Apple did not pay OpenAI for ChatGPT in iOS 18 because «advertising is more valuable than cash»
On Monday at WWDC 2024, Apple finally confirmed rumors of a potential partnership with OpenAI and announced the integration of ChatGPT into iOS 18. The details of the deal are now available.
The new tragedy of Westeros: «House of the Dragon» will get a «very violent» episode that will try to surpass the Red Wedding
The second season of «Dragon’s Den» will be released on June 16 and will bring one of the most violent moments of the «Game of Thrones» universe.The continuation of the story involves the episode «Blood and Cheese» / Blood and Cheese, which will tell the story of two criminals hired by Reynira’s supporters to to take revenge on…
EU imposes a 38% duty on Chinese electric cars — with special provisions for Tesla
Starting next month, Chinese electric cars imported to the EU will receive an increased tariff of up to 38.1%, in addition to the current 10%.
Paddington in Peru — official Ukrainian trailer (in theaters from January 16)
The first trailer for the third installment of the adventure franchise «Paddington» — has been released, and this time the charismatic bear is traveling with the Browns to Peru, to his homeland to visit his relatives.
Kia says hybrids not a threat to electric cars, but «the ideal path» to electrification
In recent years, global automakers and their suppliers have invested hundreds of billions in the development of new electric vehicles and infrastructure for them — despite this, demand for electric cars has slowed somewhat, while interest in hybrids has increased dramatically.
«Rebel Moon» — first look at «sexy and gory» director's cut of Zack Snyder's films (release in August)
Zack Snyder’s space opera «Rebel Moon», which was previously released in two parts on Netflix, will get a director’s cut — according to the announcement, it will be «sexier and bloodier» than the original and will debut on the streaming service on August 2.
Musk hints at launching smartphone X (Grok Phone) — alternatives to Apple devices with «spyware» OpenAI software
After statements about banning Apple devices in their companies in the case of «deep integration» ChatGPT, Musk also thought about creating his own alternative to the iPhone.
«We thought it was impossible». Astronomers discover frost near the equator of Mars
Previously, it was believed that there was no water ice in this region (equivalent to the tropics on Earth), so the latest discovery should radically change the modeling of future Mars exploration missions.
Family Squad — a new animated satire from the producers of «Mavka» and the director of «Luxembourg, Luxembourg»
Animagrad Studio, which produced «Mavka», has teamed up with director Antonio Lukic to create an animated satire «Family Squad», which was announced during the Annecy Animation Festival.
«Knives Out 3» — first look at Daniel Craig as «updated» Benoit Blanc
Daniel Craig returns to the role of Benoît Blanc in the new installment of the «Knives Out» — franchise, but he changes his image a bit.
Apple Genmoji, «smart Siri» and partnership with OpenAI — artificial intelligence finally «landed» in Cupertino
As expected, a significant part of the announcements at Apple WWDC 2024 was devoted to artificial intelligence, although the company abandoned the term and instead used «Apple Intelligence» when talking about machine learning-based features.
Apple announces watchOS 11 — training mode, new health features, and interactive notifications
At WWDC 2024, Apple announced watchOS 11, the latest version of its smartwatch platform.
Silo — first look at season 2 of the post-apocalyptic Apple TV+ series
Before WWDC 2024, Apple launched a trailer announcing movies and shows on Apple TV+ — including a first look at the sequels to the popular sci-fi series Silo and Severance.
Ian McKellen «has heard» that Gandalf will appear in «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» but is not sure if he will play it
The 86-year-old British actor, who played Gandalf in both of Peter Jackson’s trilogies, says his character will return in the new Gollum movie.
The star of the «House of the Dragon» says he has never watched «Game of Thrones» — because he wanted to add «something fresh» to the story
Ewan Mitchell, who played Eamon Targaryen in the series «House of the Dragon», admitted that he had never watched «Game of Thrones».
SpaceX completes Starfactory at the Boca Chica Cosmodrome to produce one Starship per day
The Starbase production site is getting an expansion called Starfactory, which should help SpaceX’s plans to produce at least one megastar per day.
«Bad Boys 4» debuted with $105 million, while «Furiosa» barely reached $144 million in its third weekend
The fourth movie franchises «Bad guys» with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence has made a strong start at the box office, earning $105 million in its opening weekend (against a budget of $100 million).
First reviews for the 2nd season of the series «House of the Dragon»: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes for «a perfect blend of intrigue, action and lust»
The official premiere of the second season of «House of the Dragon» is just over a week away, but specialized publications have already reviewed it and given their first ratings — on Rotten Tomatoes, the «freshness» level currently reaches 91% based on 22 reviews.
«Just accept the competition». BYD founder calls on the US and EU «not to be afraid of Chinese electric cars
BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu sharply criticized the attempts of Europe and the United States restrict imports of Chinese-made cars.
«The Hunger Games» returns with a new prequel in 2026 — the story of Haymitch and the 50th anniversary competition in Panem
Suzanne Collins, the author of the original «Hunger Games» trilogy, is writing a new book, which is planned to be filmed and released in cinemas in 2026.
«Star Wars: Acolyte» garnered 4.8 million views per day — the biggest Disney+ launch of 2024
«Acolyte» — a new series from the Star Wars universe — became the biggest Disney+ premiere of 2024. The first two episodes, which debuted on the streaming service on June 4, garnered 4.8 million views per day.
SpaceX launches the world's largest rocket, Starship, for the fourth time — both stages were able to be driven (but not without losses)
The fourth test flight of the SpaceX Starship super-heavy launch vehicle was much more successful than the previous ones — both stages completed their missions and successfully re-entered the atmosphere (although the second stage was damaged) The launch was broadcast live in the account SpaceX on X/Twitter.
Lee Jong-jae from «Squid Game» learned English to play Master Sol in «Acolyte»
The Korean actor dreamed of playing in the «Acolyte» series because he grew up watching «Star Wars», so he became more active in learning English.
Since the beginning of the year, 160 thousand cars have been imported to Ukraine: more than 70% are used, and 13% are electric cars
In the first 5 months of 2024, 160 thousand vehicles were imported to Ukraine, 21% more than last year.
The second season of «The Last of Us» will get only 7 episodes, but the third — will be «much longer»
The second season of «The Last of Us» will be shorter than the previous one, but there is good news — we are likely to get the third and fourth.
«Dude, I have a dragon»: Matt Smith (Damon Targaryen) says «would smash» Jon Snow in a potential battle
It is unlikely that Damon Targaryen and Jon Snow will ever meet, given the chronology of the stories — but who would win if a real battle took place? Matt Smith, who plays the role of Damon in the TV series «Dragon’s Den», believes that he would have the advantage.
Thomas Shelby — is here. Cillian Murphy's «Peaky Blinders» has officially received the «green light» from Netflix
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy returns to the role of a Birmingham crime gang leader in the film version of the «Peaky Blinders» franchise.
«Avengers 5» will bring back 60+ Marvel characters — probably with the director of «Deadpool and Wolverine» on board
Sean Levy is going to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe — first with «Deadpool and Wolverine»and then (potentially) as the director of the next «Avengers».
The series «Star Wars: Acolyte» debuted with 88% on Rotten Tomatoes: «The most exciting Star Wars project since The Last Jedi»
On Disney+ on June 4 debuted the first two episodes of the new Star Wars series, and with them came the first journalistic and audience reviewsCritics have been mostly positive about «Acolyte», giving the series an overall score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoeswhile the audience was more severe, giving a modest 52%
Ukrainian cinemas to receive compensation from the state budget for showing films in English — Rada votes for law #9432
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported Law No. 9432 in the second reading, which, among other things, defines English as one of the languages of international communication in Ukraine and regulates its use in the work of government agencies, education and culture.
Amazon is filming a series adaptation of Like a Dragon: Yakuza — the first season will be released on Prime Video on October 25
It turns out that Amazon works is working on the adaptation of the SEGA game franchise Like a Dragon: Yakuza and is preparing to release the finished product this fall.
Meta has launched an ad on Instagram that can't be missed
Advertising is Meta’s biggest source of revenue, so the company plans to make it even more intrusive on Instagram.
«Venom: The Last Dance» — trailer for the finale of the sci-fi trilogy with Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock
Tom Hardy is ready to return to the big screen for the last time as the anti-hero he has been playing for the past six years.
Japan loses contact with «Akatsuki» — the only spacecraft connecting Earth and Venus
The $300 million spacecraft was launched in 2010, but the mission failed to enter Venus’ orbit on the first attempt due to a failure of the main engine — «Akatsuki» for five years, orbiting the Sun until it finally approached the planet.
Denis Villeneuve is disappointed that «Dune 2» is still the box office leader
The sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, which sets in the universe of «Dune» Frank Herbert, has so far earned $711 million worldwide and is firmly holds the status of box office leader in 2024.
China has landed» on the back of the Moon for the second time with the Chanye-6» spacecraft
China is currently the only country to land its spacecraft on the back of the Moon (the previous one «Chang’e-4» back in 2019).
Chad Stagelski's Ghost of Tsushima adaptation has probably gotten its first actor — and it's Hiroyuki Sanada from the «Shogun» series.
PlayStation has announced a movie adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima in 2021, saying that the franchise’s director «John Wick» Chad Stagelski will work on the film.
Ticket sales for «Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga» fell by 60% in its second weekend — the film's global box office now stands at $114 million
At the same time, «Furiosa» is still far from profitable, given the film’s $160 million budget.
Engineer creates a case that turns iPhone into a portable Nintendo console
A worthy addition to the wave emulators of retro games in the App Store.
The main «fake news spreaders» on Twitter — are older women. They account for more than 80% of disinformation posts
A new study has identified a small group of «super spreaders» of fakes on Twitter — they make up only 0.3% of accounts on the social network, but spread about 80% of links with disinformation. One might expect that these are young people who actively use the Internet, but not so — it turns out that most fakes are spread by older people, and…
The trailer for «Moana 2» broke Disney's record for views — 178 million in 24 hours
On Wednesday, Disney released the trailer for the animated musical «Moana 2» (a sequel to the hit 2016 animation) and it brought another record for the studio, collecting 178 million views in 24 hours.
Google suddenly increased the cost of Gemini 1.5 Flash by 98% and claimed that the previous one was «a typo»
Google has quietly doubled the price of using the API of its new Gemini 1.5 Flash model.
Competitor Neuralink implanted a record 4096 electrodes in the human brain
The neurostartup Precision Neuroscience has implanted 4096 electrodes in the human brain, which is twice as many as the previous record of 2048 electrodes, set for 2023. Interestingly, the company is headed by ex-Neuralink engineer Elon Musk, who has only recently started human trials.
100,000+ cars were re-registered through the app «Diia» Volkswagen, Renault, and VAZ were bought/sold most often
Ukrainians 100,000+ times re-registered car in the application «Diia» and received the corresponding «valid» license plate
Blumhouse to create a «radical» new version of «The Exorcist» with director Michael Flanagan
The upcoming movie in the «Exorcist» franchise will not continue David Gordon Green’s 2023 film, but will be a completely new story.
«Petrofan», chatbot scientist and astrologer — customized GPTs are now available to everyone, but with a query limit
OpenAI has provided free access to customized GPT — chatbots created by third-party developers based on ChatGPT with thematic functions (for example, those specializing exclusively in math or cooking borscht).
Trailer for the comedy action movie «Wolfs» with Brad Pitt and George Clooney — in theaters from September 20
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will appear together again on the big screen — in the Apple/Sony comedy action movie «Wolfs».
The first teaser of «Moana 2» — the sequel to the Disney animated hit will be released in Ukraine on November 28
The sequel to Disney’s hit animated musical brings back Moana and Maui, who embark on an exciting journey with a team of not-so-ordinary sailors.
Sam Altman hid the launch of ChatGPT from the OpenAI board — the release was announced on Twitter
Last year, OpenAI organized a failed coup attemptin an effort to oust CEO Sam Altman — now former board members are revealing additional information about what prompted them to take these actions.
Game of Thrones creator «George R.R. Martin says most TV adaptations are worse than books «999 out of 1000 times»
George R.R. Martin, the author of the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which formed the basis for the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, criticized the blog TV and movie adaptations of books.
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