A full 3D game was launched on Raspberry Pi for the first time — thanks to PCIe x4 and AMD Radeon graphics card
Pineboards, a manufacturer of expansion boards for Raspberry Pi, has demonstrated how far PCIe support has come with the Pi 5. With one of their products, the company connected an AMD Radeon graphics card to a Raspberry Pi 5 and played a full-fledged open-source 3D game.
Uwe Boll «walked» through Borderlands: «My movies grossed more, would you rather I made it»
Director Uwe Boll, a well-known author of trashy game adaptations, said that he would have made Borderlands better, and his films would have earned more money. Not everyone agreed with him.
11 years of Telegram: the messenger added superchannels, stars as reactions, and more
In honor of Telegram’s eleventh anniversary, the popular messenger has announced many new features. Among them are starred reactions and subscriptions, paid media, a new mode of messages on behalf of other channels, and more.
The final trailer of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings» — war, a strange alliance and an epic duel
The epic final trailer for the second season of the «Lord of the Rings series: The Rings of Power» shows a strange alliance that everyone has been waiting for.
Five promises Elon Musk made about the Tesla Cybertruck that didn’t come true
The Tesla Cybertruck has changed a lot since Elon Musk first unveiled the electric pickup in 2019. Not everything he talked about has happened.
Interview with Sauron: The Lord of the Rings» actor talks about his connection with Galadriel
The end of the first season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» revealed Galbrand’s secret: he is Sauron. But the main villain is disguised again…
Ministry of Education Approves Updated Program «Defense of Ukraine» — OSINT and Drone Control for High School Students
Starting this September, students will receive improved lessons in the subject «Defense of Ukraine» — a new modular program with OSINT, UAVs and EW has been given the status of recommended.
The Cabinet of Ministers banned issuing driver’s licenses and technical passports abroad without updating the data in the register «Oberih»
Those who have not updated their military registration data will not be able to obtain or exchange driver’s licenses or register or re-register cars abroad, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided.
Google unveiled Pixel 9 Pro Fold — with Tensor G4, Gemini, large screen and $1799 price
At the Made by Google 2024 event, the company confirmed the change in the naming scheme of its smartphones and introduced the foldable Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is now part of the main Pixel line.
Cybertruck owners say Tesla secretly replaced faulty engines under the guise of research — before massive failure
Last month, several Cybertruck owners reported that Tesla offered them a free replacement drive train at their next service visit. The company explained this offer by researching the first copies of the Cybertruck. However, some Cybertruck owners have recently experienced engine failure. Some believe that under the guise of research, Tesla has been…
The Fallout London team wants to set up their own studio: «free mods don’t pay the bills»
Free mods are great, but working on them is expensive. The creators of Fallout London want to create their own game studio.
First teaser for «Monkey» based on Stephen King’s work — writer joins the script
It’s very easy to describe the teaser for «Monkey» Osgood Perkins, based on the story by Stephen King. In the 44-second video, the monkey makes threatening puppet movements, and Theo James, covered in blood, looks on.
Golden parachute: Intel gives up to €500,000 in severance pay for voluntary departures
In Ireland, Intel has offered employees from the Leixlip team a severance package of up to €500 thousand for voluntary resignation. Recently, Intel announced that it would lay off 15% of its employees to cut costs.
Second-generation Intel graphics card — Battlemage cores, more memory, better ray tracing
Specifications for Intel’s new second-generation Battlemage architecture graphics card have been leaked ahead of its likely launch. The GPU has 24 Xe2 cores and 12 GB of memory
Windows 11 beta brings back tiles in the Start menu, which will sort programs
Users of the Windows 11 beta have the opportunity to see the new category mode in the «Start» menu. It is very similar to the live tiles in Windows 8.
NVIDIA RTX 4090D video cards with 48 GB of internal memory are now available
NVIDIA’s China-focused RTX 4090D graphics card based on the AD102 processor, designed to circumvent US export restrictions, is now available with double the memory capacity of 48 GB.
«The world exists because of Solas»: Dragon Age The Veilguard closes the finale of Inquisition
Dragon Age: The Veilguard completes the story that began in the finale of Dragon Age: Inquisition, when players learned who Solas was. The developers say that this was always in the plans.
You’re mooring it wrong: Steve Jobs’ yacht rammed into a Mexican billionaire’s boat
In perhaps the slowest boat collision in history, Steve Jobs’ yacht Venus rammed into the Mexican billionaire’s vessel. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The fourth season of «The Witcher» from Netflix — new details about «Rats» and Nilfgaard affairs
The filming of the third and fourth episodes of the fourth season of the Netflix series «The Witcher» is complete. There are not many new details due to the filming in the studio, but they are available.
Steam OS will be released for other consoles — Asus ROG Ally is mentioned in OS patches
The patch list for the Steam OS 3.6.9 beta hints at its expansion beyond Steam Deck. It mentions the Asus ROG Ally console.
First look at the movie «The Mandalorian and Grogu» — Dean Jarin returns in 2026
At D23, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni presented the first look at the upcoming feature film in the «Star Wars» «Mandalorian and Grogu» franchise with Pedro Pascal and «Baby Yoda» Grogu.
Disney’s animated hit «Inside Out» will become a TV series — first footage from Dream Productions at D23
Disney and Pixar have previewed the first footage of an animated series set in the «Inside Out» universe called «Dream Production» at D23.
«Tron: Ares» — first footage and plot details from Disney D23
Disney has released the first footage of «Tron: Ares», the third film in the fantasy franchise about the world of virtual reality inside a computer mainframe.
The third «Avatar» has received an official name and logo, James Cameron showed concept art
At D23, director James Cameron and actors Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington revealed the title of the third «Avatar» movie: «Avatar: Fire and Ash».
Gal Gadot makes her debut as the evil queen in the trailer for «Snow White»
Disney has presented a trailer for the new adaptation of the fairy tale «Snow White». Rachel Zegler will play the girl who lived with seven dwarves, and Gal Gadot will play the main villain.
In the new trailer for «Moana 2», the sailor girl fights coconut monsters and an unknown enemy
The second trailer of the animated film «Moana 2» tells the story of Moana’s maritime explorations and how he and Maui came to battle with the enemies.
New trailer «Mufasa The Lion King» — the movie will be released on Christmas holidays
Disney has presented a trailer for «Mufasa: The Lion King» —, a prequel to the original story. The video shows the young King Mufasa and his brother Scar at a time when they turned from brothers to enemies.
Kioxia announces light-speed SSD data transfer — optical connection allows SSDs to be placed far from servers
Kioxia, one of the world’s leading SSD manufacturers, has announced new optical interface SSDs for next-generation green data centers.
Fallout Vault 13 mod recreates the first game in the series in the fourth — demo already available
Work on the Fallout Vault 13 project has been underway since February 2021. It will eventually include five open-world zones, including familiar locations such as Shady Sands, Khan’s Base, and Vault 13 itself.
A third of tattoo ink is infected with bacteria — they live even in sealed packaging
The study found bacterial contamination in about 35% of commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks in the United States.
Streamer goes through GTA 4 with super fast cars — funny auto apocalypse in Liberty City
Australian comedian and streamer Tom Walker showed GTA 4 gameplay with the Warp Eleven mod, which fantastically accelerates all cars in the game (except Roman’s). This car apocalypse is one of the funniest gaming videos ever.
Almost heavy metal: «The Lord of the Rings» series gets a soundtrack by Bear McCreery and Meshuggah vocalist
The famous composer Bear McCreery presented a composition from the soundtrack of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings», which is on the verge of heavy metal.
Boeing delays the moon landing: «unskilled workers and low quality»
According to a new report by the space agency’s inspector general, NASA’s program to develop a new upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket is seven years behind schedule and significantly over budget. In addition to the main conclusion, the report contains interesting information about the project’s main contractor, Boeing,…
The first two Doom games received an extended re-release with a bunch of new content
Bethesda and id Software have announced the re-release of Doom and Doom 2 with all the existing content and new additions.
Dragon Age Veilguard will not allow controlling companions in battle — BioWare does not want to overload the player
The player of Dragon Age: Veilguard players will not be able to fully control their companions. BioWare says that it does not want to overload users with a lot of work during the game.
Underwear as an exoskeleton: scientists have created muscles from fabric
Muscles made of the fabric will allow creating an exoskeleton. In the long term, such a fabric can be embedded in clothing for additional reinforcement when lifting heavy objects, etc.
«The Lord of the Rings»: The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria will be released on Steam and Xbox with a discount and update
The crafting and survival game The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria / «The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria» will be available on Steam and Xbox Series X/S on August 27 at a reduced price for a limited time.
An unfit and booked employee was mobilized — the court says everything is legal
Employer’s reservation of an employee is not a guarantee against mobilization — under certain conditions. This was the decision of the Transcarpathian Regional Administrative Court during the case.
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings» will show Gollum’s ancestors — the ancestors of the river people lived in the desert
In the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» there are still no hobbits. As the events unfold in the Second Age of Middle-earth, the inhabitants of the Shire from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works have not yet fully emerged. But their ancestors will be even more represented in the second season.
Apple loses $20 billion a year due to Google’s recognition as a monopolist
Google pays Apple about $20 billion a year to remain the main search engine on the platform. According to the latest court decisionthe transaction may be declared invalid.
The director of «Deadpool and Wolverine» talks about his upcoming movie «Star Wars»
Shawn Levy, who recently directed «Deadpool and» Wolverine, commented on the film with franchises «Star Wars»that he will be filming. There are few details — just a general initial idea.
Microsoft is preparing a portable console to replace Xbox S and the next Series X, — industry insider
Xbox consoles are not showing much success, game sales are falling, so now Microsoft is relying more on Game Pass. According to rumors, the company is planning a separate portable device and a main console of the next generation.
First viewers about the movie Borderlands / «Borderlands»: «unfunny», «disastrous», «uninspiring»
The first reviews of Borderlands / «Borderlands» appeared on the Internet. The criticism hasn’t diminished since the film’s screening on August 6 in Los Angeles.
Microsoft was developing an alternative to Windows — Midori OS presentation leaked online
Ten years ago, Microsoft intended to release a special operating system called Midori. The new OS could run Windows applications without relying on the old code — it could have become a reliable alternative to Windows.
New AMD Ryzen 9000 processors are $20-$50 cheaper than their predecessors, — officially
More than two months after the announcement of AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) processors, the company has revealed their price. The new chips will cost from $279 to $649.
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings» will reveal the secrets of the dwarven seals and the Desert of Rune hidden by Tolkien
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will tell the story of the seven rings of the dwarves and the Desert of Rhun, which John R.R. Tolkien paid little attention to. There are also new posters and footage from the series.
Google Pixel 9 — first look at the new weather app
Google is creating a new, standalone weather app for the upcoming Pixel 9 smartphones. It features an even more minimalist look and feel to the latest Android OS.
Chrome ad blockers will not work — uBlock users have already received a warning
Some users of uBlock Origin, one of the most popular Chrome extensions for blocking ads, have been told that it should be removed or replaced. Google is moving to a new MV3 platform, so only the «stripped-down» version will work.
Home gaming «laptop»: Minisforum AtomMan G7 Ti does not have a display and keyboard
Those who travel infrequently and play mostly at home don’t always need a screen and keyboard — there are separate devices that are much better. The manufacturer Minisforum, known primarily for its own mini-PCs, seems to have created just the right thing — a powerful gaming «laptop» without «unnecessary» details.
Valve is working on Half-Life 3 — code analysis and data from the actress’s resume show this
Valve research expert Tyler McVicker has confirmed rumors about Half-Life 3 development. The files he found indicate that it seems to be true. The game, codenamed HLX, seems to McVicker to be a full-fledged Half-Life game that is not VR.
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