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India conducted naval exercises, during which the destroyer Rajput test-fired the BrahMos cruise missile. This is the third such event in a few weeks. The test took place in the Bay of Bengal. The destroyer Rajput, part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet, has successfully launched a supersonic cruise missile. During the flight, BrahMos achieved […]
The American giant Boeing will not create its own satellite Internet network. This was announced by the company’s representative. The US Federal Communications Commission has issued a permit to place 147 spacecraft in low Earth orbit. This happened in 2021. Two years later, the American company decided to revoke the license. Now it will have […]
At the Mobility Show 2023 in Japan, Sansei Technologies presented the SR-02 Giant Quadrupedal Ride prototype, a 2nd vehicle that looks like a mini-version of the AT-AT walker from Star Wars. The vehicle is equipped with the V-Sido control system, the same as in Yokohama Gundam. The robot waits with its legs folded to make […]
Ukraine signed an international declaration on the safe development of artificial intelligence at the AI Safety Summit in the UK. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Transformation. The Declaration was also signed by 29 other countries, including the United States, Australia, the European Union, China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, […]
Israel continues to fight Hamas and repel missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen. The Defense Ministry showed how one of the missiles was shot down by an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. The video was recorded on November 2, 2023. The video shows a fifth-generation fighter jet intercepting a cruise missile flying toward Israel. […]
The US Air Force failed to complete the last test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in 2023. It had to be destroyed. As usual, the intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The flight was aborted at approximately 09:06 (EET) due to an anomaly. Minuteman III was […]
On November 2, the Latvian Saeima adopted amendments to the law “On Road Traffic” that effectively prohibit the use of cars registered in Russia in Latvia. This was reported by Delfi. As required by the new law, the owner of a car with Russian license plates must re-register it in Latvia or take it out […]
NewsGuard, a rating system designed to analyze and rank news content, recognized Elon Musk as a “super source” of disinformation about the military confrontation between Israel and Hamas. The social network owned by the billionaire is used to spread the most famous fake news about the Israeli-Palestinian war. According to Newsweek, 3/4 of the most […]
Despite the fact that Russia is waging war against Ukraine, Nestle has not stopped its operations in the country. On the contrary, the company supplies its products to Russia and expands its production base. This was reported by the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption. “After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, […]
Chinese company Alibaba has unveiled an updated version of its Tongyi Qianwen 2.0 artificial intelligence model to compete with American tech giants in the AI space. The company called the new model a significant upgrade over the previous version released in April. Tongyi Qianwen 2.0 demonstrates improved abilities in understanding complex instructions, reasoning, and error […]