Scientists discover a third type of magnetism — it will improve storage devices and help to obtain superconductivity
Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a third class of magnetism — altermagnetism. The discovery will make it possible to create high-speed magnetic drives and facilitate the development of superconductors.
GALAX has created a removable cooler for NVIDIA RTX 50, but some may not like it
GALAX has come up with an easy-to-remove cooling system cover for the NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Chinese 5090D for easier cleaning. But its appearance may put some people off.
«I am shit in this movie»: Guy Pearce criticizes Nolan’s «Remember» / Memento after rewatching the movie
Apparently, many people have felt ashamed after watching old photos or videos. Something similar happened to Guy Pearce when he watched Christopher Nolan’s «Remember» / Memento again.
The big Chinese bus: 26-meter Yutong electric bus produced for Mexico
There is something long associated with China — the Great Wall. The new Yutong bus is a little shorter, but it can also accommodate a lot of people.
Wait for NVIDIA RTX 5090 for four months — large UK store stopped taking orders
Retailer Overclockers UK (OCUK) has announced that buyers of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 will have to wait 16 weeks — that is, until June. Pre-orders have been stopped.
In honor of 25 years of The Sims, EA and Maxis re-released the first two games — they had technical problems
In honor of the anniversary, EA has announced the release of The Sims: Legacy Collection and The Sims 2: Legacy Collection for PC. Both are available separately or together in The Sims 25th Birthday Bundle.
Strange defect in Garmin Instinct 3 Solar — crooked smaller display on 4 out of 6 watches
The new Garmin Instinct 3 Solar smartwatch has an unpleasant defect that doesn’t interfere with its operation, but can ruin the mood of perfectionists.
NVIDIA Reflex 2 game latency reduction will only work on RTX 50 and will be available on previous graphics cards later
NVIDIA Reflex 2, a technology that reduces input lag in games, will initially only be available on RTX 50. NVIDIA didn’t mention this in the presentation, but it is mentioned in the document.
GTA: Vice City 60 FPS and God of War 30 FPS launched on Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
The enthusiast installed the Sony PlayStation Portable emulator on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and launched several games, including GTA: Vice City and God of War, with an acceptable frame rate.
NVIDIA introduces DLSS Smooth Motion, DLSS Override, and new Super Resolution that consumes 30% less power — some of them available on RTX 20xx
After the launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 50 graphics cards introduced a number of new features in the latest Game Ready drivers and NVIDIA App 11.0.2.312.
Fraudsters used a real phone and Google subdomains in an attempt to steal data
Programmer and founder of the Hack Club community Zach Latta reported an attempt to hijack an account from using real data Google.
The NVIDIA RTX 5090 costs up to $9000 on eBay — and it can only be a «portrait» framed video card
Yesterday, NVIDIA RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards are now on sale and almost immediately disappeared. This is used by dealers with outrageous prices — some people are trying to prevent them.
Microsoft releases Surface laptops powered by Intel Lunar Lake processors starting at $1499
Microsoft introduced updated Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 laptops that run on Intel Lunar Lake processors. They are the company’s first Copilot+ PCs based on Intel processors.
Tests revealed instability of NVIDIA RTX 5080 FE with PCIe 5.0 — the reason may be the design of the video card
YouTuber der8auer claims that NVIDIA RTX 5080 FE with PCIe 5.0 x16 is unstable. Preliminarily, it is believed to be caused by the layout of the video card from three separate boards.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 lottery in Japan ends in a scuffle and damaged kindergarten property
We are wrote about the lottery in Japan on the day of the NVIDIA RTX 5090 launch. Such draws are traditional in the country, and they allow for a fair distribution of the shortage. But one of them went wrong.
General Staff promotes criminal punishment of TCC for «busification», — MP
The Verkhovna Rada has registered a bill to punish the TCC for the forced mobilization of unfit men — the so-called «busification». The General Staff is lobbying for the punishment.
European stores have announced NVIDIA RTX 5090 prices — they are out of this world, and the cards are out of stock
NVIDIA RTX 5090 / 5080 graphics cards have appeared in European stores, but you can’t just buy them, even at huge prices.
Asus sells NVIDIA RTX 5090 for $3100
Asus has officially announced the NVIDIA RTX 5090 / 5080 lineup and pricing. If you have never seen a $3100 video card before, here it is. However, this is the most expensive model.
Asus comments on damage to video cards with PCIe Q-Release connector — the defect does not affect the operation of cards
Asus motherboard connector PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim leaves a physical mark on video cards, but this is not a problem, according to Asus.
Apple iPhone SE 4 next to iPhone 16 in comparison photos
The Apple iPhone SE 4, expected in April, is posing in photos next to the younger iPhone 16. The devices look like devices from the same series, but they have many differences.
«Intel doesn’t know how to be a factory», — Apple CEO Tim Cook told TSMC founder when he negotiated the chip production deal
Before signing a deal with TSMC, Apple tried to establish a manufacturing relationship with Intel, but something went wrong. TSMC founder Morris Chang recalls the details of this story.
Garmin watch enters infinite reboot — looks like GPS is to blame
Garmin users report that their smartwatches go into «bootloop» when using apps that require GPS access.
NVIDIA RTX 5080 in games — unclear video card between 4090 and 4080 Super, 8-14% faster than the latter
In terms of gaming performance, the NVIDIA RTX 5080 is only slightly ahead of the 4080 Super. In a third of modern games, you won’t be able to play at 4K 90 FPS, and some games don’t even have 4K 60 FPS.
DeepSeek R1 AI model collects a lot of user data and distorts information about China
DeepSeek R1’s large language model collects a huge amount of user data and sends it to China. AI also distorts information sensitive to the Chinese authorities.
Apple unexpectedly introduces Starlink support in iOS 18.3 — satellite connection is already working
Cooperation Starlink and the mobile operator T-Mobile has suddenly spread to the iPhone. Apple has silently added support for Elon Musk’s satellite communication in iOS 18.3.
RTX 5090 shortage: MSI postpones delivery until February 6, NVIDIA confirms shortage
MSI has confirmed on its official Discord that it will not be shipping the NVIDIA RTX 5090 on January 30. Only pre-orders will be available on the day of the US launch.
Denis Villeneuve has confirmed work on a sci-fi movie, and it’s not «Dune»
The director of the «Dune» trilogy is considering an ambitious sci-fi project, the script for which has already been written by Eric Roth. Denis Villeneuve has long wanted to make this adaptation.
God of War cast reveals the location of the upcoming game
An insider reports on the casting of actors for Sony’s upcoming game. Their background reveals the possible setting of the next God of War.
Windows 11 update breaks Bluetooth, headphones, webcams, and more
For some, Windows 11 updates KB5050009 and KB5050021 have been a disaster. This year’s first Windows 11 patch has broken many devices.
Quentin Tarantino talks about his new movie, his children and the state of contemporary cinema
What will Quentin Tarantino be filming — one of the main movie intrigues of recent times. However, unlike his fans, the director is more absorbed in fatherhood and does not like contemporary cinema.
It’s on: people are camping out in tents to buy NVIDIA RTX 5090
NVIDIA RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards will go on sale this week. Desperate buyers are already lining up in tents as shortages are expected.
Google Pixel 9 Pro’s camera unit fell off — and it’s not the first time
Google Pixel smartphones are known for their quality cameras and unique design that sets them apart from others. Apparently, the Pixel 9 Pro camera block design is not very reliable.
DeepSeek suspended user registration — how to register without a Chinese phone
After the AI assistant DeepSeek rose to the top of the Apple App Store, the company limited the registration of new users.
DeepSeek introduces new Janus Pro AI — generative model better than DALL-E 3
The artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has released a new set of multimodal AI models, which, as it claims, can outperform DALL-E 3 from OpenAI.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kuna is officially blocked in Ukraine
The Kuna cryptocurrency exchange has been officially blocked in Ukraine by the order of the State Special Communications Service. Providers have already started blocking, and users have received emails about the blockage.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 1.1.4 patch is out — fixes shader compilation, Xbox save loss, and the following
The first patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2025 has already been released, and it, (hopefully) finally fixes the shader compilation, as well as some other things that interfere with gameplay.
More than 18 thousand unskilled hackers hit by XWorm RAT — infected malware constructor
An unknown attacker targeted inexperienced hackers, known as script kiddies. With XWorm RAT, they received a backdoor capable of stealing data and controlling the infected computer.
Intel offers modular laptops and mini-PCs — easy maintenance and repair, reduced waste
Intel published a concept of modular small form factor computers and laptops. Convenient replacement of components would help in solving the problem of electronic waste.
«Will replace people almost everywhere»: Anthropic CEO envisions new models of artificial intelligence
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Progress in artificial intelligence development is very fast, says Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, which develops a family of large language models called Claude.
Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk grossed $16.2 million in its first weekend and 25% on Rotten Tomatoes — but it’s a success
Movie theaters in January are so deserted that Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk took the top spot at the box office this weekend, despite the film being panned by critics.
Windows 11 has a new way to share files
The recent beta release of Windows 11 22635.4805, besides officially announced features, contains an interesting and possibly convenient interface option that expands file maneuvering capabilities.
The programmer created a game «Snake» on subpixels of the monitor
Developer Patrick Gillespie created, possibly, the smallest version of the classic game “Snake.” This version uses individual subpixels of an LCD monitor.
Intel will give away Civilization 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows with the latest two generations of processors
The processor manufacturer launches the Intel Builder Bundle program. New purchasers of Raptor Lake and Arrow Lake chips will receive Civilization 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows games.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 is only 1% faster on PCIe 5.0 x16 compared to 4.0
PCIe 5.0 support appeared on video cards, but seems not very useful. According to the tests, NVIDIA RTX 5090 has only a 1% advantage in PCIe 5.0 x16.
«Really insane»: Bill Gates criticizes Elon Musk’s remarks on foreign policy
Bill Gates talked about his three-hour dinner with Donald Trump in December 2024 and called Elon Musk’s foreign policy statements insane.
No difference: liquid metal in NVIDIA RTX 5090 replaced with thermal paste
Enthusiasts replaced the liquid metal in the NVIDIA RTX 5090 cooling system with regular thermal paste. The minimal increase of +2°C did not affect the operation of the video card.
Users complain about iPhone slowdowns with iOS 18 — the company has received an official request from the state and must respond
Apple received a notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority of India (CCPA) due to user complaints about iPhone performance following the iOS 18 update.
Asus motherboards damage graphics cards — NVIDIA RTX 5090 already affected
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The new Asus PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim quick mounting mechanism can scratch the contact area of the graphics card. This has already happened with NVIDIA RTX 5090.
A lot of gameplay of Doom: The Dark Ages in developer videos — the game will be released simultaneously on major platforms and Game Pass
At the Microsoft Xbox Developer Direct 2025 presentation, id Software showcased gameplay for Doom: The Dark Ages and announced its multi-platform launch in May 2025.
Baldur’s Gate 3 mods are available in the NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service
Supporting mods for cloud games is not the easiest task, but Larian and NVIDIA GeForce Now, together with mod.io, have done it for Baldur’s Gate 3.
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