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Instants — Meta's new app for spontaneous sharing of disappearing photos. The problem is that Instagram Stories have been doing the same thing for nine years, and BeReal, which popularized it, has already risen and fallen.
Honor has released a marketing video in which the batteries of three flagship devices power toy cars on a track. The winner is known in advance — and that's precisely what makes the test demonstrative rather than honest.
Tiberius Aerospace has confirmed flight tests of the Sceptre projectile: the munition survived firing from an M777 howitzer, activated its liquid ramjet engine, and completed stable controlled flight. The range is 150 kilometers, with a unit cost less than 10% of GMLRS.
A warhead for single-use strike drones, developed from scratch in 14 days using 3D printing technology, destroyed a makeshift bunker at a test range in Alabama. The speed of development is no less significant news than the weapon itself.
Huawei has expanded its foldable smartphone lineup with a new Pura X Max model — an enlarged version of the Pura X featuring a thinner body and larger displays.
A humanoid robot Honor completed a 21-kilometer half-marathon in Beijing in 50:26, breaking Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo's record by seven minutes. The progress is impressive, but the comparison is manipulative.
The third launch of the heavy-lift New Glenn rocket became the first failure in terms of results — the communications satellite BlueBird 7 ended up in the wrong orbit and will now burn up in the atmosphere. The booster landed perfectly, but the upper stage failed to perform.
# On December 11, 2025, AVIC Lifted a 16-Ton Unmanned Aircraft Into the Sky Capable of Releasing Swarms of Over 100 Drones in Flight On December 11, 2025, AVIC successfully conducted the maiden flight of a 16-ton unmanned aerial vehicle designed to deploy swarms of more than 100 drones during flight operations. A conceptual video broadcast on state television immediately illustrated a scenario in which the Jiutian aircraft penetrates a U.S. Navy formation in the Pacific Ocean.
# Kering Announces Launch of Gucci Glasses on Android XR in 2027 — But Specs, Price, and Even Product Name Don't Exist Yet. The Main Bet: A Luxury Logo Should Do What Engineering Hasn't Been Able to Achieve.
The new Legion Y70 2026 enters a niche that competitors have largely abandoned. Lenovo is betting on AI-gaming and ecosystem integration — but has yet to confirm either the processor or target markets.
iPhone 18 Pro will receive a new Dark Cherry shade — a dark wine red color that will replace Cosmic Orange from the previous model. In parallel, Apple is preparing its first foldable iPhone Ultra priced at over $2,000 — both devices are expected to launch in fall 2026.
A service has integrated search into ChatGPT: instead of forms and filters — regular conversation. The system automatically selects options from carpools to trains.
Xiaomi officially confirmed the launch of Redmi Buds 8 — new wireless earbuds that will arrive on the Chinese market on April 21, 2026, alongside other brand innovations.
# English Translation Starting April 17, Samsung Galaxy A57 5G and A37 5G are available in Ukraine from UAH 18,999. However, behind the mid-range technical specifications lies a detail that, given expensive service costs, matters more than megapixels: the A57 received 9 out of 10 points for repairability.
# AI-Driven Memory Shortage Hits Meta VR Headsets, Threatens Samsung, Microsoft, Sony A shortage of RAM caused by the AI data center race has impacted Meta's VR headsets and is now affecting Samsung, Microsoft, and Sony. Consumer electronics prices are expected to continue rising through at least 2026.
Google has expanded Personal Intelligence to image generation: now Gemini automatically extracts context from connected services. The problem isn't that it might make a mistake — it's where the line is drawn between "using" and "learning."
# What Was Supposed to Stay on Galaxy S26 Is Coming to S24 — Samsung Quietly Changed Its Artificial Limitations Strategy After Community Pressure. But Not All Features Are Equal, and Details Matter.
Google has finally allowed users to set a Shorts viewing limit to zero minutes — effectively removing the tab from the mobile app. For a platform that profits from keeping users' attention, this is a non-trivial decision.
The Missile Defense Agency has increased funding for the Glide Phase Interceptor program to over $1.3 billion. The missile is designed to intercept hypersonic targets during the glide phase — but the deployment timeline has been postponed for the second time.
Seven RapidFire systems will protect French air bases from drones and loitering munitions until 2030 — but the specialized A3B ammunition, without which the system can unlock its full potential, will not appear until 2027.
DeepL Voice has expanded its spoken input language coverage to 16 languages, including Mandarin and Ukrainian. Google and Microsoft have built-in solutions, but an independent Slator study ranked DeepL above them in terms of subtitle quality and stability.
Gemini for macOS arrived after ChatGPT and Claude, but came with a feature that competitors don't have by default: real-time access to the active window. The question is at what cost to privacy.
A second cohort of the introductory course "Veterans' Master's Program" at KPI is more than just reintegration. It is an attempt to address a systemic staffing gap in prosthetics, measured by concrete numbers.
# Scammers Posted Fake Ledger Live on Mac App Store, Stole $9.5 Million in Six Days and Moved Funds Through 150 KuCoin Addresses Fraudsters managed to place a counterfeit Ledger Live application in the Mac App Store, collecting $9.5 million within six days before moving the stolen funds through 150 addresses on the KuCoin exchange. Apple removed the malicious app only after user complaints — and has remained silent about how it passed the company's review process.
GPT-5.4-Cyber is not a new product, but the same model with weakened restrictions for select users. The issue is not about what AI can do, but who gets access to it and how.
Mission 1 series is not a Hero update, but GoPro's attempt to enter the compact cinema camera market. The key bet is Mission 1 Pro ILS with support for any MFT lenses and HyperSmooth in a true mirrorless body.
Trump Mobile has once again updated the appearance and specifications of the T1 Phone, while thousands of people with $100 deposits wait for the smartphone announced back in June 2025. The gadget with "American values" is almost certainly a rebranded Chinese device.
# Researchers Uncover Coordinated Campaign Targeting Users Through Browser Extensions Security researchers at Socket have discovered a coordinated campaign involving 108 browser extensions across five different developer accounts that were secretly funneling data to a single server. The malicious extensions were stealing Google OAuth tokens, hijacking Telegram sessions, and injecting malicious content into websites. Analysis of the code suggests the operation is linked to Russian-speaking malware-as-a-service (MaaS) infrastructure.
A company has unveiled Leo, an antenna for commercial aviation with speeds of up to 1 Gbps. This is not merely faster Wi-Fi in the sky, but a bet on reshaping the in-flight connectivity market.
A Raytheon subsidiary of RTX has signed an agreement to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine without the Pentagon serving as an intermediary. A new production facility in Schrobenhausen, Germany will become the key manufacturing hub.