Former Google employee and fact-checking specialist: «Generative AI is being imposed on us… They created a self-confident liar»
Alexios Mantzarlis spent five years at Google, where he worked on generative artificial intelligence and factual accuracy in Search. He’s gone, accuracy and usefulness are no longer the main thing.
Leading Microsoft executive considers Apple macOS better than Windows 11
«If Ballmer was CEO, I would have been fired for this tweet», — jokes Merrill Fernando, senior product manager at Microsoft. His April post went viral.
The first NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics card for less than $300 is now in stores
BestBuy has published the product page for the PNY GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card. It is the first NVIDIA RTX 50 to be offered by a retailer for less than $300.
NVIDIA RTX 4060 laptop tops Steam, AMD processors break a historical record
For the first time in three years, laptops with NVIDIA graphics cards have become the most popular gaming devices on Steam. At the same time, AMD chips have the largest share of users ever.
Thin Apple iPhone 17 Air gets a thick case with a battery — not enough charge for a day
What is the best way to discredit the idea of an ultra-thin smartphone? Put it in a thick case. According to unofficial reports, this is what Apple will offer for the iPhone 17 Air.
Gigabyte’s NVIDIA RTX 50 thermal pads expose memory — possible overheating over time
The story of Gigabyte’s NVIDIA RTX 50 thermal interface slowly leaking under the influence of temperature has received a potentially dangerous continuation.
Scientists solve the mystery of the sound of opening a beer bottle
Max Koch, a researcher at the German University of Göttingen and a connoisseur of homebrew, has experimentally worked on a scientific problem that has long been of interest to mankind.
Intel and TSMC set up joint venture to produce chips in the US, — insiders
Unofficial sources report that Intel and TSMC have reached a preliminary agreement to establish a joint venture to manage Intel’s factories in the United States
Bill Gates showed «the coolest code» he created for Microsoft
On the eve of Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, Bill Gates published the code that eventually led to the company’s success. The full sample is available for study.
Google DeepMind describes in detail how artificial intelligence can destroy the world
Google DeepMind researchers have been working on the security problem of general artificial intelligence (AGI) and released a document that explains the risks and principles of safe development.
AMD is preparing a Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card, — rumors
A few days ago, the first rumors surfaced that AMD was considering releasing a Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card. Now the first reports about the characteristics have appeared
You can exhale: Trump’s tariffs do not apply to semiconductors… for now
Everyone was frightened by Trump’s new duties, but according to the US State Department, they will not affect the semiconductor industry. At least not yet.
Steam in March 2025: Windows 11 and English are the leaders again, Ukrainian overtakes Italian, AMD increases its share
Following the radical changes to Steam’s statistics in February, which can be explained «by the Chinese invasion» (or some kind of mistake), the numbers returned to previous trends.
Trump’s duties: Apple is getting cheaper, iPhones will become more expensive
When Trump imposed tariffs on China in his first term as president, Apple began to move production of iPads and AirPods to Vietnam and iPhones to India. This won’t help now.
Russian engineer on trial for stealing secrets of ASML, TSMC and NXP — collected data to build a semiconductor factory
Engineer German A. is accused of secretly supplying confidential technical information from ASML, NXP and TSMC to Russia and receiving illegal income for this.
AMD responds to Ryzen 7 9800X3D and other processors with 3D V-Cache failures
It seems that AMD’s announcement does not take into account all the problems with Ryzen 9xx0X3D processors.
Laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5090 are only 10% faster and 72% more expensive than models with 5080, — comparison test
Laptops with an NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card are almost twice as expensive as those equipped with an RTX 5080, but do not demonstrate the same level of performance.
This one is definitely burnt out: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D crashed while gaming
The new case of «death» AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor is difficult to attribute to memory incompatibility or dirt in the socket. The chip shows clear signs of internal damage.
The Motorola Edge 60 Fusion — smartphone with DC Dimming and wet-finger touch costs from € 230
The first phone in the Motorola Edge 60 series with Moto AI «out of the box» has been released. The phone is already available in stores in Europe.
ChatGPT Reaches 20 Million Paid Users, OpenAI’s Revenue Increases by 30% in Three Months
OpenAI is growing its ChatGPT subscriber base at an extremely fast pace. Since the beginning of the year, it has added 4.5 million users. The growth can be compared to a rocket.
About 1 million documents of Ukrainian car owners were unprotected for years, — cybersecurity expert
For three years after the problem was discovered, some car owners’ documents were stored in an unsecured storage facility for about four years.
Cowboys in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — GSC showed a mysterious video from the game that western fans will recognize
The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have posted something interesting in X for April 1. Moviegoers will immediately remember a familiar scene.
OLX: interest in gaming PCs in Ukraine has increased by 800%, the number of ads has increased 5 times since June 2024
Components for gaming PCs are extremely expensive in stores, so gamers are looking for something more affordable. OLX reports a radical growth of this niche in the last few months.
Vivo Y300 Pro+ and Y300t introduced — 7300 mAh battery and 5000 nits brightness for $250
Probably, the huge battery capacity of the Vivo Y300 Pro+ can adequately support the ultra-bright screen. Vivo Y300t also has a large battery, but costs even less.
April Fools’ Day «joke» Google has 2.5 billion users and 10 billion downloads after 21 years
When Google introduced Gmail on April 1, 2004, many people thought it was a joke. Now almost everyone uses this service.
Windows 11 will get «green screen of death» — Microsoft makes mistakes attractive
If you can’t beat the bugs, change the way you perceive them. This seems to be the logic behind Microsoft’s introduction of GSOD in Windows 11.
Laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5090 are available in stores from $2499 and $4299
It seems that NVIDIA has formally fulfilled its promise of launching RTX 50 laptops in the first quarter. In many stores, pre-orders appeared on March 31, but «prices bite».
A «plague» for AMD processors continues: more than 100 Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the first 9950X3D
On the ASRock channel in Reddit has already collected 107 reports of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors failing. There has also been a report of the affected Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
Ukrainians have created a YouTube viewer — AI provides video design after analyzing the scenario and audience
Two Ukrainians have created Thumbnailed it, an artificial intelligence-based tool for improving YouTube views. The startup is attracting investment and planning to expand.
Apple MacBook Pro with M6 chip to get redesigned and its own modem in 2026, — Mark Gurman
The MacBook Pro with Apple’s M5 processor will be released this year and won’t bring any radical changes, while the M6 model will be a significant upgrade.
Brad Pitt and David Fincher are back together, the movie will be a sequel, but not the director’s film, — rumors
Together, David Fincher and Brad Pitt have created such masterpieces as «Seven», «Fight Club» and «The mysterious story of Benjamin Button». The new movie will be for Netflix.
The smartest AI Google Gemini 2.5 Pro suddenly became free for everyone
Google unexpectedly announced on Saturday, releasing the latest Geminі 2.5 Pro (experimental) model to all users — including free users.
Tesla Takedown — On March 29, protests against Elon Musk took place in the United States, Canada and Europe
Today, hundreds of Tesla dealerships around the world were visited by protesters as part of the global Tesla Takedown campaign. People protested against the actions of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers increased staff by 27% in six months — the best result in Ukrainian game development
GSC Game World, the studio that created S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, is actively expanding. Over the past few months, its staff has increased by 50 people.
Why Elon Musk sold X (Twitter) to himself for $33 billion
On Friday, March 28, Elon Musk announced about the acquisition of social network X (formerly Twitter) by his own company xAI. The reason for the deal may lie on the surface.
Intel’s new CEO told when to expect new processors and did not mention video cards at all
Intel’s annual report to shareholders includes a letter from new general director Lip Bu Tan, in which he outlined his immediate plans and reaffirmed previous commitments.
First laptop tests with NVIDIA RTX 5090 — minimal difference from 4090
Through three months after the announcement and a month after the start of orders, NVIDIA RTX 5090 notebook graphics cards have been tested.
Asus unveils TUF GAMING B850-BTF — first motherboard with hidden connections, 600W GPU socket and new PCIe retainer
BTF (Back to the Future) is a family of Asus motherboards with rear-mounted connectors. TUF GAMING B850-BTF WIFI W is designed for AMD AM5 chips.
Patch 1.3.1 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 fixes quest and technical bugs
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has received update 1.3.1, which continues to fix quest locks in various situations and numerous bugs.
Asus ROG Ally X beats Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.8 and the same TDP
With the new official SteamOS 3.8 third-party portable consoles are able to demonstrate their true power Asus ROG Ally with this OS beat Steam Deck in most games.
NVIDIA wants to produce chips on Intel 18A and is close to a deal, — analyst
NVIDIA is allegedly looking at Intel as a manufacturer of its GPUs. Broadcom is also likely to join Intel’s «queue.
«I made you into a Ghibli, haha»: Sam Altman pokes fun at ChatGPT trend and postpones new GPT-4o image generator for free users
The OpenAI head commented on the viral trend of ChatGPT images in the style of the Ghibli animation studio. The GPT-4o image generator has been postponed due to the influx of users.
ChatGPT causes addiction and withdrawal symptoms if access is terminated, — MIT
According to a first-of-its-kind large-scale study, AI chatbots like ChatGPT can cause addiction and, consequently, suffering in the case of «weaning» from them.
Photo comparison of Apple iPhone 17 Air with 17 Pro Max — almost twice as thin
A well-known insider has published a comparative photo of the thickness of the Apple iPhone 17 Air with the iPhone 17 Pro Max. However, it is difficult to see the smartphones in detail.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT sells ten times better than RTX 5070 Ti, Lisa Su says it’s the same advantage over the previous generation
In a conversation with «Uncle Tony», also known as Tony Yu, CEO of ASUS in China, AMD CEO Lisa Su reported record sales of the Radeon RX 9070 XT. This is confirmed by a German retailer.
ASRock just cleaned a damaged motherboard for AMD chips — it works
The advice to clean everything often works when it comes to technology. ASRock was able to restore the functionality of a user’s damaged AMD AM5 motherboard with a simple cleaning.
Apple announces WWDC 2025 — iOS 19 and other software updates are expected
Apple announced WWDC 2025 event, which will begin on Monday, June 9, and end on Friday, June 13. The event will be free for developers.
Microsoft Surface laptops with Snapdragon X are most often returned to Amazon — possible «cannibalism»
Laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X are selling sluggishly, and are being returned. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 has been rated «Frequently Returned Product» on Amazon.
«OpenAI is in trouble»: DeepSeek V3-0324 gets improved programming and math capabilities
Update 0324 of the DeepSeek V3 language model added new parameters, as well as additional features for writing code and solving mathematical problems.
Samsung unveils new Odyssey — 4K OLED 240Hz gaming monitors with wide screen and surround image
Samsung has released a new line of Odyssey monitors for gamers, each of the three models has its own bright technological «highlight».
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