The public beta of iOS 18 is out — here are 9 features that will improve your iPhone
Apple has released the public beta of iOS 18 after a month of exclusive developer testing. We have collected the top new features that can improve your iPhone (spoiler alert: there is no artificial intelligence there yet).
iPhone owners will be able to recover lost photos — a special album will appear in the gallery
With iOS 18, iPhone users will receive an update to the Photos app — an album with photos and videos that were once thought to be lost.
Teaser of the fifth season of the series «Stranger Things» — locations, scenery and such grown-up children
Netflix has released a two-minute teaser with a first look behind the scenes of the fifth and final season of «Stranger Things».
A potential villain. Robert Downey Jr. almost played another Marvel character before «Iron Man»
Robert Downey Jr. first embodied the character of Tony Stark on screen in «Iron Man» in 2008, but before that he had tried out for another role in the Marvel universe.
The most expensive acquisition in Google's history — how much will the Israeli startup cost the company?
If the deal goes through, it will become the «most expensive» in Google’s history.
Robotaxi hater slashes tires on 17 Waymo cars in San Francisco, but forgot about cameras
Waymo’s cameras captured an angry woman who decided to secretly slash the tires on a robotaxi.
«Dune: The Prophecy» — the official look at Emily Watson as Vali Harkonnen for the HBO series
HBO has released the first official image of Emily Watson as Vali Harkonnen, the leader of the mysterious order of Ben Gesserit.
«Not a bug, but a feature». The Ministry of Defense explains why Reserve+ is unfriending users
The Ministry of Defense says that the logout in Reserve+ (when a person has registered and the app asks them to re-enter their data) is intended by the developers.
Movie trailer «Gladiator II» hated because of Jay Z's rap in Roman Empire — dislikes outnumber likes
The original trailer for the sequel to «Gladiator» Ridley Scott, which was released two days agoThey threw dislikes at him.
«House of the Dragon» attracted a record 8.1 million viewers on the fourth episode with a «fire battle»
The second season of «House of the Dragon» attracted a record 8.1 million viewers in its fourth episode, surpassing last month’s premiere.
«Inside Out 2» became the richest movie in Pixar's history with a box office of $1.2 billion
«Inside Out 2» has earned over $1.251 billion since its debut and is second only to «Frozen» ($1.274 billion), «Super Mario Brothers» ($1.361 billion) and «Frozen 2» ($1.451 billion) on the list of highest-grossing animated films in history.
Trailer for «Decameron» — Sex, Wine and the Bubonic Plague on Netflix from July 25
Netflix is preparing to entertain in provincial Italy with a new series «Decameron».
The series Sunny was released on Apple TV+ — a sci-fi drama with Rashida Jones and a robot
On Apple TV+ debuted series «Sunny» with the first two episodes — available for viewing with Ukrainian subtitles.
«Gladiator II» — official Ukrainian trailer of Ridley Scott's epic saga (in Ukrainian cinemas from November 14)
The official Ukrainian trailer for «Gladiator II» has been released, and the release date in Ukraine has been announced as November 14.
The developer of the Ukrainian game «Echo of Pripyat» planned to sell it in Russia — «to raise money for the Armed Forces»
Chornozem Interactive, the studio behind the walking simulator «Echo of Pripyat», has now publicly apologized and said that sales in Russia have been canceled after negotiations with the team.
The first trailer of the movie «Gladiator 2» — two emperors of Rome, adult Lucius and «general» Pedro Pascal
The first trailer of one of the most anticipated films of 2024, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s cult historical action movie «Gladiator», has been released.
Not even 40 years have passed. Microsoft adds spell check and auto-correct to Notepad
Microsoft started testing new features in Notepad back in March, and from today, with the update, they will be available to all Windows 11 users through the Microsoft Store.
The sequel to «Edge of Tomorrow» — is alive, and Tom Cruise and Doug Liman recently revisited the original
Doug Lyman, director of the sci-fi film «Edge of Tomorrow», said that a sequel is still possible and that discussions about filming «are ongoing.
Russia fires more than 40 missiles at Ukraine — there are dead and wounded in Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih, a children's hospital is damaged «Okhmatdyt»
Children are reported to be under the rubble after the rocket attack on the capital.
«Despicable Me 4» opened with $230 million, and «Inside Out 2» became the fifth richest animated film in the world with $1.2 billion in grosses
«Thoughts inside out 2» currently holds the crown as the highest-grossing movie of 2024, moving the second part «Dunes» to second place.
Demand for power banks in Ukraine has tripled: Xiaomi and Xipin are the most popular, with prices starting at ₴500
«Foxtrot», «Epicenter», Rozetka and Comfy report record sales of power equipment — power banks, generators, charging stations and solar panels.
«Madame Web», «Argyle» and «Rebel Moon» — worst movies of 2024 according to Metacritic
«Madame Web» did have its own achievement in 2024, but it was rather dubious.
Forget air conditioning: researchers advise «cold roofs» to save from the heat
Researchers from University College London have found that applying a certain type of paint to roofs can mitigate the heat in cities.
«Quite expected». The showrunner «Acolyte» reacted to the review bombing of the series — with a disastrous 14% of viewers
Despite the fact that «Acolyte» became the biggest Disney+ launch in 2024 (with 4.8 million views per day), viewers did not like Leslie Gedland’s creation very much — at least, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
«Superman» James Gunn — first look at Hawkeye Girl, Mr. Terrific and Green Lantern
The filming of the new «Superman» moved from Norway to Ohio, where several more well-known characters were shot with new actors.
From $2500 for an electric car — bankrupt Fisker plans to sell off its fleet for cheap
The cheapest electric crossover car, the Fisker Ocean, was priced at $2,500, while the most expensive one is $16,500.
Trailer «Afraid» — Sci-Fi horror about a smart home from the creators of «M3GAN»
John Cho and Katherine Waterston, who starred in «Afraid», will face a super-intelligent AI digital assistant that tries to take over their home.
Netflix has released a new «Beverly Hills Cop» — Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley after a 30-year hiatus
The fourth film in the series «Beverly Hills Cop» is now available to watch on Netflix — in Ukrainian dubbing.
Proton Docs — new «secure» alternative to Google Docs from the creator of Proton VPN
The Swiss company that developed Proton VPN and Proton Mail has launched a set of working documents that is very similar to Google Docs.
Shaheed — «the most moderated» word on Facebook, but Meta won't ban it anymore
The complete ban did not take into account the linguistic complexity of the Arabic word «shaheed», which has several meanings in translation.
Barbenheimer 2.0: sequel to «Gladiator» and «Wicked» to face off in a box office battle with simultaneous release on November 22
The films will have to earn more than $2 billion together to compete with the previous Barbie-Oppenheimer duo.
«Almost a copy of Apple Weather». Figma removes new AI tool after accusations of design theft
Figma Make Designs created mockups of apps in seconds using generative AI — and some of the results, as it turned out later, were too similar to Apple’s weather app.
DeepStateMap 2.0 debuts with offline mode and the biggest redesign since the launch of «war map»
DeepStateMap, one of the most popular and accurate interactive tools for tracking changes in the front lines and the course of military operations, has been updated to version 2.0 with the biggest redesign since the launch of the war map.
China's «SpaceX» accidentally launches rocket during fire test
Fortunately, there were no casualties, and the missile landed in a mountainous area.
A hybrid SPP for ₴150 thousand and an inverter generator for the rest — how much does it cost Ukrainians «energy independence»?
In Kyiv alone, the average duration of power outages reached 9 hours per day, and for the winter, according to the «baseline forecast», some experts predict blackouts of 12 hours.
«The Highlander» with Henry Cavill could become «John Wick with Swords» — Chad Stagelski on preparing for filming
«Highlander» by Chad Stagelski is a remake of Russell Mulcahy’s 1986 British science fiction film starring former Witcher and Superman Henry Cavill.
A letter to the «brother Sun». The Pope has ordered the construction of a solar power plant that will provide the Vatican with 100% electricity
In his recent letter titled «Brother Sun», Pope Francis announced his intention to fully convert the Vatican to green energy as part of his efforts to combat climate change.
«A Quiet Place: Day One» earned $98.5 million in its opening weekend — best debut in franchise history
In its opening weekend, the apocalyptic horror «A Quiet Place: Day One» grossed $53 million in the U.S. and $45.5 million overseas, bringing its global box office to $98.5 million and making it the «richest» opening in the franchise’s history.
Korean robot commits suicide after a year in public service
South Korea’s city council says its robot administrator killed himself by jumping down a flight of stairs last week — local media is now mourning the loss as the country’s first «suicidal robot».
The first after «Barbie». The cartoon «Inside Out 2» grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office
«Inside Out 2» earned $1 billion in just 19 days — and this is the fastest figure among cartoons (for comparison, the second «Frozen» took 25 days to reach this milestone).
To the hospital through Diia — medical data will appear in the application
The Cabinet of Ministers has supported a resolution that provides for the display of medical data of Ukrainians in the «Diia» app.
«Portal to hell — opened». OceanGate founder to lead expedition into unexplored «blue hole» in Bahamas
Guillermo Sonline founded OceanGate in 2009 — together with Stockton Rush, who died last year with four other passengers during an underwater expedition to the wreck of the Titanic.
Meet CriticGPT — «teacher» ChatGPT, which will search for errors in chatbot answers
«I’m still putting a deuce in pencil!» (c)
«Slow Horses» from Apple TV+ — first look at the sequel to the spy series with Gary Oldman (premieres September 4)
Apple TV+ published the first images of the fourth season of «Slow Horses» and shared the premiere date.
Sony will adapt the Street Fighter game series and set the premiere for 2026
The Street Fighter game series was launched in 1987 and has sold 49 million copies since then. In 2023, Legendary acquired the rights to film and TV adaptation of the game and announced a joint venture with Sony.
Awadhi, Marwadi, and Cantonese — Google Translate has learned 110 more languages thanks to artificial intelligence
Google has added 110 new languages to its translator — it previously supported 133 languages in total, so this is a big progress for the service.
A movie based on Elden Ring — FromSoftware is not averse to making a movie of the game if «there are strong partners»
FromSoftware CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki is thinking about the Elden Ring adaptation, but doubts whether the studio will have enough experience.
«Fantastic Four» Marvel will show the 1960s «alternative» New York
The illustrated posters that Marvel posted on social media hinted to fans where the new Fantastic Four movie will take place, and now the head of the studio has confirmed these assumptions.
The director of «Game of Thrones» will direct the Harry Potter series for HBO — with a possible debut in 2026
HBO has announced the creative team that will be working on the series adaptation of «Harry Potter».
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