The court banned Google from paying for exclusivity of applications in Play, placing its programs in smartphones and other anticompetitive practices
On Monday, October 7, a U.S. court issued a permanent injunction forcing Google to
to soften its attitude towards alternative Android app stores. Google is prohibited from engaging in anticompetitive practices that favor Google Play.
The Lord of the Rings «The Lord of the Rings»: Sauron explains the finale of the second season and talks about the third
In the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» Sauron has new opportunities. Actor Charlie Vickers explained the finale of the second season and talked about his character in the third.
The fourth season of «Witcher» will feature another colleague of Geralt’s
The fourth season of the series will add witches that viewers have already seen. It’s unclear what they will do in the story, but the show’s creators don’t let such inconsistencies stop them.
Fallout Nuevo Mexico trailer — a working version of the large-scale New Vegas mod will appear next year
The fashion team of Fallout: Nuevo Mexico mod team has released the first trailer for the project. Major modification of the game Fallout: New Vegas takes you to post-apocalyptic Mexico City.
Companies don’t want to insure Tesla Cybertruck — cancel policies or offer premiums higher than the cost of the car
GEICO, the second largest U.S. auto insurer, has refused to insure a Tesla Cybertruck because it is… a Cybertruck. Other owners write about rejections from this and other companies.
Renamed Twitter, so you don’t have to pay? Elon Musk and X doubled the Australian fine when they tried to cancel it
X Twitter faces a $400,000 fine for ignoring a request from the Australian Electronic Security Commission. The regulator wants to verify the measures that X is currently taking to combat the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
Light instead of electricity: scientists have created a compact and energy-efficient optical computer
According to researchers from the University of Tokyo, an optical computer that is much more powerful than the existing ones may appear in only ten years.
NASA wants to create Morrowind on Mars — housing will be built from mushrooms
NASA is considering the possibility of growing housing from mushrooms on the Moon and Mars. The agency has signed a $2 million contract with researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center to study «mycotecture».
For the fourth season of «The Witcher», the torture scene of Ciri was filmed
Following the novels «Baptism by Fire» and «Swallow Tower» by Andrzej Sapkowski, the fourth season of «The Witcher» season will present a terrifying turn in Ciri’s life.
Come for baklava: Android 16 has been codenamed
A source says that Android 16 Baklava will make its debut at the Google I/O 2025 conference. This time, Google does not follow the alphabetical order of versions.
First look at Xiaomi 15 Pro and 15 Ultra flagships — images, cameras, specifications
The first images of the upcoming flagships Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15 Ultra have appeared. The former is expected in October, while the company’s main camera phone is usually released later.
Breaking: Tencent wants to buy out Ubisoft amid falling shares, poor sales and delays
Tencent and Ubisoft’s founders, the Guillemot family, are considering a buyout of the French game developer after losing more than half of its market value.
The creators of «The Lord of the Rings» series have revealed who the Dark Lord is not
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» revealed Gandalf, but not The Dark Magician who is also an Istari. Some people think it is Saruman, but they are disappointed by the showrunners.
Intel has completely fixed the instability of the 13th and 14th generation Core — but not the operation of already damaged processors
Intel has released the final patch instability of processors Core of the 13th and 14th generations (Raptor Lake). The company commented on the reasons for the unsatisfactory performance of the chips.
Series «The Lord of the Rings»: The Stranger actor reveals whether he communicated with his predecessor in Jackson’s trilogy
The identity of the Stranger was revealed in the finale of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power». Actor Daniel Wayman has revealed whether he has spoken to his predecessor in the role.
The World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF) of the Internet founder Tim Berners-Lee has ceased to operate
Last week, the World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF) in an open leaf has announced the completion of its work. For 15 years of its existence, the non-profit organization has been trying to make the Internet safer and more accessible.
Modified Meta Ray-Ban glasses find all the data of a stranger behind the rim
Two students used Meta smart glasses to quickly identify any stranger on the street.
Windows 11 24H2 speeds up file copying by up to 94% — but there are nuances
The Windows 11 24H2 update makes the ReFS file system available on regular computers. Previously, it was used in Windows Server.
Unannounced Apple MacBook Pro with M4 processor for sale on Facebook
According to rumors, the not-yet-unveiled Apple MacBook Pro M4 is already being sold in a closed Facebook group. The source provides a photo of the box.
Star Citizen developers are forced to work seven days a week — the company earned $700 million from the game
Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, has ordered its employees to work seven days a week to prepare for the Citizencon event on October 19.
Like Disney: those seriously injured in an Uber accident cannot sue the company for ordering a pizza by their underage daughter
Another company denies its customers the right to sue due to severe consequences, citing a license agreement. Last time it was Disney, now it’s Uber.
The finale of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings» revealed the identity of the Stranger
The end of the second season «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» discloses the identity his most mysterious character. However, the answer will not surprise many.
Tesla Cybertruck gets Full Self-Driving and immediately veers into the wrong lane of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
Tesla has begun rolling out its controversial and probably misnamed software Full Self-Driving («Fully autonomous driving») on the Cybertruck. What could have gone wrong?
As in «Tenet» movie: scientists have discovered the reversal of time at the level of photons
Quantum physics demonstrates many strange things and is often counterintuitive. This time, scientists made us remember the movie «Tenet» by discovering what can be called negative time.
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer’s next game will be released in 2029 — it’s not exact, although Sven Winke said so
Sven Winke, the head of Larian, the developer of Baldur’s Gate 3, says that the studio’s next release could be in 2028 or 2029. He later urged not to take it too seriously.
Folds four times: Honor patents a strange smartphone form factor
It seems that Huawei and its sister company Honor are serious about foldable smartphones. The former has created a triple Mate XT smartphoneand Honor patents four segments.
In the movie «Snow White», the name will be associated with a woman’s strength, not her skin color, — Rachel Zegler
Rachel Zegler, the lead actress in «Snow White», says that the remake of the 1937 Disney cartoon changed the origin of this name, which is no longer associated with appearance.
Vivo X200 photo flagships — Android AnTuTu record, official images and camera features
The flagship Vivo X200 family with top cameras will be presented in October. The official images of the smartphones, some specifications, and tests have been posted online.
No Yasuke: Assassin’s Creed Shadows originally had a Japanese samurai
The hero of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the Afro-Japanese samurai Yasuke, causes not only discontent among fans but also Japanese indignation. But initially there was none.
Samsung to cancel compact flagship Galaxy S26, — insider
In 2026, Samsung may revise its flagship Galaxy S line of smartphones. According to unofficial data, the reason is the low popularity of the younger models.
Daniel Day-Lewis returns to cinema after «completing» his career — in his son’s directorial debut
One of the most respected actors, triple «Oscar» winner Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the profession in Ronan Day-Lewis’ «Anemone» / Anemone, Focus Features and Plan B.
Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 is now publicly available — many changes, new features of Copilot+ PC
The Microsoft Windows 11 2024 update, also known as version 24H2, is now publicly available. It can be downloaded and installed by anyone.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: three more songs from the radio and Pripyat location in the new music trailer
GSC Game World showed three more songs from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl radio. The trailer «Sadness of Pripyat» is dedicated to the corresponding location of the game.
It happened, Doom was launched on a video card. Without a processor and other
It seems that enthusiasts are tired of playing Doom on vibrators, tractors and bacteria. One of them ran the game on the video card — on the video card alone.
«I haven’t seen the series, I haven’t read the books»: Liam Hemsworth on the fifth season of The Witcher» and his role
It’s been almost two years since it was announced that Liam Hemsworth would play Geralt in the «Witcher» series. Since then, the actor hasn’t spoken publicly about the series, and now he has.
A new Starcraft or Warcraft strategy — Blizzard has wanted to do this for years, management has denied it
For years, Blizzard wanted to make a new RTS Starcraft or Warcraft, but the management did not allow it. They told a well-known gaming journalist about it.
A hacker has found a way to hack any KIA and get the owner’s data — again
Through two years after the Kia ChallengeAfter the hackers found a way to steal almost any KIA and Hyundai produced after 2011, the Koreans are back in the spotlight. A newly discovered vulnerability allows any Kia with a license plate alone to be unlocked and started.
Vivo smartphones received Android 15 before Google Pixel
Usually, Google Pixel smartphones are the first to receive a new stable Android OS. But this time, Android 15 is the first time «has arrived on Vivo.
Ukrainian Armed Forces disband IT units, DELTA’s work is under threat, — military IT specialists
On the condition of anonymity, the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the collapse of «two specialized IT units and the threat to DELTA and other related projects. This was written by Hromadske The information was confirmed by the intelligence community InformNapalmand the deputy Mariana Bezuhla.
The UK shut down the last coal-fired power plant — it was the first to build such a power plant in 1882
The UK has closed the Ratcliffe-on-Soar thermal power plant in Nottinghamshire. It was the last coal-fired power plant in the country. The UK was the first to use coal-fired power, and now it is getting rid of it.
The fourth season of «The Witcher» in Wales: many photos of Geralt, Milva, Zoltan and others from the set
«The Witcher» has completed filming in Wales, which lasted for two weeks in the second half of September. It was known that Liam Hemsworth and friends of the Witcher there — now has a photo from the Daily Mail.
Laptop with desktop NVIDIA RTX 4090 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D — maximum power, no battery life
The mobile NVIDIA RTX 4090 is much slower than the desktop one, and one modder decided to fix it. A laptop with a 7 cm thick desktop graphics card weighs 8 kg.
A huge monkey with deadly flatulence will return to Monster Hunter Wilds — fans rejoice
Capcom’s live broadcast at the Tokyo Game Show confirmed that the great ape Сongalala is returning to Monster Hunter Wilds.
Death Stranding 2 presentation: new videos, jackets for $1700, and a release date Kojima won’t say
As part of a 90-minute presentation at the Tokyo Game Show, Hideo Kojima unveiled almost eight minutes of never-before-seen footage from the upcoming game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
Ukrainian science fiction film «U Are the Universe» wins top award at Strasbourg Film Festival, release date announced
The fantastic film U Are the Universe by Ukrainian director Pavlo Ostrikov won the main award at the French science fiction festival.
The Thing from Addams Family in reality: the robot arm detaches to pick up an object
Sometimes concepts from the movie screen come to life. The Thing — the arm that runs on its own in the Adams family movies was realized as a robot arm.
New Xiaomi Power Bank 25000 mAh / 212W in a transparent case, with display and three ports
Xiaomi has introduced a new 25000 mAh / 212W power bank. Its appearance is shaped by a spectacular transparent case and an information display.
Sony’s artificial intelligence will create games for PlayStation, it has already been used in Spider-Man 2, — corporate report
In a new corporate report, Sony says that to speed up the development of games on the PlayStation will make greater use of AI and machine learning.
«Tesla Cybertruck’s ultra-strong» glass cracked from… wiping with a microfiber
In addition to street thieves and overzealous fans, the Tesla Cybertruck’s glass has a new terrible enemy: the wiping cloth.
The creators of «The Lord of the Rings» series told about a trick to avoid darkness in night scenes
Night scenes are one of the problems of contemporary cinema and television: sometimes they nothing is visible. The authors of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» told us how they managed to avoid this.
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