Microsoft is tracking sex toy users — a lawsuit has been filed in the US
A woman is suing Microsoft and two major sex toy retailers in the United States. She claims that their websites track users without their consent, despite promises not to do so. In the complaint, San Francisco resident Stella Tatola claims that Babeland and Good Vibrations, both owned by Barnaby Ltd. LLC, allowed Microsoft to see what visitors to…
Imprisonment with the help of artificial memories — scientist proposes a virtual replacement for prisons
Hashem Al-Ghaili, a molecular biologist and science communicator from Yemen, knows how to relieve overcrowded prisons. He suggested creating a virtual prison in an interview with Wired.
Japanese man sends explosives to Nintendo 39 times over Splatoon 3 losses — could go to jail for a year
The man responsible for disrupting several Nintendo events has confessed to his actions. The 27-year-old man, accused of sending 39 explosive devices, recently appeared in court. He says he sent threats to Nintendo over losing games Splatoon 3.
The actor who plays Caracalla in «Gladiator 2» says that the sequel was filmed «with respect for the legacy of the original»
Joseph Quinn says that fans original tape «Gladiator» there is no need to worry about the sequel. In the interview Men’s Health he said that «Gladiator 2» pays tribute to the first movie.
«Ronaldo seemed fat»: a snake thought to be a male gave birth to 14 children through a «immaculate conception»
A rainbow boa constrictor (Epicrates cenchria), thought to be a male, gave birth to 14 hatchlings after almost a decade of isolation. The 13-year-old snake, named Ronaldo, had not been in contact with any other snake for at least nine years. Ronaldo was a rescued snake previously identified as a male by a veterinarian.
«Dune 3» in two years? Warner Bros. has added an untitled Denis Villeneuve project to the calendar for December 18, 2026
The new «Dune» may come out sooner than thought. Warner Bros. has added Denis Villeneuve’s untitled film and the next MonsterVerse project to its upcoming movie calendar Deadline reports that Warner Bros. and Legendary are holding the slot for December 18, 2026, hoping it will eventually be taken by «Dune 3».
Another teaser for «Deadpool and Wolverine» shows Hugh Jackman's longtime rival
In the new video «Deadpool and Wolverine», Ryan Reynolds’ character pauses the fight with the villain to get all kinds of knives and shawls from Wolverine. After all, people have been waiting for this fight for decades and should enjoy it, not just like that.
IBM's leading scientist, Ukrainian Lyubomyr Romankiv, dies in the US — what he invented and how he helped create Apple
At the age of 93, Ukrainian scientist and engineer Lubomyr Romankiv, who worked at IBM for more than 50 years, has passed away in the United States. During his life, he wrote more than 150 scientific articles and patented 67 inventions.
«Nobody will guess»: Finnish nuclear waste repository for 100,000 years of storage will have no external signs
The world’s first permanent repository for nuclear fuel waste will open later this year on Olkiluoto, a sparsely populated Finnish island with lush forests in the Baltic Sea three hours north of Helsinki. The «Onkalo» (Finnish for «cavity» or «cave») is one of the most modern facilities of its kind, designed to store nuclear waste 450…
The series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will show Grave Spirits — creatures from which Tom Bombadil saved the hobbits
Earlier it was reported that in the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» Tom Bombadil will appear. It looks like he won’t be alone, as the set includes the Barrow-wights, the terrifying creatures that intersected with his story in The Lord of the Rings».
NASA astronauts on the ISS hid from the debris of a Russian satellite — it crashed
American astronauts on the International Space Station were ordered to take cover for about an hour after a Russian satellite collapsed nearby. NASA reports that on Thursday evening, American crews took refuge in their spacecraft due to the satellite’s disintegration. NASA’s instruction to take cover was a precautionary measure. An hour…
Movie trailer «Flight Risk» by Mel Gibson — an airplane, a witness and a killer
Unlike «Boneyard», this thriller showcases Mel Gibson’s directorial talent. Flight Risk fully lives up to its title: a small airplane, an important witness, a murderous pilot, and a woman. You will be able to see what happens in theaters on 10.18.2024.
Dragon Age creator tells why developers announce AAA games many years before release
Recently, players have been surprised by early announcements of AAA games. Sometimes a game is announced a few years before its release, when nothing is ready and there is nothing to show the public. Mark Darrah, known as the creator of the Dragon Age series and currently a consultant for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, spoke on his YouTube channel,…
Boeing says Starliner «mission is going well» — despite two astronauts stuck on ISS
Boeing’s first commercial spacecraft, the Starliner, remains on the International Space Station with no confirmed return date. Boeing is currently conducting damage control.
In the Disruptor DLC for Hitman, players will hunt Conor McGregor, an MMA fighter
IO Interactive has announced that Conor McGregor, a mixed martial arts fighter, will be the target of Agent 47 in the next Hitman expansion. He will become the next «elusive target» in Hitman World of Assassination across all versions of the game from June 27 to July 29 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and…
Asteroid Bennu broke away from a small ocean planet — scientists analyze samples
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered a capsule with carbon regolith to Earth, collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. The samples were obtained after the probe made a seven-year journey through the solar system.
The movie «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» will definitely feature familiar characters — Andy Serkis
He is the director and lead actor in «The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum» Andy Serkis says that some of the previous — trilogy films «The Lord of the Rings» and «The Hobbit» will appear in the movie. As in reports Popverse, Serkis said at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 that there will be someone familiar in «Gollum Hunt» 2026.
Mel Gibson and 50 Cent in the trailer of the action movie «Boneyard»
Mel Gibson, along with rapper and actor 50 Cent, will appear on the screens in the police thriller «Boneyard». Cops and FBI agents will be chasing a serial killer and endangering not only themselves but also their loved ones. The trailer says that the movie is inspired by real-life stories.
South Korean telecom attacked 600,000 torrent users with malware — customers of a cloud company were affected
South Korean television company JTBC discoveredthat KT Corporation (Korea Telecom), one of the largest telecommunication providers in the country, deliberately infected more than 600 thousand users with malware through their use of torrents.
«Shot himself in the foot»: which billionaires Elon Musk clashed with in 2024
«Did I shoot myself in the leg several times? Yes. … I think I shouldn’t tweet after 3:00 a.m.,» Elon Musk said about his habit of abrupt social media posts in interview BBC in April 2023. The controversial billionaire is aware of his tendency to speak out, which sometimes leads to controversy. The history of Musk’s verbal…
Gravitational waves from warp drive will help detect highly advanced civilizations — scientists are working on a method
In the 1990s, Mexican theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a new hypothetical type of warp drive that would allow a spacecraft to travel faster than light. It causes the fabric of space to expand in front of the ship and contract behind it. The ship would be «the warp bubble», which would protect space travelers.
A mirror-polished Tesla Cybertruck costs like two new ones — $149,999 for a pickup with 2,414 km
If the Tesla Cybertruck doesn’t seem shiny enough, you can now purchase a mirror-polished version. On the Concierge Motors website put up for sale for $149,999. It is not known who is selling the used vehicle, which is almost twice as expensive as a brand new all-wheel drive Cybertruck and has a mileage of 2,414 km.
Last year, the world spent $91.4 billion on nuclear weapons — more than $250 million daily
Humanity is once again raising the stakes in the nuclear race. In 2023, the world spent more than $91.4 billion on nuclear weapons — that is more than $250 million daily, $174 thousand per minute, or almost $3 thousand per second. Data taken from the new report The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which considers these…
To get to the final of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree final, the streamer invited a psychologist — the attempt lasted 67 hours
Disappointed with his results in the battle against the final boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat realized that he needed professional help. He invited a psychologist to his stream to help him cope with his emotions.
«Just Space»: GUR reports on the work of the «Prytula satellite» ICEYE — 4173 images of hostile objects
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine told about the results of using the «people’s satellite» ICEYE, whose work in the interests of Ukraine was ensured by «Serhiy Prytula’s Charitable Foundation», blogger Igor Lachenkov and donations from Ukrainians on «people’s bayraktar». Satellite supplies data to Ukrainian intelligence…
The characteristics of 9 Intel Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) processors are known — chips will appear in September, there will be more models
The leak of the 9 processor lineup of Intel Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake), which includes the flagship Core Ultra 9 288V processors, was shared by the website VideoCardz. In the coming weeks, more information about Intel’s new processors is promised.
Google Maps «revealed a top-secret US underwater drone
A top-secret prototype of a US military unmanned submarine called the Manta Ray has been spotted by Google Maps users and remains available for viewing. Satellite photos show the ship, which looks like a sci-fi starship, moored at the Port Washington Naval Base in California, its futuristic shape hard to miss in the location.
Startup Etched announces the most powerful chip for AI Sohu based on the ASIC principle — 8 of them will supposedly replace 160 NVIDIA H100
Etched is one of NVIDIA’s competitors in the AI processor market. The startup offers a different approach to their creation, which is similar to the production of ASICs for mining — specialization in a specific type of generative AI, namely the so-called transformers. The chips will not work with other models, but will have orders of…
Movie trailer «Red One» — Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans save Santa Claus from November 14
Amazon MGM Studios has released a trailer for the comedy action-adventure film «Red One». Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) has been kidnapped and needs to be rescued. Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans will do it on movie screens starting November 14.
The Beats Pill speaker is back—with better speakers, universal USB-C, and IP67 for $150
After several months of rumors The Beats Pill wireless speaker is back. The updated portable Bluetooth speaker can be ordered for $149.99 and will be available in stores on June 27.
Support for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. mods on Xbox and PlayStation has been added
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy has received support for mods on Xbox and PlayStation. This was announced by GSC Game World developers reported on the game’s official Twitter account.
Tesla Cybertruck with 4 hours of runtime «kissed» the wall of a neighboring house — owner says accelerator and steering failed
The joyful mood of the owner of a new Tesla Cybertruck changed dramatically when, according to him, he the accelerator failed and steering — this resulted in an unwanted collision with a neighbor’s house. The foot firmly on the brake was obviously not enough to stop the pickup, as evidenced by the 15-meter trail of rubber on the asphalt.
A cancer patient? Down the drain. Lawsuit against Mozilla over the suspension of an able-bodied CPO with melanoma
In June, a lawsuit was filed in the United States against Mozilla Corporation and three of its executives for alleged discrimination against a person with disabilities and retaliation against Chief Product Officer (CPO) Steve Teixeira. According to complaintfiled in the King County Superior Court in Washington state, Teixeira was nominated to serve…
Part of a Long March 2C rocket with toxic fuel crashes near a Chinese village
A video has appeared on the Internet showing a part of a Chinese launch vehicle falling on a settlement. Residents flee, and a thick orange cloud stretches high up from the object.
Microsoft Defender antivirus marks a text file with the words «This content is no longer available» in English as a Trojan
Microsoft Defender, Windows’ built-in antivirus, is considered reliable enough that the average user does not need a third-party program. Error, detected by Twitter user X yappy, demonstrates that sometimes Defender is overzealous in its function.
Trailer for «Nosferatu» — a reimagining of the classic film will be released 102 years after the original
Bill Skashgård transforms into Nosferatu in Robert Eggers’ reimagining of the iconic silent film. But horror fans will have to wait for the full reveal of Skashgård’s character, as the first trailer from Focus Features continues to keep him a secret. The actor is hardly visible in the video, except for a few shots.
120 «Shaheeds» and other UAVs destroyed in Russian Yeysk — Ukrainian Navy clarifies strikes on the night of June 21
Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine clarified data on the attack on UAV depots in Yeysk, Russia, on the night of June 21. According to the new information, 120 drones, «Shahedis» and others, as well as instructors and technical personnel of the base were destroyed.
The second season of Fallout will feature Robert House, known as Mr. House of New Vegas — in fact, he was already in the first season
The first season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout series ended with a clear hint of the beloved game Fallout: New Vegas. The showrunners confirmed that one of the game’s key characters, Mr. House, or Robert House, will appear on the screens in the second season.
Remnants of the primary crust discovered in Australia — research will help find metal deposits
The Earth «was born» about 4.5 billion years ago. To understand its long history, scientists study the rocks and minerals that make it up. The rocks in Australia, some of the oldest on Earth, are 700 km north of the city of Perth — they are almost 4 billion years old. In a new study, scientists have found evidence of rocks of the same age south…
«Game of Thrones»: George Martin announced that the «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» series will be released in 2025
George Martin has announced the release date of the spinoff of «Game of Thrones» «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» — it will appear in 2025. The new series is based on Martin’s novels «Dunk and Egg» which are still a prequel to the original series of books and «Game of Thrones». However, it’s not as far along in the timeline as…
TikTok has actually stopped negotiations on a representative office in Ukraine — this would help remove Russian propaganda
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine held talks with TikTok about opening a representative office. However, it seems that no agreement was reached, according to Forbes.
Microsoft Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Elite battery didn't lose a single percentage point in 10 hours of sleep — user testimonial
Windows laptop batteries have always drained even with the lid closed in standby mode. Microsoft didn’t seem to pay attention to this, but that changed in Surface Laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. While the lack of software improvements can be blamed, the inefficiency of traditional system logic was also an important factor.
Perplexity artificial intelligence started hallucinating about mushrooms instead of summarizing simple text
Perplexity, the artificial intelligence model that has attracted hundreds of millions of dollars from bigwigs like Jeff Bezos, takes «hallucinations» AI to the next level. The Perplexity-based search engine, designed to compete with Google, has a strong tendency to come up with inventions that seem to come out of nowhere and are not driven by the…
In the new Toyota GR Corolla Circuit, the owner found a GPS tracker — he had previously refused to install it
Anthony Do says he paid in full for his new Toyota GR Corolla Circuit. When he left the car in the parking lot for about a month, he returned to find that the battery was completely dead. This was due to a little «surprise» that his dealer forgot to mention — a hidden GPS tracker.
Microsoft closes its underwater data center after 11 years of operation — experiment recognized as useful
Microsoft has ended its Project Natick underwater data center experiment, which started in 2013, without announcing it. The company confirmed the news, and Microsoft Cloud Operations head Noelle Walsh said: «My team worked on this and it worked. We’ve learned a lot about working below sea level, vibration, and the impact on servers. So, we…
Elon Musk's haters have painted several Tesla Cybertrucks — in two words they wrote what they would like to do with them
Elon Musk’s haters have vandalized dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks waiting for delivery at a parking lot in Florida. Earlier, Tesla briefly has suspended deliveries of Cybertrucks due to a problem with wiper motor. This led to the company accumulating Cybertrucks in parking lots in many US cities.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree received a mixed rating on Steam — DLC turned out to be too difficult even for fans of soulslikes
Needless to say, FromSoftware games are heavy, but Shadow of the Erdtree probably breaks the record. The addition to Elden Ring, which has become the best on Metacritic and surpassed the eight-year achievement of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, received mediocre reviews on Steam. Even for soulslayers who are used to challenging battles, it’s…
NVIDIA is not among the top 100 recognizable brands, despite its rapid growth — the company is known only to gamers
Four of the five most valuable companies in the world, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, are also the most recognized public brands. NVIDIA, which this week briefly overtook Microsoft and became the most valuable company in the world (now only third), is not among the top 100 most famous names in the latest list Interbrand.
«Avengers 5» by Marvel — Benedict Cumberbatch hinted that Dr. Strange will return
Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted at details about Dr. Strange’s participation in the upcoming «Avengers» Marvel movie. During an interview with Netflix, the actor mentioned that his character could participate in «Avengers 5» in a certain capacity.
«The Witcher» from Netflix — looks like the Nilfgaardians have new armor again in the photos from the set
The team of Netflix’s «The Witcher» continues filming Season 4 at Waverley Abbey, near London, where the first seen by Laurence Fishburne as Regis. In new footage from the set of the blogger UnboxPHD website Redanian Intelligence looked at the new Nilfgaard armor.
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