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The European Union is launching the development of a new generation warship worth more than 20 billion euros. The ship will be able to carry drones and resist hypersonic missiles.

The European Union has begun work on a next-generation warship that could be commissioned around the 2040s. This was announced by the head of the European Defense Agency's maritime division, Jürgen Skrabek, Defense News reports, according to UNN.

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It is noted that EU defense ministers may sign a letter of intent to implement the project in two weeks. According to him, six states are very interested in this, four of which have a large navy.

According to estimates, the EU countries will need at least thirty warships in the future. Skrabek does not believe that all of these vessels will be built under the European Combat Vesse program, which could have a budget of more than 20 billion euros.

Fernando Miguel Garcia, chairman of the European Naval Industry Group, says that it may be a question of creating a “mother ship” capable of carrying unmanned aerial vehicles:

The new generation of ships will be completely different from the ones we have now, because the naval warfare scenario is changing dramatically,

– the message says.

Ignacio Cuartero, Director of the EU Military Staff's Concepts and Capabilities Directorate, added that the compact vessel should be able to withstand “the entire spectrum of threats,” including drones and hypersonic anti-ship missiles.

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Starting November 11, Kyiv National University of Shevchenko bans the use of Telegram for official purposes. Wi-Fi in dormitories no longer supports the messenger.

Starting November 11, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv will ban the use of Telegram for official purposes. UNN reports with reference to the Institute of Mass Information.

"Starting November 11, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv will ban the use of Telegram for official purposes. The corresponding order was signed by the rector of the university. This was confirmed by a representative of the Institute of Mass Information, Valentyna Troyan, at the university's communications center," the statement said.

It is noted that the fact that the university plans to abandon the use of the platform is also evidenced by a post on the telegram channel of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where administrators ask users what other platform they will choose for further communication.

IMI also received confirmation that WI-FI in dormitories no longer supports this messenger.

As noted by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, this is another decision to restrict the use of Telegram, which applies not to civil servants, but to ordinary Ukrainians.

Recently, the use of the messenger was banned at the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University in Chernivtsi.

The Center for Strategic Communications reminds that on September 20, following a meeting of the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity, it was recommended to restrict the use of Telegram in government agencies, military formations and critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

In October, the Verkhovna Rada and the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting refused to use Telegram on working equipment.

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The National Security and Defense Council has announced a ban on Telegram on the official devices of civil servants, military and critical infrastructure workers. The decision was made due to national security threats associated with the use of the messenger during the war.

The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation statedthat the ban on Telegram applies only to official devices of civil servants and the military. The use of the messenger on personal smartphones is not restricted.

The divorce function in Diia requires legislative changes, so it is currently only at the analysis stage. The Ministry of Digital Transformation confirms the demand for the service, but technical development has not yet begun.

In order to implement the divorce function in the Diia app, legislative changes are needed, so this service is more in the analysis. As of now, this service is not yet technically being worked on. Valeria Tkach, Deputy Director of the Department for the Development of Electronic Services at the Ministry of Digital Transformation, told UNN.

When asked whether Diia is developing an online divorce feature, Tkach replied: "We see that there was a demand for this service among users, and we are constantly paying attention to it. But in order to implement this, legislative changes and technical implementation are needed, so this service is more in the analysis. It may take time for it to appear in Diia. But as of now, we are not technically working on this service yet.

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Earlier, Tkach reported that the Ministry of Digital Transformation admits that Diia may have a divorce function.

Currently, Ukrainians can get a divorce through a registry office or a court, but you can file for a divorce online.

On November 1, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov reportedthat 700 couples had gotten married through the Diia app, and 7,000 had applied.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained the reasons for the disruption of the precise time system in mobile phones during the air raid. The malfunctions are caused by the use of electronic warfare and GPS coordinates spoofing.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained the reasons for the disruption of the accurate time system in mobile phones during the air raid and recommended disabling the automatic time adjustment mode in the phone during the air raid, UNN reports .

“Attention, in the course of measures to repel air attacks by the Russian occupiers, electronic warfare means are being used,” the statement reads.

It is reported that, in particular, to increase the effectiveness of influence on the enemy, means of spoofing GPS satellite navigation coordinates are used.

“A side effect of this impact is a disturbance in the precise time system used by mobile phones in the automatic time update mode. In view of the above, it is advisable to disable the automatic time adjustment mode in the phone and take into account that the accuracy of satellite navigation systems may be disrupted during the announcement of air alerts,” – explained electronic warfare experts at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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On November 5, Ukrainians began complaining about the malfunctioning of their smartphone clocks: some users' clocks are “in a hurry.” In addition, the wrong location appears on the phones.

Berkshire Hathaway continues to sell off shares, including stakes in Apple and Bank of America. Warren Buffett's company has increased its cash reserves to a record $325 billion amid the upcoming US elections.

While investors are thinking about how to play the market on the eve of the US elections, Warren Buffett showed his “poker hand”. Reported by UNN with reference to Business Insider.

The 94-year-old boss of Berkshire Hathaway has refrained from endorsing Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, perhaps fearing a negative reaction for shareholders. At the same time, Buffett's conglomerate's third-quarter earnings provided new evidence of how the famous investor is removing some chips from the table.

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Buffett's team sold $36 billion worth of shares and made purchases of only $1.5 billion, making it their eighth consecutive quarter as net sellers, Business Insider reports.

Between July and September 30, Berkshire Hathaway increased its cash, treasury bills, and other liquid investments to an unprecedented $325 billion (or $310 billion less nearly $15 billion in payables for the purchase of treasury bills).

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Importantly, Berkshire cut its bets on Apple and Bank of America, two of its largest equity positions entering the quarter. It also cut its stake in the iPhone maker by 60% between January and September, reducing its value from about $174 billion to $70 billion.

At the annual meeting held in May last year, Buffett had already hinted that the cuts in the tech company made in the first quarter were partly motivated by tax consequences.

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After buying back $20 billion worth of Berkshire shares from the beginning of 2022 to June 30, 2024, Buffett did not buy back a single share last quarter. This is a strong signal that the investor no longer sees his company's shares as a bargain after they rose more than 20% this year to record highs.

“When the world's most famous living investor continues to sell stocks and sit on a significant pile of cash, it tells you something very important about the state of the market,” Russ Mould, AJ Bell's chief investment officer, said in a note on Monday.

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The Shenzhou-19 spacecraft has successfully docked with China's Tiangong orbital station. The three-person crew, including the first female space engineer, met with the previous team for a five-day rotation.

The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-19 with a crew of three, including the country's first female space engineer, docked with the Chinese orbital station, UNN reports citing Xinhua.

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"China's Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft successfully docked with the space station's rendezvous on Wednesday," the China Manned Space Program Administration (CMSA) reported.

At 11:00 a.m. on October 30 (Beijing time), the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft made a rapid automatic approach and docking with the space station's Tianhe core module's forward docking assembly.

"The launch has been recognized as a complete success," the publication writes.

Later, three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft entered China's Tiangong space station and met with three members of another crew, beginning a new round of crew rotation in orbit.

According to CMSA, the crew of the Shenzhou-18 mission opened the hatch at 12:51 a.m. Beijing time and greeted their successors.

According to CMSA, all six taikonauts will live and work together for five days to complete the scheduled tasks and shift work.

The Shenzhou-18 crew is scheduled to return from space on November 4 to the Dongfeng landing site in northern China.

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Early Wednesday morning (Beijing time), the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in northwestern China using a Chang Zheng-2F rocket.

Canon has introduced a new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens for 3D shooting with a 63-degree viewing angle. The device will go on sale in November 2024 at a price of $450, which is significantly cheaper than existing analogs.

Canon has officially announced the new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens, first shown in June at Apple's WWDC 2024. UNN writes about it with reference to The Verge.

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The lens has stereoscopic elements squeezed into a body that is no larger than a traditional 2D camera lens. It was first introduced during a keynote at Apple's WWDC 2024 conference last June and is designed to work with the Canon EOS R7 as a more affordable tool for creators who create 3D VR content for headsets like Meta Quest 3 or spatial videos for Apple Vision Pro.

The company has not set a specific date for when the new 3D lens will be available, but says it will be sometime in November 2024, with an "estimated retail price" of $449.99. This is significantly cheaper than Canon's existing dual fisheye lenses designed to capture 3D video, including the RF5.2mm F2.8L Dual, which costs $1999, and the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual, which costs $1,099.

Combining Canon's new 3D lens with the 32.5-megapixel EOS R7 digital camera, which starts at $1,299, brings the total cost of the kit to more than $1,700. However, this is still cheaper than Canon's more expensive 3D solutions, which start at $2,498 (and can go up to $6,298) when combined with the necessary camera hardware.

Canon's new 3D lens has an aperture range of f/4.0 to f/16, supports autofocus, and features a button and control wheel for separate manual focusing on the left and right sides. What makes it much cheaper than existing Canon 3D lenses is its limited field of view. More expensive Canon lenses are capable of capturing video and images with a 180-degree field of view – close to what the human eye can see – while the new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens only covers a third of that angle, 63 degrees.

Using Canon's standard RF mount, the new lens has stereoscopic elements aligned in a straight optical path, resulting in its front lenses being only 11.8mm apart compared to the 60mm gap between the dual fisheye lenses on Canon's existing 3D lenses. As a result, Canon claims that the strongest 3D effect will be achieved when shooting subjects that are between 6 and 20 inches away from the lens. If you use it to shoot more distant subjects, the 3D effect will be less pronounced.

Images and videos captured with this lens need to be processed before they can be viewed with a virtual or augmented reality headset, either with the EOS VR plug-in available for Adobe Premiere Pro or with Canon's own EOS VR Utility software available for Mac and PC. Both tools require a paid subscription, but can generate 180-degree 3D, VR, or spatial video content.

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The State Service for Special Communications has published a list of signs that indicate a smartphone or computer is infected with a virus. The agency recommends regular scanning of devices with anti-virus programs.

In new cybersecurity tips from CyberCat, the State Service of Special Communications recommends not waiting for a virus to wreak havoc on your smartphone, but regularly scanning your devices with an antivirus, UNN reports.

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As noted in by the State Service of Special Communications, detecting a virus on a computer or smartphone can be difficult, but there are several signs that may indicate that your device is infected:

• slow operation of the device;
• fast battery drain;
• if applications on your device open and close on their own;
• the appearance of new accounts or active sessions on behalf of unknown users may be an intrusion signal;
• if unknown apps appear on your device;
• disappearance or appearance of new files;
• Regular errors or reports of errors may be a sign of problems in the system;
• if you can't access some files or folders;
• launching unknown processes in the system;
• if the administrator console or antivirus does not work.

"If you find the above signs, we recommend that you scan your device with an antivirus program," the State Special Communications Service emphasized.

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The state-owned online service Diia has passed the 21 million user mark. The app is the second most popular Ukrainian app in the AppStore after Google.

More than 21 million Ukrainians are already using the Diia online public service, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said on Wednesday in Telegram, UNN reports.

21+ million Ukrainians already use Diia! We are growing every day. In January, we passed the 20 million mark and are scaling further. We consistently rank second after Google in terms of popularity among Ukrainian apps in the AppStore

– Fedorov wrote.

According to him, with Diia, Ukrainians get married, start businesses, buy new housing and restore destroyed ones, save time and gradually forget about photocopies. Thus, according to the service, 600+ couples have already gotten married on Diia, 6,700+ couples have applied for marriage on the service, and 1,300,000+ have proposed to each other.

"Diia has become a state superapp that is hard to imagine life without. On the day of Diia's launch, we monitored the number of downloads and authorizations, and then we dreamed of the first million users. Five years have passed, and now we see 21,000,000 on the dashboard, which is a great result that motivates us to move forward and digitalize further," he said.

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The Australian Ministry of Defense has canceled a multibillion-dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin. Instead of a single-orbit system, the country will focus on developing a multi-orbit system to improve defense capabilities.

Australia has canceled a multibillion-dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin (LMT.N). According to a statement from the country's Ministry of Defense, the military will instead shift its focus to a multi-orbital system. UNN writes about this with reference to Reuters.

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The project to launch a single-orbit satellite with Lockheed Martin, which was supposed to provide Australia's first satellite communications system with sovereign control over the Indo-Pacific Ocean, was canceled.

Due to the accelerated development of space technology and the evolution of threats in space since the project began, the Ministry of Defense assessed that a single-orbit geostationary satellite communications system would not meet strategic priorities

– the Australian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Instead, Australia will prefer a multi-orbital system to increase the resilience of the Australian armed forces.

In a radio interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that while Australia's defense budget is growing, his government is prioritizing its procurement.

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Last year, the Australian company Lockheed Martin was announced as the winner of the tender for the creation of a satellite communication system in the geostationary earth orbit (GEO) as part of this project.

At the time, the government claimed that this was a "multi-billion dollar deal." However, the Defense Ministry has now said it will still allocate more than $13 billion for space capabilities.

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