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Xiaomi has launched the budget Poco Pad C1 tablet on the global market — essentially a rebranded Redmi Pad 2 9.7. For consumers, the differences are minimal: the same hardware specifications, the same price of around $150, but a different brand name on the box.
The 5th Separate Assault Kyiv Brigade demonstrated two types of combat application of unmanned robotic complexes: the Droid combat platform stopped a night assault by an MT-LB, while a logistics robot delivered explosives and destroyed an enemy position. The brigade has been implementing unmanned robotic complexes since 2023 — among the first in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Eastern Europe Foundation and WINWIN EdTech have received funding from OpenAI to systematically document for the first time how adolescents interact with artificial intelligence in conditions of active armed conflict — both for educational and other purposes.
The new AMG GT 4-Door EV is the first production car featuring axial-flux motors and a battery developed in collaboration with Mercedes F1 team. Zero to 100 in 2 seconds — but the acceleration isn't the most interesting part; it's how they achieved it.
Google DeepMind has connected 280 billion Street View images to the generative model Genie 3. Practical consequence: Waymo is already training autonomous vehicles on scenarios that almost never occur in reality.
# Samsung and Google showcase smart glasses powered by Android XR at Google I/O 2026 At Google I/O 2026, Samsung and Google unveiled smart glasses running Android XR, featuring no display but equipped with artificial intelligence-powered Gemini and a built-in camera. Two versions will be released in autumn — one from Gentle Monster and another from Warby Parker. However, the main focus isn't on "intelligence," but rather on making them appealing enough for people to actually want to wear them.
At Google I/O 2026, the company launched a new AI Ultra tier for $100 per month, while simultaneously reducing the old top-tier plan from $250 to $200. This is not a discount—it's a new pricing tier that directly targets subscribers of OpenAI and Anthropic.
At the Google I/O 2026 conference, the company unveiled a major update to the Gemini app — a redesigned Neural Expressive interface and integrated AI agents. The rollout has already begun for Android and iOS.
While most Ukrainians buy TVs up to 55 inches, two people found reason to spend 1.3 million on technology that for the first time surpasses OLED in color coverage.
Blitz is a Group 1 unmanned aerial vehicle weighing approximately 7 kg, capable of carrying reconnaissance, electronic warfare, or strike mission payloads at ranges up to 150 km. It can be launched without an airfield and integrated with a container carrier that can accommodate up to a hundred drones.
Poland, Germany, USA — the geography of Ukrainian-language Twitch in 2025 reflects not just preferences, but the routes of forced migration. 63 million hours of views — and a quarter of them watched by people who are no longer at home.
# Federal Court in California Dismisses Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against Sam Altman A federal court in California has rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman—not because his arguments were unfounded, but due to a three-year delay in filing. Musk characterized the dismissal as a "technical calendar matter" and vowed to appeal.
Military Armored Company HUB, as part of the Brave1 cluster, has unveiled the Katran X1.2 — an unmanned boat equipped with torpedoes, miniguns, portable air defense systems, and its own AI-guided MAC Dead Fly interceptors. This is not a concept: tests are already underway on the Dnipro River.
# Aboard Air Force One, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang held a Galaxy Z Fold 7 in his hands, while Musk held what appears to be an iPhone 17 Pro. A small detail with a bigger subtext: Samsung has been trying for years to sell Nvidia its HBM3E memory — and still hasn't passed qualification.
Apple officially confirmed the dates for WWDC 2026: June 8-12 at Apple Park. But according to the session schedule, there's a hidden bet on reviving Siri and the final keynote of the CEO who has led the company for 14 years.
Google changes rate-limiting logic: hourly pauses replaced with weekly caps. Meanwhile, the company is preparing a new paid plan and expense dashboard. Active free users will notice the difference first.
Google has opened access to Gemini AI Pro for Ukrainian students free of charge for one year. This offer is not suitable for high school students preparing for the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT), as it is only available to those 18 years and older.
# Destinus and Rheinmetall Accelerate RUTA Block 3 Development Destinus and Rheinmetall have accelerated the development of RUTA Block 3, a system featuring a T220 engine, a 250 kg warhead, and GPS-independent navigation. Flight tests are scheduled for 2027, while production chains for earlier versions have already been launched in three countries.
OpenAI has launched a "Finances" feature for ChatGPT Pro: the chatbot can now see your transactions, subscriptions, and debts in real-time. Analysts say this is not a financial assistant — it's a bid to control all of a person's interactions with money.
# Director of Royal Greenwich Observatory Warns: Instant AI Chatbot Responses Are Displacing Not Just Effort, But Thinking Itself The Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory has cautioned that immediate answers from AI chatbots are eliminating not simply human effort—but the very process of thinking. Research involving 666 participants confirmed that the more frequently a person relies on artificial intelligence, the lower their critical thinking score becomes.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide will feature the widest foldable screen among folding phones and the thinnest body — but without a telephoto camera, which the standard Fold 8 has. This is not a random omission, but a pricing strategy.
Google has set a minimum bar of 12GB RAM for its new Gemini Intelligence AI platform and support for Gemini Nano v3 — and it is the latter requirement that excludes expensive flagship devices from 2024-2025, including Google's own devices.
BlueBird Tech has transferred the interface of the "Chuyka" drone detector to a mobile application — one smartphone can now control multiple devices simultaneously. For a fighter on the front line, this means less equipment to carry and more time to react.
Google is adding passkey import and export functionality to its password manager for Android — and this is more than just a convenience feature, it's a response to the main argument skeptics have against abandoning passwords.
On May 28, Xiaomi will present the 17T and 17T Pro: the earliest global launch of the T-series in the brand's history, featuring Leica Summilux cameras on both models for the first time and a battery capacity of up to 7000 mAh.
Neural Handwriting reads wrist muscle contractions rather than screen movements. However, only Americans currently have access to the feature, as international rollout is frozen due to device shortages.
Apple is preparing a new Siri with three conversation storage modes — but behind this decision lies not only technical ambitions, but also a $95 million lawsuit settlement over "unintentional" recordings.
# Translation The WeTrueGun (Vitrugan) training center has adapted Grand Theft Auto V for preparing FPV drone operators — the Seek & Destroy simulator reproduces telemetry, RSSI, and work with moving targets. This is not a substitute for combat flights, but rather a specific step between LiftOFF and real drones.
# Sony's Xperia 1 VIII Has Best Telephoto Sensor in Lineup — But Social Media Will Remember Something Else: Official Post With "Enhanced" AI Photos Turned Real Camera Update Into a Meme. It Turns Out the Problem Isn't the Feature, But How Sony Decided to Sell It.
Alexander Zakusylo is not a newcomer to the Ministry of Digital Transformation. His appointment as deputy minister indicates that the state is making a strategic bet precisely on registries and open data — at a moment when access to them remains both a military matter and a condition for European integration.