Donald Trump launches cryptocurrency TRUMP — it grew by 253% and earned $27 billion in a day
The newly elected US President has officially launched the TRUMPMEME coin, which in just over a day from the start has raised $27 billion and currently has a capitalization of $68 billion.
TikTok stopped working in the United States — the application is removed from stores, video viewing is not available
It happened: following the US Supreme Court’s decision to support the law banning TikTok, the video social network is not working in the country. Other ByteDance applications are also unavailable.
Apple Intelligence news summaries suspended due to critical inaccuracy
Apple’s artificial intelligence Apple Intelligence was advertised as a feature of the iPhone 16. However, the new generation of iPhone did not receive it at launch, and the service added later yields dubious results.
The smallest cat in the world lived 300 thousand years ago in China
Chinese researchers have found the remains of a feline that could fit in the palm of a hand. The smallest cat in the world was discovered deep in a cave, where early humans also lived.
Triumph of PC gaming: player spending has been growing for 13 years in a row, 40% higher than on consoles
Contrary to many opinions, PCs feel quite confident in gaming. A large-scale study of PC games and more indicates growth amidst the stagnation of consoles.
Windows 11 x86_64 support for Apple Macs with M chips is now available in Parallels Desktop
The Parallels Desktop 20.2.0 update makes it possible to run full-fledged Windows on Apple Mac computers with their own processors. Previously, only Windows for ARM was available.
Legendary director David Lynch passes away
At the age of 78, the brilliant director of the 20th and 21st centuries, David Lynch, has passed away. “Twin Peaks”, “Dune”, “Mulholland Drive”, “Lost Highway”, “The Elephant Man”.
James Cameron talks about «Avatar: Fire and Ash» and shows new artwork — Oona Chaplin to play tribal leader
Director James Cameron added some details about “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and also showcased additional images of the movie. It is known who Oona Chaplin will play.
Nintendo Switch 2 is officially announced — release is coming soon
Just now, the official announcement of Nintendo Switch 2 appeared on YouTube. The company thoroughly demonstrated the console and announced the date of the Nintendo Direct event, during which the release will take place.
ChatGPT «thinks» in Chinese — users noticed characters in the model justifications
ChatGPT with language model o1 spends “more time thinking” for a better response. Users have found that “thinking” sometimes occurs in Chinese, regardless of the query language.
On Apple Mac mini M4 «glitches» USB-C — users report numerous problems with connecting devices
USB ports are an extremely popular way of connecting devices, from which users expect stable operation. It seems that this is not the case with the new Apple Mac mini.
Scientists have found a giant bug that looks like Darth Vader — and named it that way
Scientists discovered a gigantic previously unseen sea bug during the study of samples acquired from fishermen. Its head resembles Darth Vader’s helmet, and it is eaten by the Vietnamese.
Gamers suspect that Elon Musk is not playing fair — in Path of Exile 2, he acted like a newbie with a leveled character
Elon Musk likes to boast that he is the best in online games. However, other players suspect that something is off. In his recent Path of Exile 2 streams, he behaved completely incompetently.
NVIDIA has shown tests without DLSS — RTX 5090 is 30% faster than 4090, other graphics cards received less acceleration
The advantage of NVIDIA RTX 50xx Blackwell video cards over their predecessors without using DLSS is 15–30% — the company has released additional performance tests.
The second movie «Alien: Romulus» will take the franchise into «uncharted waters», — director
Fede Alvarez revealed that he has practically started preparing to work on the sequel “Alien: Romulus”. The second movie will showcase a part of the franchise “where we have never been”.
Asus introduces 1000W GC-HPWR connector for wireless power supply of video cards in BTF 2.0 form factor
Connector Asus GC-HPWR allows connecting video cards to motherboards in the BTF 2.0 format. It enables the creation of video cards compatible with both BTF and conventional motherboards.
Trailer «The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep» — Netflix anime based on Sapkowski’s story will be released in February
Netflix released the trailer for the anime “The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep” based on the story by Andrzej Sapkowski “A Little Sacrifice”. A lot of familiar elements, but everyone’s faces are like supermen’s.
Forest Reigns trailer — Ukrainian post-apocalypse in Paris from the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Survarium
Actually, there are two trailers – a short teaser for Forest Reigns and a gameplay video. VG Entertainment split from GSC, which created S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and developed the MMO Survarium.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, you can temporarily become Astarion in an extremely dark scene — almost no one has seen it
The exceptionally well-crafted RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 is always ready even for the most unbelievable scenarios that a player can encounter. This scene, as well as the possibility, is extremely hard to witness.
Tesla Cybertruck wrapped with solar panels for $10,000 — they generate up to 1.5 kW
The Californian company Sunflare Solar has equipped the Tesla Cybertruck with solar panels that power the onboard battery. The service is capable of providing an additional 20 km per day.
The creators of Civilization 7 introduced Russia with Catherine the Great and the Dusha and Prosveshchenie abilities, — Ukrainians reacted
Firaxis Games revealed the Russian faction in Civilization 7 led by Empress Catherine the Great. The abilities presented are Prosveshchenie, Dusha, General Moroz, and Samoderzhaviye.
The Russo brothers refused to make «Avengers: Secret Wars» with Robert Downey Jr. until they found an interesting idea
Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo directed the last two “Avengers” for Marvel, but did not want to shoot “Avengers: Secret Wars” with Robert Downey Jr. without an interesting story, which they eventually found.
NVIDIA — Lenovo’s ARM processor is looking for a device developer on a new chip
At the end of last year, information appeared about NVIDIA developing a central processor based on ARM. According to the leak, Lenovo is already looking for a developer of computers on it.
Lenovo led the PC market in 2024 — Apple sold three times less and took fourth place
Lenovo ranked first in PC shipments in 2024 with 61.8 million devices and a share of 23.5%. Following are HP and Dell, with Apple in fourth place with significantly lower figures.
Xiaomi showed the fastest growth in the smartphone market in 2024 — Samsung and Apple’s share fell
According to Counterpoint, Xiaomi has increased its presence in the smartphone market by 1%, while Samsung and Apple showed a slight decrease. Overall, the market grew by 4% in 2024.
A pastor sold his own cryptocurrency Solano Fi to his congregation and defrauded them of $5.9 million
The US Department of Justice accused a pastor from Washington state of fraud. He was selling his own cryptocurrency, Solano Fi, to parishioners promising 34.9% annual profit “with no risk.”
7500 bitcoins to remain in landfill — court denies owner of $700 million HDD search
It seems that the long saga of the HDD with 7500 bitcoins is coming to an end. The court denied the owner of the $700 million drive permission to search a landfill in Wales.
EcoFlow at CES 2025: Delta 3 Plus station, dual-fuel generator, power bank with magnetic charging and a hat
At CES 2025, EcoFlow showcased Delta 3 Plus charging stations and more powerful installations, generators, wireless power banks, a refrigerator, and a hat.
Atomfall gameplay trailer — S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout and Outer Worlds is never too much
Rebellion showcased an eight-minute gameplay trailer for Atomfall — a post-apocalyptic survival game set in an exclusion zone (sounds familiar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans).
European Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 is officially available in five models starting at €230
After the launch in China in September and in India in December, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series is officially presented globally, including in Europe and Ukraine, with a lineup of five 4G and 5G models.
Ventiva ICE9 fanless ionic cooling debuts in Dell laptop
Ventiva company showcased at CES 2025 their fanless cooling system Ventiva ICE9 in a Dell laptop with an Intel Lunar Lake processor.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang plunged shares of quantum computer developers by 40% in one phrase
CEO NVIDIA Jensen Huang provoked a drop in Quantum Computing and other developers’ stocks with his statement at CES 2025 about the prospects of quantum computing.
Asus unveils ROG NUC 2025 mini PC with NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Intel Core Ultra 9 200HX
Asus, which is now producing the mini-PC NUC (Next Unit of Computing, formerly an Intel brand) introduced the ROG NUC 2025 with a mobile NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Core Ultra 9 200HX.
Alienware unveils Area-51 gaming PC for $4500 — what’s inside
Alienware resurrects the super-powerful gaming PCs Area-51, which were last released in 2017. Components in the massive 80-liter case cost a fortune.
AMD will unveil Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards in late January — date and pricing known from leaks
Since AMD decided not to introduce the new Radeon RX 9070 video cards at CES 2025, we have to learn about them from leaks. But more information may appear in two weeks.
AMD says Intel is to blame for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage: «We didn’t know the competitor had done something terrible»
During the AMD leadership meeting with the press at CES 2025, the company was asked about the shortage of Ryzen 7 9800X3D. According to AMD, it is caused by the “horrible” Intel Arrow Lake.
At the AMD booth, journalists found systems with FSR 4 demo — first impressions of the technology
At CES 2025, AMD provided little information about FSR 4. A single slide confirmed that the technology, based on machine learning, will be implemented in the latest Call of Duty and Ratchet & Clank.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D — the world’s fastest gaming laptops announced
At CES 2025, only laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5070 / 5080 paired with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX were showcased. One of the manufacturers decided to address this with RTX 5090 and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
CES 2025 marks 40 years of the Commodore 128 — the last 8-bit PC introduced at CES 1985
Four decades ago at CES 1985, the Commodore 128 debuted. It sold just a few million units compared to 17 million for the Commodore 64 — the era of 8-bit PCs was ending.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: «Games will never be completely created by artificial intelligence»
At CES 2025, Jensen Huang reappeared on stage to answer questions from journalists. The head of NVIDIA particularly discussed the potential role of artificial intelligence in games.
AMD explains why Ryzen 9 9950X3D 3D V-Cache is available on only one core block (CCD)
After the new NVIDIA video cards, the second main news of CES 2025 for PC gamers was the announcement of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors. They received 3D V-Cache only on one CCD.
New Lenovo Yoga laptops with an in-screen camera, dual screen and top-of-the-line hardware
The premium Yoga line from Lenovo showcases technological solutions at CES. This time it includes models with an under-screen camera, a second screen instead of a keyboard, and others.
First NVIDIA RTX 5080 performance test with DLSS 4 in Digital Foundry’s Cyberpunk 2077 — 913% boost and better image
YouTube channel Digital Foundry tested the NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics card. In Cyberpunk 2077 DLSS 4 frame generation provides a tremendous acceleration with high image quality.
MSI shows cable-free Project Zero X panoramic PC with an unusual component layout
At CES 2025, MSI showcased the Project Zero X computer with several features: panoramic layout, concealed connections, and a panel of ports on the large rear side.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 Founders Edition — the only 5090 to meet the SFF standard for compact PCs
Video card manufacturers have showcased many variants of the NVIDIA RTX 5090, but the proprietary NVIDIA model turned out to be the smallest. It is the only one that meets SFF — the proprietary form factor for compact PCs.
Snapdragon X is coming to desktops: Lenovo has shown a mini-PC on the Qualcomm platform
New mini-PCs from Lenovo on Snapdragon X and X Plus, ThinkCentre Neo 50q QC and IdeaCentre Mini X can be considered the first desktop PCs on the Qualcomm platform.
MSI and Gigabyte «have shown» NVIDIA RTX 5080 with 24 GB and 32 Gbps memory — but it’s too early to rejoice
In an MSI video, 24 GB was spotted on NVIDIA RTX 5080, and Gigabyte listed in the specs of all their RTX 5080s 32 Gbps, instead of the official 30 Gbps. But these specs are unlikely to be accurate.
Lenovo unveils Legion Go S — first third-party console with SteamOS
At CES 2025, Lenovo showcased three new portable consoles powered by AMD Z1 Extreme or the new Ryzen Z2 processors. The Legion Go S can run on either Windows 11 or SteamOS.
AMD told the press about the RX 9070 and RDNA 4 graphics cards, but «forgot» them at the presentation — company explanation
The surprise of AMD’s presentation at CES 2025 on January 6 was the absence of a report on the Radeon RX 9070 video cards and RDNA 4 architecture, which the company had discussed with the press beforehand.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 Founders Edition uses liquid metal to be thin and meet TDP
As we have already written, Founders Edition is the most compact implementation of NVIDIA RTX 5090. But besides the design of the printed circuit board and the cooling system structure, there is another secret.
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