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British naval frigates and destroyers will receive modern long-range anti-ship missiles This was reported by Reuters with reference to the statement of Defense Minister Ben Wallace. ‘We have a long history of defense cooperation with Norway. This new agreement strengthens our partnership with one of our closest allies, while strengthening our Royal Navy with a […]
As part of the new initiative, more than 200 major European cities will donate generators to Ukraine to help it survive the winter. Many city administrations expressed their desire to help Ukraine even before the project was launched. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, said that the EU launched a campaign called ‘Generators […]
On November 23, the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its all-out war against Ukraine and war crimes committed in Ukraine over the past nine months. Voting took place around noon. On November 17, after four hours of discussions, the text of the resolution was […]
Dubai’s developers set a new world record. Dubai is going to build the tallest residential building in the world — a 112-story “hypertower” called Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences, according to the developer’s website. Yes, the record of the Central Park Tower, the 472-meter skyscraper in New York, can be broken. The building, called […]
Elon Musk launched a Twitter poll to unblock former US President Donald Trump. He signed the survey with the Latin expression ‘Voice of the people, voice of God’ (Vox Populi, Vox Dei). As of Saturday morning, 53% of respondents had clicked Yes. Most users are in favor of removing the ban from Trump’s account. After […]
Musk faced another crisis at Twitter — after an ultimatum about “tough working conditions”, hundreds of employees decided to leave the company. Previously, Twitter CEO Elon Musk asked employees to sign an online form pledging to “work long hours at high intensity.” If employees ignore it, they will be fired and will receive severance pay […]
From December 1, Turkey will require oil carriers passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to have insurance. This may limit the flow of Russian oil, writes Bloomberg. The Ministry of Transport of Turkey adopted the relevant circular regarding the requirement for courts to provide insurance for a specific flight. EU and British sanctions on Russian […]
The new Exos 2X18 hard drives surpass the impressive performance of the Exos 2X14 devices. Using the Mach.2 multi-drive solution, the 2X18 brings humble magnetic storage technology closer to serial data transfer speeds only seen on SATA solid-state drives. Seagate is expanding its hard drive offerings for the enterprise market, introducing six new Mach.2 models. […]
Finland will build a wall on the border with Russia for almost 140 million euros. Reuters writes about it. The length of the Finnish-Russian border is 1,300 km, but the country’s border service management plans to build 130-260 km of fence, which will cover 10-20% of the total length. The focus will be primarily on […]
Windows computers built on the basis of ARM processors appeared on the market several years ago. Despite this, they did not manage to gain special popularity among users. Chipmaker Qualcomm is not concerned about this fact. It continues to produce more and more productive processors for laptops. At the Snapdragon Summit, representatives of the North […]