«Time for them to die»: Elon Musk works to shut down USAID, says agency funded «biological weapons development»
Elon Musk, now head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration, «is working to close USAID» — and the newly minted US president allegedly supported him in this
Grammy 2025: «Dune 2» and Wizardry remake win awards for best soundtrack
On the night of February 3, the «Grammy-2025» music awards ceremony took place, where, among other things, the best movie and video game soundtracks were recognized.
The first teaser of the horror movie «M3GAN 2.0»: new doll — new problems
Blumhouse has revealed the first teaser for «M3GAN 2.0» —, the sequel to the hit sci-fi horror film starring a killer doll.
OpenAI introduced Deep Research — a new ChatGPT tool for «deep» online research
Deep Research by OpenAI — something like the next agent of artificial intelligence, which specializes in conducting in-depth and comprehensive research using ChatGPT.
OpenAI has launched a new «reasoning model» o3-mini in the free version of ChatGPT (but with limitations)
OpenAI has finally launched the latest version of its reasoning models o3-mini in API services and ChatGPT subscriptions(including in the free version).
«Absolutely unrealistic for PC»: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launched with mixed reviews on Steam and complaints about technical problems
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which has been available on PC since yesterday, looked surprisingly productive with announcement of system requirements — However, the port developed by Nixxes has received mixed reviews on Steam from the start, mainly due to technical issues.
«Captain America — my Oscar»: Anthony Mackie says he had «at least 4 performances» that could have won the top movie award
Movie «Captain America: Brave New World» will debut in Ukrainian cinemas on February 12th — this time with Anthony Mackie in the title role, who «inherited the» shield from Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).
Starting February 1, Ukrainian banks will introduce new limits on card-to-card money transfers: what will change?
Starting tomorrow, Ukrainian banks will introduce new restrictions on money transfers, primarily for clients with unconfirmed income.
US Department of Defense personnel ran DeepSeek on work PCs for 2 days before access was blocked
The Pentagon has blocked internal access to DeepSeek’s AI models after discovering that employees in some departments had been connecting to Chinese servers for at least two days, reports Bloomberg.
The priest and owner of the gaming site God is a Geek repeated «the Nazi gesture» Elon Musk — he was defrocked and the editorial staff quit
Priest, far-right political commentator and former games journalist Calvin Robinson imitated the Nazi salute during a speech against abortion on January 25, directly referring to Elon Musk’s infamous «gesture» after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Google launches «voluntary release» program for Pixel, Chrome and Android developers
Google is offering voluntary resignations to employees of the Platforms & Devices division, which was formed last year, by combining the Pixel, Chrome and Android teams.
Microsoft adds OpenAI's «thinking» o1 model to the free version of Copilot (but under a different name)
Initially, the model of reasoning OpenAI o1 was launched as a paid feature of the tariff Copilot Pro for $20 per month, but this week Microsoft made it available to everyone.
«Building Amazon in the Ukrainian format»: Ukrposhta will automate parcel processing by 100%, and delivery will be reduced to 1 day — from February
The CEO of JSC «Ukrposhta» said that from February 3, the operator will switch to a fully automated parcel processing process, which will significantly reduce delivery times across the country.
Teaser for the second season of «Wednesday» — a new look at Jenna Ortega and the tormented monster in chains
Netflix has released the first teaser for the second season of «Wednesday».
Series «Squid Game» — first look at the third season and exact release date from Netflix
Netflix has announced the release date of the third season of «The Squid Game» and showed some new footage.
Who uses ChatGPT? Men account for 85% of the audience, and more than half of the users are under 25 years old
Analytics company Appfigures (via TechCrunch) has published new data on ChatGPT usage, and it turns out that women and middle-aged people are not too fond of OpenAI’s AI models.
DeepSeek lost its trademark in the US — someone else registered it 36 hours earlier
On Tuesday, the Chinese startup DeepSeek filed an application for trademark registration with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), but it turned out that they had already been beaten to the punch by another company — and only by 36 hours.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 paid off on the first day of sales: «We knew we would break even from the beginning»
GSC Game World founder Sergey Grigorovich gave an interview YouTube channel «Straight red»in which he talked about the financial success of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, plans for the game’s film adaptation and the development of new «Cossacks».
Netflix has shown «unused» footage of «Squid Games» and an extended version of one of the bloodiest competitions
Netflix’s Korean subsidiary has shown behind-the-scenes footage of the second season of Squid Game and some unused footage.
Retailers are raffling off «the right to buy» NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in lotteries due to shortages
Retailers have started implementing lottery systems to sell NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, given the potential shortage of graphics cards.
«For the defense of freedom of speech»: Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Elon Musk’s activities have provoked a controversial reaction from members of the European Parliament: some accuse the billionaire of undermining democracy and call on the EU Commission to impose sanctions on him, while others —have nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service to waive fees for current users for 5 weeks
Starting January 31, paid NVIDIA GeForce NOW users will no longer be billed due to the transition to a new payment provider — the service will continue to work, and current accounts will remain active despite non-payment (registration of new accounts will be suspended).
«The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms»: George Martin has watched all episodes of the series and says it's a «adaptation worthy of a reasonable person»
George R.R. Martin praised the upcoming spin-off «Game of Thrones» — series «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms».
The series «Stranger Things» will get episodes «as long as a movie» in season 5 and promises «Lord of the Rings action»
The fifth and final season of «Stranger Things», which will debut on Netflix this year, has yet to receive a full trailer — but the show’s creators and actors regularly provide some interesting details and promises about the upcoming release.
Ukrainian trailer for «In the Lost Lands» — the dark fantasy about Grey Alice based on the novel by George Martin
Following the original, the official Ukrainian trailer for the film «In The Lost Lands» starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Batista has been released.
«Evidence is»: OpenAI says China's DeepSeek «stole ChatGPT data for training
ChatGPT developer comments Financial Times claimed to have evidence that China’s DeepSeek used OpenAI data to train a competitive artificial intelligence model.
Elon Musk to launch X Money payment service «this year», Visa — main partner
Elon Musk’s Twitter/X has signed a deal with Visa to launch X Money, a payment service that will work directly on the social network and support instant bank transfers and P2P (person-to-person) payments.
Sony changes its key bosses: Hiroki Totoki will take over as CEO and Hideaki Nishino will be in charge of the gaming division
According to Sony’s statement, CFO Hiroki Totomi will replace Kenichiro Yoshida as CEO starting in April. Instead, Lin Tao, Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Strategy, will be promoted to CFO.
EU to ban resale of PlayStation and Xbox to Russians, — Financial Times
The EU plans to include game consoles in a new package of sanctions, given that Russia’s armed forces can use them to control drones and disassemble them for weapons, reports Financial Times.
Facebook calls Linux «a cybersecurity threat» and bans people who mention the OS
It seems that Facebook is now banning some posts or threads that mention the word «Linux».
Just as Trump ordered: Google Maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico to «American» (US only)
Google announced, which will change the names of two US geographical locations in the application Google Mapsaccording to President Donald Trump’s January 20 order.
What's with the face? The network ridiculed the promo «Superman» because of «bad CGI» — DC responded
New teaser for «Superman» from DC caused a flood of jokes and memes online with just one scene.
Under pressure from DeepSeek: OpenAI plans to reduce the cost of ChatGPT Plus to $10
OpenAI plans to reduce the cost of ChatGPT Plus subscription amid the hype around its Chinese competitor DeepSeek — from $20 to $10.
The new life of Pebble: Google opens the source code for PebbleOS, and Eric Michigowski plans to «relaunch» the smartwatch
Founder and CEO of Pebble Eric Michigowski announced plans to revive smartwatch production.
China's DeepSeek crashes NVIDIA shares by 12% in a day as the world believes in «cheap» artificial intelligence
NVIDIA shares dropped 12% in pre-market trading as the world was captivated by AI models from the Chinese startup DeepSeek.
«Budget» Apple iPhone SE 4 was shown on video — without a key feature promised by leaks
We are likely getting closer to the launch of the iPhone SE 4, as following the photos, the new “budget” Apple smartphone has also appeared in a video.
New teaser for «Superman» — «span» David Corensworth and an extended look at the villain Nicholas Hoult
DC released a new teaser for the “Superman” movie, in which David Corenswet took on the lead role for the first time, replacing Henry Cavill.
Astronomers are furious with Elon Musk: «space» Tesla Roadster misidentified as asteroid 2018 CN41
On January 2, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the unique asteroid 2018 CN41, but soon had to remove the object from the official list—for the simple reason that it turned out to be a Tesla Roadster car, launched into orbit back in 2018.
China's DeepSeek outperforms ChatGPT in the App Store — with a model that «duplicates» the skills of OpenAI AI
An artificial intelligence assistant from the Chinese startup DeepSeek has for the first time surpassed ChatGPT and became the most popular free program in the App Store in the USA, according to Sensor Tower (via Reuters).
YouTube started showing 3-hour ads without the «skip» — option to overcome blockers
YouTube users complain that the platform now streams very long ads that cannot be skipped.
Apple CEO starred in a promo for the TV series «Severance» — his brain was also «split»
Apple TV+ released a new promo for the second season of the series “Severance”, where the main character is played by the CEO of iPhone manufacturer Tim Cook.
Director «Nosferatu» on his refusal to make contemporary films: «Showing a smartphone — is death, and a car in the frame makes me sick»
Robert Eggers, who released the hit horror “Nosferatu” this year, announced plans for his next films, and interestingly — none of them will take place in the present. For the director, this is no coincidence, but a fully conscious and deliberate position.
The movie «Star Trek: Section 31» debuted with a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes — and it's an absolute flop for the franchise
The science fiction movie Star Trek: Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh received the lowest ratings in the history of franchise.
OpenAI will add «thinking» AI model o3-mini to the free version of ChatGPT (but with restrictions)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the free version of ChatGPT will feature o3-mini — one of the new “reasoning” models of the company.
Paramount has hidden the box office receipts «Better Man» after a poor start at the box office
Paramount acquired the rights to show the biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” in the USA for $25 million, but the film failed already at its debut with an “internal” box office of a modest $1 million. It seems that the situation has only worsened over time, as the company since January 22 has stopped providing new figures.
New «Supergirl» by DC — first look at Millie Alcock as Kara Zor-El
Co-chair of DC Studios James Gunn marked the start of filming the movie “Supergirl,” by posting an offscreen shot with Milly Alcock, who will play Kara Zor-El.
Meet Operator: OpenAI has launched a new AI assistant for computer control and browser automation
OpenAI officially introduced AI agent Operator — a browser automation tool that can interact with screen elements (buttons, text fields, etc.) almost as a human would.
The film «Emilia Perez» received 13 nominations for the «Oscar», and the Ukrainian «Porcelain War» is nominated for the best documentary
On January 23, after a temporary delay due to the fires in Los Angeles, the American Film Academy announced the nominees for the «Oscar» 2025.
«They have no money». Elon Musk publicly praised the Stargate project and called the head of OpenAI a fraud
The Stargate project was personally introduced by Donald Trump, as part of the grand plans of his administration for the development of artificial intelligence — however, this did not prevent the main supporter of the newly elected president, Elon Musk, from publicly criticizing the program.
OpenAI will release Operator «AI agent this week» — probably in ChatGPT Pro subscription for $200
Subscribers of ChatGPT Pro for $200, will likely be the first to try out a new development from OpenAI — the AI agent Operator, which will manage your computer or perform actions in the browser for you.
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