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Passengers will not be allowed to fly to the US with dead phones

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:48 am
US Transportation Security Administration introduces a new rule for passenger flights from some airports outside of America. Passengers traveling from abroad to the United States will be required to demonstrate that their electronic devices are turned on. If the gadget is completely discharged, the passenger will not be able to take it on board the plane.

Designer Invents Dress With Solar Smartphone Charging Function
But there is another piece of good news about dead phones - now you can restore their functionality with the help of a dress. Designer Pauline Van Dongen created the startup Wearable Solar and already presented a prototype of the dress, with the help of which it will be possible to charge mobile devices from solar energy.

FSB accuses IT industry of weak lobbying of its interests
Russian IT businesses do not lobby their interests at the international realtor email database level, thereby losing the opportunity to sell their products abroad, said Nikolai Murashev, deputy head of the FSB center that deals with data protection and cryptography. This was stated on Saturday the Izvestia newspaper reportedMurashev noted that the Russian market is poorly represented in international industry organizations (such as the International Telecommunication Union and the International Organization for Standardization), and because of this, laws are being passed that restrict Russian manufacturers.

Mercedes-Benz Plans to Launch Self-Driving Truck in 2025
Mercedes-Benz Company posted a video, showing a truck driving at high speed on a German autobahn on autopilot. The car will have a built-in Highway Pilot system that will avoid obstacles using a camera and radars mounted on all sides of the truck. Mercedes-Benz plans to release the car by 2015. But before it can hit the market, the government needs to pass a law allowing driverless vehicles to travel on public roads.
President of the Association for the Development of Electronic Commerce
"Customs, like our country, are 'great and abundant'. Moscow customs are much more qualified and don't 'get involved' in such situations. I think they would have pretended not to have seen the goods. In the regions, things are not so good with education and understanding of what is needed and what is not needed. If we strictly enforce our laws, which we have in this case, then the entire economy will come to a standstill. I think this case is indicative, and it will become a reason for making changes to the current customs legislation. Because the problem as a whole certainly exists and requires some kind of resolution. But I don't understand yet how it is possible to legally and technologically divide goods into those 'dangerous' for the Motherland and those fit for consumption by the people."