Alexander Buran

Alexander Buran

Founder and Editor-in-Chief
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief of XAB.info. Received his education at the Odessa Polytechnic. Has been involved in web development and programming for over twenty years. Thanks to his technical background, he perfectly understands how algorithms, artificial intelligence, and the modern internet work.

In the publication, he is responsible for strategy, editorial policy, and the final decision on controversial materials. He personally writes about technology, the internet, artificial intelligence, and politics — where it is important to separate real changes from loud headlines.

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Two Su-22 fighters of the Syrian Air Force flying over Idlib with Arabic text about transition from fear to safety

Revival of the Syrian Air Force: Su-22 over Idlib as a Symbol of a New Era

Politics 08/12/2026, 03:45
🇸🇾 Revival of the Syrian Air Force: Su-22s Spotted over Idlib A video from August 10, 2026, showed two Su-22 fighters in the sky. Syrian military officials described this as a transition 'from fear to security'. Despite the collapse of the Assad regime in 2024 and Israel's 'Operation Bashan Arrow', part of the fleet survived. The Air Force is being restored at the Shayrat base. #Syria #Su22 #Military #Idlib #2026
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Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a joint press conference with flags of both countries in the background

To Lam and Albanese: Vietnam and Australia's Strategic Breakthrough Towards $20 Billion Trade and Technological Alliance

Politics 08/12/2026, 03:39
🇻🇳🤝🇦🇺 **Strategic Breakthrough: Vietnam and Australia Set a $20 Billion Goal** On August 11, 2026, President To Lam and Prime Minister Albanese signed new partnership agreements: 🚀 **Technology:** Joint work on AI, quantum technologies, and semiconductors. 🛡️ **Security:** Deepening cooperation in cybersecurity and the South China Sea. 📈 **Economy:** Goal of $20 billion in trade and strengthening supply chains. 🎓 **Education:** Expansion of programs for students and scientific exchange. Relations between the two countries are reaching a new level of strategic trust.
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Metaphorical image of a ship in the open sea with overlaid text watermarks, illustrating the implementation of invisible markers in Claude models by Anthropic

The Era of Transparency: Anthropic Implements Invisible Watermarks in Claude Models

Technology 08/12/2026, 03:13
🔍 **Anthropic Implements Invisible Watermarks in Claude** Starting August 2, 2026, all texts created by Claude models will contain a hidden digital fingerprint. This solution is designed to help publishers and users distinguish AI content from human content, especially in the wake of scandals involving book cancellations due to suspicions of neural network usage. Anthropic plans to open access to verification tools for third-party organizations. 🔐 #AI #Anthropic #Claude #TechNews
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New Google interface featuring 'Describe your image' input and 'Create' button, signaling the shift from traditional search to generative AI.

The End of the Search Era: Google Removes the Legendary 'Search' Button in Favor of AI

Technology 08/12/2026, 02:27
🚨 Google removes the legendary 'Search' button! In August 2026, the company began testing a radical update to the homepage. The traditional button disappears, giving way to AI tools: image generation and dialogue with Gemini. 🔍 The experiment is running on unauthorized users. 💡 This could mean the end of the link search era and the beginning of the content generation era. #Google #AI #TechNews #Gemini #SearchEngine
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Gemini logo on smartphone screen with finger nearby, symbolizing billion-user milestone and Google’s AI leadership

Gemini Joins the Elite Club: Google Celebrates One Billion Users and Outpaces Competitors

Technology 08/12/2026, 02:18
🚀 Google Gemini has reached a historic milestone of 1 billion users! Sundar Pichai confirmed that the app has become one of the fastest-growing products in the company's history. This achievement puts Gemini on par with ChatGPT, which also crossed the billion-user mark in June 2026. 📊 Key Facts: ✅ The 10th Google product with a billion-user audience. ✅ Daily user activity has tripled over the year. ✅ Launch of the Gemini 3.5 Flash model for coding and autonomous agents. The AI battle is gaining momentum, and Google is confidently holding its leading positions. #Google #Gemini #AI #TechNews
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Price comparison for NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card: $1999 without shortage and $4699 with market demand

Shock in the hardware market: NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics cards in the US have surged 40% due to shortages

Technology 08/12/2026, 01:55
🚨 NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics card prices in the US have skyrocketed by 40%! 📈 The situation in the hardware market has intensified: supply shortages have caused Blackwell series cards to increase in price by almost 40% in two months. 🇺🇸 In the US, markups on some models reach 64% over the recommended price. 🇪🇺 In Europe, price growth is more restrained, but the trend persists. 📉 NVIDIA has started canceling old orders due to price revisions. Buyers are recommended to grab cards now while they are in stock. #NVIDIA #RTX50 #TechNews
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German military personnel in camouflage uniforms work on laptops in a classroom setting, analyzing data for preemptive threat mitigation.

«The best drone is the one that never takes off»: Germany prepares intelligence reform for preemptive countermeasures against Russian threats

Politics 08/12/2026, 01:50
🇩🇪 Germany prepares a major intelligence reform: from observation to prevention. Head of parliamentary control Mark Heinrichmann stated: «The best drone is the one that never takes off». Against the backdrop of incidents at Hanover and Leipzig airports, authorities intend to give intelligence the right to prevent threats from Russia before their realization. Experts support this but demand strengthened control. 🚁🛡️
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