News & Reviews:   russia

Previously, we mentioned how the US banned a Malaysian semiconductor company. Now, MITI confirms that Jatronics Sdn Bhd is not a semiconductor manufacturer. That said, what should you know about it?

A Malaysian semiconductor maker was sanctioned by the United States last month for allegedly sending parts and critical electronic components to Russia. Sources report that Kuala Lumpur-based Jatronics Sdn Bhd is among 300 entities on the US sanctions list for supplying components to the Russian military.

Looks like a new kind of battery is currently being developed by a bunch of researchers in Russia, claiming that it can be charged up to 10 times faster than conventional Lithium-Ion batteries. Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that devices will come equipped with this battery this year, as it is still in the development phase and it is still unable to match the capacity of a Lithium-Ion battery.

Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are developed for humans, you might say. Recently, employees from a farm in Russia teamed up with IT experts to use human technology on the cows, in hopes to stimulate more production of milk. It seems like it somehow worked at a basic level by calming the cows. Let’s find out what kind of results they got doing the fun experiment!

By now, you should have noticed another new trend on your social media accounts. Friends and family are now trying and posting up their version of how they look being old, thanks to this app called FaceApp and yes, this is very similar to the previous #10YearsChallenge that happened earlier this year and you should probably be careful with this #AgeChallenge trend as well due to privacy concerns.