Without GPT-5, but with «Operator»: OpenAI to release AI agent to control computer
The new OpenAI AI agent, codenamed «Operator», will be able to use a computer and perform actions on behalf of its owner (for example, writing code or booking tickets).
Forget about dark matter: James Webb’s telescope didn’t find it — but it seems to have spotted an alternative
A group of astronomers, citing data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), claims that some of the oldest galaxies in the universe could potentially have formed without the influence of dark matter.
Ukraine will not launch economy booking due to «negative public reaction»
MP Bohdan Kitsak says that Ukraine will not launch economic reservations for mobilization, as the public reaction to this proposal was very negative.
Marvel likely fired «Captain America» director Anthony Mackie — reshoots underway
The premiere of the movie «Captain America: A Brave New World» is scheduled for February 2025, but according to insiders, there is now «another round of reshoots» — in fact, it seems that Marvel has even fired the main director.
Apple releases Gold Link bracelet for Apple Watch for $350
Apple has released a new Apple Watch band in the form of a gold bracelet.
Four Tesla passengers burned alive because they could not open the electronic doors during the accident
A terrible accident in Toronto involving a Tesla Model Y resulted in the deaths of four passengers after ramming into a road pole — the driver survived only because a passerby broke the window and helped her leave the burning car.
HBO CEO on the sequel to «Game of Thrones» with Jon Snow: «Maybe we’ll try again»
The canceled spinoff «Game of Thrones» starring Kit Harrington suddenly got a chance to resume.HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed that the project has been put on hold, but this does not mean that they will not return to development in the future.
«Last warning»: EU accuses Apple of illegal geo-blocking of App Store and Apple TV+
European Commission informed Apple about another potential violation of EU rules — this time in terms of geo-blocking of the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, etc.
Amsterdam police launch hologram of dead sex worker in the Red Light District to find her killer
A hologram of a woman is displayed in the windows of the Red Light District, calling on possible witnesses to help find the killer.
Replacing the screen in Pixel 9 Pro Fold will cost more than MacBook Air
Spare parts for Pixel Pro 9 Fold from Google are currently available on the iFixit website — and the prices of some make you think that it is better to buy a new phone or laptop than to repair a broken one.
First reactions to the series «Dune: Prophecy» from HBO — like «Game of Thrones», but in space
On the eve of the debut of «Dune: The Prophecy» on HBO (in Ukraine, we are waiting for the broadcast on Megogo with Ukrainian dubbing), the first ratings and reviews of the series appeared on review aggregator sites.
The Beatles receive a «Grammy» nomination thanks to artificial intelligence
If you’ve been watching list nominees for this year’s «Grammy» music awards, you were probably also surprised to see The Beatles — perhaps one of the world’s most famous bands, which, however, broke up 50 years ago.
Nothing special? «Gladiator II» received first reviews — a modest 67 out of 100 on Metacritic and 76% «freshness» Rotten Tomatoes
A few days before its release in theaters, the sequel to «Gladiator» received the first critical acclaim on review aggregator sites.
Valve Announces a Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED — in White with a Price of $679
Valve releases a limited edition model of the Steam Deck portable console with a new color scheme.
«This is a criminal offense»: Russians who buy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 may be accused of supporting the Armed Forces and terrorism
There was a joke: Russia is planning to ban the sale of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, equating the purchase of the game to terrorism (given the nationality of the developers, their constant donations to the Ukrainian army and «extremist content of the game»).
The director of «Squid Games» lost «8-9 teeth» due to the stress of filming and agreed to a second season «only for the money»
The creator of «Squid Game», Hwang Dong-hyuk, says he agreed to shoot the second season of the series solely for the money.
First trailer «Mission Impossible 8»: Tom Cruise vs. artificial intelligence and a Russian warship
The eighth installment of the series has a new name «Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning» and a premiere date set for May 23, 2025.
Tesla pays employees less than competitors, but offers stock grants and seeks «fanatics», — Business Insider
Publications Business Insider gained access to Tesla’s internal database with information on the salaries of about 100,000 employees.
«This is the perfect place»: Apple explains why the Mac mini power button is located under the case
Updated Apple Mac mini presented last month however, even before the official launch and the first reviews were released, the device had one «flaw» — the power button on the device is located at the bottom of the case.
LG has shown the world’s largest «stretchable» display — +50% without loss of quality
LG Display introduced a prototype display that can expand up to 50%. How notes Tom’s Hardware, is the world’s largest «stretchable» display, which almost doubled the record of its predecessor (it was +20%).
Spinoff «Game of Thrones» about Arya Stark? George Martin discussed a mysterious «new project with Maisie Williams»
Maisie Williams played Arya Stark in «Game of Thrones» for almost 10 years and stated that she would love to try on this role again. Now George Martin has hinted that a standalone story about the character seems to be possible.
Microsoft advises «not to open more than 60 emails» in Outlook, otherwise the mail will break
The last bug in the classic version Microsoft Outlook crashes if users open too many emails at once — program automatically shuts down, reports TechRadar. В Microsoft acknowledged the problem and, among other things, advised customers «not to open more than 60 emails at a time»
The teaser for «Stranger Things» hinted at the appearance of a new Dungeons & Dragons monster in the fifth season
New teaser for the fifth season of the series «Stranger Things» / Stranger Things seemed to reveal nothing but the titles of upcoming episodes — yet fans are diligently looking for (and finding) clues about new storylines.
Intel brings free coffee back to offices for «moral» support — after laying off 15,000 workers
Free coffee in Intel’s offices was canceled as part of cost-cutting efforts (which included layoffs of thousands) — but now the bonus is being returned to «morale» support employees.
Apple iPhone 15 is the best-selling smartphone in the world, and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is out of the top 10 (Counterpoint Research rating)
Counterpoint Research published the top most popular smartphones in the world, based on manufacturers’ sales in the third quarter of 2024.
Ridley Scott on the end of Quentin Tarantino’s career: «Shut up and make a new movie»
On the eve of the release of the sequel «Gladiator» Ridley Scott is actively giving interviews to promote his film, and among other things, commenting on the work of his colleagues. In one — The director also reacted to Quentin Tarantino’s statements about his plans to end his career.
First reviews of Apple MacBook Pro with M4: processor tests are impressive, and the nanotextured screen is worth an extra $150
Journalists have published the first reviews of Apple’s new M4-based MacBook Pro models — and before the laptops get into the hands of our reviewers, we offer you to familiarize yourself with some of the main points of the reviews by reputable foreign media.
Jupiter in detail: NASA shows new images of the largest planet in the Solar System
NASA’s interplanetary station «Juno» sent a new series of images of Jupiter taken during the next (already 66th) flyby of the largest planet in the solar system.
Almost 98% of summonses are sent to Ukrainians who «do not pay a single hryvnia in taxes», — Shmyhal
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that «in recent months» most of the summonses were sent to unemployed people who «do not pay a single hryvnia in taxes».
Two seasons of «Arkane» cost Riot Games $250 million — it is the most expensive animated series in history
On the eve of the release of the second season of «Arkane» Variety magazine revealed some details of the production of the animated series — including the money spent.
OpenAI acquires one of the oldest URLs on the Internet for ChatGPT
OpenAI has acquired Chat.com — one of the oldest domains on the Internet, registered in September 1996.
«Stranger Things» — a first look at the finale of one of the most popular Netflix series
Following a short teaser that revealed the release date of the new season of «Stranger Things, Netflix published and the first shots.
«Stranger Things» is coming: Netflix has revealed the release date of the fifth season — and it’s a bit earlier than expected
Netflix has unveiled a new teaser for Stranger Things, and with it, the release date of the fifth season.
The first PS5 Pro reviews from gaming publications: updates for «fanatics», the rest — skip
On the eve of the official PS5 Pro sales launch, gaming journalists published their first reviews.
The author of the «most mysterious song on the Internet» — was revealed on Reddit after 20 years of searching and appearing in a Doom mod
The digital trail «of the most mysterious song on the Internet» goes back to 2004, when Darius S. from Germany posted digitized recordings of tracks he recorded as a teenager in 1984 from a radio program.
Trump’s support, conspiracy theories, and a meme with a sink in the White House: what did Elon Musk «tweet» on the day of the US election?
Elon Musk took full advantage of the opportunities of your Twitter profile (for the acquisition of which, we recall, spent $40 billion) on the day of the US election — in addition to calls to vote for Trump, there was room for conspiracy theories, memes, and a few interesting photos.
New movie stills «Peaky Blinders» — first look at Rebecca Ferguson and «Bloody» Cillian Murphy
The hit TV series «Peaky Blinders» is getting a movie version on Netflix, with Cillian Murphy reprising her role as Thomas Shelby.
Apple to be fined for «anti-competitive» App Store — up to $38 billion under new EU law
Apple may soon become the first company in history to be fined for violating the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Goodbye, fillers: Swiss scientists have successfully grown lip cells in a «test tube»
The skin on the lips is actually somewhat more complex than the skin on the rest of the body, so its primary cells are quite difficult to reproduce in «laboratory conditions». However, a team from the University of Bern in Switzerland has succeeded.
Searches are conducted in Netflix offices on suspicion of tax fraud
This includes Netflix’s offices in France and the Netherlands.
Tom Hanks «has taken a swipe at Marvel and DC movies: «The audience needs a story, not a comic book with special effects»
Even though the superhero genre remains extremely successful at the box office (with a few exceptions), Hollywood veterans quite often criticize such studios as Marvel and DC for focusing on making money instead of creating «quality movies». This time, actor Tom Hanks also spoke out in favor of the creators of superhero films.
«Squid Game 2» got «crazy» new rules, and for the third season «finished editing episodes»
The second season of «The Squid Game» will debut on Netflix only in December, but the show’s creators have already hinted at what to expect in the third season.
A rare species of bees prevented Mark Zuckerberg from building a nuclear data center
Mark Zuckerberg faces an unexpected obstacle in the competition to create infrastructure for artificial intelligence — a rare species of bee that lives at the site of the potential construction of the nuclear-powered Meta data center.
«Back to the Future 4»: Universal and Robert Zemeckis regularly talk about the movie, but have «different visions»
Director sci-fi movie series «Back to the Future» Robert Zemeckis says that he regularly communicates with Universal about the fourth film, but that he hasn’t reached a common vision with the studio.
X-Ray Recaps — feature for spoiler-free text descriptions of show episodes and seasons is now available on Prime Video
Amazon has launched X-Ray Recaps in beta, which will use generative artificial intelligence to create «text summaries» for Prime Video series (as well as individual episodes or parts of them) — and the company promises that the update has certain «fences» that will help avoid spoilers in the descriptions.
More than 600 developers and designers of The New York Times go on strike the day before the US election — the publication’s servers are under threat
The New York Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers, product managers, data scientists and designers who power the newspaper’s digital services — including live blogs, mobile push notifications and election feeds.
The founder of GSC Game World showed a homing bomb created by the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks»
Programmers from GSC Game World, who worked on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks» games, took part in the development of a homing munition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Reshoots again? Marvel is planning «additional» scenes for «Captain America: The Brave New World» — six months before the premiere
A month ago, it seemed that the movie about the new «Captain America» with Anthony Mackie has the final version (after considerable delays and serious reshoots), but the actors’ words dispel these hopes.
Microsoft to give away $1 000 000 among those who «ditched» Google search engine for Bing
Despite the fact that Microsoft «major» updated Bing with artificial intelligence, users are in no hurry to part with Google in favor of another search engine — so the company decided to attract new customers with a kind of lottery, and this time they offered a million dollars as a prize.
New «Pirates of the Caribbean»: filming will start in 2025, but without Johnny Depp (insider)
The «Pirates of the Caribbean» franchise has received a long-awaited update, but it is unlikely to please Johnny Depp fans.
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