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👁 Viewers Pay Close Attention to 80% of Streaming Ads

👁 Viewers Pay Close Attention to 80% of Streaming Ads

A study by Amplified and VFC (the alliance of Australian streaming platforms) found that nearly 80% of advertising on streaming services (CTV) is watched attentively, while in other digital environments this figure is around 20%.

🛰 AI Data Centers in Space Called “a Terrible Idea”

🛰 AI Data Centers in Space Called “a Terrible Idea”

A former NASA and Google engineer, a specialist in space electronics, called the idea of building space-based AI data centers (powered by GPUs/TPUs) “absolutely impractical”, arguing that AI-class electronics are fundamentally incompatible with the conditions of space.

🧠 Runway Pushes AI Video to a New Level

The text-to-video generation segment has reached a new milestone: Runway’s Gen-4.5 model now makes it possible to create highly realistic videos at minimal cost, challenging the industry’s long-standing leaders.

🥊 GPM Fends Off DDoS Attacks

The Gazprom-Media holding (GPM) reported a significant increase in DDoS attacks on its digital infrastructure since November 24.

🕸 Pavel Durov Launches Cocoon

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced the launch of Cocoon (Confidential Compute Open Network) — a decentralized confidential computing network built on the TON blockchain.

📆 RSCC to Hold a Historic Tender

The Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Russian Satellite Communications Company” (RSCC) has announced the largest tender in its history — an open competition for the production of four geostationary communication satellites.