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A Russian court imposed a fine of two undecillion rubles on Google for restricting state channels on YouTube. The amount exceeds the world's GDP and is doubling every day due to non-payment.

A Russian court has fined Google two undecimals of rubles – a two with 36 zeros – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube, UNN reports, citing the BBC.

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Although it is one of the richest companies in the world, it is much more than the $2 trillion that Google is worth.

In fact, this is much more than the global GDP, which, according to the International Monetary Fund, is $110 trillion.

The fine has reached such a gigantic level because, according to state-owned Russian media, it doubles every day when it is not paid.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to RosSIA, admitted that he "can't even pronounce this number" but called on "Google's management to pay attention.

The company did not comment publicly and did not respond to the BBC's request for a statement.

Russian media report that the fine on Google is related to the restriction of content on 17 Russian media channels on YouTube.

Although it began in 2020, the situation escalated after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years later.

This has led to the withdrawal of most Western companies from Russia, and business there has also been severely restricted by sanctions.

Russian media outlets were also banned in Europe, prompting retaliation from Moscow.

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This event was the latest escalation in relations between Russia and the American tech giant.

In May 2021, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor accused Google of restricting YouTube's access to Russian media resources, including RT and Sputnik, and supporting "illegal protest activities.

Then, in July 2022, Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles for failing to restrict access to so-called "banned" materials about the war in Ukraine and other content.

Nvidia-backed Tokyo-based Sakana AI plans to release its first commercial AI product in 2025. The startup develops AI technology for text, image, video, and code generation.

Tokyo-based Sakana AI, which develops its own artificial intelligence technology and is backed by US GPU developer Nvidia, will launch its first product within the next year but will focus on the domestic market.

Writes UNN with reference to Asia.Nikkei.

Founded in 2023, Sakana AI specializes in the development of an AI model capable of generating text, images, video, code, and multimedia, and is currently developing its own artificial intelligence technology. The company's CEO announced that the first commercial AI product is scheduled for 2025.

According to Asia.Nikkei, the CEO of one of Japan's most advanced startups confirmed this on the sidelines of the Global Management Dialogue:

Launching a commercial product platform next year is something we are committed to,” said Sakana CEO David Ha.

Recall

Google is developing a new AI project called Jarvis to revolutionize the interaction with web browsers. The project is expected to be presented in December along with the announcement of the new Gemini language model.

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Intel posted better-than-expected results with revenues of $13.28 billion in the third quarter. The company forecasts revenue growth in the fourth quarter to $13.3-14.3 billion.

Intel beats revenue expectations in earnings report – one of the largest PC chip makers predicts fourth-quarter revenue above previous estimates.

Writes UNN with reference to the WSJ and Yahoo! Finance.

Intel shares rose by about 9% in post-market trading after quarterly revenue, although down year-on-year, was slightly better than expected.

For the quarter, Intel posted a loss per share of $0.46 on revenue of $13.28 billion. Analysts had expected a loss per share of $0.03 on revenue of $13 billion.

Intel said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $13.3 billion to $14.3 billion. Wall Street was expecting $13.6 billion. The company also said it has two new customers for the 18A processor.

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The Intel Foundry business, which is responsible for manufacturing chips for Intel and third-party customers, generated revenue of $4.35 billion. Wall Street was expecting $4.4 billion. The division's revenue in the third quarter of 2023 amounted to $4.7 billion.

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Cybercriminals threatened bloggers with blocking their Instagram accounts and demanding money. The Ministry of Digital Transformation appealed to Meta, as a result of which the bloggers' accounts were restored and the attackers were blocked.

Dozens of bloggers have fallen victim to cyber scams. They received messages threatening to block their Instagram accounts in exchange for money. This was announced on Friday by the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, reports UNN.

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The bloggers reportedly filed complaints about the fraud with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the ministry, in turn, with Meta to resolve the issue.

As a result, some of the bloggers' accounts have already been restored, and some will be restored soon. The accounts of the attackers were blocked

– , the Ministry of Digital Transformation said in a statement.

Currently, the agency continues to work with Meta to detect and disrupt cyber fraud.

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If you have become a victim of cybercrime, you should report to the team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation by e-mail: [email protected]

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THALES Belgium has signed a memorandum of cooperation with a Ukrainian defense company to jointly produce anti-UAV missiles. Further expansion of cooperation with the transfer of technologies and components is planned.

The Belgian arms company THALES Belgium and a Ukrainian defense industry enterprise have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of arms production. It concerns the organization of joint production of air defense equipment, the Ministry of Strategic Industries reported, UNN reported.

THALES Belgium signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with a Ukrainian defense company. This agreement provides for the joint production of missiles to counter enemy UAVs. We also expect that this cooperation will expand in the future to include the transfer of technologies and components for these missiles. This cooperation will strengthen Ukraine's defense industry and the protection of critical infrastructure from enemy drones

– Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin said on Telegram.

According to the Ministry of Strategic Industries, this joint production will allow to strengthen the protection of Ukraine's critical infrastructure facilities in the shortest possible time.

Smetanin expressed his gratitude to THALES for expanding cooperation with Ukrainian defense companies and for supporting Ukraine's defense capabilities.

For reference

Thales Belgium, formerly Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ), is a weapons manufacturer based in Gerstal, Belgium.

Forges De Zeebrugge SA was founded in 1988. The company's activities, according to Bloomberg, include the production of ammunition and accessories, such as naval, aircraft, antiaircraft, tank, coast, and field artillery products.

According to open sources, the modern FZ is a subsidiary of Thales and is a leading manufacturer of air-to-ground missile systems (70 mm, 2.75 inches), including the rocket launcher (7, 12 and 19 tubes), missiles and the fire control system.

Ukrainian intelligence conducted a 24-hour DDoS attack on four Russian banks in Crimea. Thousands of customers lost access to online banking and cannot conduct financial transactions.

Cyber specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine conducted a large-scale cyberattack on four Russian banks illegally operating in Crimea. The attack paralyzed online banking, leaving thousands of Russians without access to their accounts. This was reported to UNN by sources in Ukrainian intelligence.

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Reportedly, as a result of a successful 24-hour DDoS attack, the remote banking systems of Genbank, Russian National Commercial Bank, Bank Center-Invest, and KreditUralBank were paralyzed.

Tens of thousands of Russians were left without online access to their bank accounts.

Russians complained en masse about broken bank mobile apps and the inability to conduct any financial transactions.

The banks themselves confirmed "the largest DDoS attack in history, which was an unexpected challenge for the bank's team" and warned customers about the lack of access to all online banking systems.

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7 thousand couples have applied for an online marriage through the Diia app. More than a million Ukrainians have used the online proposal feature, and the entire marriage process takes only 30 minutes.

The Diia app has already married 700 couples, and 7 thousand have applied. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov during a telethon, a UNN correspondent reports.

700 couples got married, 7 thousand have applied and will gradually get married. More than 1 million people have proposed to each other

– Fedorov said.

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Fedorov reported that in 3 weeks, Ukrainians had made more than 1 million suggestions in Diia.

On September 9 this year, the Diia app launched an online marriage that will take about 30 minutes.

In just 4 days since the launch of the feature, Ukrainians have made 416 thousand proposals, 1247 couples have submitted applications, and 197 couples have already married.

The Reserve+ application experienced a technical failure due to erroneous sending of test notifications during the beta test of online deferrals. The Ministry of Defense promises to restore access to authorization in the coming hours.

The Reserve+ app has experienced a technical failure. Access to authorization will be restored in the coming hours. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko, UNN reports.

"…a small technical failure in the Reserve+ application. We started a beta test of online deferrals and mistakenly sent a test notification to other users. Because of this, the application is currently experiencing increased activity, and it may be temporarily more difficult to log in via BankID," Chernogorenko said.

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According to her, access to authorization will be restored in the coming hours.

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The government has approved changes to test 5G in three cities of Ukraine within 2 years. They will test the compatibility of the technology with military equipment, and the full launch is planned for 2030.

Ukraine launches a 5G pilot. In three cities, 5G compatibility with military equipment will be tested. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, UNN reports.

Fedorov emphasized that Ukraine is starting to implement 5G and the government has adopted amendments to the resolution on the use of radio frequencies.

"We are launching a 5G pilot in Ukraine. We will test 5G compatibility with military equipment in three cities. The pilot will last for 2 years and will take place in two stages. During the tests, the NCCC and the Ukrainian State Center for Radio Frequencies will check whether 5G equipment does not affect the operation of military networks," Fedorov wrote.

He noted that 5G is capable of transmitting data 10 times faster than 4G, so it creates new opportunities for exchanging large amounts of information at ultra-high speeds.

"This is one of the key steps towards the full 5G launch in Ukraine, which we plan to complete by 2030. The resolution will also provide more flexibility for operators – 2100 MHz frequencies can now be used not only for 3G, but also for 2G or 4G technologies. And the termination of the use of 694-862 MHz frequencies for analog and digital television will free them up for mobile communications," said Fedorov.

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In May of this year, Ukraine successfully tested 5G technology for the first time by making a 5G call between Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Helsinki.

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Americans Ken and Kelly Chaffin decoded a simulated signal from Mars orbit that 500 experts could not decipher. The message contained an image with five groups of dots resembling organic molecules.

After more than a year, none of the team of 500 specialists could solve the mystery of the message, which was received from a distance of 225 million kilometers by the Green Bank Observatory radio telescope. Recently, however, two American citizens managed to crack the code, detecting an “alien signal” from Mars.

Writes UNN with reference to Science Alert.

The signal of the simulated extraterrestrial broadcast was received from Mars orbit using the Exomars Trace orbiter. As part of the Sign in Space project, about 500 scientists participated in its decoding. Only after almost a year and a half, two US residents managed to “crack” the code and decipher the message.

Father and daughter Ken and Kelly Chaffin found out that the decrypted message contained an image with five groups of white dots and grids on a black background, reminiscent of cell formation and life.

They sent what they had created to the author of the Sign in Space initiative, Daniele de Paulis. Enthusiasts assume that this is a drawing depicting complex organic molecules. Perhaps it is amino acids – organic compounds that serve as building blocks for protein and are part of all tissues of the human body.

The decoded message is a simple image with five amino acids represented in a (hopefully) universal organic molecular diagram

– Chaffin wrote.

Now experts have speculated that the “extraterrestrial” message is an attempt to get to know the biology of the planet.

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The simulated signal was sent in May 2023 from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), which was located approximately 225 million kilometers from Earth.

After the capture of three radio astronomy observatories, the process of decoding the signal began.

“We used a 2×2 reversible Margolus cellular automaton (BCA) with the simplest reversal rule called 'singular point rotation (CCW),'” explained the senior Chaffin.

It acts only on 2×2 cells containing a single point or pixel, keeping the number of pixels at 625 input and 625 output. The asterisk-like image has molecular shapes encoded in a set of three-dimensional local basis vectors of degrees of freedom (also shown in the header)

– He continues.

Then, according to the scientist, “the automation of the CA performs the transformation and projects this 3D information onto a 2D plane.

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I can run my simulator based on the Unity game engine forward (counterclockwise rotation) and backward (clockwise rotation) in time and convert star map images to amino acid diagrams over 6,625 generations, and reverse the rotation process to convert amino acid diagrams back to star map images over 6,625 generations,” the scientist wrote.

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