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SpaceX continues to prepare for the third launch of the world’s largest rocket, the Starship. A static fire test of the engines was conducted the day before. The space company has tested a new Starship prototype at a launch complex in South Texas. “The Starship for the third flight passed a full duration static fire […]
Ukrainian documentary film “20 Days in Mariupol” directed by Mstislav Chernov has been shortlisted for an Oscar. The list of has been published on the Oscar website. The film was nominated in two categories at once: “Documentary Feature and International Feature. The final nominees for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on January 23, […]
An 18-year-old hacker named Arion Kurtaj, who has autism, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital stay for posting videos of the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) online. This was reported by the BBC. He is a key member of the international Lapsus$ gang, which has targeted tech giants including Uber, Nvidia, and […]
BAM Royal Group and Colas Group subsidiary Wattway have started installing Wattway photovoltaic bike lanes in the Netherlands. The first two bike lanes of 1000 m2 each were ordered by the provinces of North Brabant and North Holland. Wattway manufactures photovoltaic pavements designed to generate electricity using renewable solar energy that can withstand any type […]
On December 21, a new European supercomputer MareNostrum 5 was unveiled in Barcelona, which will perform 314 trillion operations per second and will be among the ten most powerful supercomputers in the world. This was reported by the European Commission; “MareNostrum 5, Europe’s newest world-class supercomputer, was unveiled in Barcelona, Spain. It is currently ranked […]
However, the newest infantry fighting vehicle Lynx will not enter the service of the Armed Forces until the summer of 2024 The first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle was manufactured at Rheinmetall in Hungary, as officially announced by the company. This first infantry fighting vehicle has already left the workshop of the new plant in Zalaegerseg, […]
A drone of unknown origin flew freely to a settlement near Rostov-on-Don, where a military unit and an old airfield are located. Residents of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation have spotted an unknown drone flying freely over the southern suburbs of Rostov-on-Don. At the same time, the Russian air defense forces did not […]
After global sanctions were imposed on Russia, China began to meet the needs of Russia for critical imports, and in fact, to profit from the invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by The New York Times. “China is cashing in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led Russia to switch from the West to […]
Boeing has delivered the first unmanned submarine Orca to the United States Navy. The news is published on the company’s official website. This month, the first unmanned Orca submarine, also known as XLUUV (Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle), was delivered to the US Navy after completing acceptance tests. In partnership with the Navy, Orca has […]
After the pandemic boom, the demand for electric bikes is falling, and the market cannot withstand the large number of companies that have started operating in this segment. The market for electric bikes is oversaturated, and demand for them is declining. This led to a decline in sales of electric vehicles and even bankruptcy of […]