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).
«Slow Horses» — first trailer for season 4 of the spy series with Gary Oldman (starting September 4 on Apple TV+)
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the fourth season of one of the platform’s most popular series, the spy thriller «Slow Horses», based on the Mick Herron novel series «Slough House».
Opera One browser available for iPhone — with AI assistant, image generator and voice input
After several weeks of beta testing, the new Opera browser with built-in artificial intelligence is now available to all iOS users.
First reactions to «Alien: Romulus» — one of the best films in the series, making «gasp with horror»
The first journalists’ reviews of «Alien: Romulus» and they are extremely positive — Fede Alvarez is praised for the perfect «horror atmosphere» and special effects, and the cast is called powerful.
A million listeners, a DDOS attack and Putin's praise — the main thing about Elon Musk's interview with Trump
Trump called a conversation with Musk one of the «largest interviews in history», and Elon expected at least 8 million listeners. However, everything went wrong from the start.
Kit Harington has admitted that the finale of «Game of Thrones» was a mistake: «We're just f-ing tired»
The final episode of «Game of Thrones» was released 5 years ago, but the controversy over it hasn’t died down to this day.
«Just Don't Fail». Director «Alien: Romulus» showed instructions for the movie from Ridley Scott
The father of the «Alien» Ridley Scott franchise did not ignore the upcoming film and sent director Fede Alvarez brief instructions.
Idealista landlords advertise housing using The Sims 4 footage
Do you accept payment in simoleons?
Teaser for the second season of the series «Squid Game» — a new group of players and Song Gi-hoon at the winning number 456
Netflix has released a 30-second teaser for the sequel to «Squid Game» with a first look at the new players, including the familiar from the first season, Song Gi-hoon (Lee Jong-che).
Disney uses 7-year-old Apple Watch animation in new teaser «Toy Story 5»
The teaser for the fifth «Toy Story» looked essentially identical to the animation used for the Apple Watch dial back in 2017 (by the way, only 2 years after that «Toy Story 4» was released).
«Deadpool & Wolverine» earned $1 billion in three weeks of release — the second highest-grossing movie of 2024
The «Deadpool» triquel starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is officially in the billionaires’ club.
RIP, Paint 3D. Microsoft is closing the graphics editor on November 4 — due to «unpopularity»
Paint 3D — is a reimagining of the classic Microsoft Paint with 3D modeling and printing features that was launched in October 2016.
He wanted to save money: the driver connected the Tesla Model S directly to the power line, but the car «suddenly» caught fire
The driver wanted to steal some electricity by connecting directly to the power line.
I've been dreaming about Marvel for 20 years: Channing Tatum played Gambit in «Deadpool and Wolverine» but still «prays to God» for a solo movie
Channing Tatum appeared as Gambit in «Deadpool and Wolverine» and now hopes to get a solo movie from Marvel.
Meta AI chatbot gave Business Insider journalist's number as his own — now man is being terrorized by strangers
Business Insider journalist Rob Price discoveredthat something went wrong with the privacy of his personal number when he was added to a group chat and bombarded with random questions in Spanish.
«A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» — sequel «Game of Thrones» revealed additional cast and another Targaryen
The series will debut in 2025 and will be set 100 years before the events of «Game of Thrones» and 100 years after the events of «House of the Dragon».
Up to $20 for Apple Intelligence — analysts say Apple will charge for new AI features
Apple is planning to accelerate the growth of its profitable services business, and new artificial intelligence features that are planned to be launched with iOS 18 can help.
«King will die, nation will fall»: scientists decipher ancient Babylonian texts predicting potential disasters
Did everyone think of the same country?
The Army+ app for the military is already available on Google Play — with secure chats, electronic reports and Army ID
The Ministry of Defense has officially launched the Army+ app, designed exclusively for the military. Its goal is to free military personnel from paperwork and allow them to submit reports online.
Cate Blanchett says she was not paid anything on the set of «The Lord of the Rings» but was given free sandwiches»
Peter Jackson’s trilogy became one of the highest-grossing in the world with $2.9 billion in earnings, but not all actors received a solid salary.
New York City launches drones to alert on disasters, but they «shout» in incomprehensible Spanish
A new warning system in New York City was supposed to alert residents to dangerous situations, but something went wrong with the drones’ language settings.
Kit Harington on «House of the Dragon»: «Haven't seen it and unlikely to ever do so»
Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in the «Game of Thrones» series, said that he has not watched «House of the Dragon» and has no plans to do so in the future.
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