San Francisco stores began to hang chains on freezers, and hide the rest of the goods behind plastic screens.

So the owners are trying to protect themselves from numerous thefts. Sometimes thieves come 20 times a day. Even inexpensive items like toothpaste and tissues are now under lockdown. Locks and chains are also used in New York and other American cities.

Xiaomi announced a mosquito hunt.

Presented lamp Pretty Dragonfly, which will fry insects with electric current. Inside is a special fragrance that attracts annoying mosquitoes to the lamp, where they will receive a small discharge from the filament. Even the counter of killed mosquitoes is present. The price is only 40 dollars.

In Switzerland, they created a robot-khirrug, which is controlled by both arms and legs.

One pedal is responsible for the endoscopic camera, and the other for the manipulator-capture. The robot can predict some actions of the doctor and adapt to them.

Egypt is building an artificial river along the Nile at a cost of $5 billion.

The length of the "New Delta" will be more than 100 km. The river will irrigate 1.5 million acres of land and provide the country with wheat.

The Hong Kong authorities have figured out how to rid the city of smokers.

They called on the locals to look gloomily at lovers of a bad habit. The reason: the city is already heavily smog, and cigarette smoke only adds to the trouble. So the authorities decided to stimulate falling tourism.

Divers off Taiwan encounter Apocalypse fish.

The herring king is popularly called the “doomsday fish”. Usually it is found at great depths, and its appearance near people allegedly promises large-scale cataclysms.

In the list of "smart" gadgets Xiaomi replenishment.

The company released an electric clothes dryer. Higold Little Rubik's Cube measures 1000x86 mm and can hold up to 35 kilograms of clothes, and there are two light strips on top for sterilization. Even a motion sensor is present: the light turns off when a person gets too close. The price starts from $70.

In Japan, vending machines will begin to purify the air.

Asahi Soft Drinks Co has begun testing vending machines that actively absorb CO2. They will work as a "forest inside the city".

Removable batteries will return to smartphones by 2027.

The EU has finally passed a law obliging all manufacturers to make batteries removable. Until then, companies should redesign their devices so that users can easily replace batteries without the need for special skills or tools.

Assassin's Creed tactile t-shirt from Ubisoft and OWO.

With 12 conductive plates, it allows you to feel up to 30 physical sensations, including being hit by a bullet, being stabbed in the stomach, being punched, and even bleeding itching. The limited edition T-shirt will include a digital version of Assassin's Creed: Mirage Special Edition.

In Israel, doctors sewed the boy's head back on.

A small Palestinian got into a terrible accident, as a result of which he suffered an “internal decapitation” - the head was separated from the upper vertebrae. The surgeons performed a miracle and returned her to her place.

In England, they began to build the largest thermonuclear rocket engine in history.

Pulsar Fusion promises to build an 8-meter combustion chamber by 2027. If everything works out, then the spacecraft with this engine will accelerate to 800,000 km / h.

Cristiano Ronaldo in the Guinness Book of Records.

The Portuguese footballer entered the Guinness Book of Records as the highest paid athlete this year. From 2022 to 2023, he managed to earn $136 million, thus he overtook Lionel Messi, who earned $130 million. By the way, young talent Killian Mbappe was in third place with $120 million.

A rainy street has appeared in Dubai.

When you want to take a break from the heat, the rain does not hurt at all. So in Dubai, they thought the same way, so the Cote d’Azur Monaco 5 hotel has a unique attraction. Guests of the hotel can walk along the rainy street for free, but the rest must order a pass, which costs 300 dirhams.

Adidas will release shoes with characters from The Simpsons based on the Stan Smith model.

Fans asked the company to make sneakers with Homer disappearing into the bushes after last year's "hairy" Superstar with Marge. Adidas heard the fans. The official release will take place on August 18.

The color of the oceans has changed due to the climate crisis.

Approximately 56% of the world's oceans have changed color from blue to green in the past 20 years. This is most noticeable around the equator, an analysis of NASA satellite images showed. The exact reason for what is happening is unknown, but most likely it is the increase in the number of phytoplankton due to the climate crisis.

A 3-in-1 power plant was built in China.

Huadian Tianjin Haijing, a giant solar power plant with a capacity of 1 GW, which is also a salt farm and a shrimp farm, was launched in Tianjin.

"Deep Sleep".

The deepest hotel in the world has opened in the UK. It is hidden in the abandoned Kumortin Shale Mine and is located at a depth of 419 meters. The hotel was named "Deep Sleep".

The threat of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is considered a potential threat to humanity on a level with nuclear war and pandemics. Industry experts have estimated the likelihood of a catastrophe due to AI at 12%. This is explained by the fact that the development of AI can increase the risks of both a nuclear catastrophe and the emergence of new viruses and other threats.

Prices for rice may rise worldwide.

India plans to ban the export of all varieties except Basmati. It is all to blame for the natural disasters that have recently hit the country. An export ban could help stop rising inflation. India is the largest supplier of rice - it accounts for 40% of world trade. If the decision is taken, it will affect 80% of India's rice supply and lead to an increase in already high prices for the product around the world.