Ig Nobel Prize 2024: mammals that breathe through their anuses, drunken worms lining up, and pigeons guiding missiles
Ig Nobel Prize — is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is being held for the 34th time and is traditionally «not without fun».
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro price rating: cheapest in the US — and almost twice as expensive in Turkey
The other day, Apple presented a new line of iPhone 16 — with new processors, improved cameras, and AI functions (which, however, will not be available to everyone at once). However, the evolution of devices comes at a price, which at the same time varies significantly by country.
The series «Penguin» debuted with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes: «A near-perfect crime drama with the spirit of the Sopranos»
The first reviews of the «Penguin» series have been extremely positive, with critics calling the HBO/Max creation «a near-perfect crime drama» and «a five-star comic book adaptation» that will appeal to even those who are tired of superheroes.
Replacing the screen in the three-fold HUAWEI Mate XT will cost like a new iPhone 16 Pro Max
HUAWEI Mate XT Ultimate Design — is the world’s first triple-folding smartphone that will be available at an incredible price of $2800.
«Without trolls, there would be no Middle Earth»: showrunner of The Lord of the Rings says he is happy about hate in social networks
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings», like the first, received mixed reviews — on Rotten TomatoesFor example, critics gave it an 85% rating, while viewers gave it a 59% rating. At the same time, the show’s creators seem to be satisfied with the attention in both cases.
Netflix app will stop supporting iOS 16 — iPhone XS or later required
Netlix’s mobile app will soon stop supporting iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, requiring newer OS versions to be able to receive updates and bug fixes.
IT-specialist from Zaporizhzhia equipped an observation post «in his apartment» to detect air defense and HIMAR movement
Now the IT specialist is detained by the SBU — he faces up to 8 years in prison.
«As if stepped off the pages of a book»: George Martin praises the series «The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» — the upcoming prequel «Game of Thrones»
George Martin has often expressed disagreement with television adaptations of his works, but he believes that the series «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» is moving in the right direction.
Sales of PlayStation 5 drives outsell Xbox Series on Amazon — boycott of Pro version appears to be lifted
The recently announced PlayStation 5 Pro will be the most expensive modern console, despite the lack of a disk drive and a vertical stand, it is planned to sell for $700.
The series «Dune: Prophecy» will be «not as childish» as «Star Wars» — details from actress Emily Watson
The series will debut this fall, focusing on the rise of the Order of the Bené Gesserit and the events that took place thousands of years before the events of «Dune» Denis Villeneuve.
In Ukraine 270 thousand weapons have been lost since the beginning of the war — most of them in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions
In Ukraine, the number of lost and stolen weapons is growing — more than 270 thousand units «lost» since the beginning of the full-scale war (40% of the total number in the relevant register).
Elon Musk threatened to «impregnate» Taylor Swift — after the singer supported Kamala Harris
Billionaire Elon Musk, who only officially has 12 children from several different women, has set his sights on «impregnating» and the pop sensation of the last year, singer Taylor Swift.
Trailer for the satirical horror «Substance» — with Demi Moore, who «rejuvenated to horror»
In the story of the movie «Substance», a famous actress decides to rejuvenate herself with a mysterious liquid and actually creates a «new version of a person» — with some horrific consequences.
Postal workers from Ternopil stole UAVs from military parcels — for resale «earned» ₴6 million
Employees of one of the Ukrainian postal services decided to «make some money» by selling stolen UAVs — drones were stolen simply from parcels intended for the military.
The director «Dune» was inspired by the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson to «keep the respect for the books»
Denis Villeneuve, who directed both parts of «Dune», says that he watched Peter Jackson’s «Lord of the Rings» trilogy while making — and it inspired him to stay true to the source material.
Internet tariffs are expected to rise in Ukraine on October 1 — what does Hetmantsev have to do with it?
As early as October, Ukrainians may face tariff increases and problems with Internet access.
The series «The Lord of the Rings» has collected 40 million views in 11 days — and this is far from a record
The second season of The Lord of the Rings continues its «heavy» march on Prime Video, lagging far behind the first season in views.
Ian McKellan says that the movie «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» will be released in two parts
The first part of the spinoff will be released in 2026, and several key actors from the «Lord of the Rings» trilogy have already said they are interested in returning to their roles.
When to expect iPhone 16 in Ukraine and what will be the price? Answers by Allo, Comfy and Rozetka
Yesterday «thundered» Apple’s traditional fall presentationwhere the new iPhone 16 was shown. In the US, the launch date of the new devices was set for September 20, while in Ukraine they appear a little later and at a higher price than last year
«Wrote a few pages»: George Martin gives an update on the book «The Winds of Winter» and explains why he hasn't finished it yet
It’s been 13 years since the penultimate installment of the fantasy novel series «A Song of Ice and Fire» was published, and fans still haven’t seen the long-awaited final book «The Winds of Winter». At the same time, George Martin himself has a «fair» explanation for this.
iPhone owners are reluctant to go on dates with Android users — Uswitch research
19% of iPhone owners categorically refuse to date Android owners — and among respondents aged 18-34, this figure rises to 32%, according to the study Uswitch.
Apple showed four iPhone 16s with A18 chip (and new buttons), Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4 — highlights from the presentation
Today, Apple’s traditional fall presentation took place, where they showed new iPhone models, the anniversary version of the Apple Watch Series 10, and a pair of new headphones — along with the announcement of a number of interesting artificial intelligence features (which are unlikely to appear in our region in the near future).
The NBU will set a limit of ₴100,000 for the purchase of «luxury goods» for currency cards abroad
The National Bank of Ukraine from October 10 introduce limits on foreign currency card transactions abroad.
A portrait of a Ukrainian IT professional by DOU: A 30-year-old married Kyiv resident who donates $180 to the Ukrainian Armed Forces every month
Profile resource of DOU analyzedhow Ukrainian IT professionals live and work in 2024, and created an average portrait of a specialist.
Apple to show new iPad Mini and Mac with M4 at separate event in October, — Mark Gurman
Today’s presentation of the iPhone 16 is not the only Apple event dedicated to new devices this year.
The second season of «Arkane» will be released on Netflix in Ukrainian dubbing
The first season of «Arkane», based on the game League Of Legends, was named the best animated series of 2021, and the second season will debut in November.
«I wanted to be killed by a dragon»: «Game of Thrones» star says she was disappointed with her unexpressive death
The series brought viewers several unexpected losses and not all actors were happy with the way the writers «removed» them from «Game of Thrones».
For the «biggest» Apple fans: YouTubers created a 2-meter-high iPhone 15 Pro Max — and it works
Even a standard smartphone is extremely difficult to create from scratch, but imagine how much effort went into creating a two-meter-long (and working) version of the iPhone?
Orlando Bloom is preparing to reprise his role as Legolas in «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» — not without the help of AI
Along with Gandalf, another key character — Legolas may appear in the new films of the «Lord of the Rings» series.
Xbox blocks the purchase of games for Ukrainians through Turkey
Usually, Ukrainian players used to use an alternative region when purchasing games on Xbox, but now this option has been blocked.
«Focus on diversity»: DC explains how the updated cinematic universe will differ from Marvel
One of the reasons why DC hasn’t been able to create its own MCU equivalent for so long is that their characters are much harder to unite «under one roof» than Marvel’s characters, who live in New York and were created at almost the same time by the same group of people.
«Joker 2» rewritten several times at the request of Joaquin Phoenix
Officially, «Joker 2» will be released on October 3, but the first critics’ reviews hint at «something close to failure» — the movie is allegedly boring and uneven, although it is somewhat saved by Joaquin Phoenix’s touching performance.
Astro Bot was the highest rated game of 2024 — with 95/100 on Opencritic and 94/100 on Metacritic
In reviews, critics call Astro Bot «the best platformer of the decade».
Sony may have shown PS5 Pro design on PlayStation 30th anniversary banner
The new image of the PS5 Pro shows the same three stripes on the case that were shown in the leaks last week.
George Martin deleted a post in which he disparaged «House of the Dragon» — and HBO responded to criticism
Last night, George Martin published a long post in which he talked about the «toxic» mistakes made by the showrunners of the series «House of the Dragon» that could negatively affect the narrative in seasons 3 and 4.
Physical copies of Concord after the game's closure are sold as «exclusives» — with prices up to $25,000 on eBay
Initially, Concord sold for $39.99 at retail, but after the heroic shooter’s closure, prices for «sealed» copies skyrocketed.
US Navy commanders «dumped» on Starlink to use prohibited Wi-Fi on a warship to watch movies
In June, the U.S. Navy one of the commanders was fired and demoted. but now it turned out that the woman was not acting alone.
«Storage is expensive»: Discord has lowered the free file upload limit to 10 MB
Discord has updated its support page with a message about lowering the file upload limit — it will be almost halved, from 25 to 10 MB, for free users.
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings» debuted with catastrophically low views — 50% less than the first
The first three episodes of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» were released on Prime Video on August 29The fourth one is due to debut today.
Apple is the leader among the companies that most often transfer user data to government agencies
Over the past 10 years, the number of law enforcement requests for user data supported by Apple has increased by 500%.
«Prepare for toxic changes»: George Martin says «House of the Dragon» has made a mistake that will disrupt the logic of the coming seasons
George Martin kept his promise and analyzed it, «what went wrong» in the first two seasons of the series «House of the Dragon».
The BES conducts searches in «Yabko» — stores selling Apple equipment in Ukraine
Shops «Yabko» are allegedly suspected of tax evasion.According to the information hromadske (citing their own sources in law enforcement), since the morning, the chain of stores «Yabko» has been searched by the Bureau of Economic Security — on potential suspicion of tax evasion.The «Yabko» chain, which has dozens of stores across Ukraine,…
IT specialist from Zakarpattia sold IP addresses to Russians to pretend to be Ukrainians on the Internet
An enterprising IT specialist from Zakarpattia sold unique IP addresses registered in the region to Russians so that they could pretend to be Ukrainian residents and spread pro-Russian views and propaganda on the Internet.
First trailer for the movie «Minecraft» — Jason Momoa, Jack Black and aggressive pig zombies
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film «Minecraft» — the first «live-action» adaptation of one of the best-selling games of all time.
Clickbait for millions. How much do Ukrainian YouTube channels earn from videos about the war?
YouTube remains one of the key sources of information for Ukrainians — in 2024, 59.5% of citizens surveyed used the service to find out the latest news. Viewership figures increased sharply with the outbreak of a full-scale war — in 2021, according to Internews, only 25% of respondents watched news on YouTube, while in 2022 this number more…
US Navy captain who fired a rifle with a backward sight was fired «due to loss of trust»
Cameron Yaste, captain of the USS John S McCain destroyer, became wildly popular in April when his photo was posted on the official Instagram account of the US Navy — the military man posed with a rifle with an incorrectly installed optical sight.
US police secretly tow Tesla cars because they «witnessed» crimes
A Canadian tourist visiting Oakland was surprised to see the local police towing his Tesla right out of the hotel parking lot — however, it turned out that this practice is common in the United States.
The fourth season of «Slow Horses» — the spy thriller starring «boorish» Gary Oldman, is now available on Apple TV+
Gary Oldman reprises his role as the grumpy and boorish boss of the department of failed spies, Jackson Lamb.
The first teaser of the series «Alien: Earth» — another xenomorph and «new version» Ripley
Showrunner Noah Hawley has released a teaser for his upcoming sci-fi series «Alien: Earth» — the first in the Alien franchise.
Netflix's «The Chronicles of Narnia» movie has attracted an actor from «Enola Holmes»
The project, which is being directed by «Barbie» Greta Gerwig, has received its first confirmed actor.
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