The action-adventure «Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes» earned $237 million in 2 weekends — and is the fourth highest-grossing movie of 2024
The fourth chapter of the «Monkeys» franchise earned $101 million at the US box office and $136 million abroad.
150,000 Ukrainians registered in the Reserve+ app in 10 hours — but there were some glitches
Overnight, the App Store and Google Play have launched mobile application of the Ministry of Defensewhere persons liable for military service, conscripts and reservists can update their data online and not have to go to an ASC or TCC.
The Ministry of Defense launches Reserve+ application for persons liable for military service — in the App Store and Google Play on May 18
On May 18, the following will come into force in Ukraine updated Law on mobilization — from that day on, all men aged 18-60 must update their accounts within 60 days (until July 16 inclusive). To make it possible to do this online, the Ministry of Defense launched mobile application Reserve+.
The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the procedure for booking telecom and fuel and energy companies
Among other things, the restriction on reservations for 50% of persons liable for military service for some enterprises is canceled.
Google adds «Easter» Minecraft to Search for the game’s 15th anniversary — Steve will destroy everything around him
Minecraft, one of the best-selling games of all time, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The countdown starts on May 17, 2009, as the first iteration of what would soon become Minecraft was released «Cave Game».
Watch out, YouTube — TikTok is testing 60-minute video uploads
TikTok has started testing the uploading of long hour-long videos, and YouTube is unlikely to like it.
The director of «Mad Max» wanted to «rejuvenate» Charlize Theron for «Furiosa», but the technology looked «unconvincing»
«Mad Max» director George Miller considered using digital rejuvenation technology on Charlize Theron so that she could star in the «Fury Road» prequel — Furious» film.
Take a break, Siri. Apple to add voice control without calling an assistant to iOS 18
Apple has announced a new voice feature in iOS 18 — Vocal Shortcuts, which will allow you to control your smartphone using phrases, without the need to call «Siri».
ElevenLabs has launched a free iPhone app that speaks text on the screen — 11 voices and PDF capabilities available
The unicorn startup ElevenLabs, best known for its AI dubbing site, has launched its first public app.
Netflix has ordered «additional episodes» for the series «3 Body Problem»
The exact number of episodes and seasons is promised to be announced «later».
Boeing postpones «damned» Starliner mission — valve repaired, but there was a «small helium leak»
Starliner launch a week ago stopped due to a faulty oxygen valveHowever, it turned out that the spacecraft had other problems.
Monster sunspot «produced» the most powerful X8.7 flare in 11 years
The giant sunspot on the Sun, designated as AR3664, left us a parting gift, but this time without the bonus of the Aurora Borealis.
Ilya Sutzkever, the chief scientist who wanted to oust Sam Altman and changed his mind, is leaving OpenAI
OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever officially leaves the company — he is best known for leading the infamous failed coup to oust Sam Altman from the CEO position.
Google mentioned the word «AI» 121 times and gave out 1.5 «Gemini» per minute during the almost 2 hours of the I/O presentation
On May 14, Google I/O, a traditional annual event for developers, took place, where the company presents its latest web technologies and services.
Veo — Google’s new neural network that produces «high-quality» 1080p videos over 60 seconds long
Google’s response to Sora by OpenAI The company did not hesitate to introduce the Veo AI generator capable of creating high-quality videos.
Gemini 1.5 Flash — fast multimodal Google model with a contextual window of 2 million tokens
Google announced announces the release of Gemini 1.5 Flash, a small multimodal model designed to scale and solve narrow high-frequency problems.
Helldivers 2 «beat» God of War Ragnarok and became the fastest-selling game for PlayStation (12 million copies in 12 weeks)
Arrowhead for PlayStation 5 and PC «far exceeded Sony’s» expectations.
Ukrzaliznytsia «upgraded» ticketing website — updated design, women’s compartments and verification through Diia.Signature
Ukrzaliznytsia has launched a beta version of the updated website for buying railway tickets — with expanded and more convenient functionality.
Nicolas Cage to play an alternate version of Spider-Man in «Noir» series for Amazon
The actor has previously voiced the «noir» Spiderman in the animated film «Spider-Man: Across the Universe», which won an Oscar», and will now bring the «live-action» version to life on screen.
«Don’t give up dating and be a nun». Dating service Bumble launched an anti-celibacy «ad» and is now apologizing for it
At the end of April, dating service Bumble launched a marketing campaign criticizing «celibacy» along with rebranding and app updates.
«Dune: Prophecy» — upcoming series about the female order of Benét Gesserit has attracted a Bollywood superstar to play Sister Francesca
Spinoff Films «Dune» is adapting the novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson «The Order of the Dune Sisters».
The US plans to impose a 100% duty on electric vehicles imported from China
On May 14, President Joe Biden is expected to impose 100% taxes on imported Chinese industrial products, including electric cars, in response to numerous calls from local automakers and trade unions.
Chris Hemsworth says he’s annoyed by «unjustified criticism» of Marvel: «Tell that to the billions who watch their movies»
Martin Scorsese has repeatedly criticized Marvel, comparing the studio’s films to «amusement park rides» and classifying them as «dangerous» to culture — The director’s accusations were answered by actor Chris Hemsworth, known for his role as Thor in the MCU.
Windows95man’s performance at Eurovision reminded us of Bill Gates’ «inflammatory» dance 30 years ago (video)
Finland’s shocking performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was memorable not only for the participants’ bright costumes (one of them had almost none), but also for their inflammatory moves, which reminded us a bit of Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates’ dancing during the actual launch of Windows 95.
CRISPR gene editing tool helps partially restore vision to blind patients in clinical trials
We are talking about patients with Leber’s amaurosis, a rare congenital retinal disease that affects about one in 40 thousand newborns. The genetic mutation leads to complete blindness in about a third of patients, and there are currently no approved treatment options.
Apple says only 40 out of 65,000 iOS developers have applied for payments outside the App Store
None of the major iOS app developers has yet applied to use external payment options on Apple devices.
Vodafone Ukraine has developed its own version of AI for contact centers — launch scheduled for May 15
According to Sergiy Borislavsky, Head of Digital Solutions and Platforms at Vodafone Ukraine, the development and support of the company’s own AI system cost «tens of millions».
«Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire» increased its global box office to $560 million — the movie is preparing to take the MonsterVerse record
«Godzilla and Kong: New Empire» lags behind the current box office leader MonsterVerse «Kong: Skull Island» by only $10 million.
Forget about Earth — NASA plans to launch a robotic muggle on the Moon in the 2030s
A maglev or magnetoplane is a train on a magnetic suspension that is driven and controlled by magnetic forces. And despite the fact that the technology is still is not sufficiently developed on Earth the US space agency plans to launch this miracle railroad on the Moon in the next decade.
Twisters — Ukrainian trailer for the disaster movie about tornado hunters from the producers of «Jason Bourne»
«Twisters» — is a modern version of the 1996 blockbuster «Twister» from the producers of «Jurassic Park», «Jason Bourne» and «Indiana Jones».
Microsoft to launch Xbox Store with mobile games in July — first with its own Call of Duty: Mobile, Candy Crush, and Minecraft
In July, Microsoft will launch a marketplace with games, which will initially feature titles from its own studios (such as Call of Duty: Mobile, Candy Crush, and Minecraft) and later expand to other publishers.
«The One Who Conquered Everest». Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe to star in biopic about legendary climber Tenzing Norgay
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay is one of the two people (along with Edmund Hillary) who first climbed the world’s highest peak, Jomolungma, in 1953.
«We missed the mark». Apple has apologized for the «disruptive» iPad promo, but it doesn’t seem to be taking it down
The video «Crush» was published before presentation of new iPads and demonstrated how a hydraulic press destroys various things familiar to everyone: a piano, a record player, etc.
What are whales singing about? ML analysis reveals «deeper» than expected meaning of conversations and use of a separate alphabet
A study of whale language using machine learning has revealed a complex phonetic system that suggests cetaceans can talk to each other just like humans.
25,000+ marriage applications registered on the «Diia» portal — 53% were submitted by women
In February, after 4 months of beta testing on the portal, «Diia» became accessible a service for applying for marriage registration — and today 25,000+ newlyweds have already used it took advantage of.
No VPN and no government permission: banned WhatsApp suddenly launched in China
WhatsApp has been miraculously working on some devices in China for two weeks — despite a longstanding government ban on the messaging service.
Fake «Monet» for $600 000. Artificial intelligence identifies 40 fake paintings on eBay
The researchers analyzed images of paintings sold on eBay using AI and found almost 40 fakes. Among them — fakes «Monet» and «Renoir», which were used to try to steal from 150 to 600 thousand dollars
New series «Office»: Peacock confirms development of spinoff — reporters from the defunct newspaper will replace Dunder Mifflin team
The documentary team that immortalized Michael Scott and his colleagues in the Scranton office of a paper company travels to the Midwest to visit a small newspaper that is struggling to survive with the help of volunteer reporters.
For the first time, Prozorro has put up a bitcoin lot — the price for 0.146 BTC starts at ₴188 thousand
For the first time, the Ukrainian electronic public procurement system Prozorro has put up an online lot with cryptocurrency.
«We have learned our lesson». Marvel will release «only 2-3 movies a year» to fight superhero fatigue
The strategy to reduce production is common for Disney, but according to the media company’s CEO Bob Iger, «is especially relevant for Marvel».
The sci-fi series Dark Matter with Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly has been released on Apple TV+
Currently, the first two episodes are available for viewing, and the rest — will be released every Wednesday.
OpenAI has created a deepfake detector that recognizes images generated by DALL-E 3 with 98% accuracy
The company that developed ChatGPT and DALL-E created is a tool for recognizing images generated by artificial intelligence.
«The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms»: the director of «Game of Thrones» will work on the prequel, and the first season will have only 6 episodes
Owen Harris has joined the directing and producing teams of HBO’s new series «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms», which is a prequel to «Game of Thrones».
Microsoft closes several more Bethesda studios — developers of Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush, including
Microsoft has shut down a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developers Tango Gameworks, reports IGN.
Indians who paid $1,000 for a Tesla pre-order in 2016 never received a car — but it’s not so easy to get the money back
In April 2016, Tesla opened a pre-booking site for India, but it still does not sell electric cars in the country, which is the third largest car market in the world.
Starliner did not take off: the first manned flight of the Boeing spacecraft was canceled due to problems with the oxygen valve
The next launch attempt may be scheduled for Friday, but delays have become typical for the mission due to ongoing problems with the spacecraft’s design.
Apple launches secret ACDC — project to develop artificial intelligence chips for data centers
Apple has been working on the ACDC (Apple Chips in Data Center) project for several years, but it has no clear timeframe.
Meet MAI-1: Microsoft’s new 500 billion-parameter AI model that aims to «beat» GPT
Microsoft seems to be working on its own large language model, which will potentially become a major competitor for AI Google, Anthropic і OpenAI — despite the fact that the corporation itself invested $10 billion from the developer ChatGPT and received the priority right to use its products.
Musk advised J.K. Rowling to publish «interesting and positive» content on X/Twitter instead of posts about transgenderism
Both the billionaire and the writer have often been criticized for their views and statements on transgender issues.
Bitcoin trader loses $70 million after sending cryptocurrency to wrong address
This is a popular type of scam with «address poisoning»/ address poisoning — when fraudsters create fake accounts with a fake cryptographic address that contains similar first and last characters to the real one.
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