Samsung unveils Galaxy Watch Ultra for $650 and Apple-like strap attachment
Samsung has introduced a new model in its smartwatch lineup — the Galaxy Watch Ultra for $649. It has a round display, but in a form factor that Samsung calls «cushion».
Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 and 3 Pro headphones, similar to AirPods and Cybertruck, starting at $180
Samsung has introduced new headphones Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Galaxy Buds 3. The company has moved away from the exclusive design of previous generations and made them somewhat similar to Apple AirPods, especially in white.
Tesla autopilot works better if you are Elon Musk — routes are optimized for it
Tesla insiders claim that the company has optimized Full Self-Driving routes for Elon Musk personally. Also, the creators of FSD itself have the best experience of self-driving. Drivers in other regions of the United States have not such good impressions.
Former Microsoft vice president shows first copy of Windows 95
Brad Silverberg, former senior vice president and product manager at Microsoft, showed the world’s first a copy of Windows 95. It all started with a post by Dave Plummer, another prominent Microsoft employee who is the man behind Task Manager, ZIP files, and the pinball game Space Cadet, which came free with Windows. In the post, Dave showed…
The first trailer for Taiki Waititi «Time Bandits» starring Phoebe from «Friends»
The first trailer for Taika Waititi’s series «Time Bandits», created for Apple TV+, has been released. The main role is played by Liza Kudrov, known to many as Phoebe from series «Friends».
Without puncturing your finger: laser patch will tell you about your health status during diabetes
Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an innovative laser patch that can track important health indicators through a person’s sweat. This innovation promises to be a non-invasive and effective method of health monitoring for patients with diabetes and others.
TSMC is worth $1 trillion — why the Taiwanese chipmaker is important and what challenges it faces
On Monday, Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC briefly joined the small club of companies worth more than $1 trillion. Over the past nearly four decades, TSMC has become one of the most important companies in the world — a leader in chip manufacturing that powers most of the world’s electronics.
No one needs artificial intelligence — Copilot+ PC is bought for another reason
Microsoft and Qualcomm together with partners recently released Copilot+ PC laptops with AI features that are supposed to be a game changer. However, Bloomberg reports that most owners bought these laptops because of long battery lifeand not through AI.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Hate at release helped create the flawless Phantom Liberty DLC, — developer
Due to bugs and lag,» Cyberpunk 2077 was poorly received at launch, and the game even had to be canceled on Playstation. But one of the developers says that the failure taught CD Projekt Red a lot.
If you want to play Playstation — go to jail. New York City spent $59,000 on consoles and games for «clients»
If you don’t have money for games, a console or a computer, one of the options is to go to prison in New York — they have everything you need. As it became known The New York Post The city’s Department of Corrections spent $59,260 of taxpayer money on new Playstation 4 and 5 games for inmates.
OnlyFans held the first ever contest for neural networks «Miss AI» — who won?
Online platform Fanvue sponsored the «Miss AI» contest, which determined the winners. It is a platform that allows authors to post content that was created using artificial intelligence. The first three Fanvue World AI Creator Awards total $20,000.
Because of sex with an octopus, «The Boys» Chase Crawford almost had a panic attack
The Boys actor Chase Crawford says that the day before filming a scene in which he has sex with an octopus, he almost had a panic attack. The Amazon Prime series «Guys» is known for its many grotesque and strange sexual moments.
«Horrible character»: God of War series creator criticizes Atreus’ image
God of War creator David Jaffe said that he considers Atreus to be a «terrible character on a visual and gameplay level». He believes that he is no longer interesting after God of War Ragnarok.
Series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» — first look at the kings of Middle Earth in the second season
Amazon Prime has shared new images of the dwarf and elf kings, as well as other characters from the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Viewers have seen them before, but now they are preparing for war.
Boeing admits to lying about crashes and pays $244 million fine — families of victims demand $25 billion
Boeing agrees to plead guilty in a criminal case involving 737 MAX passenger jets. The manufacturer faces a fine of $244 million for misleading air safety regulators before two deadly plane crashes that killed 346 people.
Not only for the Internet: a new Wi-Fi system will help catch a burglar who has broken into a house
The Dutch startup Gamgee has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a home security system that detects physical intrusions by intruders using existing Wi-Fi. The company claims that the system Gamgee Wi-Fi Home Alarm with the help of artificial intelligence, «body prints» trusted people and pets, and a home mapping program, provides thorough…
Samsung unveils its first 61.44TB SSD — 122.88TB drives are now possible
Samsung released its first 61.44 TB SSD. The high-capacity SSD is designed for enterprise use, not for ordinary consumers. Samsung says that its new controller can produce SSDs of 122.88 TB. Previously, the company’s models were limited to 32 TB.
The Witcher 3 cut content: boat racing back in the game
Congratulations on the issue official modification tool The Witcher 3 REDkit enthusiasts continue to find and restore the game’s cut content. Recently, we’ve recovered a large cutaway of the Witcher 3 finale and now the boat races have been removed.
Andy Serkis: «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» will have a different name and plot than expected
Andy Serkis, director of «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum», shared some new information about the movie. Most likely, the title will change and the plot will be slightly different from what the audience expects.
Fallout London Global Mod for the fourth game in the series is coming soon — GOG has already received the files
The long-awaited unofficial Fallout London expansion pack is very close to launch. The creators of the mod for Fallout 4 have already sent its files to GOG store, which cooperates with them.
The counterfeit ASUS NVIDIA RTX 4090 video card had a chip from the 3080 Ti with a changed labeling
Chip fraud is widespread in the computer component market. The Northwestrepair repair service showed an ASUS NVIDIA RTX 4090 TUF video card with a GPU from a less powerful model of the previous generation.
AMD almost bought NVIDIA 20 years ago — only one person prevented it
NVIDIA is now a one of the largest players in the technology marketIts capitalization is much higher than Intel and AMD. But it turns out that AMD almost bought the company once. A former AMD engineer recently said that when NVIDIA was a startup, the company almost bought it CEO Jensen Huang then refused because he categorically demanded that he…
GTA Online was a «cash cow» — because of it, Rockstar canceled the DLC of the fifth game
One of the former developers claims that Rockstar Games canceled all add-ons for GTA 5 due to the sudden success of GTA Online. Steve Ogg recently confirmed that the DLC «James Bond Trevor» was indeed in development at one point before the studio suddenly canceled it.
«Astronomical Photographer of the Year» 2024 — 10 most interesting photos of the contest
The «Astronomy Photographer of the Year» contest has announced the stunning 2024 winners. From fascinating «mythical monsters to dizzying distant constellations, the shortlisted candidates showcase the magnificent beauty of the sky around us. Here are this year’s stunning nominees. The finalists include photos of the sun, the aurora…
Ammunition sold in vending machines in the US — artificial intelligence checks age
In Oklahoma, Alabama, USA, vending machines that sell ammunition have appeared — artificial intelligence checks the faces and documents of customers. American Rounds says it uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition technologies to check the age of customers.
Largest database of stolen passwords in history with 10 billion records appears on a hacker forum
The largest database of stolen passwords with almost 10 billion unique records has been leaked on a popular hacker forum. The Cybernews research group believes that the leak poses a serious danger to users who tend to reuse passwords.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: an eight-year-old boy with autism easily defeats the final boss
Players massively complained about the complexity of the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Some people even needed more than 60 hours and a psychologistto defeat the final boss. But one eight-year-old boy seems to have put the veteran solitaire players to shame – he defeated Radan on the first try and without any help.
«Rats», spin-off of the series «The Witcher», will be released separately or as an episode of the fourth season — the title has been revealed
The long history of filming a spin-off «Rats» series «The Witcher» has received an update, more specific, though unofficial and not final. The Redanian Intelligence website told about the project’s title and possible release format.
This is not Baldur’s Gate 3. There will be no romantic relationships in Avowed — Obsidian
The player will not be able to have a romantic relationship in the RPG Avowed by Obsidian. Unlike Baldur’s Gate 3, the developers of this game wanted to make romance «really, really, really right», or not at all — as it turned out.
«Deadpool and Wolverine» — the villain, played by Emma Corrine, is similar to Hans Landa played by Christoph Waltz and to Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka
In «Deadpool and Wolverine», Emma Corrine will play Cassandra Nova, the evil twin of Professor Charles Xavier from the «X-Men» franchise. Corrine tells us about the movie characters she was inspired by to create her character and about preparing too much for the role.
Chinese counterparts of MQ-9 Reaper UAVs were on their way to Russia’s accomplices in Libya — contraband seized by Italian customs
Italian customs officials seized parts of two combat drones, similar to the US MQ-9 Reaper, disguised as wind turbines in containers heading from China to Libya. Officials intercepted six containers in the port of Gioia Tauro, labeled as parts for wind turbines. In fact, they contained the fuselages and wings of military drones, according to a…
Cybertruck that won’t get stuck on the side of the road — Tesla pickup truck mini-PC with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS goes into production
This Cybertruck does not damage someone’s car and not crash into the wall of the house. Xyber Team has introduced a mini-PC in the form of a miniature Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck with an AMD Ryzen processor.
OpenAI «hacked» by a hacker, the company did not report it — insiders
It became known that in early 2023, a hacker gained access to OpenAI’s internal messaging systems and stole information about artificial intelligence technologies The New York Times claims that OpenAI reported the incident to employees, but not to the public or law enforcement.
Sony PlayStation 4 saved AMD from bankruptcy — confession of a top manager «red team»
Ten years ago, AMD was not doing too well. Analysts predicted that «red» would go bankrupt by 2020. In 2015, AMD reported a 10% decline in revenue due to the shrinking PC market.
The canceled game «The Invincible Iron Man» was shown 21 years later
After 21 years, the canceled game «The Invincible Iron Man», which was developed in 2003, has appeared online thanks to one of its former developers. Retired programmer Kevin Edwards, a former employee of GenePool Software, shared screenshots and a video of the game.
Tesla fan received a Cybertruck to replace a broken one — the second one also broke almost immediately
YouTuber and huge Tesla LamarMK fan was scared when he discovered that his first Cybertruck, which he received in March, broke down on the side of the road just two weeks after receiving it. A flurry of red error messages on the car’s screen forced him to pull over.
Scientists have figured out how to find dark matter — it can interact with the Earth’s ionosphere
According to new theoretical research, the Earth may be floating through dark matter like an ocean. Scientists assume that the waves of this invisible ocean, which splash against the upper layers of the planet’s atmosphere, can generate radio waves. This would help to finally to find dark matter and confirm the findings of modern science.
«We won the war on floppy disks»: Japan repealed 1034 rules requiring the use of floppy disks
Japan — is not only about state-of-the-art high-speed trains and self-cleaning toilets. The flip side of progress was that the country’s regulations required government agencies to use flexible magnetic disks known as floppy disks. It looks like Japan’s Digital Agency has finally put an end to this anachronism.
Ukrainian radio in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — GSC Game World has published three songs
GSC Game World has published a video that allows you to listen to the radio from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. To be more precise, these are three songs from the radio station that can be found at the location «Rostock», which in the game will belong to the «Will» group. It’s not pop music — the tracks represent Ukrainian…
ITER, the world’s largest thermonuclear reactor worth $28 billion, will start operating in 15 years
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is complete, but will not operate for another 15 years, scientists have reported. The world’s largest fusion reactor, which was assembled in France, was originally to start working in 2020but now the launch has been postponed to 2039.
American man shoots at Walmart delivery drone — hits and faces three charges
A resident of Clermont, Florida, USA, is facing several charges after shooting at a Walmart delivery drone. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about the incident on Wednesday of last week. According to the source USA TodayA bullet hole was found in the cargo carried by the drone.
Laptop Acemagic X1 with a second screen that opens sideways by 360° — the manufacturer announced the characteristics
Acemagic has revealed the specifications of its dual-screen laptop, which was previewed at Computex 2023. «The world’s first 360° dual-screen laptop» Acemagic X1 (not the Z1A, as it was called at the exhibition) has a second screen on a hinge that opens to the left of the main display at the maximum possible angle.
Link is no longer the same: The Legend of Zelda fan jailed for carrying Master Sword in public
A fan of The Legend of Zelda was convict to four months in prison. Not surprisingly, he was carrying a cold weapon during the public event — a six-inch replica of the Master Sword from the game.
Cate Blanchett explains why she starred in the movie Borderlands: «Spent too much time with a chainsaw»
It may seem strange that the «Oscar» Cate Blanchett agreed to star in Borderlands. The actress said Empire about the reason for their decision.
Spotify «hacked» Pixel smartphones — playing a track causes the interface to crash cyclically
Another problem, less severe than smartphone failurehas befallen Google Pixel owners. On some Pixel smartphones, using Spotify leads to a system crash, which is «cured by» rebooting.
NVIDIA RTX 4060 — the most popular mobile video card on Steam, Windows 11 almost caught up with the tenth version of the OS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 continues to be the most popular desktop graphics card in June Steam according to the monthly survey, although it lost half a percentage point (5.66%; -0.53%). The inexpensive GTX 1650 is in second place, but it is also losing ground (4.16%; -0.36%). In third place, with an increase of almost a percentage point (3.58%;…
Music wins: the final boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree defeated with a saxophone
Streamers and game enthusiasts often try to surprise players with victories using alternative controllers. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is particularly interesting in this regard because of its severityalthough it was reduced in the latest patch. The Elden Ring expansion is already were passed by the power of thoughtsand now we’re going…
Tesla Cybertruck drives off the road, hits and overturns — three passengers are safe, one has an arm injury
The latter collisions with other cars and body strength testing demonstrate the invincibility of the Tesla Cybertruck (well, not always, but at least people were not injured). But when a pickup truck is turned upside down, the consequences are more severe — although they could be worse.
«Gladiator 2» — Paul Mescal says he got the role of Lucius because of his «Roman» nose and experience in Gaelic football
Irish actor Paul Mescal shared his opinion on why Ridley Scott invited him to «Gladiator 2». In addition to acting, some features of his appearance and sports hobby helped the director to like him.
«Insulting Japanese culture»: petition to cancel Assassin’s Creed Shadows is rapidly gaining votes
Ever since Ubisoft first revealed Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the game has been facing an increasing amount of backlash from the Japanese. Many have expressed disappointment with the representation of the country and its culture in Assassin’s Creed, and now the discontent has been formalized into a petition on Change.org, which requires…
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