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Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is training a new version of the Llama model on an unprecedentedly large cluster of GPUs. The company is increasing investments in AI amid a 9% increase in operating expenses and a 22% increase in sales.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the latest token in generative artificial intelligence training – according to him, the next release of the Llama model is training on the 'Bigger Than Anything' GPU cluster.

Writes UNN with reference to Wired.

Managing such a gigantic array of chips to develop Llama 4 is likely to present unique engineering challenges and require large amounts of energy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday set a new milestone in generative AI training, saying the company's next major release of its Llama model is being trained on a GPU cluster that is "the biggest ever.

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This year, Meta's total operating expenses increased by about 9%. Total sales (mainly due to advertising) grew by more than 22%, resulting in higher margins and higher profits.

Meanwhile, OpenAI, which is still a non-profit company and is considered the undisputed leader in the development of advanced AI, announced that it is developing GPT-5, the successor to the model that ChatGPT is currently running on.

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in investmentsOctober 3 2024, 02:00 AM • 20944 views

OpenAI said that GPT-5 will be larger than its predecessor, but did not say anything about the pool of computers it uses for training. OpenAI also said that in addition to scale, GPT-5 would include other innovations, including a newly developed approach to reasoning.

Meta will allow third-party apps to call WhatsApp and Messenger from 2027September 8 2024, 12:20 AM • 22754 views

Boston Dynamics has introduced a new robot with an autonomous system for sorting car engine parts. The robot is able to detect changes in the environment and adapt to them using sensors.

Boston Dynamics has demonstrated its advanced robot that autonomously sorts car engine parts. This was reported by UNN with reference to the company's YouTube channel.

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In , Boston Dynamics emphasized that the robot's actions are performed autonomously, without "predefined or remotely controlled movements.

The robot is able to detect and react to changes in the environment (e.g., moving devices) and failures in action (e.g., failure to insert a lid, stumbling, collision with the environment) using a combination of vision, force, and proprioception sensors

– the company noted.

In addition to autonomously performing tasks, the video demonstrates impressive adaptive – and powerful – drives as the robot turns at the waist.

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Elon Musk said that Tesla will start producing humanoid robots for internal use in 2025. The company plans to sell them to other companies starting in 2026.

The Diia app was named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions in the Apps and Software category. The Online Marriage feature was recognized as the world's first fully digital marriage process.

Every year, TIME selects 200 inventions that are changing the world. Diia was included in the TIME Best Inventions 2024 in the category of Apps and Software. This was announced by Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development – Minister of Digital Transformation, UNN reports.

According to Fedorov, the award was given for Marriage Online, the world's first fully digital marriage process.

Ukraine launches online marriage in Diia app – FedorovSeptember 9 2024, 11:28 AM • 13128 views

"This is a great recognition of our product. OpenAI GPT-4, Zoom, Duolingo, and now our Ukrainian Diia have received this award.

I am grateful to the team that works 24/7 to achieve these results, and, of course, to our users. You are the drivers of the transformation, supporting our ideas, using our services, making memes about them, showing Diia to foreigners. You constantly give feedback, not always positive or critical, and that's right, because we always listen to you to get better. We are changing and changing to build a Ukraine that the whole world would be proud of. Thank you!" summarized Fedorov.

Electronic permit for weapons will be available in DiiaOctober 27 2024, 05:54 PM • 20153 views

The Truth Social social network owned by Donald Trump is now valued at more than Elon Musk's X. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group have quadrupled since September, reaching a valuation of $10 billion.

Truth Social, which belongs to US presidential candidate Donald Trump, is worth more than social network X, which was acquired by Elon Musk. This is reported by Associated Press, UNN.

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It is noted that Trump Media & Technology Group is valued at more than $10 billion after its shares more than quadrupled since the end of September.

Meanwhile, X Holdings is valued at about $9.4 billion, based on the latest value that Fidelity Investment Group assigned to its stake in the company formerly known as Twitter.

As you know, Trump created TMTG after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook following the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. He owns approximately 57% of the company but does not participate in its management.

The publication also notes that when Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the company was valued at about $44 billion. At the time, Fidelity Investments estimated its stake at $19.7 million.

In a recent regulatory filing, Fidelity's Blue Chip Growth fund stated that its stake in X Holdings is worth about $4.2 million.

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It is noted that Trump Media, or TMTG, stock quotes tend to fluctuate more depending on Trump's chances of re-election. Apparently investors have noticed that his chances of winning the presidency have improved recently.

On Tuesday, the stock rose by almost 9% to close at $51.51, on top of Monday's 21.6% gain. The stock moved so sharply that trading was suspended several times during the morning.

Trump nabs additional $1.2 billion bonus from stockApril 24 2024, 07:08 AM • 16836 views

A scientist who transferred technical developments to Russia to improve Shahed drones was exposed in Kharkiv. The suspect disguised his cooperation as scientific work and is currently in custody.

Law enforcement officers exposed a scientist from a Kharkiv higher education institution for aiding Russia. He was developing drawings and making the necessary calculations to improve drones and launchers at the request of Russia. UNN reports this with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.

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Reportedly, the scientist was served a notice of suspicion of aiding the aggressor state (Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, the suspect provided technological developments to his acquaintance, who heads an enterprise specializing in the manufacture of UAV units and cooperates with a sanctioned Russian company. This company manufactures Shahed-type attack drones, which are labeled as Geranium-2.

The scientist sent information to his Russian accomplices by e-mail and through one of the messengers, disguising the cooperation under the guise of preparing scientific papers in the field of UAVs.

During the searches, computer equipment, a cell phone and flash drives with evidence of activities in favor of Russia were seized from him.

The suspect is currently in custody.

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Earlier, experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise told UNN that during the latest attacks on the territory of Ukraine, which took place on October 26-29, the Russians used attack drones with thermobaric warheads.

Midnight Blizzard, a hacker group linked to Russian intelligence, has launched a massive phishing campaign. The attacks target government and defense structures in more than 100 organizations using RDP files.

Since October 22, representatives of Microsoft have recorded an increase in the distribution of phishing emails from government and defense agencies, as well as scientific and non-governmental organizations by the Midnight Blizzard hacker group, which is associated with Russia. This was reported by UNN with reference to the blog of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team .

“Based on our investigation of previous Midnight Blizzard phishing campaigns, we estimate that the purpose of this operation is likely to be to gather intelligence,” the blog post says.

According to Microsoft, the emails were sent to thousands of recipients in more than 100 organizations. In some cases, the attackers impersonated Microsoft employees and referred to other cloud service providers.

While this campaign targets many of Midnight Blizzard's usual targets, the use of a signed RDP configuration file to gain access to target devices represents a new access vector for this agent. The coincidence of activity was also reported by the Ukrainian government's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) under the designation UAC-0215, as well as by Amazon.

Midnight Blizzard is a threat source from Russia that the US and UK governments have linked to and the Russian Federation's foreign intelligence service, or SVR. It is known that Midnight Blizzard (NOBELIUM) primarily targets governments, diplomatic missions, NGOs, and IT service providers in the United States and Europe.

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On October 25 , the State Service for Special Communications reported that the CERT-UA team had detected a new large-scale cyberattack aimed at local governments in Ukraine.

The United States will provide Ukraine with 2,000 Humvee SUVs as part of a new aid package. The military will use them for various purposes, from transportation to mobile air defense platforms.

The United States will provide Ukraine with 2,000 Humvee off-road vehicles as part of one of its aid packages. The Armed Forces of Ukraine already have experience in using them in war. This was reported by Forbes, according to UNN.

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It is noted that such a number of Humvee SUVs is a very large supply of such equipment. In particular, they will help fill the gaps in Ukraine's positions at the front. And the Armed Forces will be able to advance more effectively to the positions of the Russian occupiers.

Vadania notes that these off-road vehicles look like civilian vehicles, so this alleviates the need for extensive training before they are sent to the front.

According to Forbes, Humvees fit perfectly into Ukraine's current defense strategy. After all, they can be used in urban environments where tanks and artillery are less effective than more compact and maneuverable off-road vehicles.

The Ukrainian military can also use Humvees to transport heavy weapons. Or to install machine guns and other weapons on them. In particular, some Ukrainian units have already transformed them into mobile service platforms, which allows them to repair armored vehicles on the move in the field.

In addition, the Ukrainian military used Humvees as mobile air defense platforms, installing anti-aircraft guns and anti-drone systems on them.

Norway allocates almost 120 million euros for the Patriot air defense system for Romania instead of the one transferred to UkraineOctober 29 2024, 01:37 PM • 13152 views

The Command of the Unmanned Systems Forces has been included in the list of state customers for drones and electronic warfare equipment. This will allow us to meet the needs of the frontline and strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities faster.

The government has included the Command of the Unmanned Systems Forces in the list of state customers for drones and electronic warfare equipment purchased through the Defense Ministry and the State Special Communications Service. This was announced by the head of the Defense Ministry Rustem Umerov and noted that the SBS will be able to quickly formulate the needs of the front, reports UNN.

According to Umerov, “this will allow us to strengthen our capabilities on land, in the air and at sea faster and more efficiently. It is especially important that the SSU will be able to quickly formulate the needs of the frontline in the field of unmanned systems and countering enemy drones.

“Ukraine has repeatedly proven that it is capable of turning technological superiority into tactical success. Thanks to this decision, we have even more opportunities to achieve victory,” Umerov summarized.

Government authorizes the purchase of Ukrainian drones for the needs of the Unmanned Systems ForcesOctober 29 2024, 12:12 PM • 10058 views

Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, increased his fortune by 43% to $49.3 billion. Despite the pressure in the US, the company's global revenue grew by 60% last year.

The growing popularity of TikTok in the world has led to the co-founder of its parent company ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, becoming the richest man in China, UNN reports with reference to the BBC.

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According to the list of wealthy people compiled by the Hurun Research Institute, Zhang Yiming's fortune now reaches $49.3 billion, a 43% increase over 2023.

The 41-year-old stepped down as CEO in 2021, but is believed to own approximately 20% of the company.

Despite strong pressure in the United States, ByteDance's global profits grew by 60% last year, which increased Zhang Yiming's personal wealth.

"Zhang Yiming is the 18th new number one in China in just 26 years," said Rupert Gugewerff, CEO of Hurun.

"In the United States, for comparison, there are only four number one CEOs: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk. This gives an idea of some of the dynamism of the Chinese economy," he said.

Zhang is not the only representative of China's vast tech sector on the list.

Pony Ma, chairman of the tech conglomerate Tencent, is third on the list.

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TikTok has become one of the most popular social media applications in the world, despite deep concerns in some countries about its ties to the Chinese state.

Although both companies insist on their independence from the Chinese government, the US intends to ban TikTok in January 2025 if ByteDance does not sell it.

The experts of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise found modified “Shahed 136” with a thermobaric warhead during the recent attacks in Ukraine. The drones are equipped with Russian Kometa units and Chinese control boards.

During recent attacks on the territory of Ukraine, Russians used attack drones with thermobaric warheads. Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise told about this in an exclusive commentary to UNN .

The specialists of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise visited the sites of the events following the Russian attacks on the territory of Ukraine on October 26-29, 2024. The investigating authorities have already handed over some of the fragments of the weapons used by Russia to experts for further study and analysis. In a number of other cases, the pre-trial investigation bodies are expected to submit the objects of investigation and the relevant decisions for the appointment of forensic examinations.

Preliminary analysis at the scene revealed parts and fragments of a Shahed 136 unmanned aerial vehicle (Russian designation: Geranium 2) with a thermobaric warhead. In particular, the following were identified: Chinese-made engine control boards, Russian-made Kometa units, engines and other parts

– said the experts of the Laboratory of Explosive Research of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise.

Experts explained that the Kometa device is the only Russian technology that the occupiers have begun to use in an attack drone.

Evidence of the installation of the Comet is present in a growing list of munitions, such as X-69 and Iskander-M missiles, planning FABs, Orlan reconnaissance drones, etc. Conclusions from the analysis of previous similar components show that the production of this Russian component is impossible without the use of foreign microelectronics

– noted in the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise.

At the same time, it is too early to talk about the effectiveness of the changes, experts say. According to them, it is obvious that Russia is currently using Shahed 136 mainly to destroy civilian infrastructure and terrorize the population. The flight missions for these drones are laid down in advance, but the accuracy of their execution is not critical for the enemy. It is enough for an attack drone to simply reach Ukrainian territory, because the aggressor's main goal is to cause any damage, cause chaos and spread panic among the population.