# Technologies
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
Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce to fund AI projects
Meta has announced plans to cut 10% of its workforce, amounting to approximately 8,000 people, and to cancel thousands of job vacancies.
SpaceX робить ставку на ринок корпоративного ШІ: угода з Cursor на $60 млрд
Ілон Маск змінює стратегію розвитку Grok, фокусуючись на інструментах для програмування замість масових чатботів
Over the next five years, the number of billionaires worldwide could rise by 25% — The Guardian
By 2031, the number of billionaires worldwide could reach 3,915. The world’s wealthiest individuals are accumulating wealth at an accelerated pace thanks to technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence.
Meta has enabled parents to monitor the topics of their children’s conversations with AI
Meta has updated its parental control tools: parents can now see the topics their teenagers have discussed with Meta AI over the past week on Facebook, Messenger or Instagram.
Kyivstar is testing messaging apps via Starlink’s direct satellite connection
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading mobile operator, is launching trials of data transmission in Light Data mode via the Starlink satellite network.
China is hacking into home routers and webcams around the world for spying purposes – media reports
The UK’s cyber police, in collaboration with authorities from nine other countries, have issued a warning about a large-scale espionage campaign being carried out by Chinese-linked hacking groups, who are hacking into common household devices – routers, printers and webcams – and turning them into surveillance tools.
