«Don’t bark at me!»: Chinese robot dog sets a YouTuber on fire because of his behavior
American video blogger IShowSpeed decided to show a Chinese robot dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog poured fire on him.
Flying flamethrower: Ukrainian drone on video burns Russian occupiers as it lands
In Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian occupiers literally burned to death. In the video of the RUBPAK 108th separate TRO brigade, a drone with a thermite charge effectively burns them down along with the landing. The only thing missing is «Flight of the Valkyries».
In 2024, China invested $25 billion in semiconductors — more than the United States, Taiwan, and South Korea combined
China has become the largest buyer of chip manufacturing equipment. In the first half of 2024, Chinese companies invested $25 billion in semiconductor production.
Google Pixel 9 no longer charges gadgets when they replenish the battery themselves — it worked for five years
Battery Share — is a wireless charging feature for Google Pixel devices. It doesn’t seem to work when charging the Pixel 9 itself, as it could on previous generations.
An eerie scene from behind the scenes «Alien: Romulus» that’s hard to see through
A short video from the set of «Alien: Romulus» shows off one of the movie’s monstrous creatures in a relaxed working atmosphere. Director Fede Alvarez wants to keep you awake, or make you laugh, depending on your attitude.
The beta test of the National Cashback in the «Diia» application has started
The Ministry of Digital Transformation will test the National Cashback in the «Diia» app for a month. Citizens will be able to return 10% of the cost of Ukrainian goods (up to UAH 3000 per month).
NASA has discovered the third global energy field of the Earth — in addition to gravitational and electromagnetic
NASA scientists have discovered a third global energy field around the Earth. Ambipolar electric field drives charged particles into space above the poles
Steam in August: Windows 11 surpasses 50% for the first time, mobile RTX 4060 in second place, players move to 16 GB
Windows 11 completely dominates Steam. This operating system was chosen by 50.81% of users with a whopping +3.36% increase over the month.
Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D from OLX — how it differs from the real one
YouTuber der8auer bought «second-hand» an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip, which turned out to be a non-working, but very similar imitation. «The processor was purchased on OLX in Romania.
«The feeling that this is a real place»: Dune Awakening game director talks about spices, worms, factions, and more
At Gamescom 2024, Joel Bailos spoke a lot about the plot and gameplay of Dune: Awakening.
Failure of the Year: Sony’s shooter Concord peaks at 697 simultaneous players, gets devastating reviews and low sales
Concord, the latest shooter from Sony and the debut project of Firewalk Studios, became a massive failure just a week after its release. The number of players and buyers is extremely low.
First photo of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE — smartphone certified in the USA
The expected new Samsung Fan Edition smartphone has been certified by the FCC in the United States. Thanks to this, you can take a first look at Samsung Galsxy S24 FE.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be released without hardware tracing, official mod support and multiplayer — will be added later
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will finally be released on November 20, but it will not have all the technical and gaming features that will appear later.
«The world’s first GPU»: nVIDIA GeForce 256 is 25 years old
August 31, 1999 nVIDIA (as the name was then spelled) announced the GeForce 256 graphics card, which was released on October 11 of that year. Advertised as the «world’s first GPU», the video card completely changed the market. The term GPU (short for Graphics Processing Unit) was also coined by NVIDIA.
Brazil bans X / Twitter and will be fined $8900 per day for access via VPN — Apple and Google are obliged to remove the app
The Brazilian Supreme Court banned the social network X/Twitter due to its moderation policy. The largest country in South America is home to 227 million people.
Tesla Cybertrack is resting: a father has created the most technologically advanced children’s car for his daughter
Perhaps Tesla should take a closer look at this man. With the help of a Raspberry Pi, John Scagmo has turned a back-and-forth children’s electric car into the most technologically advanced car in its class.
«AnandTech’s Last Day»: Famous PC component review site closes after 27 years of operation
AnandTech, the website that has been familiar to anyone interested in desktop processors and components for the past 27 years, is shutting down. «Today is the last day of AnandTech’s publication», — writes editor-in-chief Ryan Smith.
Telegram employs mostly Ukrainian programmers — they won a professional competition
Referring to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the Financial Times writes that the platform is used mostly by Ukrainian coders.
Pixel 9 Pro Fold does not support «native» Google wireless charger — only in the line
It turns out that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold cannot be charged from the Pixel Stand 2, officially. Such is the tightly integrated ecosystem of Google gadgets.
The color of surprise: new video of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Titanium Desert
According to leaks, Apple is planning to release the iPhone 16 Pro in a new Desert Titanium color. There was speculation that it was gold, but in this video, it is brown.
Digitalization: $400 million healthcare system illegally deprived thousands of people of benefits instead of simplifying registration
Digitalization in Tennessee, USA, seems to have gone wrong: many people have been illegally denied Medicaid and other benefits due to errors in the automatic system.
Horror prequel trailer «Rosemary’s Baby» — movie «Apartment 7A» with Julia Garner
Paramount+ has shown a trailer for the prequel to the classic 1968 film «Rosemary’s Baby» directed by Roman Polanski. In the movie «Apartment 7A», Julia Garner embodied one of the characters from the original.
Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet crashes under fire on August 26, — WSJ
An F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed on Monday. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to an unnamed US official.
The first video of the Moon and Earth flyby made by JUICE on the way to Jupiter
The Jupiter-bound JUICE probe «has shared footage of its flyby of the Moon and Earth with scientists European Space Agency (ESA) I made a minute and a half video out of them.
The ban on Chinese drones from September 1 will cause a shortage in the Armed Forces, — Magyar
Starting September 1, 2024, China will impose restrictions on the export of drones and their components. Robert «Magyar» Brovdi, commander of the 414th Separate Regiment of Strike Unmanned Aircraft Systems (OPUBAS), sounds the alarm.
Ukrainian troops notice a mysterious green glow at their positions — suspect enemy intelligence
Serhiy «Flash» Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian expert on drones, electronic warfare and other military electronics, spoke about the mysterious green glow over the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions.
«You are charging them wrong»: Samsung gives reason for paint peeling off Galaxy Fold6
A few weeks after the release, some Samsung Galaxy Fold6 users noticedthat the paint on the smartphones costing from ₴80 thousand. peels off on the sides. Samsung sees the reason in the use of third-party chargers.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to be released on Nintendo for the first time — Legends of the Zone edition to come to Switch in fall
GSC Game World has announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which includes three classic games, will be released on Nintendo Switch in November.
Can a YouTube video really dry a wet smartphone? An experiment by The Verge and iFixit
For four years now, people have been liking and thanking each other in the comments section of the same YouTube video. It’s not very attractive, but that’s not the point. Journalists The Verge together with iFixit decided to check whether a YouTube video can really save a drowned smartphone.
Tesla Cybertruck robbed in seconds: thief broke «unbreakable» glass, pickup truck did not notify owner
Fans of the Tesla Cybertruck talk about the reliability and security of the electric pickup. The owner of the car, which is extremely easy to rob, disagrees.
«We will bomb everyone»: Ukrainian REX drone carries up to 8 rounds of ammunition under its wings and conducts reconnaissance
The REX — unmanned aerial strike system is a real small bomber aircraft. It carries four bombs under each wing and finds targets on its own.
The creators of «The Lord of the Rings» series presented the Dark Wizard of the Desert of Runes
While fans are speculating about who the Stranger is in «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power», Amazon Prime Video teases a new unknown wizard in the second season.
Pilet Pocket PC on Raspberry Pi supports external keyboard and AI module
The Raspberry Pi is well suited for building portable PCs: it is small, supports external devices, and can be designed into a compact case. Soulcircuit’s development team has created a portable PC based on Raspberry Pi 5 modular pocket PC Pilet.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launched on RISC-V processor — FPS is low, but everything works
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was able to run on a RISC-V processor thanks to the Box64 environment for Linux. The frame rate is low, but the game is fully functional.
Series «The Lord of the Rings»: How Tom Bombadil taught the Stranger how to cast magic, and the Hobbit ancestors learned what home is
The actors of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» told us how the Stranger-Istari will begin to master his power, and the ancestors of the hobbits will think about settling down.
«Energoatom» will build a new NPP with a capacity of more than 4 GW
NNEGC «Energoatom» announced the revival of the Chyhyryn NPP construction project. The unfinished nuclear power plant near Chyhyryn, Cherkasy region, will receive four power units based on the American AP1000 technology with a capacity of 1.1 GW each.
A punch for tanks: Ukrainian Armed Forces test PTAB-1M ammunition as a drone drop
A video of the Ukrainian military testing a PTAB-1M high explosive ammunition on the armor of an abandoned tank has been posted online. The submunition of Soviet cluster bombs will be used as a drone drop.
Sony PlayStation 5 Pro will be released very soon and will cost up to $700 — some people already have a developer kit
At Gamescom 2024, they did not openly talk about the Sony PlayStation 5 Pro console, but it was a secret that everyone knew about. Some of the developers unofficially told about its release time.
Microsoft was afraid of the backlash for ending support for «Control Panel» Windows and removed the mention of it
Microsoft has removed the words “discontinue «Control Panel» Windows” after the publicity. it is not clear whether this means that they have abandoned plans to remove it.
Google Pixel will receive Android 15 in October — official announcement for testers
Google has confirmed when Pixel smartphones will be updated to Android 15. Previously, rumors said that this would not happen in September.
Microsoft programmers in the AI department earn $120,000 more per year than their colleagues — insider
According to the leaked salary data from Microsoft, programmers working on AI are paid significantly more than others. Others are dissatisfied and look «to the» side.
Apple has announced the date of the iPhone 16 presentation
The previous rumors were wrong by one day — Apple iPhone 16 will be presented on September 9. Earlier, many sources indicated that it could happen on September 10.
Pavel Durov was interrogated on 12 charges — full list
According to the cybercrime department of the Paris prosecutor’s office, Pavel Durov, founder and chairman of Telegram, was interrogated on 12 charges. Durov was detained on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 20:00 local time at the airport «Le Bourget».
NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics cards will get GDDR7 memory and consume less, — laptop manufacturer
The chairman of the Chinese computer manufacturer Shenzhen Hasee Computer has unveiled some specifications of laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics cards. Wu Haijun spoke about them during a meeting with the media.
Khadas modular mini-PC — the first device with Intel Core Ultra 200V, NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti and battery
The modular mini-PC with battery backup and discrete graphics is a surprise in itself. Khadas also adds processors Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake.
The Spectrum emulates a classic computer — 48 games, USB and HDMI included
A full-size modern remake of the classic Sinclair ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer is being prepared for release by Retro Games. The device is compatible with the 48K and 128K Spectrum and has a USB port for downloading games and other content.
«A used 1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800» sold in the US — what’s wrong with that?
Someone from Georgia, USA, was selling a «1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800 on Facebook Marketplace. Elon Musk would have been very surprised, but the car has nothing to do with his company.
Sauron approves: Apple’s smart ring will control all electronic devices
A new Apple patent describes the functions of the company’s future smart ring. «The ring device will control electronics and gadgets.
Asus and MSI offer convenient mechanisms for removing video cards from motherboards
It can be difficult to remove a video card from the motherboard. Asus and MSI have introduced new, more convenient mechanisms for this.
The first PC with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor — over 70 FPS in AAA games on the built-in Radeon 890M
ETA Prime YouTube channel has reviewed the first mini-PC with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. The Soyo S9 AI computer has decent performance in games and will be released in two months.
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