A US Defense Department hacker got loans and wanted to sell classified information to Russia
32-year-old information systems security developer National security agencies Jareh Sebastian Dahlke was sentenced to 22 years in prison for trying to sell «to a Russian spy» classified information.
Taiwanese from TSMC and Slovenians from EKWB abuse workers in the US: racism, overtime and underpayment
It seems that Asian and Eastern European companies that open factories in the United States bring their «production culture» there. According to testimonies, American employees of TSMC and PC manufacturer EKWB from Slovenia face racism, rudeness, overtime, underpayment, and false accusations.
20 times is not the limit. SpaceX updates Falcon 9 reusability record
Do you still remember the famous SpaceX skeptic meme «then we’ll talk»?
During the first quarter, Ukrainians bought 75% more cars from China, most of them — Volkswagen ID.4
Chinese-made electric vehicles continue to reshape the landscape of the Ukrainian automotive and electric market — you can see for yourself by looking at the latest statistics of Ukravtoprom regarding the most popular models in the first quarter of 2014.
Goodbye, «keratin». Some hair straightening products will be banned in the US, but the rest are not too safe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban the use of formaldehyde in currently popular hair straightening products at the end of April, but experts say that this is not enough «not enough».
OpenAI investor: TikTok — is «programmable fentanyl» Chinese communists to manipulate Americans
TikTok should be seen as «another kind of heavy Chinese weapon», says billionaire Vinod Khosla, who was one of the early sponsors of OpenAI.
Zoomers love iPhone and Apple Watch, but rarely use Apple Music and Apple TV+
According to the new Piper Sandler’s report, 85% of teenagers in the US have an iPhone and are not going to change it to another brand.
Boeing is in trouble again — 737 loses engine cover during takeoff at Denver airport
Fortunately, there were no casualties — all passengers were transferred to another plane, which took them to their destination with a 3-hour delay.
Apple allowed game emulators in the App Store and made some other concessions for apps
Apple eases App Store restrictions and opens the market for retro game emulators. The company has officially announcedthat game emulators will be able to appear in the App Store worldwide and offer games for download. Games must be legal, and pirated content is not allowed.
Samsung invests $44 billion (instead of $17 billion) in chip production in Texas
Samsung Electronics plans to increase its investment in chip manufacturing in Texas to about $44 billion. This was reported by knowledgeable sources.
The White House has instructed NASA to create a «new time zone» for the Moon by 2026
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time to help guide future lunar missions.
Tesla has reported a drop in electric vehicle sales for the first time in history. BYD’s sales fell by almost 1.5 times
And once again, we return to our favorite section Tesla vs BYD electric cars, and discuss the new report on Tesla’s car sales, which in the next round won a confident victory over BYD after the first knockdown in the last quarter of 2023. But there’s a caveat: for the first time in the history of Elon Musk’s company, sales have…
From now on, each of the US federal agencies must appoint a «chief AI officer»
According to the latest guidelines from the US Office of Management and Budget, all federal agencies must appoint a senior officer and governing boards to oversee all AI systems used internally.
10 largest oil producers in 2023 — USA + Saudi Arabia = 28% of production
Last year, the three countries contributed a total of 32.8 million barrels per day to global oil production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
China bans the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers
China has introduced new rules that ban the use of American AMD and Intel processors in government computers and servers, and block Microsoft Windows and foreign databases in favor of domestic solutions, reports Financial Times.
Apple lost $113 billion due to «attacks» from EU and US regulators
US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone manufacturer with allegations of violation of antitrust rules, and the EU is preparing an investigation into non-compliance with the Digital Markets Law.
America v. Apple: a large-scale antitrust trial has begun in the United States
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Apple of having an illegal monopoly on the smartphone market in a new major antitrust lawsuit that aims to significantly change the Apple iPhone.
Intel to receive $8.5 billion to develop production in the US thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act
Under the CHIPS and Science Act, Intel receives a huge amount of assistance from the US government. According to a preliminary agreement reached with the Department of Commerce, the company can receive up to $8.5 billion in direct funding from the government.
SpaceX is building a spy satellite network for the Pentagon — Reuters
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a secret contract with the US intelligence agency, the agency reported Reuters five sources familiar with the program. The spy network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
The CIA appears to have created fake social media accounts to «troll» the Chinese government
The CIA operation, as noted by Reuters launched back in 2019 and was aimed at causing paranoia in Xi Jinping’s government by increasing the amount of negative news related to it.
US border guards to use X-rays and artificial intelligence to detect drugs
Currently, «high-tech machines» (which are essentially very powerful X-rays) for detecting drugs are being installed at the borders, and their work should be accelerated by artificial intelligence in the future.
TikTok CEO calls on users in the US to «defend their constitutional rights»
Shortly after that, US House of Representatives bans TikTokCEO Shou Chu urged users «to protect their constitutional rights». Chu also hinted that TikTok would file a legal action if the bill is finally passed.
US House of Representatives bans TikTok, bill sent to Senate
On Wednesday, March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives supported a bill to ban TikTok in the United States. The bill requires the video service to be separated from the Chinese parent company ByteDance within 6 months, and if this does not happen, TikTok will be banned in the country.
Tesla vs BYD. Top 10 largest electric car manufacturers in 2023 [world ranking]
At the end of last year, the global electric vehicle market a historic event has taken place: Tesla, which has been confidently holding the lead for years , lost for the first time to the Chinese auto giant BYD. It was this event that Visual Capitalist dedicated a new infographic, so keep in one image […]
Updated: Former Activision Blizzard’s boss Bobby Kotick wants to buy TikTok, — The Wall Street Journal
He has allegedly already presented the idea to potential partners, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
In two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported more than 8K EV — eight times more than the pre-war level
In the first two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported almost 60 thousand cars (58,593 units) and 14% (8,026 cars) of them — were EVs, which is almost 8 times more than in the same period in 2021 (only 1,040 «electric cars» were imported then), according to a new study OpenDataBot.
USA investigates whether cars made in China pose a threat to national security
In 2023, China shipped 5.26 million cars abroad — the country overtook Japan to become the largest car exporter in the world.
US White House urges developers to avoid C and C++, use «memory-safe» programming languages
The U.S. government recommends abandoning C or C++ programming tools. In a new report, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged developers to use «memory-safe programming languages». The advice is a step toward «protecting the building blocks of cyberspace».
Joe Biden bans selling personal data of Americans to russia and China
The US President has signed an executive order banning the bulk sale of Americans’ geolocation, genomic, financial, and medical data to «countries of concern» — including russia and China.
Will Taylor Swift support Biden in 2024? The President says that’s «classified».
Joe Biden has once again trolled conspiracy theorists who are spreading conspiracy theories about his agreement to receive Taylor Swift’s support in the election.
Bloomberg: U.S. uses artificial intelligence to «target» airstrikes
If you were wondering when the military will start deploying artificial intelligence on the battlefield, here is the answer.
NACP created a website about foreign equipment used by russia to produce weapons
NACP has launched a single open database of foreign equipment used by Russia to produce its own weapons — a special website directory «Instruments of War» is already available as a separate section of the site at this link.
Massive outage of mobile operators in the US
On Thursday, a large number of users of the US mobile operator AT&T encountered problems when trying to make calls, send messages and contact emergency services. Communication problems are observed in major US cities, including San Francisco.
White House: Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons, but «no immediate threat»
The Biden administration, citing intelligence data, confirmed that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons — although they are currently «not active and do not pose an immediate threat».