Author: ProHoster

Pixel robots will now clean Moscow on an ongoing basis

In Moscow, autonomous unmanned cleaning robots “Pixel” will continue to work, but on a permanent basis. They were successfully tested last year on the territory of the Digital Business Space on Pokrovka Street, the Rudnevo Industrial Park and the Kuzminki Park. Image source: sobyanin.ruSource: 3dnews.ru

Final release of HexChat 2.16.2

On February 9, the latest release of the HexChat IRC client was released. HexChat is a fork of the once popular XChat and until recently was developed by a single developer. Version 2.16.2 includes minor changes that have accumulated over the past two years. Reasons for ending support include lack of community activity, outdated code, problems with migration from GTK2 to newer versions, and […]

ZLUDA toolkit has been published, allowing you to run CUDA applications on AMD GPUs

The ZLUDA project has prepared an open implementation of CUDA technology for AMD GPUs, which allows you to run unmodified CUDA applications with performance close to the performance of applications running without layers. The published toolkit provides binary compatibility with existing CUDA applications compiled using the CUDA compiler for NVIDIA GPUs. The implementation works on top of the ROCm stack and runtime HIP (Heterogeneous-computing Interface for Portability) developed by AMD. Code […]

Gigabyte will release the Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming video card

As you know, Radeon RX 7900 GRE video cards were initially aimed at the Chinese market. However, AMD later expanded the geography of their sales to European markets, as well as other Asian countries. Gigabyte is preparing to release the Radeon RX 7900 GRE video card. The new product will borrow the design of the previously released Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming model and will be sold in Europe. […]

Aquarius will create an Android-based operating system for Russian smartphones and tablets

Russian electronics manufacturer Aquarius has begun developing its own mobile operating system (OS) based on Android for the consumer, government and commercial sectors, Kommersant reported, citing sources among operating system developers. The company plans to enter its operating system into the register of the Ministry of Digital Development, which will allow it to receive preferences in government procurement and tax benefits. Image source: AquariusSource: 3dnews.ru

A new model for generating Ubuntu Touch releases has been introduced

The UBports project, which took over the development of the Ubuntu Touch mobile platform after Canonical pulled away from it, announced a transition to a new model for generating releases. Instead of releases in the form of “OTA-number branch_name”, new versions of Ubuntu Touch firmware are decided to be released using the “year.month.update” scheme, where the year and month correspond to the time of a significant release based on […]

Firefox tabs will now feature a website thumbnail preview feature

Nightly builds of Firefox, which will be used in Firefox 19 on March 124, add the ability to display page thumbnails when hovering over tabs. In addition to the sketch, a mention of the link shown in the tab has also been added to the information block about the tab. At the same time, displaying the link in the tooltip that pops up above the tab will appear in Firefox version 123, scheduled for […]

Joby Aviation electric planes will begin transporting passengers in Dubai from 2026

Authorities in prosperous Middle Eastern countries have long been partial to the idea of ​​organizing passenger air travel using electric aircraft, and Joby Aviation's agreement this week with the UAE government underscores the continuity of this course. The company will be able to begin commercial operation of its air taxis in Dubai from 2026. Image source: Joby AviationSource: 3dnews.ru

Xiaomi complained to the Indian authorities about excessive bureaucracy and asked to reduce duties on components

The Chinese company Xiaomi controls approximately 18% of the smartphone market in India, but cannot be satisfied with the existing working conditions, since its partners face unnecessary bureaucratic barriers when organizing supplies and production of components in India. The country's authorities received a corresponding appeal from company representatives, which additionally included a request to reduce import duties. Image source: XiaomiSource: 3dnews.ru

Judicial authorities insist on Elon Musk giving new testimony in the Twitter acquisition case

In 2022, Elon Musk acquired the social network Twitter, which he later renamed X. The circumstances of this transaction initially raised questions among regulators, but the new owner was in no hurry to cooperate with them, given the long-standing conflict with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC). At the end of last week, the court ruled that the commission’s demands for re-[...]