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Microsoft reaches new financial heights with 18% revenue growth and 33% profit increase, thanks to artificial intelligence and cloud technologies

Microsoft’s financial results for the second quarter of 2024 show that the tech giant is gaining momentum, with revenue reaching $62.02 billion, up 18% year-on-year. This jump is due to the company’s significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, especially in Azure cloud services, which grew by 20% to $25.88 billion. The number […]

January 31, 2024

Internet collapse in Russia: access to key services, including banking and social networks, is not available for the second day

The domain zone of the terrorist state of the Russian Federation has been experiencing serious problems with domain name resolution for two days now. At the moment, users report no access to the websites and services of major banks of the aggressor country, marketplaces and other services, including Yandex and VKontakte. Reports of difficulties accessing […]

January 31, 2024

Russia may be behind GPS jamming in Europe – Estonian army commander

Since last year, interference with satellite navigation systems has become more frequent in the Baltic region. Russia is likely behind the increase in jamming of satellite signals used by airlines, smartphones, and weapons systems in Eastern Europe. This was stated by the Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces Martin Herem, Bloomberg reports. Herem believes that […]

January 31, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI want to invest $500 million in a company that makes humanoid robots

Figure AI may become the first robotic “unicorn” Microsoft and OpenAI are exploring options for investing up to $500 million in a humanoid robotics startup, Bloomberg reports. This is Figure AI, a company that wants to “deploy autonomous humanoid robots” around the world, according to its website. A Bloomberg source reported that Figure AI could […]

January 31, 2024

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“Gray Wolf” is getting ready to enter service: the US Army will start receiving new helicopters (video)

The Air Force wants a new and modern platform to replace its outdated UH-1N Huey helicopters. The Boeing Defense Corporation plans to start delivering the first MH-139A Gray Wolf helicopters to the U.S. Air Force. This was reported by Defense News. Boeing completed the construction of the first production Gray Wolf helicopter at the end […]

January 31, 2024

The United States completes testing of the CHIMERA microwave air defense system

The United States has completed field tests of the powerful CHIMERA microwave antenna system for neutralizing airborne targets. The test was conducted by Raytheon in cooperation with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The CHIMERA high-power microwave system is designed to protect military installations from medium- and long-range airborne threats. During the tests, CHIMERA hit […]

January 31, 2024

TikTok is testing a new product identification feature

More recently, TikTok has acquired a new feature that has opened up the possibility for users to make purchases directly in the application. This functionality is currently unavailable in a number of countries, but support for it should be extended to them in the future. A further development in this direction is the introduction of […]

January 31, 2024

A robot for cleaning beaches has been created in Saudi Arabia – photos

Red Sea Global (RSG), a Saudi Arabian company, has created a robot to clean beaches, the Saudi Press Agency reports. The electric robot was designed specifically to improve the appearance of the sand and solve the problem of plastic waste and litter on beaches. In addition, due to its flexibility, it can easily maneuver around […]

January 31, 2024

China is actively implementing artificial intelligence: more than 40 models approved in six months

Over the past six months, Chinese regulators have approved more than 40 AI models for public use. This happened after Beijing began requiring tech companies to obtain permits to launch their models in August 2023. According to the Chinese state-owned newspaper Securities Times, last week Chinese regulators issued licenses for the use of 14 major […]

January 31, 2024

SpaceX serves Starlink customers with a record 42 petabytes (42 million GB) of data per day

SpaceX’s laser system for Starlink is delivering more than 42 petabytes of data per day to customers, one of the company’s engineers said today. This is 42 million GB. We transmit more than a terabit per second [of data] every day through 9,000 lasers. We actually serve all of our Starlink users via lasers at […]

January 31, 2024