# Technologies
200,000 call-up notices: how ‘soft conscription’ works in Germany
A large-scale recruitment campaign for the armed forces is gaining momentum in Germany. Since 15 January, the Bundeswehr has sent out almost 200,000 letters to 18-year-old young men and women, urging them to enlist
Kyiv will share its operational experience in the use of UAVs with Tokyo
Ukraine plans to collaborate with Japan on the development and deployment of unmanned systems
Musk accused OpenAI of “stealing” from a non-profit organisation
A legal battle is underway in California between Elon Musk and OpenAI, in which the founder of Tesla and SpaceX is seeking to recover $150 billion from the company. During the hearings, Musk claimed that OpenAI’s leadership had allegedly breached the organisation’s founding principles, as it was established as a non-profit entity.
The AMCU has called on mobile operators to stop manipulating ‘unlimited’ internet packages
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has called on Vodafone, Kyivstar and lifecell to stop disseminating inaccurate information about ‘unlimited’ tariff plans.
New types of FPV drones have been tested in Ukraine
Ukraine plans to enhance the capabilities of its strike drones in the near future – both in terms of striking targets 100–150 km from the border and carrying out long-range attacks.
The US Navy has lost its most powerful underwater weapon – the Seawolf submarines
Following the end of the Cold War, the US prematurely scaled back its Seawolf-class submarine programme, despite having originally planned for a much larger fleet. This decision is attributed to an underestimation of long-term threats.
Poland will supply Ukraine with military equipment so that it can be tested on the front line
Poland’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Cezary Tomczyk, has stated that the country will test military equipment on the Ukrainian front in order to strengthen cooperation.
Dating on Tinder is set to become a little safer: the service is testing biometric authentication
Tinder is trialling a new user verification method involving iris scanning. This approach is intended to help distinguish real people from bots and scammers, but it is already raising concerns about privacy and the security of biometric data.
Elon Musk has launched the XChat messaging app: what we know about it
Elon Musk has launched a new messaging app called XChat – a standalone app separate from the X platform. It is currently available on the App Store for iOS, with an Android version due to follow later.
Sony’s plans for new PlayStation games have been leaked online
A list of potential PlayStation Studios projects for the coming years has appeared online. The leak mentions titles from Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Santa Monica Studio, Guerrilla Games and other Sony studios – ranging from *Marvel’s Wolverine* and *The Last of Us Part III* to a new *God of War*, *Horizon* and service-based projects.
A ginger cat has appeared in Chrome, encouraging users to take a break from social media
A new extension called Cat Gatekeeper has been released for Google Chrome, designed to help users spend less time ‘getting stuck’ on social media. If a user spends too much time online, a ginger cat appears on the screen and blocks access for five minutes.
Ukraine and the IAEA have signed a memorandum on the development of nuclear power plants
On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine and the IAEA are strengthening their partnership. Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, and the Agency’s Director General, Rafael Grossi, have signed a Memorandum outlining the future of Ukraine’s nuclear power generation
