Companies don't want to insure Tesla Cybertruck — cancel policies or offer premiums higher than the cost of the car
GEICO, the second largest U.S. auto insurer, has refused to insure a Tesla Cybertruck because it is… a Cybertruck. Other owners write about rejections from this and other companies.
New Xiaomi Power Bank 25000 mAh / 212W in a transparent case, with display and three ports
Xiaomi has introduced a new 25000 mAh / 212W power bank. Its appearance is shaped by a spectacular transparent case and an information display.
First real-world tests of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake in ASUS Zenbook S14 laptop — better battery life, average performance
The first reviews and tests of laptops with the new Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake processors have appeared. Almost everyone studied the new platform on the example of ASUS Zenbook S14.
In the nude scene of the series «Penguin» Colin Farrell had a fake «bush»
The new HBO series «Penguin» invites the viewer to plunge into the dark, harsh underground world of Gotham. There are hard shots, and sometimes the camera goes down below the waist.
Apple reduces iPhone performance again in iOS 18 — just like seven years ago
It looks like Apple is making iPhones slower again to reduce power consumption and maximize battery life. This time with iOS 18.
The Fall of Eregion in «The Lord of the Rings» series: how it happened in Tolkien's books
The sixth episode of the second season of «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» brings Middle-earth into new times of darkness and chaos. Khazad-dûm becomes more and more treacherous under the rule of King Durin, and people in Númenor use ancient forms of execution. Meanwhile, in Eregion, Annatar grows increasingly impatient with…
Tencent shows GameGen-O AI for game development — the model was trained on The Witcher 3, GTA V, and Cyberpunk 2077
Chinese company Tencent presented a project to create game engines using AI. GameGen-O was trained on The Witcher 3, GTA V Cyberpunk 2077.
Sony PlayStation 5 and PS4 software update «breaks» many games: Final Fantasy, Elden Ring, Wukong and others are affected
Sony PlayStation 5 and PS4 users are reporting graphical artifacts and other game crashes after the software update. Final Fantasy, Elden Ring, Wukong, etc. are affected.
Not just pagers: iPhones, laptops, electronic locks and other devices exploded in Lebanon today
On Wednesday, September 18, reports of a second wave of explosions began to come in from Lebanon, mostly from Beirut. Today, iPhones and other electronics were exploded.
Starlink network as a radar: Chinese use SpaceX satellite signals to search for stealth aircraft and drones
Chinese researchers have learned how to use the radiation from the Starlink satellite network to search for airborne targets.
Descent into Hell: Mel Gibson to direct «Passion of the Christ: Resurrection» in 2025
Mel Gibson to create sequel to «Passion of the Christ». Filming of «The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection» will start in 2025
ViXion01 autofocus glasses as a replacement for bifocals — when time is spent at the monitor or when reading is difficult with age
Journalist Sherry Al Smith of the Gizmodo
Tesla Cybertruck abandoned on the side of the street — it became a tourist attraction in Seattle
The stuck Tesla Cybertruck in Seattle, USA, became a tourist attraction in the city and even got its own mark on Google maps — «CyberStuck». However, the tourist attraction did not last long.
Tecno X Geekom MegaMini G1 — «the world's smallest» liquid-cooled gaming PC with original design
The manufacturer calls the Tecno X Geekom MegaMini G1 the smallest liquid-cooled gaming PC. It looks a bit like a compact tube sound amplifier, but instead of tubes, it has transparent tubes.
NASA has discovered the third global energy field of the Earth — in addition to gravitational and electromagnetic
NASA scientists have discovered a third global energy field around the Earth. Ambipolar electric field drives charged particles into space above the poles
Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D from OLX — how it differs from the real one
YouTuber der8auer bought «second-hand» an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip, which turned out to be a non-working, but very similar imitation. «The processor was purchased on OLX in Romania.
«A used 1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800» sold in the US — what's wrong with that?
Someone from Georgia, USA, was selling a «1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800 on Facebook Marketplace. Elon Musk would have been very surprised, but the car has nothing to do with his company.
The first PC with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor — over 70 FPS in AAA games on the built-in Radeon 890M
ETA Prime YouTube channel has reviewed the first mini-PC with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. The Soyo S9 AI computer has decent performance in games and will be released in two months.
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.
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.
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.
«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.
Hackers massively spoof UKR.NET and other services for phishing purposes — how to avoid data theft
In July, cybercrime in Ukraine intensified significantly. Hackers are hunting for personal data of citizens — for this purpose, in particular, they have faked the website UKR.NET
An enthusiast overclocks a CRT monitor to 700 Hz — but it's hard to play
A monitor with the fastest refresh rate can be a bit of a surprise. Especially if it’s an old IIyama Vision Master Pro 512 CRT overclocked to 700 Hz.
Was the life of Yasuke from Assassin's Creed Shadows invented by a scientist? The university is investigating, the Japanese parliament is interested
The dubious historical accuracy and alleged disrespect for Japanese culture in Assassin’s Creed Shadows has led to a scandal that continues to flare up.
Windows 3.1 saved an American airline from CrowdStrike
Southwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the United States, was hardly affected by the CrowdStrike — problem due to the use of Windows 3.1. The chaos occurred only on airlines that used current Windows.
The Stranger from the series «The Lord of the Rings» — Gandalf? Actor Daniel Wayman told the character in season 2
The character in the Series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power», known as the Stranger — is Gandalf, according to most fans. However, actor Daniel Wayman knows nothing about this and did not even ask the crew.
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.
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).
«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».
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.
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.
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.
Collins Aerospace HMDS Gen 3 helmet for $400,000 makes F-35 fighter «transparent» for pilot
For the effective use of the F-35 fighter, Collins Aerospace has developed a $400,000 HMDS Gen 3 pilot helmet. The high-tech device literally makes the aircraft invisible to the pilot — it provides a 360° view.
Porto.ua, the first Ukrainian P2P car sharing platform, has launched in beta
Porto.ua positions itself as a marketplace for car rental and delivery, offering services in the P2P (person-to-person) format.
Assassin's Creed Shadows and 13 other AAA games to be released on Apple devices
Recently, when Apple technology received new powerful processors, many games appeared on its platform. The latest devices already have AppleAssassin’s Creed Mirage, Death Stranding, and Resident Evil Village. At the WWDC 2024 presentation, it became known that many other AAA games will join them in the coming months.
Trailer of «Konotop Witch» — revenge film against Russian occupiers will be released on August 22
«Konotop Witch» — revenge movie. The story takes place during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film will premiere on August 22, the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day.
The most expensive in the world: a skin for a Counter-Strike slot machine sold for $1 million
The AK-47 assault rifle skin from Counter-Strike has become the most expensive skin for the game ever sold publicly. It is not the first timeThe first Counter-Strike skin to cost more than $1 million.
X Twitter has officially allowed adult content — previously, the rules did not prohibit it, but did not explicitly allow it either
Social network X (formerly Twitter) has long had many active communities with explicit content (NSFW, not safe for work). Although the platform has previously unofficially allowed people to publish adult contentIts rules have never explicitly prohibited or permitted such content.
Apple iPod Classic with SSD, USB-C and Bluetooth in 2024 — the hardest part was opening the case
Brady Snyder of XDA likes to use his Apple iPod Classic music player in 2024, but is hampered by problems with the device, which is more than 20 years old. So he added an SSD, a USB-C port, and Bluetooth to the 2008 iPod Classic.
TCL shows the world's first 4K 1000Hz monitor
Monitor with refresh rate of 540 Hz has already been set, now it’s time for a new record. TCL has introduced the world’s first 1000 Hz panel, and not in some low resolution, but in 4K.
Kevin Durand says he copied Elon Musk's mannerisms for the monkey villain in the movie «Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes»
Actor Kevin Durand plays Proximus Caesar, the villain in the newest film in the famous movie franchise, «Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes». Durand’s character may resemble the manners of someone world-famous, namely Elon Musk — and this is not without reason. In an interview for the Inside Total Film podcast, Kevin Durand admitted that…
Lenovo unveils world's first notebook with LPCAMM2 memory — smaller size, better speed and power consumption
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Workstation is the first laptop in the world to receive new LPCAMM2 memory modules from Micron. The new memory format is 64% smaller than DDR5 SO-DIMMs and 58% more energy efficient than LPDDR5X memory.
Windows 11 24H2 will require chips with ARM v8.1 and SSE 4.2 — goodbye, Snapdragon 835 and older x86 processors
Windows 11 supports a variety of ARM processors from Qualcomm. According to the official documentation, a computer with a Snapdragon 850 or higher processor is required for support. However, PCs with a Snapdragon 835, the original Windows on ARM chip from 2016, can bypass the hardware requirements and install Windows 11 at their own risk. This may…
X Twitter allows adult communities
Social network X (formerly Twitter) has confirmed the possibility of creating adult communities (NSFW, not safe for work) on the platform, which were rumored the day before. У changes to X Communities states:
The film «Dune» was shot with Ukrainian IronGlass lenses — the film's cameraman and an employee of the company
Some of the lenses used in the movie «Dune» were made by the Ukrainian company IronGlass. This was told by the company’s employee Kostyantyn Harkavyi and the film’s cinematographer Greig Fraser.
S-200 SAM: could a 60-year-old weapon shoot down an A-50?
Destruction of an A-50 reconnaissance aircraft by an anti-aircraft missile S-200 complex has drawn the attention of many to this Soviet air defense system, which was considered obsolete and allegedly decommissioned in Ukraine in 2013. The conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war at the stage of full-scale invasion encourage the Ukrainian Defense…
A crane in the sky or the long-term prospect of Turkish KAAN aircraft for Ukraine
«We will not only buy but also use it. We also know where to use it». These are the words of said Taking into account the fact that the TAI TF KAAN aircraft is to be presented in its finished form only in 2028, this is a rather bold statement. So, what are the prospects […]
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