App «Army+»: Defense Ministry announces money for destroyed Russian equipment in 72 hours
In “Army+” military personnel will be able to submit reports about the destruction of enemy equipment and receive the legally promised money within 72 hours after the report is approved.
Steven Spielberg is to adapt Old Man’s War, a fantastic novel by John Scalzi
Spielberg is gearing up to direct an adaptation of “Old Man’s War” based on the sci-fi bestseller by John Scalzi.
First Intel Arc B580 benchmark — loses to NVIDIA RTX 4060 and AMD RX 6700 XT, but outperforms A580 by 30%
The Intel Arc B580 graphics card was tested at Geekbench using the OpenCL and Vulkan APIs. It couldn’t keep up with the NVIDIA RTX 4060, but it shows significant progress compared to its predecessor.
Geralt may not appear in The Witcher 4 — Doug Cockle gets scolded by CD Projekt for unfounded rumors
Despite the seemingly known fact that Geralt will be in The Witcher 4, it might not turn out that way. Geralt’s voice actor, Doug Cockle, who started this rumor, seems to be taking his words back.
This Xiaomi gadget looks like a smartphone — but it’s not
Xiaomi has dropped a gadget in an unusual form factor. At first glance at the picture, you might think it’s a smartphone.
John Travolta and Nicolas Cage will play in «Face/Off» sequel
John Travolta and Nicolas Cage are set to star in the sequel to “Face/Off”. The film will be directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett.
Xiaomi unveils global Redmi Note 14 5G, Pro, Pro+ — minimal differences and new color starting at $210
The global Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series made its debut in India. The smartphones feature color and some other minor differences from their Chinese counterparts introduced in September.
First look at the OnePlus Ace 5 — «live» photos and known specifications
OnePlus starts teasing the new Ace 5 smartphones. The first real photos of the phone showcase a screen with slim bezels around it.
Don’t search with ChatGPT: fictional relatives of US presidents and their fake pardons
Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. Americans started looking for precedents with ChatGPT and found artificial intelligence’s false fabrications.
The most interesting trailers from CCXP 2024: «Dune», «Secret Level», young Dexter and more
CCXP 2024 in Brazil was a blast with tons of movie video announcements. Travis Fimmel from “Dune: Prophecy” and other stars dropped by Brazil.
New teaser «28 years later» — fans found a message in the flickering footage
A short video from Sony Pictures doesn’t reveal much, but still a bit more than what was previously known about “28 Years Later.” Some even found an encrypted message in it.
Robert Downey Jr has named his favorite actor and doesn’t want to act without him
The actor starred alongside the future Doctor Doom in a movie, but not in Marvel. Robert Downey Jr. never crossed paths with him in the MCU.
Anker recalls its Bluetooth speakers due to fire hazard
Manufacturer Anker is recalling nearly 80,000 Soundcore and PowerConf Bluetooth speakers. Lithium batteries in some of them overheated and caught fire.
Path of Exile 2 hit Steam’s top 15 even before release — almost 540,000 simultaneous players, 80% positive reviews
The game has already doubled the record of the first Path of Exile with 230,000 online players. Meanwhile, Path of Exile 2 is in early access, which was delayed due to a surge of players.
John Carmack dreams of a video card as a standalone computer and mentions 3dfx Voodoo2
Legendary video game developer John Carmack, known for his work on Doom and Quake, discusses the concept of a video card as a standalone device.
The voices of 23 characters from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 confirmed the lip-sync and told about the game’s voice acting
Famous for the series “Catch Kaidash”, Hryhoriy Baklanov voiced many main and secondary characters in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
«Thunderbirds*» Marvel’s Russians will be partially reshot — maybe something small, but it’s not certain
The movie “Thunderbolts*” turned out to be so fantastic that Marvel decided to give it a bit more attention and reshoot some parts. Seems like everyone who’s seen something so far really liked it.
Taika Waititi responds to Marvel fans: «You don’t know what you want until I give it to you»
The director talked about his relationship with Marvel fans. Taika Waititi says his work on “Thor: Ragnarok” brought him closer to the community, but… not in the nicest way.
Accidental Discovery: Scientists Reduce Power Consumption of PCM Memory by 1 Billion Times
Phase change in phase-change memory PCM was accidentally triggered not by heating, but by a steady current, which means much less consumption and a plethora of technical prospects.
Gamers watch YouTube and Twitch more than they play, — study
In the report by MIDiA Research, researchers concluded that players spend more time watching videos on Twitch and YouTube than playing games.
«Completely Like Me»: Bob Dylan endorses Timothy Chalamet in biopic «Complete Obscurity»
Legendary singer Bob Dylan has no doubts that Timothée Chalamet will play him brilliantly in the upcoming James Mangold film “A Complete Unknown.”
«Screen Idiot Factory»: a renowned neuroscientist on the role of gadgets in reducing children’s IQ
The title features the name of the book by Michel Desmurget, a neurobiologist and research director at the National Health Institute of France, about the negative impact of gadgets on children’s abilities.
New Arctic Senza desktop PC with AMD Ryzen 7 5700G PRO 65W and passive cooling from €600
Arctic introduced the new desktop (or more precisely, under-desk) PC Senza, which features an energy-efficient AMD Ryzen processor onboard.
Arctic will lose ice cover in three years, scientists say
New research concludes that the Arctic Ocean could experience its first ice-free day as early as 2027. The Arctic will become darker, and this is bad news.
The Fallout London team read the letter from the Baldur’s Gate 3 actor after a year and a half — he wanted to join
Actor Neil Newbon, who voiced Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, has finally joined the Fallout London mod. However, he had to wait a very long time.
Viggo Mortensen was invited to «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum»
For the upcoming movie “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” directed by Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom have already been invited. It seems it’s time for Aragorn.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has a monobank replenishment sound — Oleg Gorokhovsky told us where to hear it
Everyone likes the sound of a bank account being replenished. Monobank co-founder Oleg Horokhovskyi shared when it can be heard in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Apple M5 processor: analyst Ming-Chi Kuo talks about the first device
Apple plans to produce M5 processors in the second half of 2025. The assembly of the first devices will be conducted by Chinese BYD Electronics.
AMD actually confirmed Radeon RX 8800 and 8600 — RX 8800 XT will compete with NVIDIA RTX 4080
In the update of the ROCm library, AMD has mentioned Radeon RX 8800 and RX 8600 GPUs for the first time. The former, according to rumors, is very productive.
Enthusiast creates silent NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti with 65W consumption
A Reddit user shared about the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti modification for fanless operation.
Tencent unveils its open-source Sora — HunyuanVideo AI video generator
Nearly a year ago, the generative AI Sora from OpenAI, which creates realistic videos, caught the general attention. Tencent announced a more open model, HunyuanVideo.
8 minutes of anime «The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim» officially — tense confrontation in the middle of winter
Warner Bros. has officially released the beginning of the anime “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.” It seems fans liked it.
Mass Effect 5 game director hints at the game’s plot: «Don’t miss this DLC»
After completing work on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare is already looking forward to Mass Effect 5. Michael Gamble intrigued fans by mentioning the second game.
The first 43 minutes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 from IGN
The gaming publication exclusively released a video of the first 43 minutes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 gameplay and promises more throughout December.
China bans exports to the US of gallium, germanium, antimony, important for the production of electronics and weapons
Also, it is forbidden to export ultra-hard materials (diamonds) to the USA. Additionally, China has implemented enhanced end-use control of graphite products.
Intel unveils Arc B580 for $249 and B570 for $219 graphics cards
Intel announced new Arc video cards based on the Xe2-HPG Battlemage architecture. This graphics architecture is already featured in Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake notebook processors.
Small «Shahed» and analog «Lancet» — new Ukrainian drones shown to Zelensky and Scholz
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olaf Scholz in Kyiv inspected new Ukrainian and Ukrainian-German drones. Among them were UAVs similar to “Shahed” and “Lancet”.
Honor 300, 300 Pro and 300 Ultra — 50 MP f/2.1 selfie camera introduced starting at $320
Absolutely independent from Huawei, the company Honor has introduced the smartphones Honor 300, 300 Pro, and 300 Ultra. The manufacturer positions them for creating high-quality photos, including selfies and portraits.
«Gladiator 3» will definitely be» — Ridley Scott is happy with the global box office of the second movie
It is known that “Gladiator 2” was expensive to produce. Industry publications say about $250 million, and Ridley Scott mentioned that it went over budget. However, everyone is satisfied, and a third part is to be.
Miscalculated, but where? A hacker hacked into companies without hiding his data and offered to hire him
In the USA, a man frequented businesses, including a gym where he worked out, hacked computers, and then offered to be hired. The outcome was somewhat predictable.
The Witcher 4 will be huge, announcements will start a year before release, more attention to consoles, — CD Projekt RED
CD Projekt RED executives say that The Witcher 4 will be bigger and better than Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, the marketing won’t be early, and they will work more closely with consoles.
«No Dark Lords and Rings»: Anime «The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirim» will be a fresh look at Middle Earth
The anime team of “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” hesitated about returning to Middle-earth. Producer Philippa Boyens wanted to make sure they weren’t treading old paths.
Where did Desmond Hart from the series «Dune: The Prophecy» took on extraordinary powers and how he ties in with Villeneuve’s third film
The character Desmond Hart was specifically created for the series “Dune: The Prophecy”. He impressed with extraordinary abilities, and the book “Dune: Messiah” might give a clue about them.
Intel Arc B580 / B570 graphics cards are faster than NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti — company announces release date, ASRock reveals specifications
According to insider information, Intel Arc B580 and B570, as well as the new AMD Navi 44 outperform NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti in synthetic benchmarks. Intel announced that its new video cards will be released shortly.
More than 1 million Ukrainians applied for well «Дія» UAH 1000 on the day of the tax hike — the President announced other assistance programs
The Minister of Digital Transformation shared how many Ukrainians applied for the “Winter eSupport” in “Diia”. President Zelensky discussed further assistance programs.
Digital reform of the HCPC: referral to «Reserve+», choice of medical institution, electronic conclusion
Deputy Ministers of Defense Sergiy Melnyk and Kateryna Chernohorenko discussed the simplification of the Military Medical Commission (MMC) process through “Reserve+”.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received its second patch a day after the first
Immediately after the 1.0.1 patch, GSC Game World updated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to version 1.0.2. The list of fixes is small, but the patch is “heavy” at 8 GB.
«The Boys» showrunner: «We didn’t recreate reality — the world has changed to reflect the show»
Some perceive “The Boys” as a mirror of real-world events, but Eric Kripke says that wasn’t the intention. On the contrary, it’s the world that has come to resemble the show.
MSI Claw 8 AI+ and 7 AI+ announced — first portable consoles with Intel Lunar Lake
MSI has listed on Amazon the specifications for the portable gaming consoles MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ with Intel Lunar Lake processors. The elder model features a larger screen and a significantly increased battery.
E-hryvnia in 2025 — NBU plans to openly test the electronic currency
The e-hryvnia will be available for open test access next year. It is a digital currency (CBDC) based on distributed data, like blockchain. Everyone interested will be able to participate in the test.
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