Perplexity offers Google to sell Chrome for $34.5 billion
Perplexity, a company specializing in AI search, has made a surprise offer to Google to sell the Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. Its representative confirmed this intention.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 caught fire while playing Battlefield 6 — it wasn't the power connector
Battlefield 6 lit the NVIDIA RTX 5090 on fire, literally — the Zotac video card burned for 10 seconds. This time, the problem was deeper than the power connectors, also literally.
Apple MacBook screen can be shattered by a regular postcard — the manufacturer says it's not a bug, but a feature
It’s a real nightmare for an Apple MacBook owner to open the device and see a damaged screen. This result is extremely easy to achieve due to inattention.
"Kyivstar and the Ministry of Digital Transformation tested text messaging via Starlink and regular smartphones
Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov exchanged messages from smartphones using Starlink Direct to Cell.
Former Google X Business Director Calls Job Creation by AI "100% bullshit"
Mo Gawdat, former director of business relations at Google X, doesn’t offer any comforting ideas about the role of AI in the labor market. They will be fired — and that’s it.
Meet the iPhone 17 Pro! The fake came out before the original
It seems that someone got tired of reading leaks about the iPhone 17 and made the phone himself a month before Apple’s presentation.
When mom didn't buy a computer: the user assembled an «AMD gaming PC» out of cardboard, and it works in some way
Unlike previous experiments, you will not be able to run Doom on this cardboard box, but on «AMD» gaming PCs there is Genshin Impact.
In perfect packaging: NVIDIA RTX 5090 without processor and memory came from French Amazon
A gamer waited a year for MSI’s NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card before receiving it from Amazon in France. It’s hard to imagine the degree of disappointment.
"OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive": Elon Musk reacts to the launch of GPT-5 in the company's products
Elon Musk continues to mercilessly criticize OpenAI. This time, he directed his apocalyptic thoughts toward Microsoft, which has implemented GPT-5 in its software products.
Poisoned himself because of ChatGPT advice: man was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after using sodium bromide
This time, ChatGPT’s advice led a 60-year-old man to a mental illness that was thought to have disappeared in the last century. At the same time, he had a «history of studying nutrition in college».
Lawsuit against Microsoft for ending support for Windows 10: abuse of monopoly and neglect of security for AI implementation
Lawrence Klein, a resident of California, USA, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in the San Diego Superior Court over Microsoft’s termination of support for Windows 10.
The Coffeematic PC cools down with freshly brewed coffee — yes, it works
The Coffeematic is made up of not-so-new hardware, which may be older than many of the readers of this news. But it allowed us to realize the concept.
You have been heard: OpenAI brings GPT-4o back to ChatGPT amid GPT-5 dissatisfaction
After the launch of GPT-5, users complain about a drastic change in the tone and content of ChatGPT responses compared to GPT-4o. OpenAI decided to give them what they asked for.
Shunted NVIDIA RTX 5090 breaks into the 3DMark top ten with air cooling only
Shunt resistors allow you to supply more power to your video card and overclock it better. This time outstanding result achieved only with air coolers.
Microsoft Vice President: Windows 2030 will do without mouse and keyboard, voice and AI will control it
In the Windows 2030 Vision video, Microsoft’s vice president of enterprise and security discusses the technologies of the future.
Apple will get an exception: Trump announces 100% duty on chip imports
President Donald Trump has announced a 100% duty on semiconductor imports. This does not apply to companies like Apple that manufacture products in the US or have committed to do so.
Donald Trump calls on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign immediately
President Trump reacts to Senator Tom Cotton’s investigation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s alleged Chinese ties and investments.
Sections of the US Constitution disappeared from the official website — fortunately, without legal consequences
Citizens who wanted to learn about their constitutional rights from the official U.S. Constitutional page had not seen some of them for a long time.
Shareholders sue Tesla and Elon Musk over Robotaxi and autopilot: "Concealing risks is fraud"
Investors have filed a lawsuit against Tesla and Elon Musk. The plaintiffs are accused of securities fraud for concealing the risks of self-driving cars, including Robotaxi.
AMD prepares AM6 socket with PCIe 6 and DDR6 support: more pins, but the same size
AM^Despite the significant increase in pins on the AMD AM6 processor socket, it is likely to be possible to install a cooler from the AM5.
Two steps to trash: Intel gets BBB credit rating, company has problems with Panther Lake
Fitch has downgraded Intel’s credit rating to BBB, just two steps away from junk status. Meanwhile, the company is having problems with Panther Lake’s performance and commercial viability.
AI "smashes" furniture: Airbnb landlord tried to collect £12,000 from a female scientist for fake smash and grab
Airbnb had to apologize and pay compensation for the actions of a homeowner who decided to collect money with the help of an AI fake.
Bybit and Mt. Gox are resting: the largest cryptocurrency heist in history worth $3.5 billion is discovered
The robbery was committed five years ago, but was solved only this week. Bybit and Mt. Gox, much less money was stolen than from the LuBian pool.
Shakheds spotted with anti-tank mines on their wings: what are the risks and how they work
Several military-related sources reported the use of Geranium-2 (“Shakhed”) drones with an unusual payload by the Russians.
"Digital execution": programmer accuses Amazon of destroying his data on AWS for 10 years
Developer Abdelkader Boudih, aka Seuros, says he’s been an Amazon Web Services (AWS) subscriber for years. The cloud service was an integral part of his work — and now everything is destroyed.
AMD processors squeeze Intel out of Steam with a 40% share, NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics cards make a powerful push
The share of AMD processors on Steam is steadily growing, causing Intel to lose its psychological mark of 60%. According to the latest monthly survey, 40.39% of players have AMD chips.
South Korean XAiDEN drones: one operator controls 100 UAVs
Using artificial intelligence, Nearthlab’s XAiDEN drones are combined into swarms of 10 UAVs, and one operator can control 10 swarms.
Restoring AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: re-soldering after an unsuccessful attempt by an unknown wizard
Trouble can happen not only with NVIDIA RTX, but also with AMD Radeon graphics cards. We bought one such trouble on the secondary market.
Warhammer 40000: Games Workshop reveals the contents of the "Decree of Terminus"
“The Decree of Terminus is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the Warhammer 40000 universe. At least, it used to be.
Spider-Man 4: Tom Holland poses in new costume, and one of the Avengers returns in Sony movie
The movie Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” — is not about The Avengers, but it is becoming more and more like it, with the return of one of the favorite heroes and famous villains.
Tesla is guilty of a fatal accident and must pay $329 million, — court decision
Tesla has lost a case in Florida, USA, and will have to pay a huge compensation to the victims, their relatives, and the state. Of course, this is about autopilot.
Gothic remake: new trailer with Xardaz, release postponement, and release of the classic trilogy on consoles
THQ Nordic has some news about the Gothic series, not all of it good, but some of it unexpected — in a good way.
Apple's Q3 2025 report: three-billionth iPhone released, $800 millions loss due to new duties, +10% profit
Apple’s financial report for the third quarter of 2025 reflects rapid changes in the world, including customs. Overall, the report is positive, and Apple shares rose after it.
Vulnerable web coding: almost half of the code written by AI is potentially dangerous
The study revealed a significant level of vulnerability in web coding products. With some programming languages, the result is much worse than average.
Mark Zuckerberg is happy that time on Facebook and Instagram has increased thanks to AI garbage and wants to bring it to smart glasses
Mark Zuckerberg was inspired by Meta’s second quarter financial report. He is delighted that users are spending more time looking at AI “creations” on Facebook than on Instagram.
As «Ukrzaliznytsia»: bus tickets will be sold in a single application
The Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development announced the creation of a single app that will allow people to buy bus tickets from legal carriers.
Builders are beating programmers: Microsoft tells which professions will be replaced by artificial intelligence
Microsoft researchers tried to determine which professions are most and least likely to be replaced by artificial intelligence.
Samsung is updating its lineup — Galaxy S26 will have three versions, but no base model
Enthusiasts found an indication of the Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup in the One UI 8 code. It looks like the basic S26 «is being upgraded to» — hopefully not just in name.
Is it possible to do this? In Microsoft Excel, pivot tables will automatically update
When something so obvious is available in competitors, even in other Microsoft programs and features, and Excel is only now getting it.
First live photos of the Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Previously, the iPhone 17 Pro could be seen in numerous renders and photo mockups. This new Apple product seems to be real, «caught» during real-life testing.
Microsoft study: human ability to recognize AI images «is slightly better than flipping a coin»
Microsoft’s AI for Good lab conducted an experiment involving more than 12,500 participants from around the world who rated 287,000 images.
A flash drive made of a bird: a YouTuber converted data into sound, and a starling was able to play it back
Some of the experiments «don’t make sense, but they are quite logical. Birds are good at memorizing complex sounds, so you can «record» data on them, and you will get a kind of «flash drive»
Everyone is faking everyone: OpenAI's Sam Altman warns of AI fraud crisis
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of a «future fraud crisis» in which virtually anyone can imitate the voice and likeness of another person.
Chinese optimization: Wuchang game secretly scales images even in non-scaling mode
Soulslick Wuchang: Fallen Feathers failed to launch due to poor performance at launch and numerous player complaints. The «patch is even more outrageous.
Apple can save Intel's production in an interesting way
Soon, Apple will be able to literally save Intel’s contract manufacturing, which the company’s new CEO has made strictly dependent on demand and customer needs.
CEO teases Xiaomi 16 Ultra — the photo flagship may howl earlier than in previous years
At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Leica brand, Xiaomi’s president mentioned the upcoming flagship. According to him, it will set a new level of mobile photography.
Valve's Gabe Newell likes working with Russian partners and wants to go to Russia
Blogger Zalkar Saliyev has finally published a full interview with Valve founder and CEO Gabe Newell.
George Martin approves: «Superman» seems great, «Andor» was the highlight of the year»
George Martin, the creator of «Game of Thrones», is an avid viewer of science fiction and superhero movies. Among the latter, the writer is very fond of «Superman», «Andor», and «Murderbot».
Nintendo talks about the relationship between Mario and Peach — someone will be upset
«Literally everything you thought you knew about reality is wrong». Most Nintendo and Mario fans will be disappointed.
Peacemaker travels through parallel worlds in new trailer, and James Gunn talks about the DCU world
In the trailer, the series Peacemaker is somewhat reminiscent of the movie «Deadpool and Wolverine» and the Spider-Man films with their travels to parallel worlds. I like John Cena’s character.
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