"House of the Dragon" will present Arya Stark's replacement in the third season
Unlike in Game of Thrones, the Stark family does not play a prominent role in the series House of the Dragon, but one of the new characters in the third season is a kind of “analog” of Arya Stark — and it is Alisanne Blackwood.
"Tron: Ares" was to introduce a character entirely generated by AI — Disney was afraid of a bad reaction
The science fiction movie Tron: Ares, in addition to Jared Leto as an AI, was supposed to feature a fully generated character.
Australian IT company fires 150 employees via pre-recorded video
Australian software developer Atlassian fired 150 employees using a pre-recorded video.
"The Witcher cost Netflix $500 million excluding the final seasons
Netflix spent more than half a billion dollars on the first three seasons of The Witcher and the miniseries Bloodline.
Netflix's The Witcher series adapts one of the funniest moments from the books
Can you imagine Liam Hemsworth being carried on his back by a large furry creature? You don’t have to try, because Netflix will offer you this wonderful scene in the next seasons of The Witcher.
Startup founder cuts his legs to demonstrate a new biotechnology — investors give him $4.3 million
Jake Adler, the 21-year-old founder of the biotech and defense startup Pilgrim, literally put his own sweat and blood into developing the business, cutting his thighs to demonstrate the new technology. Surprisingly, this bloody effort paid off and he received $4.3 million from investors.
OpenAI is preparing a new ChatGPT Go paid tariff for $10
AI researcher Tibor Blaho found in the ChatGPT code a reference to a new paid tariff called Go, which is cheaper than the currently available Plus and Pro tariffs — it is expected to cost no more than $10-15.
A year without road traffic fatalities: European city sets a record for road safety thanks to 5 simple changes
One of Europe’s smallest capitals has gone a year without a fatal accident — the last one was recorded in July 2024, before local authorities introduced several safety changes.
Almost like the Marvels: ticket sales for the Fantastic Four movie fell by 70% in the second weekend
“The Fantastic Four delivered one of the biggest box office collapses in Marvel history with a modest $40 million domestic box office on its second weekend.
A Chinese engineer sues a company for $3 thousand for forcing him to study online after work
An employee of an engineering company in Beijing has won justice in a court that fined his ex-employer for forcing him to attend online training outside of working hours.
Did The Avengers eat all the money? Marvel is looking for unknown actors for new X-Men to save money
It seems after of the new Avengers, which attracted 25+ stars, Marvel will have to tighten its belt. According to rumors, the studio’s next big project will involve unknown actors to “cut costs.”
3 Body Problem attracts one of the most interesting stars of Game of Thrones — filming of the second season has begun
Netflix has begun production on the second season of 3 Body Problem and unveiled a new cast.
The Long Walk: the actors of the new Stephen King adaptation were forced to walk up to 25 km a day
The actors of the dystopian film The Long Walk had to walk 12 to 25 kilometers a day to faithfully depict the course of the brutal “walk or die” race from Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
Spider-Man 4 filming has started: 60+ roads will be closed in Glasgow to create epic action scenes
Production on the fourth film in the Spider-Man series starring Tom Holland has officially started in Glasgow, Scotland.
Life after Superman: DC has planned almost 20 movies and TV series for the coming years (list and release dates)
New “Superman” with David Corensworth still tests its superpowers at the box office; however, James Gunn is slowly giving us news about the plans for the revamped DCU. According to these announcements and some leaks, the studio may release about 20 movies and TV series in the coming years. We’ve compiled all of this into a general…
The series «The Lord of the Rings»: Amazon starts filming season 3 and shows a cryptic teaser with a hint of Sauron
Amazon has announced the start of production on the third season of «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» and published the first teaser, which shows the detailed preparation of Sauron and actor Charlie Vickers for filming.
Be careful with your queries: Google reads your ChatGPT conversations and shows them to millions of people
You may not like this news, but Google can read some of the things you once wrote to AI.
Amazon has invested in «Netflix with AI» — streaming, which allows viewers to generate their own series
Imagine if you could create your own ending for «Game of Thrones», or any other TV show or movie whose ending didn’t satisfy you? It might sound like science fiction if we didn’t live in the age of AI.
Best comedy of the decade: the new «Naked Gun» started with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78/100 on Metacritic
Foreign specialized publications highly appreciated «Naked Gun» with Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, calling the film almost the best comedy of the last decade.
Marvel is not giving up: at least 14 MCU movies and TV series will be released in the coming years (full list + release dates)
The next two years will be marked for Marvel fans by the long-awaited return of «Spider-Man», «Avengers», and Robert Downey Jr. Along with movies, we’re looking forward to the continuation of some hit and not-so-hit TV series, along with brand new launches like «Wonder Man».
Apple accidentally advertised Samsung Galaxy Flip7 on its official page
The official Apple support account on Chinese social network Weibo accidentally posted a promotional video of a foldable smartphone from Samsung.
Horror series «It» hints at Pennywise's strange connection to Stephen King's 31-year-old movie hit
The prequel series about Pennywise «It: Welcome to Derry» received a new trailer at Comic Con 2025, but only the most attentive viewers might have noticed an important reference to the hit Stephen King film adaptation of the 1990s.
Get ready to blush: YouTube will determine the age of users based on their viewing history
Starting August 13, YouTube will use the age and activity of an account to determine whether it belongs to a minor. In this case, the age of the account is determined by the time that has passed since its creation, while the activity is obviously understood as the history of views.
Meet Peilak: «Avatar 3» revealed the star of «Harry Potter» as the leader of the Windrunners (he was left out of the trailer)
Recently, the first trailer of «Avatar: Fire and Ashes» was officially unveiled to the public, but one important character was left out — Empire has corrected this unfortunate mistake by presenting the first look at the leader of the Windrunners, played by David Thewlis.
«Contributes to brutal repression»: Christopher Nolan gets into a scandal over filming «Odyssey» in an occupied city
Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan has been accused of inciting «violent repression» by filming in the occupied city.
New ChatGPT AI agent proves that it is «not a robot» — CloudFlare trusted it without CAPTCHA
It turns out that one of the most common ways to check security on the Internet is just child’s play for ChatGPT Agent. The irony is that the test requires you to prove that you «not a bot», which the OpenAI bot managed to do….
Horror detective «Weapons» started with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but there's a caveat
Zack Gregger’s mystical horror detective «Weapons» has received its first official ratings — surprisingly perfect, at first glance, if not for one interesting nuance.
«The Adventures of Cliff Booth» — to be. The filming of the spinoff «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood» from Netflix has begun in Los Angeles
Skepticism about hit spinoff «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood» finally dissipated — production of «The Adventures of Cliff Booth» starring Brad Pitt officially started in Los Angeles.
First look at Jacob Elordi's «monster» gothic fantasy «Frankenstein» — new stills and release date
Publication Vanity Fair has unveiled new footage of the «Frankenstein» Guillermo del Toro — gothic fantasy, which has already become one of the most anticipated remakes of classic monster movies after last year’s «Nosferatu».
«Another billion for Cameron»: the first trailer of the movie «Avatar: Fire and ashes»
The series of films about the inhabitants of the planet Pandora continues with «Avatar: Fire and Ashes», which, judging by the first trailer, has prepared us an exciting epic with intense battles, family tragedies — and a touch of déjà vu from «Waterworld».
ChatGPT glorified Satan and provided the user with instructions on «self-mutilation» for pagan rituals
Journalist of the site Atlantic Leela Shroff found that ChatGPT easily provides instructions for dangerous pagan rituals that involve self-mutilation and, among other things, — glorifies Satan in the responses.
The first details of God of War series — the story of Kratos and Atreus' adventures, two seasons are being prepared (the first one has 10 episodes)
Ronald D. Moore, the showrunner of the upcoming God of War series for Amazon, has revealed the first details of the project.
The first footage of the series «Star Trek: Starfleet Academy» — Paul Giamatti's mysterious villain and the first cadet recruitment in 120 years
Paramount+ unveils the first teaser trailer for a new series in the «Star Trek» universe about the first recruitment of cadets to Starfleet Academy in 120 years
Household chemicals manufacturer Clorox was hacked in one call — tech support gave out the password and disabled MFA
Hacking may seem like a complicated business, but not when you’re targeting people who are too trusting. For example, in 2023, the American household chemicals manufacturer Clorox was hacked with a single call thanks to a tech support worker who was not afraid to share his password with an anonymous person.
Superheroics are back? «Fantastic Four» breaks franchise record for opening weekend, and «Superman» celebrates $500 million box office
After the last years of downtime superhero movies seem to be slowly regaining their audience, as new projects from DC and Marvel are performing well at the box office: «Superman» passed the half-billion-dollar box office mark in its third weekend, while the new «Fantastic Four» brought the studio a record opening in 2025.
The first footage of the Sci-Fi series Pluribus from the creator of «Breaking Bad». Release — November 7 on Apple TV+.
If you don’t get enough science fiction on modern television, Apple TV+ seems set to fix this unfortunate mistake — with its second announcement in a month after the «Neuromancer» teaser.
Software engineer worked for 6 months in a startup from prison — boss didn't know until he offered him a full-time job
The venture capital startup Turso had been working with a remote developer for about six months when it discovered that he was in prison.
The cost of the series «Alien: Earth» has exceeded $250 million, and the creators are aiming for the scale of «Game of Thrones»
The series «Alien: Earth» from FX, which will bring xenomorphs to our world for the first time in the history of the sci-fi franchise, is set to become the next TV sensation — like «Game of Thrones» or «The Last of Us», according to its creators.
Amazon introduces «cheap» 16 GB Kindle Colorsoft and the first color reader for children
Amazon released two new models of Kindle e-readers — the $30 cheaper Colorsoft and its «children’s version».
The winner of the world's first vibecoding tournament solved only 7.5% of the problems
The world’s first tournament in vibecoding called the K Prize. At the initial stage, the winner was the Brazilian engineer Eduardo Rocha de Andrado, who solved only 7.5% of the problems (9 out of 120).
The Cabinet of Ministers appoints five new deputies to Fedorov — what do we know about them?
Ministry of Digital introduced a new top management team, which includes, among others, Vitaly Balashov, former head of the IT company EPAM Digital.
Quentin Tarantino believes that this 1980s action movie contains «the best ending in movie history»
When it comes to good movie endings, one usually thinks of such classic films as «Shawshank Redemption» or «Citizen Kane», but director Quentin Tarantino has a slightly different opinion on the matter.
Trailer «Five Nights at Freddy's 2» — first look at Mangle the Fox and the Broken Animatronics
The first full trailer for «Five Nights at Freddy’s 2» has been released — is a supernatural horror film based on Scott Cawthon’s horror video game franchise of the same name.
The movie «Artificial» about the OpenAI coup will get a «light» villain in the form of Elon Musk. Who will play him?
OpenAI’s adaptation of the scandal of Sam Altman’s dismissal and return will have two villains at once – Elon Musk and Ilya Sutskever, played by a Russian. This movie seems to put everything in its place perfectly.
The director of the new «Resident Evil» has not seen a single movie from the franchise: «It's not my thing, it's different — games»
The previous adaptations of «Resident Evil» received mixed reviews, but the director of the latest reboot, Zack Kregger, is confident that at least the fans of the games will be satisfied with his work.
First reactions to the horror detective «Weapons»: one of the best films of the year, but not for the faint of heart
It seems that if there was a movie worth waiting for in 2025, it was Zack Gregger’s «Weapons». The first viewers have already called the new horror detective a masterpiece and an «instant classic», putting it on a par with «The Shining» and «Psycho».
The series «Wednesday» was renewed for season 3 ahead of schedule — first poster
Netflix has renewed the series «Wednesday» for a third season — exactly two weeks before the second season.
Failed «Megalopolis» got a second chance — Coppola will re-edit the movie and add new scenes
A year ago, Francis Ford Coppola, director of the cult «The Godfather» and one of the last titans of 70s auteur cinema, presented his new project called «Megalopolis» — a large-scale sci-fi epic that could seemingly become a big hit.
One weak password destroyed a company with 158 years of history and left 700 people unemployed
Transportation firm KNP Logistics is just one of a large number of victims of the Akira ransomware group. In this case, the hackers simply guessed the password of one of the employees and locked down internal systems, demanding a ransom.
Fatality! Mortal Kombat 2 «trailer» broke the record with over 100 million views per day
In just a day since the release first trailer «Mortal Kombat 2» garnered an impressive 106.8 million views across all platforms.
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