No miracle happened: «Snow White» launched with a disastrous 48% on Rotten Tomatoes
Remember first reactions to «Snow White» from journalists? Forget it. It seems that the ratings on review aggregator sites have put everything in its place again.
Apple fans are not impressed with the iPhone 16e: only 7% of users plan to buy a «budget» device, while another 90% — consider it too expensive
User sentiment suggests that it will be difficult for Apple to turn the iPhone 16e into a box office hit.
Action movie trailer «Ballerina» — Keanu Reeves hunts Ana de Armas in spinoff «John Wick»
In a few months, the action franchise «John Wick» will return to the big screen, but this time with Ana de Armas in the title role — and, judging by the new trailer, «Ballerina» will face off against Keanu Reeves himself.
Telegram reached 1 billion users — and became the world’s second largest messenger after WhatsApp, or «a miserable copy» according to Durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov saidreported that Telegram has become the second most popular messenger in the world, with 1 billion active users per month.
PC gamers spend 92% of their time on old games — there are five absolute leaders
In 2024, the PC gaming market reached almost a billion players, but the vast majority spend 92% of their time playing old games.
New Windows 11 feature explains why your PC — sucks
Microsoft is working on a new feature in Windows 11 that will help users understand how their system hardware affects performance.
Apple ignored a bug in iOS 18 for three months that could have caused passwords to leak
Apple has discovered a bug in the Passwords program that left iPhone users vulnerable to phishing attacks for three months.
Netflix is suing director «47 Ronin» — he received $11 million for the series, but lost money on crypto and stocks
Director Karl Rinsch, known for the movie «47 Ronin» starring Keanu Reeves, is accused of fraud and embezzlement from an unfinished Netflix sci-fi series.
Pebble creator releases new smartwatches — Core 2 Duo for $149 and Core Time 2 for $225 with 30 days of battery life
Pebble founder Eric Michigowski presented two smartwatch models that revive his brand — Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2.
Fans of the series «Severance» apply for a job at Lumon — the company actually exists and is engaged in glazing
The release of the second season of «Severance» has led to a hiring boom at Lumon, a Finnish international company that divides employees into different personalities and conducts experiments.
An IT specialist earned $470,000 a year from 6 remote jobs — it turned out that he had a whole team working for him
An experienced IT quality control specialist who tells his story under the pseudonym Harrison «juggled» six remote jobs during the year and earned $470,000. His goal for the next year is $800,000, but how does he do it?
The second season of «Wednesday» will get a slasher episode and a reference to Stanley Kubrick’s movie
Actress Jenna Ortega, who played the lead role in the series «Wednesday», said that the second season will be full of horror movie references, «bizarre» visual effects, and will have a separate slasher episode.
Buzzers promote «taskmasking» in offices — simulation of active work
Essentially, Zoomers make an extra effort to look like they are working hard when they are not — the trend «taskmasking» is currently trending on TikTok and includes videos with tips on how to look busy and get praise from your boss.
The showrunner of the God of War series hasn’t played a video game since the 1980s, and abandoned the Kratos story because of «complicated gameplay»
Amazon is so confident in the success of the God of War series that it has ordered two seasons at once — according to writer and producer Ronald D. Moore, who will be in charge of the Kratos TV story.
The first official footage of «Mortal Kombat 2» — with Johnny Cage by Karl Urban and «newcomers» Kitana and Shao Kahn
EW magazine published the first official footage «Mortal Kombat 2» — of Simon McQuaid’s fantasy martial arts movie based on the game of the same name.
«Nerve-wracking series»: Netflix’s new detective gets a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Netflix has released «Adolescence» / Adolescence —, a new four-episode Netflix detective series, shot in the one-shot style (as if in one continuous shot).
Windows 11 update removes the Copilot AI assistant — but no one is complaining
If you notice that Copilot has disappeared from your computer, don’t rush to report it missing — it may have been removed by Microsoft itself with the latest Windows 11 update.
Critics rave about the film «Snow White» — a visual delight and one of the best remakes, and Rachel Zegler «on top of the game»
On Saturday, an early premiere of «Snow White» — another remake of the classic Disney cartoon starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot took place in Los Angeles, and the first reactions hint that the film turned out to be much better than expected.
«Ted Lasso» officially on the job — Jason Sudeikis will coach the women’s team in his fourth season
Apple TV+ is official lengthened series «Ted Lasso» for the fourth season.
Ticket sales for «Mickey 17» plummet by 60% in second weekend — Warner Bros. plans digital release
In its second weekend, ticket sales for «Mickey 17» dropped «at home» by 60% to a modest $7.5 million. The film remained the top performer at the box office, but mostly because new releases such as «Novocaine» with Jack Quaid and «Operation Black Case» started even worse.
Valve and Steam founder is a fan of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: «I’ll reach the fourth final tomorrow»
It turns out that Gabe Newell, one of the founders and CEO of Valve, is a fan of the Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
There is a record, but not the right one: Volkswagen sold more sausages than cars of its own brand in 2024
It is said that the German automaker’s core business is weakening, but Volkswagen still set a sales record — albeit for sausages.
«Snow White» and 7 screenwriters: Disney hid the authors in the credits and ran «silent» ads because they don’t believe in the movie
The «Live» remake of «Snow White» faced scandals from the very first days of production, and they only intensified as the release approached.
«Tears, madness and top CGI»: «Electric State» is out on Netflix, and viewers’ reactions contradict critics’ estimates
. However, the first reactions of the audience seem to indicate quite the opposite.
The first teaser of «Life of Chuck» — sci-fi drama and «masterpiece» from the duo of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan
Neon has released the first public teaser for «The Life of Chuck» — a sci-fi drama starring «Loki» Tom Hiddleston.
The Internet in Ukraine «has accelerated» to 83.81 Mbps, and the number of users has grown to 31.5 million people — DataReportal report
Research company DataReportal has released a global report Digital 2025, which, among other things, shares data on the use of services and devices in Ukraine.
First buyers of «budget» iPhone 16e complain about sound problems
Two weeks after the launch of the iPhone 16e, the first user complaints began to arrive, and one of them is about problems with audio playback.
Ancient galaxies hint that the Universe originated in a black hole — by repeating the same motion
The latest analysis of deep space images «taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows that the vast majority of ancient galaxies rotate in the same direction, and one explanation for this phenomenon — is that the Universe may have already been born rotating, and may be an internal part of a black hole in a larger «parent universe.
The canceled «Star Wars» series by George Lucas had 60 scripts and $40 million per episode
In a recent interview, Rick McCallum, the producer of the «Star Wars» franchise, spoke about the canceled George Lucas series, the scale of which could have disrupted Disney’s deal to buy Lucasfilm.
Hackers infected thousands of TP-Link routers with the Ballista — botnet due to a vulnerability in one particular model
У report The Cato CTRL team notes that hackers have launched a new botnet campaign targeting TP-Link routers — more than 6,000 devices are currently infected.
«Spider-Man 4» will show «a new friend» Peter Parker, played by the star of the series «Stranger Things»
It looks like Tom Holland has found a new partner for «Spider-Man 4» — and it’s «Stranger Things» star Sadie Sink, according to Deadline.
Windows 11 «update made» printers speak other languages
If your printer starts spitting out gibberish in a language you don’t understand, don’t rush to throw it away (unless you’ve already done so within the last 10 years) — the error may be caused by Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 23H2 update.
«Odyssey» Christopher Nolan — first look at Tom Holland as Telemachus and behind-the-scenes footage
Following the the first shot with Matt Damon in the role of Odysseus, backstage shots have been released, where you can see another key character in Christopher Nolan’s new film — Telemachus played by Tom Holland (who, however, looks more like Frodo Baggins).
NASA launches SPHEREx space telescope for $488 million — it will show what was hidden from Webb and Hubble’s «eyes»
The SPHEREx Space Observatory will offer additional «panoramic» views to the infrared images of the James Webb Space Telescope and help unravel some of the greatest mysteries of the Universe.
At home, but without a bonus: Vodafone cancels bonuses for «remote» employees
The British telecommunications company Vodafone has launched efforts to intensify its return to office (RTO) policy and threatens to withdraw bonuses for non-compliance.
Trailer for «Your Friends and Neighbors» — the new Apple TV+ drama with «ex-rich man» John Hamm robbing houses
The first trailer for a new Apple TV+ drama series called «Your Friends & Neighbors starring John Hamm has been released — this time, the «Mad Men star will play an ex-rich man and fired hedge fund manager who robs the homes of his friends to preserve his wealth and maintain a high standard of living for his family.
«The Last Of Us» is preparing a response for the episode about Bill and Frank in Season 2
The love story of Bill and Frank, shown in the first season of the series «The Last Of Us» — left few people indifferent (although the feelings of the audience in this case varied greatly), but in the sequel, HBO is preparing a new, no less emotional and somewhat tragic line.
Google unveils Gemma 3 — the world’s most powerful AI model to run on a single graphics card
Google has updated its family of «open» Gemma AI models and introduced Gemma 3 — the most powerful AI to date, according to the company, that can be run on a single graphics card.
Netflix enhanced 1980s sitcom with AI — the result terrified viewers
In February, Netflix added the series «A Different World» — spinoff «The Cosby Show», which aired from 1987 to 1993, to the platform. But not a simple version, but an HD remaster, which somewhat puzzled and even scared viewers.
Anthropic boss: «Artificial intelligence will write 90% of the code in six months, and in a year — it will take over everything»
CEO of Anthropic and «father» Claude chatbot Dario Amodei made a sharp prediction about the future of software engineers, hinting that their main job will be 100% performed by artificial intelligence in a year.
Game of Thrones creator George Martin has a cameo in the series with an obvious joke about The Winds of Winter
George Martin made a cameo appearance in the series «Dark Winds» to make fun of his own book, which he had been putting off for years. Actually, he was not the only star there.
Traces of a leukemia-causing carcinogen found in La Roche-Posay creams — the entire batch is recalled
Cosmetics company L’Oreal is recalling a batch of Effaclar Duo rash creams sold under the La Roche-Posay brand due to concerns of benzene contamination.
Facebook employees secretly founded a «feminist fight club» because they didn’t feel supported by their boss
On Tuesday, Sarah Wynn-Williams, former director of global public policy at Meta (at the time the company was called Facebook), published a book with her memoirs describing 6 years of working for Zuckerberg — and, among other things, the activities of a secret women’s club created in 2017.
Apple insider «forgot» to pay artists for iPhone 17 renders — but the image is published
Apple insider John Prosser and author of the Front Page Tech YouTube channel, which previously published the design of the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max faced accusations of fraud — from artists who had been creating images for him for five years.
Strange events are happening in the center of the Milky Way — and this is a hint of a new kind of dark matter
Scientists have probably found a new kind of dark matter — and it is hiding in the very center of the Milky Way. Compared to other candidates, this phenomenon is not only lighter, but also has the ability to self-destruct.
A comedy masterpiece: new Apple TV+ series is rated a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Apple TV+ after success «Gap» and «Ted Lasso» has prepared a new hit for the audience — at least, this is evidenced by the reviews of critics who, even before the official release, rated the series The Studio in perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Elon Musk: «The cyberattack on X (Twitter) was carried out from the territory of Ukraine»
Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), said that yesterday’s social networking site outage was due to a large-scale cyberattack, which was carried out by a «large coordinated group and/or country» and later Fox Business comments clarified that it was organized by «IP addresses originating from the territory of Ukraine». As…
James Cameron: «Avatar 3» will be the longest movie in the series (the predecessor lasted more than 3 hours)
The next trip to Pandora could be very long — director James Cameron says that «Avatar 3» will have the longest running time in the series (the previous film «Waterworld», for comparison, had a running time of 3 hours and 12 minutes).
National cashback brought Ukrainians an average of ₴210 in December and January, and a maximum of ₴3000 was accumulated by 1200 people
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Danylo Hetmantsev shared with the latest figures on the implementation of the program «National Cashback» from the Ministry of Economy, characterizing the initiative as a «disappointing experiment».
A fired developer planted malware in the company’s IT systems — wanted revenge, but got 10 years in prison
Davis Lu, a 55-year-old developer, had been working for Eaton Corporation for 12 years and was facing redundancy in 2019 — but he decided he wouldn’t quit so easily and left his management and colleagues with a «parting surprise».
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