TikTok bloggers vandalize a temple in Cambodia to recreate the game Temple Run
In the video, against the backdrop of the 900-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourists ran through Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple, mimicking the events of Temple Run, a mobile game in the endless runner genre.
«Gladiator II» was rated «for adults» — due to violent and bloody scenes
Ridley Scott returns to Ancient Rome this fall with the sequel to the hit action movie «Gladiator».
Siri, out! Apple creates a new «personality» for the smart assistant
Apple’s new assistant will focus on the functions of generative artificial intelligence, in the implementation of which the company has invested heavily.
«I saw Grog for the first time the other day»: Sigourney Weaver is officially on the Star Wars team and working on a movie based on «Mandalorian»
The actress has officially confirmed rumors of joining the Star Wars universe as one of the leading characters in the upcoming feature film «Mandalorian and Grog».
Bethesda veteran says that «Fallout» will be rewatched like «Lord of the Rings» and «games will live» to see our grandchildren
According to game designer Jeff Gardiner, the Fallout IP will be «alive» for decades to come.
Garmin has introduced new watches: Enduro 3 and flagship Fenix 8 with 48 days of battery life and AMOLED versions
The $1000+ Fenix 8 has a built-in speaker and microphone, as well as new workout features; while the $900 Enduro 3 boasts an LED flashlight and solar charging that extends battery life to 320 hours in GPS mode.
NBU imposes restrictions on P2P transfers starting October 1 — limit of ₴150,000 per month
NBU approved restrictions on card-to-card transfers.
«Fight or work» according to Shmyhal: the fight against salaries in envelopes and the return of Ukrainians from abroad
At the forum «Ukraine 2024. Independence» Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced a number of measures to de-shadow the economy, which will be implemented on the principle of «fight or work».According to Shmyhal (via sud.ua), Ukraine has lost 3.5 million jobs during the full-scale war — 8 million jobs now, while at least 10 million are needed…
After Pavel Durov’s arrest, Telegram downloads increased — in France, the messenger topped the App Store rankings
Detention of Telegram founder
«Acolytes» cost $600,000 per minute of screen time and planned to cast Keanu Reeves as Master Saul
Initially «Acolyte» demonstrated record viewsHowever, the number of viewers dropped dramatically after the first two episodes, which eventually led to the cancellation of the second season.
Apple’s CFO Luca Maestri resigns from January
Maestri joined the company in 2013 and was promoted to CFO a year later, replacing Peter Oppenheimer.
Canada imposes a 100% duty on Chinese electric vehicles — on the eve of BYD’s entry into the local market
Canada is following the lead of the US and Europe and imposing a 100% duty on electric vehicles imported from China to protect domestic car manufacturers from the influx of cheap competitors.
Rich and unhappy: NVIDIA employees work in «sweatshops» 12-15 hours a day and don’t have time to spend millions
Since 2019 NVIDIA shares increased by 3776% (thanks in particular to sales of the main chip needed to run artificial intelligence systems), and many employees have become rich but still face stress at work.
Australia introduces a $60,000 fine for bosses who disturb employees after hours
Following a complaint from an employee, the Australian Fair Work Commission will determine the extent to which «unreasonable» was the request of the boss — and will evaluate what penalty to impose on him.
An EPAM IT specialist was detained at the border — he was trying to swim across the Dniester to get to Moldova
The IT specialist was fined UAH 3.4 thousand and ordered to pay UAH 600 in court fees.
Replacing a bar counter: a precious Roman sarcophagus was accidentally found on a beach in Bulgaria
The sarcophagus is estimated to be 1700 years old, but this did not faze the owner of a Bulgarian beach bar, who used the ancient Roman coffin as a table.
«Inside Out 2» — the world’s first cartoon to earn $1 billion at the international box office
The box office of «Inside Out 2» exceeded $1 billion at the international box office — the first animated film in the world to reach this milestone («The Lion King», which earned $1.1 billion overseas, is classified by Disney as a «live-action» film).
«The situation is difficult»: the Russians attacked energy facilities in 15 regions of Ukraine, emergency shutdowns were introduced
In the morning, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities in Kyiv, Lutsk, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, and other cities. The consequences are still being clarified, but the Ministry of Energy has already stated that the situation is difficult for the energy sector.
The remake of «The Crow» had a disastrous start at the box office and received only 20% on Rotten Tomatoes: «A silly imitation of the 1990s classic»
The mystical action film «The Crow», which attempted to relaunch the cult franchise, debuted with mediocre box office receipts and low reviews.
«Ted Lasso» will return to Apple TV+ with the fourth season
Apple TV+ has ordered an additional season for the series «Ted Lasso» and signed deals with three key actors, reports Deadline.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at the airport in France, — media
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was detained at Paris Le Bourget airport. He arrived in the French capital on a private jet from Azerbaijan, accompanied by a bodyguard and a woman.
An Amazon tech worker earns $400,000 a year for… doing nothing — and no one has exposed him yet
One of Amazon’s senior technical specialists boasted on social media that he managed to earn a lot of money and do almost nothing for the company. For some time, the man was worried that he would be exposed, but the e-commerce giant has not yet learned of his fraud.
The director of «Alien: Romulus» played The Last of Us while writing the script — it helped to «improve» one of the characters
We are talking about Isabela Merced’s character in «Alien: Romulus», who received some of the characteristics of Dinah from The Last of Us Part II — ironically, a year the actress was chosen for the same role in the second season of the game’s TV adaptation.
A disposable ring for $400. iFixit says Samsung Galaxy Ring is not repairable
iFixit experts appreciated maintainability of the smart ring Samsung and provided disappointing conclusions.
Forget «Alien» and «Blade Runner»: Ridley Scott thinks «Gladiator II» — is the best movie of his career
The director, known for «Blade Runner» and «Alien», said that the sequel to «Gladiator» surpassed all his previous works.
Horror comedy «Beatlejuice Beatlejuice» got a themed website that will generate your «otherworldly» photo
Warner Bros. has launched the Otherworldly Generator to promote Tim Burton’s new movie «Beatles’ Beatles’».
Chinese company gave employees an extra day off to «study» Black Myth: Wukong
The release of Black Myth: Wukong on August 20 prompted the Chinese company to send almost all employees on a day off — but with two interesting preconditions.
Disney has removed all «Acolyte» merchandise from its online store
A few days after the announcement of the series cancellation «Acolyte» After the first season, fans noticed that all themed merchandise disappeared from the Disney online store.
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks YouTube’s all-time record with the launch of a new channel — 1 million subscribers in 1.5 hours
Cristiano Ronaldo has added another victory to his list of regalia — his new YouTube channel has become the fastest to reach one million subscribers in the history of the service (it took only 1.5 hours).
Apple fires head of App Store — amid reorganization and pressure from EU regulators
The head of the App Store is leaving the company as part of the reorganization of the division, which previously attracted the attention of regulators due to concerns about «too much power in the mobile software market».
Kill iPhone with a few taps: security researchers reveal a 4-character code that breaks iOS
As noted by TechCrunch citing security researchers, typing just four characters in Spotlight search or the app library can cause your iPhone to crash severely.
«Sorry, we screwed up». Lionsgate removes trailer for «Megalopolis» over fake critic quotes
The last one movie trailer «Megalopolis» tried to attack the film critics, referring to their allegedly negative reviews of Francis Coppola’s previous works, but it turned out that the quotes were a complete fabrication.
«Alien: Romulus» brought back a star to the franchise «Alien» 1979 — but not in the way we would have liked
The film has been in theaters since yesterday and has prepared many surprises for fans of the franchise.
A gamer spent $500 000 to reach the highest level of his Steam account
Currently, a user with the nickname Stasik has reached Steam level 5960 — interestingly, the platform doesn’t even have a special icon for this yet.
The actress who plays Abby in «The Last Of Us» was hired as a bodyguard — because of hate speech against her character
In the second season «The Last Of Us» actress Caitlin Deaver was cast as AbbyHowever, this choice was initially criticized because the actress’s physique is somewhat different from the image envisioned in The Last of Us Part II.
Millionaire tech blogger says Google didn’t invite him to the Pixel 9 unveiling after «harsh but honest» criticism of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
Arum Maini, who runs the YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss, complains that Google ignored him and did not send him an invitation to the Pixel 9 — presentation, despite the fact that his page dedicated to technological innovations is followed by more than 19 million people.
«3 Body problem» creators admitted that they cut out «one of the best moments of the book» and canceled the cameo of the «Doctor Who star»
The showrunners of the series David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Wu said that the first season of the series 3 Body problem had to «cut «and remove some «beautiful scenes from the book «because they «didn’t work with the episodes as a whole «.
Last year, a record number of accidents involving electric scooters were recorded in Ukraine — drivers were often drunk
Over the past 5 years, courts have heard about 130 cases of accidents involving e-scooters — 34% of the total number occurred in 2023, according to Opendatabot.
«Ukrzaliznytsia» closes the old website from September 1 — and prepares new tariffs for passenger transportation
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, the head of the passenger direction of «Ukrzaliznytsia», told the publication Forbes Ukraineannounced that the old website for purchasing and booking tickets at booking.uz.gov.ua will cease to operate.
«PrivatBank» halved the tariff for international transfers from currency cards
Tariffs for international transfers to Privat24 from currency cards «PrivatBank» reduced doubled — to 1% instead of 2%.
In Florida, hundreds of Tesla Model 3s were spotted abandoned in the middle of a field — and they are brand new
The pictures that have recently circulated on Reddit look like scenes from a post-apocalyptic movie or an ordinary car graveyard, if not for the one thing — all «abandoned» Tesla cars are brand new.
«Alien: Romulus» debuted with 82% on Rotten Tomatoes: crazy special effects and sound with «complete lack of originality»
«Alien: Romulus» has received the first ratings on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes — critics gave the film an 82% rating (based on 120+ reviews), but the reviews themselves were somewhat contradictory.
Twitter plunges into chaos with new uncensored image generator
Without any questions, the Twitter chatbot generated a naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump in a Nazi uniform, or Barack Obama with a cocaine track.
English Premier League to replace VAR system with iPhone 14 in the new season
The English Football Championship will abandon the controversial VAR Offside system in favor of a dozen iPhones in the new season.
The Indian Navy «revealed» the movement of its nuclear weapons through a yoga picture on Instagram
The Indian Navy has been integrating yoga into its training practices for decades, and recently began offering classes on board its warships — simultaneously flaunting the pictures on Instagram and thus revealing the movement of secret nuclear weapons.
«3 Body Problem» creators forced Aisa Gonzalez to learn a fake 3-page monologue written by ChatGPT
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, known for their work on «Game of Thrones» and «3 Body Problem», often cast the actors they love the most.
«PrivatBank» has launched a digital tip option in the Terminal app
«PrivatBank» launched a new option in the Terminal app that will allow Ukrainian businesses to accept tips from customers using a smartphone.
Germany issues an arrest warrant in the case of undermining «Nord Stream» — Ukrainian Volodymyr Z.
In addition to Volodymyr Z., two other Ukrainian citizens are suspected of acting as divers and attaching explosives to gas pipelines.
Boxer Iman Khelif filed a complaint about online bullying — Elon Musk is involved in the lawsuit
Helif became an Olympic champion, but faced a torrent of online bullying after failing the «gender test» — Now the boxer has filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling of cyberstalking, among others.
Residents of «Diia.City» paid ₴8.4 billion in taxes in 2024 — Monobank, Favbet Tech, and EPAM are in the top
In the first 6 months of 2024, residents of «Diia.City» contributed more than ₴8.4 billion to the Ukrainian budget, almost as much as in the entire last year (₴8.5 billion).
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