Amazon founder Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest man again
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, on Tuesday Bezos’s fortune reached $200 billion, returning him to the top of the billionaires’ list.
Webb telescope «peered» into the most distant galaxy known — it existed when the Universe was only 430 million years old
The galaxy GN-z11 was first discovered by the Hubble telescope, and now its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, has also found a supermassive black hole (also the most distant black hole known to us).
ChatGPT can now read responses to you — in 37 languages (including Ukrainian)
ChatGPT voice responses can be activated by clicking the Read Aloud button (the speaker icon in the chat) — the feature is already available in the mobile and web versions for GPT-4 and GPT-3.5.
«The Garfield Movie» — new trailer for the cartoon about a sarcastic red cat (bonus Snoopy Cat with the voice of Snoop Dogg)
The cartoon will be released in cinemas on May 24, 2024.
Super Mario by AI: Google DeepMind’s new model generates games in the style of classic 2D platformers from scratch
Following Sora by OpenAI, which generates digital virtual worlds in the style of Minecraft Google’s DeepMind generative model has distinguished itself with its own talent for creating games.
EU fines Apple $2 billion for «blocking» alternative music apps
This is the third-largest fine from the EU and the first one aimed at Apple.
Microsoft now «invites» even more PCs to upgrade to Windows 11
Starting in April «letters of happiness» from Microsoft will be displayed on unmanaged corporate devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.
Contrary to the laws of physics: Oxford scientists have discovered that particles with the same charge can still attract each other
The basic principle of physics is that particles with opposite charges attract each other, while those with the same — repel each other. However, scientists from Oxford have discovered that under certain conditions, these rules can be broken.
Toyota says it will continue to buy loans to avoid «wasting» money on electric cars
Automakers that don’t meet the environmental standards of countries and want to avoid problems with regulators are forced to buy so-called regulatory credits from other companies that meet the requirements — for example, from Tesla, which produces exclusively electric cars (Elon Musk’s company earned $9 billion on this).
Bitcoin exceeded $65 thousand — the highest level since the end of 2021
The record level of $68,999 was set in November 2021.
This is how the re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere looks like «through the eyes» of the Varda Space space capsule
The company installed a camera on its private W-1 capsule to capture its first mission to return to Earth.
«Dune: Part Two» earned $180 million in its opening weekend — 50% more than the original
Giant sandworms delivered Denis Villeneuve’s high-budget sequel to the top of the box office.
«Hotbed of racism»: Tesla faces class action lawsuit from 6,000 black employees
A California court has preliminarily allowed employees to file a class action lawsuit against Tesla on racism charges — the hearing is scheduled for October 2024.
HP offers printer and ink rental by subscription — for $36 per month
HP launched a new subscription service that provides a printer for rent (with a certain page limit) and ink for monthly payments. The company says the service should simplify access to printing for families and small businesses (although the agreement includes monitoring by HP and a multi-year commitment).
Wikipedia no longer considers CNET a «reliable source» — after scandal with AI-generated articles
Amid the AI boom in 2022, CNET started using the technology to write some articles — and eventually faced criticism and removed part of the materials due to a large number of errors and plagiarism.
Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over «AI threat»
The lawsuit says that OpenAI has allegedly abandoned its original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, instead focusing on making a profit.
«Superman», but without «Legacy»: DC Studios begins filming Man of Steel movie with new title
A supervillain, a journalist, and an alien walk into a bar…
Microsoft is rolling out a feature that «turns» your phone into a Windows PC webcam
Poor quality images at «zooms» seem to be a thing of the past.
USA investigates whether cars made in China pose a threat to national security
In 2023, China shipped 5.26 million cars abroad — the country overtook Japan to become the largest car exporter in the world.
«Tron: Ares» — the first ook at the threequel of the cult Disney sci-fi series
Production on the film began in Vancouver in January, and the premiere is scheduled for 2025.
Figure 01 humanoid robot developer valued at $2.6 billion — after investments from Bezos, OpenAI and Nvidia
Figure AI has raised $675 million in another round of funding and plans to use the funds to accelerate the development of its humanoid robot Figure 01. Investors include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft, CNBC reports.
NYT: Apple has «burned» more than $10 billion on Project Titan, an autonomous car project that employees have called the «Titanic disaster»
Recently, it became known that Apple canceled its automotive project with the internal name Project Titan and transferred about 2000 employees from the self-driving car division to generative AI projects.
Battles in Helldivers 2 are led by a real person — an Arrowhead developer named Joel
The studio employee manages the galactic war and can intervene in the course of any battle in various ways: for example, at a certain moment, send reinforcements of Automatons.
Apple fans in China have invented renting — lining up to rent Vision Pro headsets
Dozens of ads for renting an Apple headset have appeared on Chinese websites such as Xianyu and Zhuan Zhuan Alibaba Group Holding, according to South China Morning Post.
Bullish bets on Dogecoin hit a record $1 billion — meme coin up 40%
Traders continue to use meme coins as bets in the Ethereum and Solana blockchain ecosystems, pushing Dogecoin futures to a record high.
The showrunners of the series «The Rings of Power» have extended their deal with Amazon and are working on Season 3
The most popular original series on Amazon was nominated for a «Emmy» in 2022, although it received mixed reviews from longtime fans of the Tolkien universe.
Honda has created an electric chair for walking in an AR-headset
You can test the Honda vehicle at the upcoming SXSW conference in Texas.
X/Twitter added video broadcasts to Spaces — to replace Periscope
Audio rooms in X will now have «live» video functionality — for now, it will only be available to meeting organizers.
Apple has ordered a series based on the cyberpunk novel «Neyromancer» by William Gibson
Graham Roland («Dark Winds») will be the showrunner of the series, in company with J.D. Dillard («The Twilight Zone»).
Apple Vision Pro won’t damage your vision, but it’s better to buy eye drops
The Verge writesWe’ve found that many users complain of eye fatigue and dryness after using Vision Pro.
Bitcoin exceeded $60 thousand — for the first time in 2 years. Investors predict a new all-time high in the coming weeks
The last time bitcoin traded above $60,000 was in November 2021 — shortly after it hit its all-time high.
Joe Biden bans selling personal data of Americans to russia and China
The US President has signed an executive order banning the bulk sale of Americans’ geolocation, genomic, financial, and medical data to «countries of concern» — including russia and China.
Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried say he is «too naive» for prison and beg judge to reduce sentence
Relatives of the ex-owner of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange begged the judge to reduce the sentence, arguing that his naivety could put him in «extreme danger» behind bars, reports Business Insider.
The series «Avatar: The Last Airbender» outsold «One Piece» on Netflix and garnered 21.2 million views in a week
Despite mixed reviews the live-action adaptation of Avatar is among the top ten most popular Netflix series in 92 countries.
Tumblr and WordPress to follow Reddit in selling user data for AI training
Automattic, which owns Tumblr and WordPress, is in talks with Midjourney and OpenAI to sell data from user posts to train artificial intelligence systems.
Google CEO calls Gemini’s diversity mistakes «offensive and biased»: «We’re working around the clock to fix it».
Gemini has been found to have problems with the accuracy of some historical figures and groups — particularly with regard to their skin color.
Google pays publishers thousands of dollars to use its AI for writing texts
Publishers will receive a tidy sum if they publish at least 3 texts per day generated by Google’s new and not yet public generative tool, according to Adweek.
Will Taylor Swift support Biden in 2024? The President says that’s «classified».
Joe Biden has once again trolled conspiracy theorists who are spreading conspiracy theories about his agreement to receive Taylor Swift’s support in the election.
Musk blasts Microsoft because he couldn’t skip account creation during Windows 11 setup
When setting up Windows 11, you usually need to sign in with a Microsoft account — some users are unhappy with this requirement, and now they Elon Musk joined the company.
Bloomberg: U.S. uses artificial intelligence to «target» airstrikes
If you were wondering when the military will start deploying artificial intelligence on the battlefield, here is the answer.
Employees of Elon Musk’s The Boring Company suffered chemical burns during tunnel construction
A report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration claims that during the construction of the Las Vegas tunnel system, some employees of The Boring Company worked for 12 hours without lunch in harsh conditions (temperatures reached 38°C), and suffered chemical burns and other accidents.
«Beef» gathers cast for season 2 — probably Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal, Charles Melton and Kaley Spanaway
The creation of Netflix and A24, which this year took several important film awards, may get a sequel with a powerful cast.
Ryan Gosling will perform «I’m Just Ken» live at the Oscars ceremony
The song, which was first performed in this year’s box-office hit «Barbie», received an Oscar nomination «Oscar» — and, as he notes Variety, will be performed live at the ceremony by Ryan Gosling.
The Odysseus mission will soon run out of power, and Japan’s first lunar module suddenly «woke up» after a two-week night
Last week, the Intuitive Machine’s Odysseus spacecraft finally landed on the moon, although the mission was not without its challenges — the team reported on problems with the switch, who was supposed to activate the lasers for a safe landing.
‘It’s gotten worse’: review site Yelp evaluated changes Google has made to comply with EU law
Google is currently testing a new search result design for flights, trains, hotels, restaurants, and groceries in the EU, which was supposed to give smaller businesses more traffic. Instead, the review site Yelp claims that the changes have had the opposite effect.
«Madame Web» still hasn’t reached the debut box office of «Morbius» on the second weekend
Attention to Sony’s film starring Dakota Johnson as a psychic and three female spiders dropped sharply in the second weekend.
Elon Musk has published a new video of a Tesla robot — but it seems that it was «filmed» back in the 2000s
The video posted by the billionaire on Saturday in X was of such low quality that it looked like it was shot on a phone that was relevant two decades ago.
Samsung has officially introduced Galaxy Ring — a smart ring that «will make you feel better»
Samsung has finally presented its smart ring at the Mobile World Conference 2024 and revealed some additional features.
€700,000 for 68 providers — German government allocates grants to restore communications in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine
50 companies from the total number of winners use xPON — the technology that is most resistant to power outages and offers speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has been sued by the widow of a pilot who died in a plane crash while transporting his plane
According to the lawsuit, Breen allegedly tried to «destroy evidence of a crime».
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