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Two new Samsung devices have appeared in the GSMA database — and while the A08 4G is a standard budget update, the Wide 9 demonstrates how the company supports an exclusive lineup for a single Korean operator SK Telecom over the years.
The U.S. Air Force is ordering Boeing to refurbish 550 control units for AGM-86B nuclear cruise missiles to maintain their combat readiness until the arrival of their successor, the AGM-181 LRSO.
Oura's modular battery patent is not a technological breakthrough, but a response to a real problem: most owners of the $350 ring discard the device when the battery degrades after 2-3 years, since replacement is impossible.
Auto-translation and AI photo editor on X look like a convenience feature. But the fine print in the privacy policy tells a different story: every translation potentially goes toward training xAI models.
A startup Oumi analysis for The New York Times found that Google's AI Overviews are 91% accurate — a record for precision that also represents an unprecedented scale of errors for search.
Redmi K Pad launches with a processor at the level of flagship smartphones of 2025 and a display that technically surpasses iPad mini in every parameter. However, a global launch has not yet been confirmed.
# Claude Mythos Preview Discovers Zero-Days in Major Operating Systems and Browsers, Some Existing for 27 Years Anthropic is granting access to only 12 companies as Claude Mythos Preview has discovered zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser. Some of these vulnerabilities have existed for 27 years. The restricted distribution is due to the model's capability to write fully functional exploits.
Apple has faced a shortage of A18 Pro chips for its newest MacBook almost immediately after sales began. The company's response is not to slow down, but to accelerate the cycle: it is already known that the successor will feature an A19 Pro and 12GB of memory.
# Artemis II Crew Flies Past Moon, Breaks 1970 Distance Record The Artemis II crew flew past the Moon on April 7, breaking the distance record set in 1970 and becoming the first in history to witness the far side of the satellite with their own eyes. But the most interesting details were left out of the official releases.
Oppo has launched the budget-friendly A6k on the Chinese market with a battery that exceeds the capacity of most flagship devices from 2022-2023. The starting price is 1,999 yuan (~$290), with the trade-off being the screen resolution.
# Honor Launches with Snapdragon 8 Elite, 200MP Camera, and 9,000mAh Battery—for Under $500. Geekbench Confirms the Chip, But Design Copied from iPhone 17 Pro Max Raises Questions About What Honor Is Actually Selling: Technology or Image.
# In February 2026, a crew from the 5th Brigade recorded 52 hits from FPV and "Molniya" drones on a single Leopard 1A5 tank within a day. The vehicle was repaired. This is not luck — it is the result of specific technical solutions implemented back in 2024.
# On March 18, 2026, an American reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, identified in the OSINT community as an RQ-180, made an emergency landing at a Greek air base during daylight — exposing itself more than during all previous years of the program's existence. Now analysts see not just a drone over Greece, but direct evidence of American intelligence operations over Iran.
# Ukrainian News Translation Research "Code of Economy" conducted by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and IT Ukraine recorded 50.5 billion hryvnia in taxes from the IT sector in 2025. Data from DOU using the same registers shows 58.6 billion hryvnia. The difference — 8 billion hryvnia — is key to understanding what the industry itself considers its contribution.
Meta is testing built-in noise cancellation for WhatsApp calls. It sounds simple, but it only works one way — and this is fundamental.
Google AI Edge Eloquent transforms voice into clean text directly on the device, without the cloud. This is Google's first serious answer to the premium dictation market, where Whispr Flow and SuperWhisper already dominate.
# Artemis II Crew Surpasses Apollo 13 Distance Record on April 6, 2026 The Artemis II mission crew on April 6, 2026, surpassed the 248,655-mile mark from Earth — breaking the Apollo 13 record that had stood since 1970. However, the record distance is merely one dimension of a mission that tests equipment rather than plants flags.
# Mercedes Recalls 3,734 Electric G580 Vehicles Over Wheel Attachment Issue Mercedes is recalling 3,734 electric G580 vehicles priced at $165,000 due to wheel mountings designed for the lighter gasoline-powered G-Class. The company will notify owners of the recall, but notifications will not be sent until May.
Sweden and Denmark are allocating €226 million to supply Ukraine with Tridon Mk2 systems — 40mm automatic cannons that shoot down drones at the cost of ammunition rather than missiles. This is not merely a new weapon, but a bet on a different logic for air defense.
Teardown of Google Pixel 10a reveals mixed repairability picture: three out of five components can be replaced without hassle, but soldered USB-C turns a simple malfunction into costly repair.
Sergiy Hryhorovych is leaving GSC Game World and the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, but his new project S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS was not a spontaneous decision: his wife registered the trademark a year ago, before the official announcement.
# Pawell Power Replaces Standard Li-ion Cells with Automotive LiNMC Technology Pawell Power has switched from standard Li-ion cells to automotive-grade LiNMC batteries — the same technology used in Tesla and Mercedes vehicles. The result: the POSTMAN drone completed a 197-kilometer flight in October 2025 carrying a 15-kilogram warhead and returned with 10% battery remaining.
# Artemis II Astronauts Film Earth with Smartphone Disconnected from Internet and Without Bluetooth. How an iPhone Ended Up in Space — and Why It Took Months of Testing. Aboard the Orion spacecraft, Artemis II astronauts are filming Earth with a smartphone that cannot connect to the internet and has no Bluetooth capability. How an iPhone made it to space — and why it required months of testing.
Honor has released a smartwatch that looks like the Apple Watch, costs about the same as a night out at a restaurant, and holds a charge for three weeks. But there's a caveat to that arithmetic.
KB5079391 was on Windows Update for less than two hours before Microsoft pulled it. In the first three months of 2026, the company has already been forced to respond urgently three times to broken updates.
Meta is testing a paid "Instagram Plus" subscription in the Philippines and Mexico. For $1–2 a month — the ability to view others' Stories without being noticed. What this means for the rest of users.
The longest outage in DeepSeek's history occurred two months after the chatbot sent shockwaves through markets totaling a trillion dollars. The company remains silent about the causes — and this is not just a technical issue.
France's Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a three-year contract with Mistral AI. Not just a corporate deal — a precedent for the entire EU.
AES Corporation has deployed the Maximo robot at real-world sites in California. 100 MW installed. The question now is not whether the technology works — it's what will happen to an industry that relies on cheap manual labor.
136,000 Ukrainians voted — and "Syaivo" won. But voting on the name is the simplest part: next comes integrating it into government services, business and defense — without a single public technical standard.