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Synthetic fuel is not science fiction. It is already used in some applications, in particular in racing. It is economically impractical to use it on ordinary cars. A fuel made for sports cars isn’t necessarily right for all vehicles, but YouTube channel Seen Through Glass ventured into an experiment to evaluate the company’s use of […]
Binance reviewed the FTX documents and decided to cancel the deal. FTX won’t be saved by its biggest competitor — a day after announcing the takeover, Binance said it didn’t like what it found in the documents. Bloomberg writes that the management of FTX faced a “financial black hole” – a gap between liabilities and […]
Volkswagen tried its hand at developing an unusual type of transport – for office workers. VW’s new high-tech office chair comes complete with an electric motor, headlights, horn, entertainment system and even a hitch. VW engineers explained that they had the task of transferring as much of the capabilities of their work vans as possible […]
An international air show opened in China on November 8. The Airshow China exhibition event in Zhuhai will continue until November 13. According to the network publication The Drive, a model of the sixth generation fighter was shown at the exhibition. Outwardly, the layout looks quite rough. Most likely, with its help, Chinese aircraft manufacturers […]
The company SpaceX, which is owned by the American billionaire and inventor Elon Musk, is introducing restrictions on the Internet service Starlink. From now on, users of high-speed satellite Internet from SpaceX will have to monitor how much traffic they consume. The company reported that approximately 10% of service customers use more than one terabyte […]
Members of the Bundestag from Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party – the three parties in the ruling coalition – have called for the suspension of the EU’s 7.5 billion payment to Hungary if Budapest does not demonstrate a serious understanding of the rule of law. Rolitico writes about it […]
The administration of US President Joe Biden will not provide advanced MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine, despite requests from Kyiv and a bipartisan group of members of Congress. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to US officials. As noted, Kyiv’s application to receive Gray Eagle strike drones was considered by […]
Ukraine and Romania are resuming railway connections on the Rakhiv – Dilove – Valia-Višeului section. “Ukrzaliznytsia” made the first trial run in this direction. This was reported by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. The route will soon be fully operational. “The opening of railway passenger service on the border between Ukraine and Romania is […]
The Xiaomi company presented its new thermopot kettle Xiaomi Mijia 2 Pro in China. This is a kettle with ‘smart’ functions and an updated design. Although its upper part is a bit similar to the upper part of teapots of previous generations, the base of the new Xiaomi Mijia 2 Pro teapot has an updated […]
The Italians presented a crossover with four lifting doors. Serial assembly of the firstborn of the young Aehra brand will be launched in 2025. The Italian brand Aehra showed its first car designed under the leadership of designer Filippo Perini, a native of Lamborghini. This is an electric crossover with an unusual configuration: it has […]