«Captain America» debuted with $190 million at the box office — best start of the year, but worst estimates for Marvel
The new «Captain America» starring Anthony Mackie started with a box office of $192 million at the global box office, exceeding expectations — with earnings distributed almost equally between the «domestic» and foreign markets ($100 million and $92 million, respectively).
Samsung Galaxy S25 camera spoils beautiful photos and drives users crazy
Owners of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S25 complain about a camera malfunction that adds white and dark lines to the image — most of the problems occur with pictures taken in low light in night mode.
Elon Musk has launched government sites for DOGE: one is a WordPress stub page, and the other is available for anyone to edit (it’s fun)
The official government website of Elon Musk’s Department of Efficiency (DOGE) appears to be receiving information from a database that can be edited by any third-party developers.
To replace «Stranger Things»: Netflix is creating a new fantasy series based on Dungeons & Dragons under the direction of Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy, director of «Stranger Things» and this year’s hit movie «Deadpool and Wolverine», is working with Netflix on a series that will adapt the popular board game «Dungeons & Dragons».
Tesla has added «anti-theft» charging cables at Supercharging stations that will paint thieves’ faces
Tesla is testing several creative solutions to help prevent charging cable theft at Supercharging — stations, and one of them involves a thief being suddenly hit in the face with a charge of bright paint, according to Electrek.
USAID executives suspect Gemini of spying and recording conversations through Google Workspace apps, — media
It is reported that the leaders of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have warned employees that Gemini can record their conversations through Google Workspace programs.
Viber has launched Viber Dating — pre-registration is available for Ukrainians
On February 13, Rakuten Viber opened pre-registration for Ukrainians in a new dating service Viber Dating, which will expand the functions of the main messenger app and offer online dating.
Garmin releases Tactix 8 — military-grade smartwatch with AMOLED display, ballistic calculator and price starting at $1299
Following the announcement Descent G2 dive computer, Garmin introduced a new version of Tactix — a smartwatch that uses the Fenix functionality as a basis, but is enhanced with «tactical» capabilities.
The «Lord of the Rings» series has been officially renewed for a 3rd season — with a «huge» time jump (filming starts in spring)
Amazon Prime Video has officially confirmed work on the third season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» and has scheduled filming for this spring.
IBM launches «soft» return to offices program with relocation requirement, provoking layoffs in favor of AI
IBM Corporation, one of the world’s largest computer and software manufacturers, has launched a «soft» return to office program that offers employees to do full-time work under the threat of dismissal.
Overdoing it with the assortment: the Amazon app will show a list of products that the company «does not sell»
It seems that the huge assortment in the online store has forced Amazon to resort to strange updates — from now on, the Amazon Shopping app will provide a list of goods that the company does not sell.
The «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» series will be extended for three seasons, and the Targaryen story will continue with «another» spinoff
It seems that HBO has large-scale plans for George Martin’s creations — in addition to the sequel «Dragonsong», the company plans to make an additional spinoff» about the Targaryens, while the story «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» is planned to be fit into three seasons.
OpenAI has announced release dates for GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 — the latter will be available «without restrictions» in the free version of ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced plans to release new AI models: thus, GPT-4.5 will be available in «the coming weeks», while GPT-5 is scheduled for «the following months».
US releases audio from last minutes of Titan, OceanGate submarine that exploded with crew during dive in 2023
The explosion that took place almost two years ago claimed the lives of five passengers and crew of the OceanGate submarine, and now the US government has released chilling audio of its final moments, captured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Critics scored «Captain America: Brave New World» — 51% on Rotten Tomatoes and 43 out of 100 on Metacritic
Despite praiseworthy first reactions for the movie «Captain America: Brave New World», which were actively circulating on the Internet on the eve of the premiere, the ratings on review aggregator sites put everything in its place.
Adobe opens free access to Firefly Video — an AI generator that turns text into video
In almost a year after the announcement Adobe launches Firefly video generator in a public (and free) beta version.
Trailer «live-action» fantasy version «How to Train Your Dragon» — Toothless is back in flight, and Gerard Butler becomes a «real» Viking
After a short teaser that we were shown in the fallUniversal Pictures has released a full-length trailer for the fantasy adventure «How to Train Your Dragon» —, a live-action adaptation of the 2010 DreamWorks animated film of the same name.
Chinese woman sues Tesla over an accident with «faulty brakes» — court orders her to pay $23,000
Chinese citizen Zhang Yazhou sued Tesla in 2021 after she was involved in a Model 3 accident — allegedly due to «faulty brakes».
A mix of «Squid Games» and «Shogun»: a first look at the new Netflix series about the deadly battle of the 300 samurai
Netflix has presented a list of Japanese content for 2025, and among other things, showed the first frame of the series Last Samurai Standing, which is boldly described as «Shogun’s meeting with Squid Game».
Marvel is back in form! The first reactions to «Captain America» with Anthony Mackie — have appeared and they are overwhelmingly positive
Journalists have shared their first reactions to the new Marvel movie «Captain America: Brave New World» — and they turned out to be extremely positive (although there are a couple of exceptions).
Apple has officially acquired Pixelmator and Photomator, popular image editors for iOS and macOS. What’s next?
Pixelmator and Photomator are now officially part of the Apple ecosystem.
Contracts for volunteers aged 18-24 have been launched in Ukraine: with payments of up to 2 million and the right to travel abroad after service
Ministry of Defense presented project «Contract 18-24» for young Ukrainians who want to voluntarily join the army.
Apple introduced PowerBeats Pro 2 headphones — twice as expensive as AirPods, but with heart rate monitoring
Apple-owned Beats has unveiled a new generation of wireless headphones, the PowerBeats Pro 2 — sporty but a more expensive alternative to AirPods with built-in adjustable shackles for a more secure fit.
Google Chrome will automatically change your «suspicious» passwords — new ones will be created by artificial intelligence
Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will automatically change users’ passwords if it detects that they have been compromised.
«Breathing his own carbon dioxide»: Tom Cruise talks about the underwater stunt in «Mission Impossible 8» that took «to the brink of hypoxia»
Tom Cruise, at the age of 62, continues to perform all his stunts on his own, and of course, the new installment of the «Mission Impossible» franchise is no exception — in the previous shots of the film, we have already seen the actor flying, clinging to an upside-down plane, and in the new teaser, we saw a daring underwater stunt.
James Webb telescope «urgent» to study asteroid 2024 YR4 — probability of collision with Earth doubled
European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At least two missions are planned for the next two months to study the potentially dangerous asteroid 2024 YR4.
Marvel will start filming «Avengers: Doomsday» in a few weeks in the UK — what do we know about the plot and cast?
The new «Avengers» movie has received an important update, which suggests that we can expect the first footage — according to The Wrap, «Doomsday» will start filming next month in the UK.
Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97 billion — Altman responded and seems to want Twitter instead
A group of investors led by Elon Musk plans to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal.
A Japanese IT company offers «sick leave for hangovers» and gives away free alcohol at work. What’s the catch?
And there is no trick to it — this is simply how a small IT company, Trust Ring, based in Osaka, is trying to attract new employees and compete with large players in the industry that offer higher salaries.
«No Avengers will save us»: a new trailer for «Thunderbolts» — has been released and it hints at the death of a key Marvel character
Yesterday at the Super Bowl, Marvel unveiled a new look at the «Thunderbolts» — movie, which is supposed to be the «biggest action» movie the studio offers in the fifth phase of the cinematic universe (although Ukrainians will probably be slightly spoiled for choice the presence of Russian superheroes).
The most popular programming languages in Ukrainian IT: TypeScript has overtaken JavaScript, and the shares of C# and Java continue to fall
The DOU website has published its annual rating of programming languages based on a survey of about 7,500 Ukrainian IT professionals.
«A new era has begun»: OpenAI launches its first ever AI ad — for $14 million at the Super Bowl
OpenAI made its debut at this year’s Super Bowl with a one-minute promo video that puts artificial intelligence alongside the greatest innovations of humanity.
«Shogun» on the way: the script for the second season is completed, and the creators tease «shocking first episode» and filming this year
The series «Shogun», which became the record holder for awards at this year’s «Emmy», is confidently approaching its second season — Justin Marks, the show’s co-creator, said that the scripts have been officially completed, while filming is tentatively scheduled for the fall.
Teaser trailer for the movie «F1» — a new look at Brad Pitt in the sports drama directed by «Top Gun: Maverick»
A new teaser for Joseph Kosinski’s sports drama starring Brad Pitt as an experienced «F1» Sonny Hayes pilot has been released.
Apple has shown a Pixar-style robot lamp: it dances and speaks with Siri’s voice (it also has a light)
The rumors that Apple is developing a home robot don’t seem so unfounded, given the new development of its research division.
Tired of working «calls»? Researchers say our «ugly faces» are to blame
If you’re annoyed by work-related calls, you might just be bored with your face — at least that’s what researchers say in a new article published in the scientific journal PLOS One.
Sales of the «budget» Apple iPhone SE 4 will start in February, but there will be no official presentation, — Bloomberg
Famous Apple insider Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that the new iPhone SE will be shown earlier than expected (in the coming days), but without the standard presentation.
The new «Avengers» will be led by Sam Wilson (Captain America), and Robert Downey Jr. will be the main villain
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) has been the leader of the Avengers team throughout the entire «Infinity Saga», which was confirmed by Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark himself («Oh, he’s the boss. I just pay for everything»). It is now known for certain that this line will be continued in future films, but the new Captain America — Sam…
The trailer of the movie «Fantastic Four» collected 200+ million views per day — and this is the third best result for Marvel
After the release on Tuesday movie trailer «Fantastic Four: The First Steps» garnered a record 202 million views in 24 hours across all platforms — the best result for «nonsequels» Marvel and third in the ranking overall.
Henry Cavill in «Casino Royale»: 20-year-old video with the actor’s audition for James Bond leaked online
The fact that Henry Cavill auditioned for the role of 007 has long been well known — but now we can see with our own eyes how it happened thanks to a video that was recently published on the Internet.
New «Fantastic Four» — 10 interesting details from the trailer and a secret message in Morse code from Marvel
Recently, the first trailer for the movie «Fantastic Four: First Steps», which introduces us to Reed Richards’ team with Pedro Pascal at the helm. In addition to giving us an idea of the tone of the upcoming film and what the main characters will look like, the video and posters contain a lot of interesting details and references to the…
«Shit happens»: Harrison Ford discusses the failure of «Indiana Jones 5» and explains why he joined Marvel «without a script»
Harrison Ford in an interview The Wall Street Journal shared his reaction to the failure of the movie «Indiana Jones 5» at the box office, and also talked about the details of the deal with Marvel for the movie «Captain America: Brave New World».
A key ChatGPT feature is now available without registering an account
Since yesterday, OpenAI has canceled the registration requirement for one of its popular ChatGPT features.
EA boss reveals the reason why Dragon Age: The Veilguard — and it’s not what players think
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson discussed the poor performance of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which reached about 1.5 million players — 50% less than the company’s forecasts.
Houston, we have «Problem» and it’s — a giant radio galaxy spotted by a South African telescope
Scientists have found the world’s largest «Problem», but don’t be alarmed — it’s just the official name of a giant radio galaxy recently spotted by the MeerKAT telescope.
The first trailer of the movie «Jurassic World Rebirth» — jungle, Scarlett Johansson and a couple of dinosaurs
The first trailer for «Jurassic World Rebirth» — the new installment of Universal’s sci-fi franchise introduced by Steven Spielberg.
A researcher has determined how artificial intelligence represents an average person: a woman in her 30s, working in IT and living… in Russia/Japan
Interestingly, American AI models do not suspect that anyone lives in China at all, while none of the — subjects could imagine a world outside the gender binary.
Marvel gets hacked for Fantastic Four «posters with duplicate faces and extra fingers — studio swears it did without AI
Yesterday, Marvel published several posters for the movie «Fantastic Four along with the first trailer: The First Steps» —, and while the video evoked generally positive emotions among fans, the images were received controversially.
Google removed from its website a promise «not to use artificial intelligence for weapons»
Google has updated its «principles for using artificial intelligence» page and removed the promise not to use the technology for weapons development.
Court restricts Ukrainian’s right to drive a car at the request of the TCC for the first time — case details
Currently, there are at least 41 court cases in Ukraine that provide for restrictions on the right to drive due to violations of military registration rules — however, according to OpendatabotIn most cases, the courts sent the cases back (mainly due to problems with filing claims or non-payment of court fees by the TCC).
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