# Technologies

Apple is likely to unveil its first foldable iPhone this year, though it may go on sale later than the main iPhone 18 Pro range. According to Barclays analyst Tim Long, the iPhone Fold is expected to launch in December 2026.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and rising oil prices could lead to a halt in the development of artificial intelligence.

In India, following the expiry of the patent protection for semaglutide, at least 12 major manufacturers of generic versions of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug are set to enter the market. One of them plans to sell the injectable form from 1,290 rupees per month, whilst the starting price of the Wegovy pen in the country is around 10,480 rupees.

Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Meta, is shutting down one of the largest and most expensive projects in the company’s history — the Horizon Worlds metaverse. The owner of Meta is now focusing on artificial intelligence.

Swarmer Inc., an American company that develops AI-based software for coordinating drone swarms and is active in Ukraine, saw its share price rise by around 1,000% within two days of going public. Against the backdrop of this surge, its market capitalisation approached $680 million, although the company’s revenue for the past year amounted to just $309,920.

Unidentified drones have been spotted in the US flying over Fort Leslie J. McNeair, a military base in Washington, D.C., where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hagset are based. Against the backdrop of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, this incident has heightened concerns regarding the safety of US officials within the country.

Ukraine and the Republic of Korea have begun preparing a feasibility study for the construction of a high-speed railway between Kyiv and the national border. The project is being funded through a grant from the South Korean government and has a budget of $8 million.

Users of the Russian messaging app MAX have noticed that they are being subscribed to certain propaganda channels without their knowledge. And unsubscribing from them is ‘not that easy’.

OpenAI has made the GPT-5.4 mini model available to users of the free tier of ChatGPT and the Go plan. For Free and Go users, access is via the ‘Thinking’ option in the ‘+’ menu, whilst for other users, mini will serve as a fallback option once GPT-5.4 Thinking limits have been exhausted

Serhiy (“Flash”) Beskresnov, an adviser to the Minister of Defence, shared details on social media of the Russian attack on Kyiv on the morning of 16 March. At that time, fragments of a Russian “Lancet” electric drone were found on Independence Square; the occupiers use this drone on the front line, and it does not have sufficient range to reach the capital.

The Japanese government has warned private companies interested in Ukraine’s reconstruction of the risks of technical and confidential data leaks arising from the use of Huawei equipment in the development of 5G networks.

In modern warfare, data centres are increasingly found in the same high-risk zones as power stations, ports and oil depots. An article in *The National Interest* argues that digital infrastructure, which supports both civilian services and military operations, is no longer merely a logistical asset.