«Intel sells defective processors»: Raptor Lake on laptops also «buggy»
Intel 13th and 14th generation processors (Raptor Lake) are affected by the failure of laptops. After information about problems with data center servers there was a report about Intel’s «sale of defective processors» for portable PCs.
AMD is preparing low-cost Athlon / Ryzen 3 processors for the AM5 platform
According to unofficial reports, AMD is working on cheaper processors for AM5. They will cost about $100, but will not be technologically different for the better.
German Grille drone has a formidable appearance and humane purpose
The Grille drone by the German company Avilus looks big and menacing, reminiscent of retrofuturistic fantasies about World War II aircraft. However, its purpose is humane: it is a drone evacuation vehicle presented at the ILA Berlin aerospace exhibition.
The final trailer of the movie «Alien: Romulus» in Ukrainian
The final trailer for «Alien: Romulus», which stars diligently prepared Kaylee Spaney. Here is the trailer in Ukrainian.
The second trailer of «Dune: The Prophecy» tells about the formation of Ben Gesserit and when the series will be released
Streaming Max (formerly HBO Max) not only released a new trailer for «Dune: The Prophecy» and announced the premiere of the series in November.
«Like in the Middle East». Climatologists predict total heat in Ukraine in the coming years
In July 2024, the air temperature in Ukraine is breaking records almost every day. Moreover, this heat is occurring during a 60-year climate cooling cycle. This was discussed in an interview with Forbes climatologist Svitlana Krakovska.
New Star Wars Outlaws gameplay video is criticized for boring plot and outdated effects
IGN shared a video of ten minutes of Star Wars Outlaws gameplay. It includes cutscenes, battles, quests, and other gameplay elements.
Researchers have created an ultralight drone with unlimited autonomy — where does it get its energy?
The ultralight research drone can operate autonomously as long as the sun shines. Its shape differs from all previously created drones.
Baldur’s Gate 3 mod editor is expected in September — its testers are satisfied
The seventh major patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming, bringing the long-awaited Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit mod editor to PC. Some modders have already been able to use it and liked it a lot.
Non stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. energy drink received a limited edition Moonlight in honor of the upcoming game
Non Stop S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Moonlight limited edition energy drink is now on sale. Its release is dedicated to the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
Online booking of employees is available on the portal «Diia» one day instead of weeks
The «Diia» portal now offers the possibility of booking employees liable for military service. Employees of critical enterprises and those working for the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces can be booked within an hour.
Vacancy of a system administrator at the Antarctic station «Academician Vernadsky» — a universal specialist is needed
The Ukrainian Antarctic station «Akademik Vernadsky» has announced a recruitment for the 2025-2026 expedition. Among other things, a system administrator is required.
Programming legend Grace Hopper’s lecture could not be reproduced in the US — no device was found
In the archives of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), there are magnetic tapes that contain a landmark piece of programming history — a lecture by Admiral Grace Hopper. However, there is a problem: The NSA has no way to reproduce it.
Western Digital releases 8TB gaming SSD at an attractive price
Pre-orders for the WD Black SN850X M.2 NVMe Gen 4 8TB variant have already started. The drive with the model number WDS800T2X0E without the heatsink (which is required for the PlayStation 5) can be ordered for $849, and the WDS800T2XHE variant with it costs $50 more. Western Digital is one of the few major manufacturers to offer this kind of volume…
In Fallout London, a robot speaker will be voiced by a real head of the parliament
Fallout 4’s major modification, Fallout London, will feature former Speaker of the House of Representatives John Bercow as the voice actor for his robotic counterpart.
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings» — unexpected beginning and warlike Galadriel
The next season of «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will not continue where the previous one left off. Showrunner Patrick McKay shared a mysterious emotional scene.
Intel Bartlett Lake-S processors for LGA-1700 with a strange configuration will be released in 2025, — unofficially
According to the leak, Intel’s Bartlett Lake-S desktop processors will be released in 2025. These are hybrid processors with new Bartlett Lake (BTL) cores, as well as Alder Lake (ADL) and Raptor Lake (RPL).
From beets to the development of The Witcher 4 — how a farmer from Australia got into gaming
A farmer who grew beets in Australia became a game developer at Projekt Red and is working on The Witcher 4. Pawel Sasko, deputy game director the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 told us how it happened.
The BES blocked the company’s work «Ukrainian Armor» — the head is suspected of financial fraud
The Bureau of Economic Security (BES) has blocked the work of «Ukrainian Armor» on charges of causing damage to the state. What both sides say.
«Greens» against electric cars — Tesla Cybertruck doused with paint in Germany
The presentation of the Tesla Cybertruck in Germany was interrupted by vandals who painted an electric pickup truck. But if In the US, Elon Musk’s haters do it, then in Europe, climate activists are «working» instead.
«This role is not for a woman»: the star «Alien: Romulus» Kaley Spaney has been rewatching Sigourney Weaver’s performance for months
The star of the movie «Alien: Romulus» Kaley Spaney says she spent months rewatching Sigourney Weaver’s performance as Ellen Ripley in the previous installments of the franchise. It’s a good school, but won’t there be an attempt to copy it?
Asus unveils ExpertBook P5 — its first laptop powered by Intel Lunar Lake processors
Asus has published a detailed review of its upcoming ExpertBook P5 laptop with the latest Intel Lunar Lake processors. However, the company steadfastly avoids mentioning Intel Lunar Lake or any specific chip. Instead, the processor is described as «next-generation Intel Core Ultra» with 45+ TOPS NPU.
Scarlett Johansson thinks OpenAI’s Sam Altman could be a Marvel villain with a mechanical arm
Actress Scarlett Johansson believes that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would make a great Marvel villain. Johansson’s joke was made after telling about a dispute with Altman and OpenAI over the use of a voice similar to her own.
Energy crisis? No, we haven’t. NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5060 graphics cards will consume much more
The PC power supply calculator from Seasonic has suddenly become very interesting. The online tool has received NVIDIA RTX 5090 and other new graphics cards as calculation options.
Tesla Cybertruck has passed the raccoons’ test — they were left hungry
The popular forum «Cybertruck Owners Club», where users post news about Tesla electric pickups and owner experiences, talked about the reliability of the vehicle’s Vault.
Airplane evacuated in the US due to laptop fire — there are injured
A laptop caught fire on an American Airlines passenger plane, prompting an emergency evacuation of passengers. Flight 2045 was preparing to depart from San Francisco to Miami when smoke filled the cabin.
Google Gemini artificial intelligence snooped through a user’s file without permission
Artificial intelligence in the form of assistant programs on computers and smartphones raises natural security concerns. Google Gemini seems to be reading user files even if it is prohibited.
Google, Microsoft or Ukraine? Who consumes more electricity
In 2023, Google and Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh of electricity, which exceeded the consumption of more than 100 countries. However, it should be recognized that both companies also generate more money than many countries.
Elon Musk wants to create «Iron Man» armor after Trump’s assassination attempt
The failed assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has many people thinking about security. Elon Musk, who is often compared to «Iron Man» Tony Stark, decided to create his own armor.
Valve, the owner of Steam, is a small company with huge salaries, the court found out.
Court documents show that Valve, the owner of Steam game store and the manufacturer Steam Deck consoleshas a small staff and a huge payroll.
Apple Watch stayed in the ocean for a year and a half — after that it still worked
An Apple Watch user found his watch in the ocean more than a year after he lost it. This happened thanks to the Apple Find My option that works on the company’s devices.
«The Witcher 4 will be the most advanced game by CD Projekt Red», — developer of the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel
Pawel Sasko, Deputy Director of Development for the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, says that The Witcher 4 — «is the most advanced» project of all the games CD Projekt Red and its partners are currently working on.
«Despicable Me» / «Minions» — the first animated franchise to gross $5 billion
While «Despicable Me 4» by Illumination / Universal continues to roll outthe latest animated film about Gru and his «gang» helped the «Despicable Me» / «Minions» franchise earn more than $5 billion ($5.025 billion as of Friday) worldwide.
If not for Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian would have made Fallout, — Sven Winke
The CEO of Larian, the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3, says that if they hadn’t managed to reach an agreement with Wizards of the Coast, the company would have made Fallout, Ultima, or something similar.
George Martin says that «Game of Thrones» distorted the Targaryen coat of arms
A Song of Ice and Fire» author George Martin says that the HBO series Game of Thrones» and A House of Dragons» have misrepresented the Targaryen symbol.
The first Olympic Games in esports will be held in 2025 in Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the first Olympic Esports Games will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025 as part of a 12-year collaboration with the country’s Olympic Committee. The host city, venues, and dates of the competition have not yet been determined, as well as the games and qualification process for each.
Airborne ATACMS for Ukraine are being developed in the United States — when new missiles appear
The U.S. Air Force will develop a new class of precision air-to-air missiles for Ukraine. They are comparable to ATACMS missiles by characteristics.
The Lord of the Rings series will show the only bearded elf in Middle Earth
In the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» Amazon Prime will feature Kirdan Korabel. According to J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, he was the Lord of the Grey Havens, the oldest elf in Middle Earth and the only one with a beard.
Temperature records were set in 11 regions in Ukraine — maximum in Mykolaiv with 40.2°C
On July 11-12, 2024, Ukraine broke heat records, with some regions holding them for more than 70 years. The highest temperature was recorded in Mykolaiv region, where it exceeded +40°C.
13th and 14th generation Intel processors «glitchy» also on servers — suppliers advise AMD
It is already known that Intel processors of the 13th and 14th generations (Raptor Lake) have problems with stability particularly in games. However, youtuber Level1Techs found that the phenomenon is also common in data centers
Shelley Duvall, the meme actress from the movie «The Shining» Stanley Kubrick, dies at the age of 75
Actress Shelley Duvall, best known for her role in Stanley Kubrick’s «The Shining» based on the novel by Stephen King and for winning the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Actress award for Robert Altman’s «Three Women», died at the age of 75 from complications of diabetes on Thursday, July 11, in Blanco, Texas, USA.
«Game-changing moment»: Baldur’s Gate 3’s sex scene with the bear comes from gay slang and player jokes, — screenwriter
Sex with a bear has become a kind of Baldur’s Gate 3 meme. The game’s senior narrative designer Baudelaire Welch called this scene with Halsin «a turning point in the game’s history».
Tesla car burns to the ground at a gas station in the US — why such fires are difficult to extinguish
The Pennsylvania State Fire Department, USA, on Monday extinguished a Tesla car that caught fire at a Supercharger charging station in Mechanicsburg. The car burned to the ground, leaving only the frame.
Ciri’s intimate tattoo will be in the series «The Witcher» — in which episode you can watch
Filming of the fourth season of the «The Witcher» Netflix series continues. Over the past few weeks, the crew has been filming a scene where Ciri gets a tattoo. In Andrzej Sapkowski’s books, Cyril gets a tattoo on a very intimate place, so this issue is of particular concern to the series’ viewers.
«The Winds of Winter» Close: George Martin hints at the end of the book
George Martin, author of the «A Song of Ice and Fire» novels: shared new information about the new novel in the series, «The Winds of Winter». When it is completed — we will learn about it not by hearsay, but from a «big announcement».
The US creates new drones: with a jet engine and a speed of 322 km/h
Wave Engine Corporation, a company founded by the University of Maryland, has developed a modern digitally controlled pulse jet engine for drones and shipped the first batch to customers. The engine has no moving parts.
There are no exes: a fired Tesla employee bought its shares with all his money
You need to be a big fan or a cold pragmatist to invest in a company that fired you. That’s exactly what a former Tesla employee did when he invested his entire severance package in the company’s stock.
What happens if you reset all Windows 10 registry keys? A YouTuber found out.
If you reset all Windows 10 registry keys, nothing good will probably happen. But to what extent? An enthusiast decided to find out.
The trailer for «Gladiator 2» features a scene that Ridley Scott has been dreaming of filming for over 20 years
The first trailer for «Gladiator 2» features a scene that director Ridley Scott has long wanted: a rhino fight in an arena.
Chatbot that ran for election in the UK turned out to be a real person
Mark Matlock, a candidate for the British elections from the right-wing Reform UK party, clarified that he is a real person, not an AI bot, as some suspected.
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