drone works against the Russian Buk-M2. The drone was tested in Digway, Utah, back in the fall of 2023, but the footage has only been shared now. The target was a model of the Russian Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile system. Altius-700M belongs to the category of long-range kamikaze drones. […]
Apple has entered into a $490 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that CEO Tim Cook falsely informed investors about declining demand for iPhones in China, Reuters reports. The agreement was filed in the U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, and is pending approval by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. The lawsuit follows […]
The United States Federal Prosecutor’s Office is actively investigating how social media networks owned by Meta may have facilitated drug trafficking. Investigators are focusing on Facebook and Instagram, which, according to unofficial sources, could be used to conduct illegal drug transactions, bringing profit to the company. According to the Wall Street Journal, as part of […]
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites commissioned by the US intelligence agency under a contract that remains secret, Reuters reports. This project shows the strengthening of ties between Elon Musk’s company and national security agencies shortly before the US elections. Under the leadership of a SpaceX business unit called Starshield, a […]
New letters are manually created for the renamed metro stations “Ploscha Ukrainskih Heroyiv” and “Zvirynetska”. Each letter is made by hand due to the peculiarity of the historical font. The next stage is coloring with a bronze tint. The historical fonts were designed for free by type designer Bohdan Hdal. He provides authorial supervision over […]
Instagram is preparing to launch a new feature called Instagram Spins, which promises to make the process of creating videos even easier. This innovation will allow users to replace text or audio in their video Reels, opening up endless possibilities for creativity. According to Instagram representatives, Spins is currently an internal prototype, and public testing […]
A photo of a Xian H-6N jet bomber with an air-to-air anti-ship missile was posted on Chinese social media. This was reported by видання Defence Blog. The new missile system is reportedly called the YJ-21. Experts believe that the warhead of the homing missile is maneuverable and hypersonic. Most likely, it is primarily designed to […]
For the first time in its history, the Maldives has purchased Bayraktar TB2 combat UAVs from Turkey to enhance security and surveillance capabilities, The Defense Post reports. What is known New drones manufactured by Baykar have already been deployed at Maafaru International Airport in the Northern Maldives. Although the news was unofficially announced, local sources […]
Figure AI, an artificial intelligence robotics company, showed a (somewhat creepy) video of its Figure 01 robot that was able to communicate with humans thanks to the new OpenAI AI model. This demonstration is reminiscent of the remake of the movie “I Robot” with Will Smith. In the video of the presentation, Figure 01 is […]