The universe is filled with supermassive black holes, and our galaxy is no exception. However, there are still many questions related to how they become so huge and what processes underlie their evolution. One of the challenges that astronomers face is identifying black holes in observational data. These objects are...
Built by Stratolaunch, Roc's largest aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on March 9 from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. This giant has a wingspan of 117 meters and was specially created for aerial missile launches. The Roc flight took place over the Pacific Ocean, where the Talon-A...
Sales of the newest Nothing Phone (2a) have started in India, and they started off vigorously: as the company itself reported, 60 thousand smartphones were sold in an hour. The success of the new Nothing can be explained by the discounts offered to first customers. Thus, at the start of...
Space startup Phantom Space has successfully completed a $37 million funding round to expand its team ahead of the launch of its first rocket next year. The round was led by Balerion Space Ventures, joined by Reaser Family Office, KOLH Capital and other prominent investors. Source: Phantom SpacePhantom Space was...
An updated and extended Mercedes-Benz C-Class has entered the Chinese market. The car is offered in five trim levels: C200 L, C260 L, C260 L 4MATIC, C260 L Haoye Sport and C350 e L. Prices for purely gasoline versions range from 46.7 thousand to 53 thousand dollars, the plug-in hybrid...
The TCL 2024 Super Bath conference took place today, where the Super T7H washing machine was presented. The manufacturer said that new technologies made it possible to achieve the industry's highest purification coefficient of 1.2. The so-called cleaning factor is provided for by international standards and is data obtained by...
Intel shipped 50 million PC processors to the market last quarter, many times ahead of its competitors. Intel's shipments in annual terms remained almost unchanged (+3%), however, like AMD's (-1%). But if Intel supplied 50 million CPUs, then AMD delivered only 8 million. In this case, Canalys only counts desktop...
Intel recently announced that it is literally betting everything on the 14A process technology, which should be ready by 2026. Now the company has revealed some details about this technical process. Compared to the Intel 18A, the new process technology will bring a 15% increase in performance per watt, and...
Alfa Romeo CEO Jean Philippe Imparato has shared preliminary details about the upcoming next-generation Giulia sports sedan. It will be based on the same STLA Large platform as the 2024 Charger, but with a radically different design. The head of the company said that the design has already been fixed....
Today in China they presented a new version of the mid-size luxury crossover Hongqi HS5 – Hongqi HS5 Commemorative Edition. The car will be produced in quantities of only 5 thousand copies, prices – from 27.8 and 29.8 thousand dollars. Hongqi HS5 Commemorative Edition has the maximum equipment: there are...
BYD is going to introduce its fifth generation hybrid system, which will allow the car to consume only 2.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers and travel about 2,000 kilometers with a full tank of fuel and a full refueling. By comparison, regular gasoline cars only have a range of...
Dongfeng Motor reported that the DongFeng Mengshi 917 SUV, which is positioned as a competitor to the GMC Hummer EV, has proven to be very successful. Mengshi Technology successfully achieved its sales target more than three months after the release of the DongFeng Mengshi 917. The average price of the...
Apple had ambitious plans for its electric car, including an advanced autonomous driving system. To do this, the company has developed a chip that is equivalent in performance to four Apple M2 Ultras. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the Apple Silicon team was “actively involved” in the Apple Car project before...
Last year, Apple introduced a new generation of MacBook Pro with the M3 chip, which recently appeared in the new MacBook Air. At the same time, the company is already working on a new MacBook Pro, equipped with the yet to be announced M4 chip. The news was reported by...
The final stage in the evolution of most stars, including our Sun, is transformation into a white dwarf. When a red dwarf or sun-like star runs out of hydrogen and helium, the remaining remnants collapse under their own gravity. The compression continues until the quantum pressure of the electrons balances...
SpaceX is preparing to introduce a new Direct to Cell satellite communications service this year. According to information provided by the company, this service has already passed successful tests carried out on the basis of the Starlink satellite fleet. SpaceX sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to...