Thanks to a rapid technological development, millions of people now take things for granted, that they could not even imagine a few years ago. However, everything new brings not only opportunities but dangers as well. In this section we write about the ways to use the former and insure you against the latter. We discuss what each product is intended for, what individual devices can do, who invents and produces them as well as how to keep your data confidential and not fall for machinations, tricks or hoaxes. You will find all about it here.
Imagine this: you walk into an unfamiliar apartment and the first thing you do is check for any suspicious cameras. Nothing. There is an ordinary router sitting on the table, and you have not even connected to it. It seems there is nothing to worry about.
Imagine: you're wandering through a futuristic world in a VR game, and you don't just see objects clearly—you can also smell them, and then taste them. Sounds like an episode of Black Mirror? Not at all!
When the phrase “AI has gotten out of control” appears in the headline of some article, the usual set of images immediately comes to mind: red-eyed killer robots, a machine uprising, and humanity kneeling before living toasters.
Anxiety rarely arrives on schedule. Usually it shows up late in the evening, in the pause between tasks, catches you off guard right before sleep, or at a moment when there’s no one to text because everyone is busy.
Scientists and futurists are increasingly discussing the approach of a technological singularity—a moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and the pace of change becomes so rapid that predicting the future becomes impossible. While some debate the timing of this event, others are already identifying the first harbingers of the coming storm.
Scientific and technological progress has always been one of the most controversial topics for discussion. In fact, it is precisely progress that creates new vulnerabilities. The exponential growth of AI power, the slowing pace of the fight against climate change, and the quiet epidemic of antimicrobial resistance—these processes are not just developing; they are accelerating. They are approaching critical tipping points, the crossing of which could trigger irreversible chain reactions.
In reality, a “smart city” is far more than sensors at traffic lights, parking payment apps, and 5G connectivity. A smart city is a complex and large-scale ecosystem in which technologies become an organic part of everyday urban life — just like roads, parks, and buildings. In such a city, the infrastructure begins to sense and understand its residents, respond to their needs, anticipate their desires — and, in a way, truly comes alive.
We stand at the threshold of a technological transformation comparable to the shift from steam to electricity or from analog circuits to integrated microprocessors. Today, the focus is on quantum computing—a technology that promises not merely to accelerate familiar computations but to redefine the very principles of how we interact with information. In this article, we’ll explore how quantum computers work, why they matter, and how soon quantum technologies may become part of our everyday lives.
Until recently, the pinnacle of engineering was considered to be a precise 3D model—a digital prototype of anything from a jet engine to a skyscraper. But such a prototype had a fundamental flaw: it was static. As soon as the real object rolled off the assembly line or was constructed, its digital copy became a useless artifact, quickly losing its connection to the original.
Just recently, the idea of controlling a complex mechanism on the other side of the planet with millimeter-precision and full tactile feedback seemed like science fiction.
The year 2025 became the moment of maturity for artificial intelligence. If earlier AI was perceived as a trend that promised to “soon change everything,” now it has truly become part of reality — from business and science to everyday life. Companies are integrating AI into workflows, laboratories are running experiments on it, and users often don’t even realize that an algorithm making decisions is already working alongside them.
Robots can assemble cars, deliver packages, and even perform surgery. But researchers at the University of Würzburg decided to go in the opposite direction and created a machine so tiny that even a bacterium looks large next to it.
The crew of the Shenzhou-19 mission has conducted an experiment that could forever change the rules of the game in space exploration. Chinese cosmonauts have, for the first time in the world, successfully synthesized oxygen and rocket fuel components using artificial photosynthesis directly in orbit.