Category: Technologies

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.

Signal introduces the ability to create links to calls and reuse them. The messenger has also received the functions of raising a hand, emoji reactions, and a separate tab for tracking calls.

The Signal messenger is making a number of improvements to calls to make them more competitive with Zoom and Google Meet, including the ability to share a link to a call, UNN reports with reference to The Verge.

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Previously, you could only initiate a call from within Signal's group chat, so this new feature should make it much easier to get on the phone with a friend or colleague by sending them a link inside or outside of Signal. It will also be possible to reuse the link for calls, which can be handy for recurring work meetings or weekly chats with family.

During calls, Signal also received some updates, including a “raise your hand” button to let people know you have something to say and emoji reactions.

The app now has a tab just for tracking your calls, which can be useful if you want to see your call history.

The new calling features are available in the latest version of Signal for Android, iOS, and desktop.

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The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine has added Viber as a new channel for receiving information on the movement of Russian troops. The bot has secure technology and guarantees the safety of informants.

From now on, you can report the movement of the occupiers' equipment and the Russian military to the Main Intelligence Directorate using the Viber application. This was reported by the DIU press service, UNN reports.

"Communication with the GUR is now also available to Viber users. For more than two years of operation of the main intelligence bot, Ukraine has received thousands of appeals from concerned citizens in the occupation and on the territory of Russia, which helped destroy tons of enemy equipment and Russian occupiers," the DIU said.

It is noted that the Viber version has implemented technologies that guarantee the safety of users.

"Our priority is the safety of informants. Before the public launch of the bot, we thoroughly tested it and made sure that enemy intelligence services will not be able to access either the correspondence or the data of the user who contacts the DIU," said DIU representative Andriy Yusov.

He added that Ukrainian intelligence continues to successfully use chatbots to gather information.

"We are interested in information about the movements of the invaders' military leadership, military and technical developments of the aggressor state of Russia. Sometimes even a tiny bit of information can be decisive," Yusov added.

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The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine warned about at least 8 fake chatbots imitating the official bot of the Ukrainian intelligence service. Ukrainians are urged to be careful and use only official channels of communication with the DIU.

2000 Ukrainians are already using the new eEntrepreneur service. The time for business registration has been reduced from 50 days to 33 minutes, and the most popular areas are retail, IT and online trading.

The eEntrepreneur service is already used by 2000 Ukrainians. This is reported by "We are Ukraine", UNN reports.

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According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the platform has made the process of starting a business in Ukraine much easier: the time required for registration has been reduced from more than 50 days to just 33 minutes, from submitting an application to receiving the necessary services.

Mykhailo Fedorov emphasized that the most popular areas for launching a business are retail, IT and online trading, which indicates a growing interest in entrepreneurial activity in the digital sphere.

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Mestia City Hall called on residents of Chuberi and Haisha villages to disconnect mining farms due to the critical load on the power grid. Due to preferential electricity tariffs, the region has become a center of uncontrolled cryptocurrency mining.

In Georgia, the Mestia City Hall called on residents of the villages of Chuberi and Khaisha to immediately turn off their "bitcoin machines". Uncontrolled mining may leave part of the region without electricity this winter, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Georgia.

"Electricity consumption in administrative units has increased dramatically due to uncontrolled cryptocurrency mining," the statement said.

Power supply systems operate with overload and can shut down at any time.

If the situation is not resolved, it will be impossible to supply electricity to the population, the authorities warn.

"Please understand that your personal interests are being sacrificed for the welfare of the rest of the population – your neighbors, your relatives, your friends," the mayor's office calls.

The problem with electricity due to mining has been relevant in Mestia for years. The emergence of a large number of mining farms in Mestia is due to low electricity tariffs and special benefits for residents of the highland region.

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The CEO of a Kansas bank transferred $47 million in bank funds to fake crypto wallets after a fraudulent WhatsApp scheme. The FBI managed to recover only $8 million, and the banker was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

The CEO of the popular Heartland Tri-State Bank in Kansas (USA) has fallen victim to a scam that began with a simple WhatsApp message. UNN writes with references to NBC News and EL PAÍS.

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Shan Haines, 53, who has served society for about three decades, has fallen victim to a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam called Pig Processing.

In 2022, in a WhatsApp conversation, the sender offered the financier a lucrative opportunity to invest in a crypto wallet with a very attractive return.

The system was easy to use – it worked through an app and included cryptocurrencies.

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Pig butchering scamstypically involve fraudsters who lure victims into investing money by promising significant profits and then disappear with the money.

How the fraud was carried out

In fact, Haynes invested his own money in fake cryptocurrency investments.

Over time, he began to "borrow" money from other sources: from the funds of a church that Haynes regularly attended; then from the college funds of one of his daughters; and, starting in 2023, from Tri-State Bank, where he worked. This was done in transfers of $1 million or $2 million at a time, and even forced bank employees to bend the limits set by the bank itself to make the transfers requested by a top bank executive.

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Thus, the 53-year-old man made transfers for $6.7 million and another for $10 million. He transferred these amounts to his fraudulent activities.

The associates assured Haynes that his investment would pay huge dividends, and he only needed to invest more money to get back what he had already invested.

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According to court documents, Haynes organized a complex scheme in which he transferred more than $47 million from the bank's funds to numerous cryptocurrency accounts controlled by third parties.

The FBI has recovered $8 million of the $47 million stolen by hacking the crypto wallet involved in the scam. In August, Haynes was sentenced to 24 years and five months in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement.

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