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# 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.
Samsung is launching two mid-range smartphones on the Ukrainian market — these are not just new gadgets but also an indicator of the resilience of supply chains and service infrastructure. We examine which variants are available and why this matters for consumers in Ukraine.
An experimental tool powered by Gemini and XR Blocks enables the creation of interactive XR scenes from text prompts. Why this matters for business, education, and defense solutions in Ukraine — we break it down.
Sony has announced price increases for the PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal effective April 2, 2026. We examine why the company took this step and how it will affect buyers and retailers in Ukraine.
Ukrainian strike platforms Droid and Wolly modules have appeared on the Brave1 marketplace — what does this mean for the front lines, procurement, and oversight.
Ukrainian studio GSC Game World has announced Cost of Hope — a new story campaign spanning dozens of hours for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The release is planned for summer 2026; the DLC will launch on PC, consoles, and cloud services. We explain what players will get and why this is important for the Ukrainian gaming industry.
Wikipedia has imposed a ban on creating or rewriting articles using large language models. The decision is aimed at protecting trust in knowledge and marks a new front in the confrontation with AI giants that use open content.
Google has integrated the Gemini artificial intelligence into Translate: translations focus on meaning rather than word-for-word. Support for about 20 languages and real-time headphone translation — how this will ease the work of diplomats, volunteers, and businesses during the war.
Google has introduced tools to import "memories" and chat history into Gemini — making it easier to switch between bots, but raising new questions about privacy and data control.