X (Twiter) launches authorization through an access key worldwide. But only for iOS
The social network X (Twitter) has expanded its support for authorization with an access key and made this option available to iPhone users worldwide. The company initially launched access key support for iOS users in the United States in January. Now, the X Security account has confirmed the global rollout of this feature, giving more people the…
Google has finally launched the Find My Device search network
After much testing, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Find My Device network. This technology uses a crowdsourced network of more than a billion Android devices to help people find lost gadgets. The basic functionality of this solution is similar to similar offers from Apple and Tile.
Microsoft is confident that Windows on Arm will finally be able to beat Apple in CPU performance, AI acceleration, and program emulation
Microsoft is preparing to unveil its vision of «AI PCs» next month at an event in Seattle. Informed sources said that Microsoft is confident that a series of new Windows laptops based on the Arm platform will outperform Apple’s M3-based MacBook Air both in terms of CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.
Significantly losing weight, Gabe Newell has created a company to develop neuro-interventions called Starfish
It seems that Valve CEO Gabe Newell is now interested in the new project. On the website of Starfish, a company that develops neural interfaces, in the «Our team» among others, you can also find a photo of Gabe Newell. He is listed as a co-founder of the company.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra with four 50-megapixel cameras is sold in Ukraine at a price of UAH 60 thousand - the first week there is a UAH 5 thousand discount
Xiaomi 14 Ultra, the flagship smartphone, is now available in Ukraine. This model has a large photo module with four Leica cameras and Leica Summilux optics.
Monte esports team was not allowed to participate in an international tournament in China
The Ukrainian esports team Monte was unable to leave the country to take part in the tournament. This is stated in a message on the team’s official Instagram account.
The generative tool Copilot creates ugly stereotypical images of Jews and anti-Semitic images
Generative AI tools are far from perfect. Last week was reportedThe Meta generative artificial intelligence tends to create images of people of the same race, even if you explicitly specify otherwise. For example, for queries such as «Asian and white wife», the image generator creates images of people of the same race.
OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos for GPT-4 training
According to The New York Times, OpenAI developed the Whisper audio transcription model and transcribed more than a million hours of YouTube videos to obtain high-quality materials for training the GPT-4 model.
Images of the upcoming DJI Avata 2 drone: smaller camera, three-blade propellers and Goggles 3 headset with first-person view
The presentation of a new DJI drone is scheduled for April 11, and as this date approaches, more and more information about the expected novelty appears on the web. This time, images of the Avata 2 UAV, RC Motion 3 controller, and Goggles 3 headset have been published online.
The SSD in M2 MacBook Pro was so full that it would not allow deleting data - only a complete wipe helped
Apple Mac expert and journalist Glenn Fleischman wrote about an incomprehensible problem one of his children encountered after trying to download a game from Steam on a MacBook Pro with an M2 chip and an almost full SSD. The drive would not delete unnecessary data. At the same time, various attempts to free up space on the drive failed. Eventually,…
«PrivatBank» will carry out routine maintenance on the night of April 6 - card transactions, ATMs and terminals will not work
«PrivatBank» has announced that it is carrying out scheduled maintenance to upgrade its processing center. They will take place on the night of April 6 and will last from 00:05 to 07:05 in the morning.
Samsung invests $44 billion (instead of $17 billion) in chip production in Texas
Samsung Electronics plans to increase its investment in chip manufacturing in Texas to about $44 billion. This was reported by knowledgeable sources.
Israel used artificial intelligence to identify targets of attacks in Gaza - media
The Israeli military used artificial intelligence to help select bombing targets in Gaza. This could potentially lead to a deterioration in the accuracy of strikes and the killing of many civilians. This is stated in the publications of +972 Magazine and Local Call.
Microsoft Edge will allow you to control the amount of RAM available for its use
Microsoft is working on a new feature for the Edge browser that will allow users to limit the amount of RAM used. The corresponding new settings section has appeared in the browser’s test builds. It contains a slider to allow you to limit Edge’s access to RAM.
Mykolaychuk OPEN and AMO Pictures to hold a pitching for feature short films with a $2000 prize for filming
The Mykolaichuk OPEN Audience Film Festival together with the international visual storytelling production AMO Pictures will jointly hold a pitching for fiction short film projects. The best project will receive $2000 for the production of a short film.
GIGABYTE offers gaming OLED monitors in Ukraine: diagonal from 27 to 49 inches and a price of 55 thousand UAH for the top model
GIGABYTE has announced the launch of new OLED gaming monitors in Ukraine: Aorus CO49DQ, FO32U2P, FO32U2, and FO27Q3.
Companies will have to pay from $61 for the first year for advanced Windows 10 security updates
Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10 from October 14, 2025. For those users (mainly corporate) who, for some reason, cannot upgrade to a newer version of the OS but still need a secure working environment, the company has provided an opportunity to receive security updates on a paid subscription basis.
Meta's generative artificial intelligence creates images of pairs of people of the same race, even when the queries are directly opposite
Meta’s generative artificial intelligence tends to create images of people of the same race, even if you explicitly specify otherwise. For example, for the queries «Asian and Caucasian friend» or «Asian and white wife», the image generator creates images of people of the same race.
Ajax Systems releases video surveillance cameras with object recognition using artificial intelligence
Ajax Systems has announced the launch of wired IP security cameras announced last year. These devices are designed to provide high-resolution video surveillance while ensuring privacy protection.
Apple adds Qi2 charging support to iPhone 12
Apple hasn’t mentioned it in any way, but the iPhone 12 smartphone has received support for Qi2 wireless charging technology, which it didn’t have before. This happened thanks to an update to the operating system to iOS 17.4, which was released last month.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is the dominant video card among Steam users, and the Ukrainian language ranks 14th
A March survey of Steam users showed a significant increase in the number of owners of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards. Despite the fact that this model is about 3 years old, it currently dominates the discrete video cards with an indicator of 6.92%. Compared to the previous month, its share increased by 0.75%. The second place was taken by…
«Kyivstar TV» launched movies and TV series from Amazon with Ukrainian voice acting
The «Kyivstar TV» platform now offers video content from Amazon with Ukrainian dubbing. Thanks to this, Ukrainians can legally watch movies and TV series in Ukrainian created on demand by Amazon Prime.
Inguar3 - an armored car from KPI students with STANAG 3 protection, EW, «smart» control and a price of UAH 16 million
Formula Student, an engineering competition for students, has been held in Europe for more than two decades. This is a kind of student analog of «Formula 1». The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) had its own Formula Student team, which created cars and represented Ukraine in these competitions for several seasons. However, with the beginning of…
ChatGPT can now be used without an account
OpenAI has started to open up access to ChatGPT to users without an account. The company described the move as part of its mission «to make tools like ChatGPT widely available so that people can experience the benefits of AI».
Xiaomi warns of delays in the delivery of its SU7 electric car amid high demand - almost 89 thousand orders in the first day
The other day Xiaomi has started selling its first electric car SU7 at a price of just over $30 thousand. The Chinese company planned to start delivering the electric car by the end of April. However, interested buyers will have to wait much longer – up to 7 months. This is due to the huge demand for the new product.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro with 165 Hz display frequency and 6-axis stabilizer is sold in Ukraine for UAH 60 thousand
Asus has announced the launch of ROG Phone 8 Pro smartphone in Ukraine. The manufacturer positions this model not only as a gaming device, but also as a universal premium smartphone for different categories of users: gamers, streamers, content creators, and others.
Huawei earned $97.48 billion in revenue and $12.05 billion in profit as the business recovers from 2019 US sanctions
In 2023, Huawei Technologies demonstrated the fastest revenue growth in the last 4 years. This was achieved thanks to the recovery of the consumer segment and revenues from new activities, such as components for smart cars. All this accelerated its recovery from US sanctions.
XDefiant delays - leaders from The Boys Club created a toxic team atmosphere and development crises
A few years ago, Ubisoft announced a free-to-play shooter XDefiantand early access testing was planned to begin in 2021. However, this project faced delays.
HWiNFO 8.00 monitoring tool gained built-in OSD display and lost support for Windows XP
The developers have released a new version of the HWiNFO 8.00 system monitoring software. This version has lost support for the outdated Windows XP OS – the developers have focused exclusively on X64 systems. Although 32-bit systems are still supported, the official installer will only be compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows. Users can…
More than a quarter of YouTube affiliate program participants receive money from Shorts, but the payouts are small
A year after YouTube enabled monetization for Shorts, more and more creators are getting paid for this format. More than a quarter of the creators in the YouTube Partner Program are now earning money through YouTube Shorts. Given that more than 3 million creators participate in this program, this amounts to approximately 750 thousand Shorts…
Google to offer Gemini Nano local artificial intelligence on regular Pixel 8 smartphones
Google intends to provide access to the Gemini AI model for Pixel 8 smartphones. Previously, advanced AI capabilities were only available on the Pixel 8 Pro. As a reminder, both models are equipped with the same Tensor G3 processor, which was designed to accelerate AI performance. Thus, the overall experience with both gadgets should be similar.
Ukraine's largest uranium producer goes bankrupt, while the Energy Ministry ignores the problem
On March 20, the Economic Court of Dnipropetrovs’k Region held a hearing on declaring the state-owned enterprise «Vostochny Ore Mining and Processing Plant» bankrupt. This is evidenced by data from the register of court decisions.
Hyundai invests $50 billion to secure a place in the TOP 3 electric car manufacturers
Hyundai has announced a significant investment of $50 billion to maintain its position as the automotive market transitions to electric vehicles. The automaker will hire 80,000 employees in Korea to become one of the top 3 electric car manufacturers by 2030.
Xiaomi SU7 electric car went on sale at $30.4 thousand, almost $4 thousand cheaper than Tesla Model 3
Xiaomi has started selling its first electric car, the SU7, and announced that it would sell it much cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3. The actual price of the novelty was even slightly lower, than previously expected.
Dbrand failed to fix the Ghost Case — it will ship Ghost 2.0 in the summer
Dbrand is canceling plans to fix problems with its Ghost Case. As it turned out, it scratches very easily, and last November the company promised to provide a free replacement with a scratch-resistant coating. But now Dbrand is telling customers via email that they will have to wait. According to the company, most of their production run turned out…
Sega sells Relic Entertainment and cuts 240 jobs in UK studios
The gaming industry continues to be feverish. It has become known that Sega has sold Relic Entertainment, which is known as the developer of such popular games as Company of Heroes and Dawn of War. The studio has recently developed a new Age of Empires for Microsoft. Relic is transforming into an independent studio and will no longer be part of the…
Claude 3 AI model surpasses GPT-4 for the first time at Chatbot Arena
Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus Large Language Model (LLM) has outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-4 for the first time by Chatbot Arena.
Twitch bans broadcasting gameplay on breasts and buttocks
Twitch has updated its community guidelines and banned the focus on breasts and buttocks. According to the update, starting March 29, «content that focuses on intimate body parts for a long period of time will not be allowed».
Marvel Rivals is a team shooter in the spirit of Overwatch, but with Marvel superheroes and villains
Marvel and NetEase Games have announced a new game called Marvel Rivals. This is a multiplayer team-based hero shooter featuring superheroes and supervillains from the Marvel Universe. In it, two teams of six heroes will meet on battlefields such as Asgard and Tokyo 2099, which are designed to be destructible.
Judas ─ «storyline Lego» from the author of BioShock, inspired by XCOM and Civilization
Some of the journalists had the opportunity to play Judas by Ghost Story Games. This project is led by gamedesigner Ken Levine, known for the BioShock game.
Volvo launches its latest diesel car
This week, Volvo Car produced its last diesel-powered car. This marks the end of one era and the beginning of the next – by 2030, the company plans to produce only electric vehicles.
Sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales for the second year in a row
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), consumers bought 43 million vinyl records last year. This is 6 million more than the number of CDs sold in 2023. And this situation is observed for the second year in a row since 1987. The statistics reflect a steady increase in vinyl sales over the past 17 years.
Console market is stagnant, other stores may appear on Xbox - Phil Spencer
In an interview, Microsoft Gaming’s Phil Spencer discussed the lack of growth in the console market and how the Moore Act’s slowdown has made subsidizing hardware more difficult.
SCARF camera is capable of shooting at 156.3 trillion frames per second
Scientists have created an extremely fast scientific camera that captures images at an encoding rate of 156.3 THz for individual pixels, equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second. The research-grade SCARF (swept-coded aperture real-time femtophotography) camera could lead to a breakthrough in the study of micro-events that appear and disappear…
Tesla to demonstrate driver assistance system at every car sale in the US
Tesla is stepping up its promotion of driver assistance technologies. Now, the company’s North American employees must install and demonstrate the relevant technologies before handing over cars to customers. This is a «strict requirement», which, according to Elon Musk, will slow down deliveries. At the same time, it can increase the…
A patient's account, online marriage, and services for veterans: Fedorov spoke about the expected services in the «Diia» app
Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, spoke during the telethon about new services that will be available in the «Diia» app in the near future. According to him, users should expect to see medical services, including a patient’s office, appear.
MacPaw releases updated ClearVPN with one-click activation of online security and privacy
The Ukrainian company MacPaw has announced the release of a new version of ClearVPN — a VPN solution for anonymous connection. This version has an updated user interface. Now you just need to press one button to activate the service, and ClearVPN’s intelligent algorithm will automatically select the best server for a fast, reliable, and…
Xbox problems in Europe: retailers and publishers are losing interest in the platform, «most» exclusives are coming to PS5
Clouds seem to be gathering over Microsoft’s Xbox business. According to GameIndustry, the Xbox Series X/S in Europe is not doing well with support from the gaming industry. This is evidenced by conversations with a «very well-known» publisher and the indie community.
Microsoft has reunited Windows and Surface teams under the leadership of Pavan Davuluri
Microsoft has appointed Pavan Davuluri as the new head of the Windows and Surface division. After Panos Panayi’s unexpected move to Amazon, Microsoft split the Windows and Surface groups last year under two different leaders.
Telegram offers a free premium subscription. But in return, it requires you to disclose your phone number to strangers
Telegram offers a new way to get a premium subscription for free. To do so, you just need to voluntarily provide your phone number to send one-time passwords (OTPs) to other users. While this may look appealing, at first glance, it’s not really a good idea — especially for a messaging service that is based on privacy.
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