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Social network X began selling inactive usernames starting at $50

Over the past year, there have been rumors on the Internet about another initiative by Elon Musk, which, apparently, has begun to be implemented. Company X (formerly Twitter) has started selling inactive usernames starting at $50. This initiative is gaining momentum, and the first offers have already been sent to potential buyers. Image source: XSource: 000dnews.ru

TSMC must decide on location for 1nm facility by 2025

TSMC was unable to obtain land to build a future advanced silicon wafer processing facility in a server in Taiwan due to opposition from local residents, it was revealed last month. Experts explain that in order to maintain the pace of development of new technological processes, TSMC will be forced by 2024–2025 to decide on the choice of a new location for the construction of this enterprise. Image source: […]

Chery demonstrated a prototype of an electric car with the most aerodynamic shape

In the era of electric vehicles, the struggle to improve aerodynamic performance has acquired a completely rational motivation, since reduced air resistance helps to increase the range, especially when driving at high speeds. Chery also did not lag behind other automakers, and demonstrated a prototype of a car with a record low aerodynamic drag coefficient. Image source: CherySource: 3dnews.ru

Firefox adds the ability to strip tracking parameters from URLs

In the nightly builds of Firefox, which will be used for the December 19 release of Firefox 121, a new option has appeared in the context menu that allows you to copy the URL of the selected link to the clipboard, after cutting out from it the options that are used to track transitions between sites. For example, when copying a link, the mc_eid and fbclid parameters used when navigating from […]

New version of Exim mail server 4.97

The Exim 4.97 mail server has been released, adding accumulated fixes and adding new features. According to a November automated survey of about 700 thousand mail servers, the share of Exim is 58.73% (a year ago 60.90%), Postfix is ​​used on 34.86% (32.49%) of mail servers, Sendmail - 3.46% (3.51%), MailEnable - 1.84% ( 1.91%), MDaemon - 0.40% (0.42%), Microsoft Exchange - […]

Accidentally discovered dim galaxy brings us closer to understanding dark matter

IAC Stripe82's sky surveys found something that suggested a dim galaxy might exist there. Such objects are extremely valuable for understanding the nature of dark matter, but they are not found often enough. Scientists were eager to find another dim galaxy, so they used a radio telescope. The shot was right on target! Galaxy Nube surrounded. Source […]

WhatsApp users will be able to use email for authorization

The developers of the popular WhatsApp messenger continue to improve the service, making it more attractive to users. This time they have added a feature to log in to new devices using your email address. Currently, this innovation is available to a limited number of users of beta versions of the WhatsApp mobile application. Image source: Dima Solomin / unsplash.com Source: 3dnews.ru

Release of the relational graph database EdgeDB 4.0

The release of the EdgeDB 4.0 DBMS is presented, which implements the relational graph data model and the EdgeQL query language, optimized for working with complex hierarchical data. The code is written in Python and Rust (parser and performance-critical parts) and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The project is being developed as an add-on for PostgreSQL. Client libraries are prepared for Python, Go, Rust languages. .NET, […]

ASML will accelerate deliveries of lithography equipment to Chinese customers

From the first of January next year, the Dutch holding ASML will lose the opportunity to supply to China part of the range of its lithography scanners designed to work with DUV technology, but other equipment for mature technological processes will be supplied this year in even larger quantities, as Chinese customers require it. Image source: ASML Source: 3dnews.ru

Starship is ready to fly into orbit in mid-November, SpaceX announced

On Friday, a message appeared on the SpaceX website stating that the company is fully prepared to make a second attempt to launch the Starship rocket into orbital altitude. The first unsuccessful launch took place on April 20 this year. Since then, the company has refined the rocket and launch pad and become more confident of success. All that remains is to obtain permission from environmentalists, and there is a chance for this. […]