Ex-banker jailed for 24 years over crypto deal — spent $47 million from bank, daughter’s college and church
In the vain hope of getting rich using cryptocurrencies, the former banker fell for the scam and spent $47 million of the bank’s funds, as well as all available personal and public funds. Now the 53-year-old US man is facing 24 years in prison.
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL — is not for gaming. In Genshin Impact, it loses to the Pixel 7 Pro and is 51% slower than the iPhone 15 Pro Max
The first tests show that Google Pixel 9 smartphones will not appeal to mobile gamers. The Tensor G4 processor in the Genshin Impact performed worse than the G2 processor in the Pixel 7.
From blackouts to surplus: «Ukrenergo» will sell electricity abroad again
The company «Ukrenergo» has announced the resumption of electricity sales abroad. It will take place only if there is an excessive amount of energy in the grid.
Microsoft will remove the Windows Control Panel: «is in the process of being terminated»
The Control Panel has been in Windows since its debut in 1985 and is still a favorite of power users despite all the changes. Now Microsoft has decided to remove it completely
Apple will allow replacing iPhone apps for calls, messages, keyboards, etc. — only in the EU for now
Apple will soon allow Apple iPhone and iPad users in the European Union to choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboard, password managers, and more.
Galadriel and Adar in The Lord of the Rings «The Lord of the Rings» tell us what connects their characters
Morved Clarke (Galadriel) and Sam Healdane (Adar), actors of the «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» series, told us what made their characters unite against Sauron.
Tesla recalled more than 9100 Model X cars — they are unsticking
Tesla has announced a recall of more than 9100 Model X SUVs due to a physical problem. The car’s finish may come off while driving.
«Todd, I’m tired of walking»: Starfield has a car thanks to Phil Spencer’s complaints
At Gamescom 2024, Bethesda presented the first expansion for Starfield — Shattered Space. With it, players received a car for moving around the planets, which was personally designed by Phil Spencer.
More power to the audience: Rotten Tomatoes introduces a new category, «Deadpool and Wolverine» already on the list
The Rotten Tomatoes movie rating has added a new Verified Hot mark, which was immediately received by «Deadpool and Wolverine». Now, movies that are extremely popular with viewers will not be overlooked.
The best from the first day of Gamescom 2024: Borderlands 4, new Mafia and Dying Light, and more
The opening of Gamescom 2024 brought several long-awaited announcements. At Gamescom Opening Night Live, we presented. Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Dying Light: The Beast and much more.
Digital View’s E-Ink display is battery-free and powered via Wi-Fi
Not only do E-Ink screens create the effect of reading from paper, but they also consume very little electricity. New display Digital View has no battery at all and receives the necessary energy from the wireless Wi-Charge power module.
Coppola’s new «Megalopolis» trailer hits critics and recalls «The Godfather», «Apocalypse Now» and «Dracula»
The new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi epic «Megalopolis» blames the critics. At the beginning, negative reviews of his previous works, which are now considered world classics, are listed.
Worst deal since the financial crisis: $13 billion loan for Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition creates problems for banks
The money that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter turned into the worst merger financing deal for banks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
The computer of the creator of the first Civilization with 16 MB of memory for $10,000 is still working
In the lobby of the Firaxis office, there is an old leather chair and an outdated PC with a CRT monitor in classic white color from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s not just an antique, but an important part of gaming history.
First look at the gameplay of Batman: Arkham Shadow — VR game
The exclusive VR game for Meta Quest 3 Batman: Arkham Shadow received a gameplay trailer at Gamescom 2024. The game is being developed by Camouflaj and Oculus Studios in partnership with Warner Bros. and DC.
Peter Molyneux presented the game Masters of Albion and its trailer — not the same Albion as in Fable
Peter Molyneux is back with a new game about the gods, Masters of Albion, which he revealed at Gamescom 2024. Yes, Albion — is the world of Fable, to which Molyneux has no rights.
Trailer for the animated series Secret Level — God of War, Outer Worlds and 13 more games and a possible surprise cameo
As part of Gamescom 2024, Amazon Prime Video presented an animated anthology series Secret Level. Each episode will be dedicated to a separate video game. The teaser trailer of the series is a cut of scenes from many episodes in which you can recognize familiar characters and worlds.
Trailer for Dying Light: The Beast — Kyle Crane’s return after 13 years of experimentation
At Gamescom 2024, Techland officially presented Dying Light: The Beast. The game started as a storyline DLC for Dying Light 2, but grew into an independent project.
First trailer for Borderlands 4 — the game will be released in 2025
The long-awaited Borderlands 4 game was presented at Gamescom Opening Night Live. It will be released on the next generation of consoles and PCs in 2025…
NVIDIA announces partnership with MediaTek — monitors with G-Sync won’t require a separate chip
Today, NVIDIA announced a partnership with MediaTek that will bring G-Sync technology to the manufacturer’s scaling chips. Monitors with the new chip will not require a separate and expensive NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate module.
Be careful when buying: NVIDIA confirms RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory
NVIDIA has officially confirmed the video card RTX 4070 with GDDR6 memory. At the same time, the company is keeping the original RTX 4070 on the market.
Astrophysicists find possible source of «alien» signal «Wow!» 1977
An extremely intense «alien» radio signal «Wow!» detected by the Big Ear Observatory in Ohio, USA, on August 15, 1977, may have a natural explanation, albeit an exotic one.
An example for George Martin: Andrzej Sapkowski has finished a new book «The Witcher»
Andrzej Sapkowski said that he had finished a new book from the «Witcher» series. The writer met the deadlines he had mentioned earlier.
Trailer for Commandos: Origins — the legendary tactical game returns this year
Kalypso Media has released a gameplay trailer for Commandos: Origins for Gamescom 2024. The legendary series of isometric tactical games will be continued this year.
Baldur’s Gate 3 will get a new evil ending — gameplay teaser from Larian
Baldur’s Gate 3 will get a very bad new ending for Dark Urge in September. Larian Studios showed its gameplay teaser.
«British Bill Gates», software tycoon Mike Lynch, disappeared when his yacht crashed
Entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who is called the «British Bill Gates», went missing when his yacht sank. Lynch was the founder of the software company Autonomy, which was acquired by Hewlett Packard for $11.1 billion. Lynch is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.
«It’s a Galaxy Watch Ultra for $650»: Samsung watch’s strange hole shape upsets owners
Recently, Samsung has released Galaxy Watch7 and Ultra smartwatches. When they appeared in the users’ hands, the quality of some instances was unpleasantly surprising.
Google Chrome: how to extend support for ad blockers for another year
Google Chrome will stop supporting uBlock Origin, other ad blockers and extensions with the transition to Manifest V3. Windows registry settings will allow you to use old extensions for another year.
One of the most memorable scenes of «Dune: Part Two» was almost canceled by the studio
The black-and-white battle scene on the planet Gidi Prime in «Dune: Part 2» may not have been included in the movie. Its cancellation was prevented by the production process
The most expensive Google Pixel 9 received limited Video Boost without 8K and 20x zoom
Google Pixel 9 smartphones have not only a new look and hardware, but also new camera features. But the most expensive of them remained «cropped».
The world’s only NVIDIA RTX 4090 SUPER — YouTubers created a video card 39% more powerful than the original
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 SUPER video card is fake — it was created on the Teclab YouTube channel. The use of RTX 3090 Ti, AD102 chip, and GDDR6X memory as the basis for the system has significantly increased performance.
Baldur’s Gate 3, which we lost: Sven Vincke talks about the cut content
Larian CEO Sven Vincke spoke about his initial worries that Baldur’s Gate 3 would not be long enough. According to him, in the end, a lot of content and locations were cut from the game.
New NVIDIA competitor — ARM develops its own graphics card
ARM is reportedly going to create its own graphics card to compete with NVIDIA and Intel. This will be done by the company’s Israeli branch.
Researcher shows new Ukrainian naval drone that attacked Crimea
OSINT researcher H.I. Sutton spoke about the new Ukrainian armed a naval drone that is already attacking Russian positions in the occupied territory of Ukraine.
First look at the bronze Apple iPhone 16 Pro
The informant Sonny Dixon showed mockups of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro in the colors of the upcoming series. One of them was quite unexpected.
Isildur Meets Shelob: The Lord of the Rings «The Lord of the Rings» actor tells about his fight with the monster
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will show many strange creatures of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world: ents, the troll of the Damrod hills, Grave Spirits (vihtiv). The audience will also meet an old friend — Shelob.
Apple TV+ «Dark Matter» sci-fi series has been extended for a second season
The sci-fi series «Dark Matter» from Apple TV+ will have a second season. This became known a little more than a month after the finale of the first season.
Google threatened bloggers with not giving them Pixels if they chose other smartphones — now the message has been officially deleted
Google’s invitation-only Team Pixel program provides early access to Pixel smartphones to influencers. Recently, the program included a requirement not to use other brands, which was removed after the publicity.
Deep-Live-Cam program for real-time face replacement during video broadcasting takes the Internet by storm
In recent days, the Deep-Live-Cam program has taken social media by storm. It creates high-quality facial expressions in real time.
The price of electric generators will not fall, only those purchased for own use are exempt from VAT, — Tax Service
Have taxes on the import of generators and batteries really been canceled and will they become cheaper? The MP sent a request to the State Tax Service to find out.
Internet providers and mobile operators will be able to book 100% of employees, — Ministry of Finance
Soon, large Internet providers and mobile operators will be able to reserve all employees from mobilization. The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, said that the government supported the changes to its own resolution.
Series «The Lord of the Rings» — Sauron is captured by Adar in the first excerpt of the second season
In an excerpt from the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» Sauron, in the form of Galbrand, speaks to Adar as a prisoner. It’s unlikely that J.R.R. Tolkien could have imagined such a thing, but the plot is intriguing.
Developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, SAND and others: Ukrainian pavilion returns to Gamescom 2024
At Gamescom 2024, the Ukrainian gaming industry will once again get its own pavilion. It will feature GSC Game World (developer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2), Hologryph, other studios, publishers, and companies involved in game development.
Geekbench AI — a universal test of artificial intelligence computers has been released
Primate Labs, the creators of Geekbench, have released the first version of the artificial intelligence benchmark Geekbench AI. The software is based on Geekbench ML (machine learning), which has been available for some time.
Trunk door of «heavy-duty» Tesla Cybertruck bent due to cargo transportation — without exceeding the weight limit
Some people think that Tesla Cybertruck — is not a very good truck (i.e., a cargo carrier). A new practical case confirms this.
The director of «Deadpool» and «Love, Death & Robots» will make an anthology series based on video games
Tim Miller, director of the first «Deadpool» film (2016) and creator of the «Love, Death & Robots» series, will direct the anthology series «Secret Level», a screen adaptation of various game worlds.
The new The Elder Scrolls game will be released on September 10, — Bethesda
Today Bethesda Softworks released a new video for The Elder Scrolls: Castles, its new free-to-play mobile game.
Entrepreneur supplied low-quality drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appropriated the difference in cost — he faces 12 years with confiscation
According to the SBU, the entrepreneur used cheap, low-quality components for the Armed Forces drones and pocketed the difference in cost «». Now he can get up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property
First look at Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from a well-known insider
An image of the front of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has been released. This is the first visualization of the upcoming flagship.
If you subscribe to Disney+, you can’t sue the company. Even about the death of your wife
Disney is trying to cancel a lawsuit against the company over a woman’s death because the widower… signed up for a free trial of Disney+ five years ago.
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