Meta is laying off about 3,500 employees whom Zuckerberg has identified as «inefficient»
Meta announced the first round of layoffs in 2025, in which 5% of the workforce will be reduced. According to the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the layoffs will primarily target people with “low efficiency.”
OpenAI has added the Tasks feature to ChatGPT — and now the chatbot can write to you first
ChatGPT received the Tasks feature (currently in beta), which will allow you to schedule future actions or reminders.
Until Dawn — first look at Sony’s horror film and Peter Stormare’s return to the role of Dr. Gill
Sony has revealed the first teaser for the horror movie Until Dawn — an adaptation of the computer game by Supermassive Games from the year 2015.The film will follow new characters, played by Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Yu Ji-en, Odessa A’zion, Maya Mitchell, and Belmont Cameli. Peter Stormare will return to the role of Dr. Hill.
Physicists say that dark matter can be found right on Earth — and an ordinary antenna will help.
Dark matter, which is believed to make up the majority of our Universe, remains elusive as it manifests solely through gravitational effects on visible matter. From time to time, researchers propose various interesting theoretical methods for its detection, and one of the recent ones suggests that this can be done right on Earth, more…
Andrés Muschietti says that «The Flash» failed, «because viewers don’t care about the character» — but forgot another obvious fact
The director of the superhero movie “The Flash,” Andres Muschietti, believes that the film did not become popular in theaters because it failed to attract the attention of people whom Hollywood identifies as “four quadrants” — males and females over and under 25 years old.
China tightens restrictions on video games for children — to 15-16 hours per month during winter holidays
New restrictions introduced by Chinese regulators will apply during the winter vacation period, starting in mid-January and lasting until February 14 — during this month, local children will be allowed to play PC games for a total of no more than 15-16 hours.
Christopher Nolan named the movie he considers the most underrated in his career: «Proud of for personal reasons»
Christopher Nolan is perhaps best known to modern audiences as the director of the buzzed-about 2023 movie “Oppenheimer,” for which he won an “Oscar”, as well as for sci-fi films “Interstellar” and “Tenet.” However, the early works of the creator also contain many interesting projects — not properly…
A fund promoting «social networks without Musk and Zuckerberg» is launched in the US with the support of the founder of Wikipedia and the Marvel star
On Monday, a group of tech company founders and activists from the USA announced the creation of the Free Our Feeds fund, advocating for free social networks and raising funds to finance the development of the AT Protocol — a foundational technology that supports the growth of the social network Bluesky.
Razer has paid more than $1 million to people who bought the Zephyr mask through «misleading» advertising during the pandemic
First released in 2021, the Razer Zephyr mask was mistakenly sold as containing N95 class protection (i.e., the filter retains at least 95% of particles from the air) — however, the advertisement turned out to be misleading.Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission stated that Razer advertised N95 class protection without any proof or testing,…
Adobe launches AI tool for «bulk» image editing — up to 10,000 per click
Adobe launched the Firefly Bulk Create tool, which allows editing a batch of tens of thousands of images at once.
The third season of Severance is already in the works — the creators hinted at the finale
One of the most popular Apple TV+ series, “Severance,” will have at least three seasons — the second debuts this Friday, while the third is already “in the works,” according to director and executive producer Ben Stiller.
European pensioners hated Tesla because of «too much» payments to Elon Musk and started selling shares
The largest pension fund in Europe, having sold its stake in Tesla for over 571 million euros, disagrees with the overly large compensation package for the company’s CEO, Elon Musk.
For his role in «Nosferatu», Bill Skashgård wore 60 prosthetics — face and hand makeup alone took 4 hours
For Bill Skarsgård, heavy makeup is nothing new, considering his role as Pennywise in “It,” however, according to the stylists of “Nosferatu,” his look in Robert Eggers’ film required even more effort — just for the face makeup before each shoot, the actor spent over 4 hours in the chair, while about 60 prosthetics…
Zuckerberg on Apple: «Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, and they’ve been sitting on it for 20 years»
In Joe Rogan’s podcast, Mark Zuckerberg made several interesting statements, among other things, paying great attention to Apple.
«Better Man» started at the box office with «a meager» $10 million — with a production budget of $110 million
Biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” with a CGI-monkey in the lead role earned a modest $10 million in its debut at the box office. The international market brought the movie $8.8 million, while North American theaters contributed a sum that barely exceeded $1 million.
Meta cancels diversity programs due to «changing political landscape»
Meta has joined the list of American companies that have abandoned internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The most viewed articles on Wikipedia by Ukrainians in 2024 — for the first time, «living» personality is in the lead
The public organization “Wikimedia Ukraine” published a ranking of Wikipedia articles that were of most interest to Ukrainians in 2024.
Sony boss responsible for «Madame Web» and «Craven the Hunter» leaves the studio after 10 years
Palak Patel worked at Sony for 10 years, and in addition to overseeing films with Tom Holland, he also managed the “Venom” trilogy and other films featuring “supporting” characters from Spider-Man—specifically the unsuccessful “Kraven the Hunter”, “Madame Web”, and “Morbius”.
Elon Musk: «Human data for AI training is — exhausted. We need synthetic ones that the technology will create itself»
Elon Musk confirmed the thoughts of some other experts about the lack of real data for training artificial intelligence — and the deficit formed last year.
Rory McCann from «Game of Thrones» will replace Ray Stevenson in the second season of «Ahsoka»
Scottish actor Rory McCann, known for the role of Sandor Clegane in “Game of Thrones”, will replace Ray Stevenson in the sequel to the series “Ahsoka”.
There will be no Cillian Murphy in «28 years later», but Danny Boyle will make another movie with the actor (new footage and plot details)
Producer Andrew McDonald confirmed that actor Cillian Murphy will not appear in the film “28 Years Later,” but may reprise his role “closer to the end of the trilogy.”
MAL’OPUS Publishing House has opened a pre-order for the art book «Arkane» at a price of 1150₴
Since yesterday, the artbook for the animated series “Arcane” from MAL’OPUS publishing is available for pre-order.
Atari Gamestation Go — first «live» look at a portable retro console for $150
At CES 2025, the new portable retro console Atari Gamestation Go was introduced (despite the name containing “Atari”, Gamestation Go is manufactured by My Arcade). The console features 200+ pre-installed games and various control options: joystick, D-pad, trackball, 4 buttons, and a numeric keypad. The numpad, for example, is used for…
Kyivstar TV platform is now available on Xbox and adapted for gamepad control
From January 2025, Xbox users in Ukraine will be able to download the Kyivstar TV app at Microsoft Store.
«Ukrposhta» and Temu have signed an agreement that will speed up the delivery of goods from China to Ukraine
The Ukrainian postal operator “Ukrposhta” and the Chinese marketplace Temu have entered into a “strategic partnership” that will allow for accelerated delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
The movie «Star Wars» by James Mangold will take place 25,000 years before «The Phantom Menace»
Director James Mangold in an interview with MovieWeb provided several interesting details about his upcoming “Star Wars” film, announced back in April 2023.
Ukraine is ready to provide jobs with reservations for men returning from abroad, — head of the Ministry of Unity
The Ministry of Unity plans to set up job centers where Ukrainians abroad can find employment at defense enterprises in Ukraine — with exemption from mobilization.
Sony has shown a concept of technology that adds «real smells» to games — on the example of The Last of Us
It’s hard to understand how this is possible, but Sony is working on making game scents accessible on PlayStation.
The first trailer «In the Lost Lands» — of the dark fantasy about the witch Alice based on the story by George Martin
After 10 years of waiting, the adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s dark fantasy “In The Lost Lands” is finally ready to hit the big screen — and the first trailer is now available for viewing.
The second season of «Squid Game» contains a movie gag similar to the Starbucks cups in «Game of Thrones»
Publication Games Radar pointed out an interesting goof in one of the episodes of “Squid Game”, which featured a person among the participants who had no relation to the plot.
A pool for birds and a robot for cooling drinks: 10 of the strangest gadgets presented at CES-2025
In Las Vegas, the CES-2025 is ongoing — a large-scale consumer electronics show where alongside long-awaited announcements from giants like NVIDIA and AMD, lesser-known companies and startups are showcasing their inventions (useful and not so much, but definitely interesting). In this article, we share a selection of products that surprised us…
«One of the best series of the year»: the second season of Severance debuted with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
The long-awaited continuation of the series “Severance” debuts on Apple TV+ in just a week, but journalists have already published reviews of the previews — and it seems the season turned out to be perfect.
«The Squid Game 2» garnered 126.2 million views in 11 days — faster than any other series on Netflix
The second season of the series “Squid Game” is confidently making its way to becoming the most popular on the platform.
ChatGPT helped plan the Cybertruck bombing near Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas
The police claim that the suspect involved in the Cybertruck explosion had been “communicating” with ChatGPT a few days before the event, asking about explosives — specifically, where to buy them and how to detonate them using a gunshot, etc.
Instagram targets ads to people who have used Meta AI — with their faces in «strange» situations
If you’ve ever edited a photo using Meta AI, you might easily see your face in one of the ads on Instagram.
Count Orlok in «Nosferatu» was to be played by Mads Mikkelsen, and Bill Skashgård was supposed to play a different role
“Nosferatu,” a Gothic horror film by Robert Eggers, which is currently being shown in theaters, could have had a completely different cast.
Pentagon adds Tencent and CATL to «blacklist» for helping Chinese army
The US Department of Defense has updated its blacklist of companies linked to the Chinese military, adding gaming giant Tencent, the world’s largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles CATL, as well as companies such as HangXin Memory Technologies, Quectel Wireless, and drone maker Autel Robotics.
Microsoft disguises Bing as Google to make people use its search engine (video)
Microsoft has been trying for years to lure Google users to Bing, and in the latest twist of events, introduced something a bit sneaky, yet seemingly effective.
Sony is working on films based on Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima will get an anime series
During the main keynote at CES 2025, the head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash and the president of Screen Gems Ashley Brooks announced that they will continue their joint work on movie adaptations of games after The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted.
Trailer The Last of Us — first look at Abby in season two and official release date
The showrunner of “The Last of Us” Neil Druckmann at CES 2025 showcased a new trailer for the second season and confirmed the release date — the show will return to HBO and Max in April 2025 (but without specific dates).
Study: people checked their phones an average of 205 times a day in 2024 — every 5 minutes, excluding sleep
In the latest study by Reviews.org, it is shown how people used smartphones in 2024, based on a survey conducted in the USA.
Garmin has presented the Instinct 3 — smartwatch with AMOLED display, «unlimited» battery life and a price starting at $400
Garmin Instinct 3 — this is the latest iteration of the company’s popular smartwatch for active recreation, which received an AMOLED display (or solar display), a new metal frame, and a built-in flashlight.
Stellar Blade development studio has distributed PS5 Pro to employees as a New Year’s bonus
Korean studio Shift Up, which created Stellar Blade, has generously rewarded its employees for their work on the action-adventure game.
The «Sonic the Hedgehog» franchise has earned more than $1 billion at the global box office — fourth film in the works
As of today, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” has raked in over $330 million globally, pushing the franchise’s total earnings to $1 billion (the previous films earned $725 million together).
ChatGPT Pro subscription for $200 became unprofitable for OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the company is losing money on the new pricey ChatGPT subscription, which costs users $200.
«Golden Globe 2025»: the triumph of «Brutalist», «Shogun» and other winners
Last night, the 82nd Golden Globe Awards kicked off, continuing the award season for cinema and television for 2024.
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 requires twice as much memory on iPhone
With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence began to gradually deploy on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and with iOS 18.2, AI features started requiring twice as much memory.
«Nosferatu» earned $100 million in 10 days of release
The gothic horror film “Nosferatu” has crossed the $100 million mark at the box office on its 10th day of release — a milestone that has been rare for art-house films in post-pandemic times.
PlayStation boss names his most anticipated game of 2025
In 2025, PlayStation is going to see a bunch of cool games, including GTA 6, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Borderlands 4, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and others — but none of them topped PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst’s own list of the most anticipated releases of the year.
Warner Bros. wanted «Harry Potter» to be directed by David Fincher — but the director offered a «too creepy» version
Turns out, David Fincher, the creator of the cult film “Fight Club”, could have been one of the directors for “Harry Potter”, but he turned down the job because he had “different visions” with Warner Bros.
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