The new Argus Filch from the «Harry Potter» series had a cameo role in the original films — but you’ve hardly seen him
Yesterday, HBO introduced the adult cast of its upcoming «Harry Potter» — series, and one of the six actors, as it turned out, already had a small role in the franchise (although you have to try hard to see him there).
Black western comedy teaser «Eddington» — Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and conspiracy theories in the midst of a pandemic
A24 has released the first teaser trailer for Ari Astaire’s next film «Eddington» —, a black, and seemingly no longer very relevant, western comedy about COVID-19.
«The end of the Transatlantic Alliance»: EU starts issuing disposable «anti-spyware» phones to workers traveling to the US
The European Commission has begun issuing disposable phones and basic laptops to some staff traveling to the United States to avoid espionage, a security measure traditionally applied only to travel to China or to war-torn Ukraine for fear of Russian tracking.
New horror trailer for The Last of Us — the infected invasion of Jackson and the Seraphite religious clan
After the debut of the first episode HBO has released a new trailer for The Last of Us, where viewers are introduced to the Seraphite religious cult and the new character Isaac (Jeffrey Wright).
OpenAI releases special AI models for IT professionals — GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano
New family of OpenAI models includes GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano variants — all specialize in programming, have a context window of 1 million tokens (about 750 million words), and an output window of 32 thousand tokens, but are currently available only through the API.
HBO unveils 6 actors for Harry Potter series — rumors of a new Snape confirmed
HBO has officially unveiled the adult cast of its upcoming Harry Potter series, which is supposed to be a «faithful adaptation» of J.K. Rowling’s books — although the new take on some characters is already significantly different from the original story.
Windows 11 24H2 update adds mysterious empty — folder and Microsoft doesn’t advise deleting it
Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted the mysterious folder that appeared after the April 24H2 update of Windows 11 should immediately return it.
Ukrainian IT abroad: Poland and Spain are among the top countries for relocation, but «net» salaries are only 8% higher than in Ukraine
The DOU website has conducted a salary survey of 2622 Ukrainian IT professionals currently working abroad. The full report is available at linkWe will briefly summarize the main indicators.
Mark Zuckerberg spent «$45 billion on the metaverse in 4 years — the same amount Musk paid for Twitter
It’s been more than 4 years since Mark Zuckerberg changed the Facebook brand to Meta and invested tens of billions in his vision of the meta-universe — but the company has shown little in action to match this amount, raising doubts about the viability of the strategy.
The second season of The Last Of Us has started on HBO with the first episode and a new infected Stalker
The series The Last Of Us is officially back with a second season — yesterday the first episode was broadcast on HBO and Max.
«Slow Horses» — first look at Gary Oldman in Season 5 and a hint of a near release
Apple TV+ has released a teaser for its summer premieres, showing the first footage of the sequel to «Slow Horses» — a spy series about a department of misfit agents from MI5 with a boorish but very charismatic boss, Jack Lamb, at the helm.
Ryan Coogler’s horror film «Sinners» has launched with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes: «Emotional, sexy and gory story»
Ryan Coogler’s new movie «Sinners» has all the chances repeat the success «Nosferatu»as the best horror of the year, at least according to the first estimates and reviews. At the moment, the movie has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 37 reviews) and 83/100 on Metacritic (based on 16 reviews).
Will Tom Cruise finally get a «Oscar»? Academy to add a category for stuntmen in 2028
For years, the American Film Academy has ignored the merits of stuntmen, but in 2028 this unfortunate situation will be corrected.
China to cut screenings of Hollywood movies — in response to Trump’s 125% tariffs
China Film Administration (CFA) statedthat will reduce imports of American films in response to Donald Trump’s decision to increase duties on the country by 125% (the total allegedly already exceeded 145%).
Billionaires earned $300+ billion on «pause» in Trump’s tariffs — and Elon Musk is the biggest
The world’s richest people added $304 billion to their wealth amid rapidly rising stock markets — after Donald Trump announced the suspension of new tariffs for most trading partners (except China, which is subject to a 125% tariff)
Netflix has released the seventh season of «Black Mirror» — with the first ever sequel episode
Netflix has launched the seventh season of the sci-fi anthology series «Black Mirror» — and all 6 episodes are now available for viewing in Ukrainian dubbing.
«The result in 2-3 minutes»: WordPress has launched an AI website builder — free, but with limitations
WordPress introduced A new website builder powered by artificial intelligence is now available in early access, delivering a ready-made result «in minutes» based on your text promptsYou can further refine your queries by specifying images, titles, or other details. At the moment, the builder offers basic results that are suitable for stub sites,…
Netflix’s hit series «Adolescence» will get a 2nd season — thanks to Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment, confirmedthat a sequel to the series «Adolescence» is in the works — negotiations are currently underway with director Philippe Barantini, and the producers are thinking about how to «expand the DNA of the show» and not repeat themselves.
Claude chatbot received a subscription fee of Max — $200 per month and 20 times higher limits
Anthropic introduced a new tariff plan for active users of the Claude chatbot with expanded limits and priority access to new models and features, but at a crazy price.
The first trailer «Murderbot» — of Apple’s new Sci-Fi series based on the novels by Martha Wells
Apple TV+ expands sci-fi series collection with a movie adaptation «The Murderbot Diaries» Martha Wells — and we can already watch the first trailer.
The Last of Us series has been renewed for season 3 ahead of schedule, while its predecessor had a «cut off» ending
Series «The Last of Us» / The Last of Us officially extended for a third season — a few days before the second one is published and after the first reviews are published.
Copilot in Windows 11 can now see your screen — it might be time to hide some tabs
Program Copilot for Windows 11 received a new feature — Copilot Vision, which allows the chatbot to see and interact with what is on your screen and in the OSThe feature was already available in Microsoft Edge, and now it can be tested on laptops and PCs running Windows 11 All permissions for the chatbot are controlled by the user — that is,…
«Something from the PlayStation 2 era»: an early version of the Minecraft movie without CGI «leaked» to the Internet
A draft version of the Minecraft «adaptation was leaked» on the Internet just before the release — the copyright holders removed most of the footage after the leak, but some is still actively circulating on social media.
«Dune 3» found the main villain — Robert Pattinson claims to be Skytel
Robert Pattinson is expected to join the cast of «Dune 3», joining Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Ani Taylor Joy.
«That’s not Tony Stark’s hairstyle»: fans have found a clue about «Avengers: Doomsday» in Downey Jr.’s new look
Fans of the MCU are known for analyzing any public materials in detail in search of clues about the plots of new movies — this time the upcoming «Avengers: Doomsday» were linked to Robert Downey Jr.’s new hairstyle.
Google pays salaries to AI engineers for a year after dismissal — to prevent them from leaving for competitors
Artificial intelligence specialists are worth their weight in gold, so some large companies pay them extra just to keep them from leaving for competitors.
Quentin Tarantino’s friend reveals the plot of «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2» — is not a sequel, but a separate story of Cliff Booth
Last week, leading Hollywood websites reported on Netflix plans to make a movie «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2»and now they have received confirmation from Quentin Tarantino’s close friend Sean Fennessey.
The Last of Us season two started with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes: «Still the best video game adaptation»
The first reviews for the second season of «The Last of Us» have been released and they are extremely positive. Critics praise the script, intense action, and chemistry between Bella Ramsay and Pedro Pascal’s characters in the sequel, which is still the best video game adaptation on television and is in the running for Best TV Series of…
Portrait of a Ukrainian video game developer by DOU — 26-year-old Kyivan without a wife and children, but with a PlayStation
Website DOU surveyed 900 Ukrainian video game developers about their salaries, age, location, and game preferences, and based on their answers created a portrait of an average game specialist. In general, this is a 26-year-old Kyiv resident without a wife and children, but with a PlayStation.
Megogo launches vertical series — first 19 available with episodes up to 1.5 minutes
Megogo became the first Ukrainian OTT service to integrate a vertical content viewing format — similar to that used by TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts.
A new look at «Avatar 3» — space whale Payakan returns with his girlfriend
Publication Empire has published a new image «Avatar: Fire and Ashes» by James Cameron, which shows that the Payakan whale returns in the third movie.
The 10 largest IT companies in Ukraine earned ₴56.48 billion in a year, but revenue grew by only 1%
According to by the Opendatabot 2025 indexThe total revenue of the top ten largest IT companies in Ukraine amounted to ₴56.48 billion, with growth of only one percent.
Minecraft movie earns $301 million at launch — double forecasts and the second highest grossing debut for a video game adaptation
The Minecraft film adaptation exceeded forecasts by almost two times and opened at the box office with a record $301 million — the highest-grossing start of 2025 and the second-best debut in video game history, second only to last year’s «Super Mario Brothers in the movies» from with a start of $377 million and a total box office of $1.3…
The first trailer «Tron: Ares» — Jared Leto’s artificial intelligence enters the real world
40 years after the release of the first «Tron», Disney’s sci-fi film series returned with a threequel starring Jared Leto.
Consequences of failure «Snow White»: Disney has stopped work on the remake «Rapunzel»
Disney has curtailed the development of the movie «Rapunzel: The Tangled Story» — another remake of the cartoon dedicated to the fairy-tale heroine of the Grimm brothers.
Midjourney updated to V7 — «cheap» draft mode and 10x faster image generation
Midjourney, one of the first AI-based image generators, has received a new version.
The «Start» menu in Windows 11 will get a major redesign — with flexible customization and no intrusive recommendations
Microsoft has begun internal testing of the new «Start» menu interface in Windows 11, which combines all sections into one scrollable layout and finally allows you to turn off intrusive recommendations.
«Netflix’s The Chronicles of Narnia will make Aslan a woman, Meryl Streep is offered the role
Meryl Streep is in talks to play Aslan in Netflix’s adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia. Yes, you read that right.
Trailer «M3GAN 2.0» — first look at Ivanna Sakhno as the killer doll Amelia
After a short teaser with M3GAN dancingshown at the «Grammy» ceremony, Blumhouse has released a full trailer for the sequel to the 2023 horror hit.
«Homer would be proud»: Universal called Nolan’s «Odyssey» the masterpiece of our generation» and didn’t show a single frame at CinemaCon
Almost half of yesterday’s CinemaCon presentation was devoted to Universal projects — and the news that was most anticipated was about Christopher Nolan’s «Odyssey», which gathered all the «cream» of modern Hollywood for just one movie.
Midnight’s proxy was removed from «Avengers: Endgame» because Marvel refused to pay the actress: «You’re lucky to be part of the MCU»
Actress Carrie Coon appeared in «Avengers: Infinity War» as the villain Proxima Midnight and was supposed to continue her role in the final film, but received too little screen time due to a payment dispute with Marvel.
Did ChatGPT invent Trump’s tariffs? A crazy new social media theory reveals «conspiracy» the US government and AI
Twitter users / X promote a new crazy theory that suggests that the US government turned to artificial intelligence to calculate new tariffs. The evidence in this case is that all the leading chatbots — ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok — use the same formula that the US government used to calculate the new tariffs.
Devil May Cry animated series released on Netflix — 8 episodes with Ukrainian subtitles available
Starting today, all eight episodes of the first season of Devil May Cry are available on Netflix — without Ukrainian dubbing, but with subtitles.
The Minecraft movie adaptation started with 52% on Rotten Tomatoes: «A stupid movie for children or very avid gamers»
After the favorable first reactions to the Minecraft movie adaptation it seemed that the film was going to get high marks from critics, but they were quite disappointing.
The first teaser «Five Nights at Freddy’s 2» — animatronics leave the pizzeria
Blumhouse has shown the first teaser for «Five Nights at Freddy’s 2» — the sequel to the hit 2023 horror film, which adapted the horror game franchise of the same name.
Danny Boyle on the «28 Years Later» trilogy: Cillian Murphy will be there, but there’s no money for a third movie
Director Danny Boyle has confirmed that Cillian Murphy will be cast in the next two films of the «28 Years Later trilogy, although the release of the third film is still in doubt — as the team has not yet received the money for it.
The prequel «The Hunger Games» about Mockingjay got the first teaser — with a big spoiler for the 50th Panem competition
Suzanne Collins’ latest book, Catching Fire: Mockingjay, sold 1.5 million copies in one week, but the most interesting news is that its film adaptation is moving at a similarly fast pace.
Garmin unveils Vivoactive 6 — sports watch with two new features for the brand
Garmin has expanded its line of affordable sports watches Vivoactive 6 modelwhich, among other things, has advanced modes for running, walking, and cycling, as well as a smart alarm option.
«John Wick» will get a cartoon prequel with the voice of Keanu Reeves and a «live-action» spinoff about the blind killer Kane
The «John Wick» universe is growing to insane proportions as Lionsgate has announced the development of at least two new spin-off projects.
David Fincher to direct sequel «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood» based on Tarantino’s script — Brad Pitt in the title role
The Oscar-winning western comedy «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood» will get a sequel from Netflix — Quentin Tarantino wrote the script but gave the direction to David Fincher.
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