Disney has spent «$645 million on Andor» $645 million — it is the most expensive project in the «Star Wars universe»
The cost of producing two seasons of the series “Andor” reached $645 million — $290 million went into filming the second season alone last year, but the final sum could be substantially higher.
Twitter/X has increased the cost of Premium Plus subscription by almost 40%
Starting December 21st, Twitter rolled out new pricing for its premium subscription for users—apparently to “boost payouts to content creators.”
In Lviv, taxis are most often called with iPhones, Kyiv residents are generous with «tips», and Kherson residents like to take early trips, — Uklon
This year, Ukrainians have traveled over 842 million kilometers and spent nearly 14 million hours on the road using the taxi service Uklon.
«It's chaos». Warner Bros. is nervous about «Superman» after private screenings, and DC plans reshoots
Insider Jeff Snyder (via World of Reel) reports that the version of “Superman” shown at James Gunn’s private screening was “a kind of mess” and got Warner Bros. “nervous” about the upcoming movie.
Apple is working on a smart doorbell with Face ID, — Mark Gurman
According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple is working on a smart doorbell that would connect to a similarly smart lock and unlock it using a camera and face scanning system, famously known to iPhone users as Face ID.
OpenAI has canceled limits on the use of Sora video generator for ChatGPT Plus owners (but temporarily)
ChatGPT Plus owners received a holiday gift from OpenAI — unlimited access to the Sora video generator.
Researchers name a type of game that promotes mental health and reduces stress
For many years, video games have been the subject of numerous studies which alternately labeled them as either bad or good for mental health. However, the latest analysis focused specifically on the types of games that require different gameplay styles and accordingly can vary in impact.
The trailer for the new «Superman» garnered 250 million views in a day — a record in the history of DC and Warner Bros.
The long-awaited “Superman” trailer has become the most popular in DC and Warner Bros. history, racking up 250 million views in just 24 hours.
The first trailer for «Superman» — with «beaten» superhero David Corensworth has been released
The first teaser trailer for the new «Superman» has been released, with David Corensworth taking on the role of the Man of Steel for the first time, replacing Henry Cavill.
Ana de Armas is in talks with Marvel for a role in «Avengers: Doomsday», — insider Daniel Richtman
Right now, “Avengers: Doomsday” has a single, officially confirmed Marvel character — Doctor Doom played by Robert Downey Jr.. However, rumors about the rest of the cast are still swirling.
OpenAI launches «a hotline» with ChatGPT (with a real number) — first 15 minutes free of charge
On the 10th day of announcements, OpenAI ChatGPT got its own number — 1-800-242-8478.However, only users in the USA can call the chatbot for now, but others are encouraged to add the number to WhatsApp and chat with ChatGPT through the app. Currently, there’s a limit for the calls — 15 free minutes per phone number per month.
The main villain of «Spider-Man 4» will be Mephisto, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, — Jeff Snyder
Rumors about the «Borat» star joining the Marvel universe have been circulating for several years, but he will probably finally make his debut in the «Spider-Man 4» movie.
Trailer for the movie «Black Bag» — with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as a spy couple who are opposed to each other
The trailer for the upcoming film by director Steven Soderbergh, “Black Bag”, has dropped, featuring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as a married couple of spies tangled in a joint affair.
73% of iPhone owners are dissatisfied with Apple Intelligence, but half of them say AI is «a decisive factor» for buying a smartphone
A survey by tech trading site SellCell (via 9to5mac) showed that most smartphone owners consider artificial intelligence features when buying devices, but are not satisfied with what companies currently offer.
The trailer «28 years later» garnered 60 million views in a day — a 2024 record and the second best result for horror films
The trailer for “28 Years Later,” released last week, racked up a whopping 60 million views in just 24 hours — setting the record for 2024 and claiming the second spot for all-time horror movie trailers.
A first look at the «M3GAN 2.0» — sequel to the killer doll horror movie from Blumhouse
Entertainment Weekly has dropped the first two pics from the upcoming sci-fi flick “M3GAN 2.0”.
Europe launches Starlink competitor — IRIS2 constellation of 290 communications satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract to build the IRIS2 satellite communication network, aiming to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Vodafone to increase prices for Ukrainians by UAH 70-120 starting December 24 — initially in four tariffs
Hot on the heels of Kyivstar, Vodafone announced a hike in tariff prices too.
The series Silo has been officially renewed for seasons 3 and 4, which will fully complete the story
Apple TV+ has officially renewed the series “Silo” for two more seasons, which, according to the service, will be enough to complete the story.
Piracy is booming in Ukraine: HDRezka is 4.5 times more popular than Netflix and twice as popular as Megogo in search queries
According to Bloomberg, Ukraine is among the top six countries with the highest level of consumption of pirated content — so it’s no surprise that the latest Similarweb statistics showed that the third most visited site among Ukrainians is the pirated UAKino.
The head of Black Myth: Wukong prepared a speech for «Game of the Year» 2 years ago, and the choice of Astro Bot brought the developers to tears
The CEO of Chinese studio Game Science, which developed Black Myth: Wukong, Feng Ji, has expressed his disappointment with this year’s The Game Awards ceremony.
Ukrainian IT professionals have chosen 25 most desirable companies to work for: Grammarly leads among seniors, while juniors choose mono
DOU website surveyed Ukrainian IT professionals and found out which companies they would most like to work for.
Foldable Apple iPhone to debut in 2026, and iPhone 17 Air will get a «nice price», — WSJ
A new report from The Wall Street Journal spills the beans on Apple’s upcoming foldable devices and the price of the super-thin iPhone 17 Air.
Apple is working on a giant foldable iPad — it will run macOS apps and be released in 2028
Rumors about Apple’s foldable devices have been swirling for years, but it looks like the first such gadget might be an iPad, not an iPhone.
«Craven the Hunter» opened with $11 million — worse than any of Sony's Spider-Man movies
Right now, “Kraven the Hunter” is Sony’s biggest flop in the Spider-Man Universe.
Only 4% of Ukrainians donate «Winter eSupport» to the Armed Forces, the rest — pay for utilities or mobile communications
So, as part of the “Winter eSupport” program, 1,000 UAH has been credited to the cards of 1.8 million adults and 520,000 children.
Emma D'Arcy of «House of Dragon» reveals the main change in Reynarda in Season 3
Actress Emma D’Arcy, who played the adult version of Reynarda Targaryen in the series «A House of Dragons», spoke about the changes that await her character in the third season.
Prison Break relaunch is officially in the works — Hulu has ordered a pilot episode
The events of the new series “Prison Break” will take place in the same universe as the original, but will likely focus on new characters.
Chris Evans will play Nomad in the movie «Avengers: Doomsday», — Jeff Snyder
Chris Evans, like Robert Downey Jr. will appear in the movie «Avengers: Doomsday» in a new incarnation, saying goodbye to the images of Captain America and Johnny Storm.
The zombie from the trailer «28 years later» was not played by Cillian Murphy, but by an actor who looks like him
Movie trailer «28 years later»released a few days ago, puzzled many fans because the zombie shown in one of the frames of the video looked very much like the character of Killian Murphy from the original 2002 Danny Boyle film.
A first look at the thriller «Novocaine» — with Jack Quaid, who feels no pain
Paramount has released the first trailer for the action thriller «Novocaine» starring Jack Quaid («The Boys»).
«Stop Hiring Humans»: San Francisco startup scares citizens with AI cringe ads
An AI startup from San Francisco decided to «troll» people and run an ad urging them not to hire human labor and instead use artificial intelligence technologies.
Horror master Mike Flanagan to direct a movie about Batman's «oldest» enemy for DC
DC Studios has given the «green light» to Mike Flanagan’s film, which will tell the story of Clayface.
Ukrainians searched for electronics on Google in Russian in 78% of queries, but Ukrainian is growing every year, — Promodo
According to a study by Promodo (via Forbes), e-commerce searches in Ukrainian on Google grew by 5% in 2024, while in 2025 — they are forecast to grow to 36.6%.
An absolute failure: Sony's «Craven Hunter» launched with 15% on Rotten Tomatoes
Thought it couldn’t get any worse than “Madame Web”? But then Sony took on “Kraven the Hunter” and outdid itself.
Elon Musk is the first in the world to get rich up to $400 billion — wealth increased by 77% after Trump's victory
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the first person in the world whose fortune has exceeded $440 billion.
The Game of Thrones star gave some intimate advice to Emma D'Arcy from House of the Dragon before the start of filming
Emma D’Arcy, who played the adult Reynira Targaryen in «House of the Dragon», said in a new interview that she had a frank conversation with Emilia Clarke (Daenerys in «Game of Thrones»), who gave her some important advice before the start of filming.
12 useful Google Chrome extensions that were downloaded most often in 2024
Google unveiled a ranking of the most popular Chrome extensions — some of which can help you boost productivity, have fun, or even save money.
Amazon has launched online car sales — Hyundai is already «in business»
The e-commerce empire Amazon has expanded into car sales—starting today, the beta version of Amazon Autos category is live on the website.
EasyPay turned off the refund function because Ukrainians «abused» it to convert «eSupport» into cash
EasyPay CEO Oleksiy Avramenko has announced that the payment service has disabled the refund option due to a “fraudulent scheme” with the “Winter eSupport” program.
Sony cancels movies with «supporting» Spider-Man characters after the failure of «Venom» and «Madame Web»
“Kraven the Hunter” will wrap up Sony’s work on films about characters from the “Spider-Man” universe, which were supposed to create a separate franchise from Marvel for the studio.
Pornhub's year in review: Ukraine is in the top 15 in terms of views, Android «dominates iOS, and PS5 garnered 60% of traffic from consoles
Traditionally, at the end of the year, various services and platforms wrap up with their year-end summaries — Pornhub is no exception, having recently published its own usage statistics.
Google Docs has 40 new templates — and they can make your work much easier
Google Docs just rolled out new templates designed to jazz up your documents and generally make your life easier.
The director of «Dune» Denis Villeneuve named the 5 best films of 2024 — and you might have missed them
Director of “Dune” Denis Villeneuve in an interview with Games Radar shared a list of movies released in 2024 that he particularly enjoyed.
2024 in Google queries: what did Ukrainians search for most often?
Google named the most popular search queries among Ukrainians in 2024 — and unsurprisingly, “power outage schedules” took the top spot.
The first trailer «28 years later» — Cillian Murphy seems to have become a zombie, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer are on the run
Sony Pictures just dropped the first trailer for the post-apocalyptic horror movie “28 Years Later” — the much-anticipated sequel to “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later”.
Intel is among the top five «best-managed» companies in the US — despite losing 50% of its value and firing its CEO
The Drucker Institute and The Wall Street Journal have published their annual ranking of the 250 best-managed US companies — and, surprisingly, Intel made the list despite currently going through what might be the biggest crisis in its history.
Rockstar Games asked GTA 6 writers to be «less rude» to transgender people, — Bloomberg
Reliable industry insider Jason Schreier from Bloomberg has released a new report on the development of GTA 6.
«Avengers: Doomsday» will bring Chris Evans back to Marvel, but probably not as Captain America
Actor Chris Evans, best known to Marvel fans as Steve Rogers (Captain America), will join Robert Downey Jr. in the movie “Avengers: Doomsday.”
The director of «Indiana Jones 5» says the movie failed because of «Harrison Ford's old age»
Despite “Indiana Jones 5” debuting in theaters over a year ago, its flop still haunts director James Mangold. What’s more — he seems to have pinpointed the reason for the “rejection” and believes it was due to the age of the leading actor.
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