Tesla's value has fallen by $234 billion this year — this is more than McDonald's, Disney or Nike are worth
Shares of Elon Musk’s automaker have fallen 29% in less than 10 weeks, closing on Wednesday at their lowest level since May.
From the SPH-WP10 to the Galaxy Ring: an infographic of all Samsung wearables released since 1999
To celebrate the Galaxy Ring’s unveiling at MWC in Barcelona last week, Samsung created an infographic with a complete history of her wearable devices.
European Commission «on game» — demands explanations from Apple on blocking Epic Games developer's account
Apple has to explain to EU regulators how its blocking decision complies with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Adam Sandler has beaten Margot Robbie and Tom Cruise. Forbes has compiled the top 10 highest paid actors of 2023
2023-й was marked in the world of cinema as the year of Barbenheimer — «Barbie» and «Oppenheimer» were released in theaters at the same time, and despite the fact that Warner Bros led the box office with $1.4 billion, the work of Universal won the advantage among the nominations for «Oscar». At the same time, the top position in the Forbes…
Following the example of Apple: Google introduces new fees for app developers in the EU
Google has already allowed users to download apps outside the Play Store in accordance with the EU Digital Markets Act, but is now introducing two new commissions for this purpose.
Elon Musk considers abolishing likes and retweets on X/Twitter
A potential update allows authors of X posts to hide the number of their likes and retweets from prying eyes.
Apple banned Epic Games developer account due to «unreliability» — EGS on iOS is still postponed
The other day, Apple released iOS 17.4 by allowing users to download apps and games from third-party app stores — Epic was also preparing its own alternative, but due to the blocking of the developer’s account, the plans are still on hold.
Netflix has renewed the series «Avatar: The Last Airbender» for seasons 2 and 3 at once
The series, which adapts the Nickelodeon hit of the same name, will end with season 3, following the same structure as the animated version.
Dakota Johnson is likely to give up superhero movies after the failure of «Madame Web»
The actress plays a paramedic named Cassandra Webb, who receives the gift of clairvoyance after a traumatic incident and tries to protect three teenage superheroes from a mysterious enemy.
Anthropic «forgot» to mention in the Claude 3 announcement that they compared the model to the «old» GPT-4, not the GPT-4 Turbo
The company, founded by several former OpenAI employees, promoted its language model as «better than ChatGPT», but there is a nuance.
German man received 217 COVID vaccinations in 29 months — this is how it ended
The vaccinations included 8 different vaccine formulations, including updated boosters.
SpaceX has launched three Falcon 9s in less than a day, two of them — in a record-breaking 1 hour and 51 minutes.
In less than a day after the launch of the crew to the ISS, SpaceX delivered 53 commercial satellites (including an innovative spacecraft for tracking methane emissions) and 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Spotify will add pricing information and payment options outside the iOS app — if Apple allows it
In this way, the company wants to test whether Apple will violate EU antitrust laws.
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted to merge it with Tesla for «absolute control»
The ChatGPT developer has rejected the billionaire’s claims outlined in a lawsuit last week. Musk claimed that OpenAI was allegedly focused on making money and forgot about the primary goal — development «of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity».
Apple releases iOS 17.4 — with permission for alternative marketplaces and third-party NFC payments in the EU
Transcriptions for podcasts and new emojis — among other updates.
Bitcoin has updated its all-time high — the price per coin has reached $69.2 thousand.
On Tuesday, the flagship cryptocurrency jumped in price again due to the high demand for bitcoin ETFs, updating its historical record to $69.2 thousand (in November 2021, the coin was valued at $68.9 thousand).
Musk has activated calls to X by default — now your IP address is visible to everyone. How to turn it off?
In his quest to turn the simple and functional Twitter program into an app for everything called X, Elon Musk launched audio and video calls in social networks as standard — but there is a nuance.
The second season of «House of the Dragon» will be released on HBO in June
Earlier, HBO CEO Casey Bloys announced release of the sequel in early summerand Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav spoke in February about «next quarter».
Bill Gates, Zuckerberg and Rihanna «showed» at the pre-wedding party of the son of Asia's richest man
According to Forbes, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the ninth richest person in the world with a net worth of $118 billion. He runs Reliance Industries, a conglomerate that covers a variety of industries, from oil and gas to telecommunications.
The second «Dune» showed the best opening in the history of Warner Bros. in Ukraine since the beginning of the war
Denis Villeneuve’s film debuted in Ukrainian cinemas on February 29 and earned UAH 32.6 million in its first weekend, an absolute record for Warner Bros. films in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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.
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