Category: Technologies

NVIDIA is planning to release a new Blackwell GPU that could be a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Analysts compare the potential impact of this chip to the release of Apple's first iPhone.

NVIDIA shares, considered a barometer of technological innovation, continue to intrigue investors. Analysts are assessing the prospects for a rise in the company's stock price as Nvidia is about to release its long-awaited new Blackwell graphics chip.

Writes UNN with reference to the publication Business Insider.

Nvidia is closing in on its Apple iPhone, and soon the sale will be similar to the sale of Apple shares after the release of the first generation iPhone, says Ben Reitzes, managing director of Melius.

Despite the fact that Nvidia has already reached historic highs, investors should still wait for a while longer – analysts believe that the next turning point will be the release of a new generation of Blackwell GPU.

This is similar to how we felt when Apple released the iPhone 15 years ago, only on a different scale

– Reitzes said.

Blackwell's future GPUs are the foundation of progress in artificial intelligence.

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“Not only are we excited that Blackwell will break even in 2025 and Ruby in 2026, but we are also increasingly optimistic that gross margins can return to the mid-70s by the middle of FY26,” Reitzes said.

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Nvidia has become the most valuable company in the world amid the artificial intelligence boom.

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The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Meta for monopolizing the social media market. The judge rejected Meta's motion to dismiss the case, accusing the company of suppressing competition through the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must stand trial on a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission seeking to break it up over allegations that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to stifle growing social media competition, a judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday, UNN reports citing Reuters.

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Judge James Boasberg largely rejected Meta's motion to dismiss the case filed against Facebook in 2020 during the Trump administration, arguing that the company acted illegally to maintain its monopoly on the social network.

Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to address emerging threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem, the FTC alleges.

Boasberg upheld the statement, but rejected the FTC's claim that Facebook was strengthening its dominance by restricting third-party app developers' access to the platform unless they agreed not to compete with its core services.

"We are confident that the evidence in court will show that the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp was good for competition and consumers," a Meta spokesperson said on Wednesday.

FTC spokesperson Douglas Farrar said that the case, initiated under the Trump administration and finalized under Biden, "is a bipartisan effort to limit Meta's monopoly power and restore competition to ensure freedom and innovation in the social media ecosystem.

At trial, Meta will not be allowed to argue that the acquisition of WhatsApp increased competition by strengthening its position against Apple and Google, Boasberg ruled.

The date of the trial has not been set.

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Meta urged the judge to dismiss the entire case, saying that it was based on a too narrow view of social media markets and did not take into account competition from ByteDance's TikTok, YouTube, Google's X, and Microsoft's LinkedIn.

The case is one of five high-profile lawsuits brought by the US antitrust regulators FTC and the Department of Justice against Big Tech.

Amazon.com Inc and Apple are both on trial, and Google Alphabet is facing two lawsuits, including one in which a judge recently ruled that the company illegally hindered competition among search engines.

Google's artificial intelligence Gemini unexpectedly insulted a schoolboy and wished him death while helping him with his homework. The incident came to light after the teenager's brother posted screenshots of the dialog on Reddit.

The Google Gemini bot insulted a teenager and wished him death. This was reported by Reddit, according to UNN.

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According to the information, it all came to light thanks to the student's brother, who posted screenshots of a dialog between the bot and his younger brother on Reddit.

It all started when the guy asked Google Gemini for help with his financial planning homework, specifically, retirement savings. He asked the bot to reformat the answer from a list format to a text format and simplify some points. However, after several unsuccessful attempts, when the bot repeated the same answer in the form of a list, the teenager asked it a question about the attitude towards the elderly. This question was probably the catalyst for further events.

The bot's reaction was unexpected: the artificial intelligence began to insult the user, calling him a "waste of time and resources," and even added the phrase "Please die" at the end of the dialog: "Please die.

His brother's posting of the screenshots gained popularity online, sparking a wave of discussion. Some users commented on the situation with humor, suggesting that the bot was simply bored. Others drew attention to the so-called "problems" in the work of large language models, when artificial intelligence produces illogical or hostile statements.

Here you can read the entire dialog between the boy and the bot:

Gemini told my brother to DIE??? Threatening response completely irrelevant to the prompt…
byu/dhersie inartificial

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German astronomers have discovered an interstellar tunnel connecting the Solar System to the constellation Centauri. The tunnel is part of a larger network formed by stellar winds and supernova explosions.

The interstellar path probably connects to another neighboring gas bubble, which is formed by the explosion of young stars, emits X-rays, and extends about a thousand light-years around the solar system. The discovery is important, in particular, in terms of studying the local bubble in which the solar system is located, reports UNN with reference to BBC.

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Scientists from Germany, observing the Local Hot Bubble or LHB – the superbubble and region of space in which our solar system is located – through a high-powered telescope , have suddenly discovered something completely unexpected: an interstellar tunnel.

“This region of space is characterized by a very low-density hot gas with a temperature of one million degrees Kelvin and a density of less than 0.01 particles per cm3,” explains Michael Yeng, a doctoral student at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE).

What we didn't know was the existence of an interstellar tunnel to Centauri, which tears a hole in the colder interstellar medium (ISM)

– said Michael Freiberg, a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and another author of the study.

An interstellar tunnel is a connection between two supernovae remnants or superbubbles filled with hot gas.

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According to the researchers, the Centauri Tunnel is part of a larger network of tunnels formed by stellar winds, supernova explosions, and jets released by protostars.

“The current view is that it is related to recent supernova explosions that have expanded the LHB,” Yang said.

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The hacker group INC Ransomware has hacked and encrypted the files of the Hungarian Defense Procurement Agency. The attackers are demanding $5 million in ransom and have already published some of the secret military documents on the darknet.

The hackers demanded a ransom of five million dollars from the Hungarian state for not publishing the data. Subsequently, screenshots of classified military information appeared on the darknet.

He writes UNN with a link to Hang.hu and 444.hu.

The Defense Procurement Agency (VBÜ) has been attacked by hackers who have encrypted the files of the state-owned company responsible for defense and security procurement for the Hungarian military and law enforcement agencies. The hackers demanded a ransom of five million dollars to unlock them, otherwise they will be made public.

But later, it was reported that dozens of screenshots of illegally obtained materials had already been published, which may have been done by hackers to emphasize the request.

We are talking about highly sensitive materials, defense procurement, internal correspondence, and the real capabilities of the Hungarian armed forces. Based on the wide range of activities and the number of employees (97 people), it is clear that the documents already made public are only a small part of what the blackmailers got their hands on, but there are several among them that are sensitive from the point of view of military and national security

, – 444.hu writes.

The Ministry of Defense acknowledged the attack, but according to the government's earlier announcement, no sensitive data about the military structure was leaked.

It is also noted that the attack took place in October 2024.

The attack was probably carried out using ransomware, Hang portal quoted IT security expert Ferenc Fresch as saying. He was the first to post information about the hacker attack on his Facebook page.

It is indicated that INC Ransomware attacked, downloaded and encrypted the entire contents of the file server of the Defense Procurement Agency.

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The President announced that the work of the technological rate had been coordinated with a priority on drones to shoot down the “Shahed”. The specific composition and responsible persons are being determined.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the approval of the work of the technological rate with a priority on drones, in particular on UAVs to shoot down the "Shahed", the creation of which he announced in October, and the determination of the specific composition and responsible persons is underway. Zelensky said this in an evening address, UNN reports.

Technological Bet – we have agreed on the format of the work, and we are in the process of determining the specific composition and responsible persons. Sanctions and pressure on Russia, in particular against the shadow tanker fleet, are a system of measures. We will work more with partners, although it is not easy

– Zelensky said.

He also noted that today he held a detailed meeting on other issues that had been previously discussed with the civil sector.

"The issue of officer ranks and positions – there is already a vision of how this can be made more modern," Zelensky said.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed to format a technology bet with a priority on drones, in particular UAVs to shoot down the Shahed.

Samsung Electronics shares hit their lowest level since June 2020 due to possible Trump tariffs. The company is lagging behind competitors in the production of AI chips, having lost 34% of its share price since the beginning of the year.

On Wednesday, shares of Samsung Electronics, the world's leading memory chipmaker, fell to their lowest level in four years. Analysts attributed this to concerns about the possible impact of US tariffs under the new administration of Donald Trump.

Written by UNN with reference to Reuters.

This year, South Korean tech giant Samsung has been the worst performer among global chipmakers such as TSMC and Nvidia, lagging behind in meeting the growing demand for artificial intelligence chips.

Lee Min-hee, an analyst at BNK Investment & Securities, notes that Donald Trump's possible tariffs on Chinese imports could significantly hit Samsung, which is more dependent on Chinese customers than its local rival SK Hynix.

Instead, Hynix is increasing sales of high-end server chips for artificial intelligence to American customers, including Nvidia.

Since the beginning of the year, Samsung shares have fallen by 34%, which could be the company's worst annual performance in two decades. At the same time, SK Hynix shares are up 32%, and Nvidia is up 199%.

Samsung shares, the most expensive on the South Korean market, continued to fall for the fourth consecutive session, down 2.1% as of 0126 GMT after a previous decline of 2.5% to 51,700 won, the lowest level since June 24, 2020.

The broader KOSPI index fell by 1.5%, while the SK Hynix rose by 2% after two previous sessions of declines.

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Earlier, UNN reported that Samsung Electronics plans to cut up to 30% of its foreign employees in some divisions.

A fossilized ecosystem with prints of amphibians, reptiles, and plants has been discovered in the Orobier Valtellinese Park. The find contains traces of five different species of animals that lived in the Permian period.

In the north of Italy, near the border with Switzerland, a real ecosystem has recently been discovered, fossilized on sandstone slabs.

Written by UNN with reference to Repubblica.

Traces of amphibians and reptiles, as well as plants, seeds, skin prints, and even raindrops – all creating an ancient ecosystem – were accidentally discovered in the Orobiero Valtellinesi Park in the province of Sondrio by tourist Claudia Steffensen from Lovero. The discovery was later documented by naturalist photographer Elio Della Ferrera. It was studied by paleontologists and geologists from museums in Milan and Berlin.

According to scientists, the find preserves traces of life 280 million years ago.

As indicated, further research was carried out from an altitude of 3,000 meters during an impressive helicopter-supported operation. The resulting artifacts were first shown at the Natural History Museum in Milan.

Experts recognized the footprints of tetrapods (reptiles and amphibians) and invertebrates (insects, arthropods). These are “footprints” that took place in Perm, the last period of the Paleozoic era.

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In particular, there are fossilized traces of at least five different species of animals on the site, which will allow for accurate paleoecological reconstructions in the future.

The traces were left when these sandstones and shales were still sand and mud soaked in water on the banks of rivers and lakes, which periodically, depending on the season, dried up… The summer sun, drying these surfaces, hardened them to such an extent that the return of new water did not erase the traces, but, on the contrary, covered them with new clay, forming a protective layer

– explains geologist Ausonio Ronchi from the Milan Museum of Natural History.

“The shape and size of the footprints indicate an excellent quality of preservation and paleobiodiversity, probably even greater than in other deposits of the same geological age in the Orobiec and Brescia region,” adds Lorenzo Marchetti of the Museum of Natural History Berlin.

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Israel's ambassador to Ukraine confirms cooperation between the two countries to counter Iranian drones. Israel is studying Ukrainian technologies developed during the war for its own use.

Israel is studying Ukraine's experience in fighting Iranian drones. There are certain Ukrainian technologies that are being studied. This was stated by Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Brodsky during the Kyiv Jewish Forum 2024, reports UNN.

"We can do a lot together to strengthen our states and take advantage of the experience that is already available not only in Israel but also in Ukraine. For example, the experience in dealing with Iranian drones. Of course, Israel should study this experience, should use this experience, and we are already doing this, because we are now also facing the same problem of Iranian drones here in Israel," Brodsky said.

When asked whether there are direct contacts between Israel and Ukraine regarding the exchange of information, Brodsky replied: "Of course, I can't disclose any details of cooperation right now, but such cooperation exists. We will continue to cooperate because it will benefit our countries. There are certain technologies that appeared in Ukraine during the war, and we are studying these technologies, and perhaps in the future we will be able to use these technologies as well."

He noted that Ukraine has always been interested in Israeli technologies.

"I am sure that after the war is over, these technologies will be very useful for Ukraine," Brodsky said.

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Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak statedthat Ukraine would like to receive more rigorous information support from Israel at various levels, at the global level, more rigorous diplomatic support, and advocacy directly in international institutions at various levels.

Ukraine has launched the CodeUA platform for finding partnerships between foreign companies and Ukrainian IT developers. The project aims to increase the share of IT in GDP and turn Ukraine into a technology hub.

Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of the CodeUA platform for technology business, UNN reports.

According to Fedorov, CodeUA is a global marketplace for top Ukrainian tech companies. On the platform, large foreign businesses will look for partners among our IT specialists.

How CodeUA works

It's like Upwork for global businesses and IT companies. The customer chooses the categories they need, and CodeUA offers the performers. In the future, we will add an AI assistant that will search for the most suitable options.

For Ukrainian CodeUA companies, this is an opportunity to find new partnerships, attract investments, or sign lucrative contracts. As a result, it will affect the export economic performance of the industry and the growth of the IT share in the country's GDP.

Our IT specialists create cool solutions that are used by millions of people around the world. Ryanair, Cisco Motorola, Volvo, and Volkswagen all have one thing in common: they use Ukrainian code, so we need to see more of these cases. We need to create the most favorable conditions for the development of tech businesses to turn Ukraine into a hub of technological innovation. CodeUA is already available here – https://codeua.com. Making Ukrainian code known to the whole world, and the digital economy the basis for supporting and further restoring the country

– summarized Fedorov.