Mastercard has joined the USDG stablecoin network
Mastercard payment system in the footsteps of Visa began to actively expand support for stablecoins. Mastercard will join the Paxos global dollar network, which will allow it to support USDG, USDC, PYUSD, FIUSD stablecoins in its network, as well as launch new opportunities through Mastercard Move and Mastercard Multi-Token Network.
XRP rises, bitcoin exceeds $106K amid a ceasefire between Iran and Israel
Bitcoin dropped below $100 thousand for the first time since May after the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Now, digital gold has exceeded $106,000 after the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
NVIDIA RTX 5050 for desktops — with 8 GB of GDDR6, priced at $250
NVIDIA has announced RTX 5050 for desktop PCs, together with a mobile version video cards. As predicted by pessimistic forecasts, it received GDDR6 memory.
Ceramic batteries that last 50% longer and do not catch fire are being prepared for mass production
Ion Storage Systems, a small company based in Beltsville, Maryland, is slowly changing the rules of the energy game. It started as a university project and now has its own small-scale production and government funding, including from the U.S. Department of Energy. Pros version The Wall Street Journal, this company may be the one to finally realize…
The actor of Michael from GTA 5 talks about the most hated mission in the game: «I sweated my ass off for 8 hours»
The GTA 5 actor still recalls one mission in bad terms — he had to sweat for eight hours and repeat the take after take.
«Elon Musk does not use a computer»,— his lawyers say
According to his lawyers at the trial against OpenAI, Elon Musk does not use a computer. And all those fake records in games and posts on X about the laptop were probably made by Martians.
It’s official: Xbox app on PC adds Steam and Battle.net games
Microsoft is once again reminding us that Windows — is not just an operating system, but also a playground. And so that you don’t have to jump between a dozen launchers, the company is testing a new feature. The Xbox for Windows program will have a single library for games from Steam and Battle.net. So, now even Half-Life will «live» next…
Andrzej Sapkowski will write another book about «The Witcher», and that’s for sure: «I — am not George Martin. When I say something, I mean it»
Last year, the author of «The Witcher» Andrzej Sapkowski released a new book «The Crossroads of Ravens» and is already actively planning new ones — and if you think that these are empty promises, the writer has a rather tough answer to that.
Alternative to air conditioning — new paint that «sweats», effectively absorbs heat
Researchers from Singapore have created special paint, which effectively absorbs heat even in high humidity conditions.
A voice actor about his experience with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: «I feel like a total fraud»
The name of voice actor Charlie Cox now stands next to one of the biggest hits of 2025 — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. However, he feels uncomfortable about it.
China’s new mosquito drone will spy completely unnoticed
Chinese researchers from the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) have created tiny drone, the mosquito-like bug is capable of conducting reconnaissance and spying unnoticed.
Netflix’s «The Adventures of Cliff Booth» will get a «gigantic» budget and 120+ actors led by Brad Pitt
The spinoff of «Once Upon a Time in Hollywood», dedicated to the adventures of Cliff Booth, has received the first details — and, apparently, Netflix will not spare money for the Tarantino/Fincher creation.
Rockstar’s studio fires team after failed shooter MindsEye
Massive layoffs after the MindsEye fiasco were not long in coming — a real «bounty hunt» is underway inside the studio.
Electric transport consumes energy in the cold — scientists have found out why and how to deal with it
Scientists from the Cornell University in the United States, together with Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT), found that electric vehicles consume significantly more energy in cold weather.
Signal, DOC and WAV: Russian hackers attack Ukraine with «safe» files and new malware
The Signal messenger has become an attack target for Ukrainian government targets. Russian hackers are hiding a new family of malware behind ordinary files.
New solar cells convert weak office light into electricity with 38% efficiency
A group of Taiwanese scientists from the National Taiwan University Yang Ming Jiaotong has developed innovative perovskite solar cells are capable of generating electricity from low interior light.
Used Switch 2s are being sold en masse online — but «forget» to specify the lock
Officially, the used Nintendo Switch 2 market is going crazy. Entrepreneurial users have started selling used consoles, but «accidentally» do not report the ban.
Marvel refused to let the screenwriter of the first «Blade» work on the reboot because the movie was «in good condition» — and canceled the release
Marvel started the «Blade» Marvel relaunch epic 6 years ago, regularly changing directors, writers and supporting cast — by this time, the film had lost its release date, provoking rumors of cancellation.
Tesla launches Robotaxi — first reviews, fake autonomy and problems
After years of promises and hints, Tesla has finally launched its self-driving taxi service. However, it did so cautiously and with its usual theatrics — with a memorable $4.20 ride price and a human «insured» in the front seat.
«Needs a little more time in the oven»: CD Projekt RED postpones patch 2.3 for Cyberpunk 2077
Patch 2.3 for Cyberpunk 2077 will not be released on June 26, as planned, because CD Projekt Red needs more time.
OpenAI will store your ChatGPT chats forever (even deleted ones) — court overturns users’ appeal
In early June 2025, the court ordered OpenAI «indefinitely» store the history of requests to ChatGPT (including deleted chats) in order to have potential evidence in copyright infringement lawsuits — the decision, quite expectedly, provoked opposition from the company itself and users who filed appeals.
The first images of the Vera Rubin Observatory: 10 million galaxies and more
On June 23, the first impressive space images of the new Vera Rubin Observatory.
NVIDIA RTX 5050 for laptops — GDDR7, +27% performance
NVIDIA has introduced the mobile RTX 5050. Contrary to fears and rumors, the video card still received GDDR7 memory, not GDDR6.
«Get ready for a crazy journey»: The Boys has officially finished filming its fifth and final season
The series The Boys has come close to its finale — the filming of the fifth season has been officially completed.
Analog «Iskander-M»: Ukraine deploys «Sapsan» ballistic missile for the first time and starts mass production
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told journalists about the Ukrainian ballistic missile system «Sapsan», compared to the Russian system «Iskander-M».
A programmer created a real-life ad blocker
Annoyed by billboards and banners on buildings? Now there is an ad blocker that will hide them. At least, it will try to.
Samsung unveils Exynos 2500 — its first 3nm chip with 10 cores, RDNA 3 graphics and 320MP support
Samsung is officially introduced its new flagship mobile processor, the Exynos 2500. This is the first chip of the Korean giant to be manufactured using the 3-nanometer GAA (Gate-All-Around) process. The novelty has not only an ambitious set of characteristics, but also a clear purpose — to become the heart of the next Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Did Disney spare the money? The cartoon «Elio» brought the worst debut in Pixar history
With the day of the Pixar fiasco — the new animated film «Elio» started «wrong». It managed to break the bottom of the worst grosses of all the studio’s releases.
Bitcoin has fallen below $100 thousand — further decline will lead to liquidations worth billions
Bitcoin dropped below $100 thousand for the first time since May after US President Donald Trump said that strikes on three major nuclear facilities in Iran. This caused anxiety in the market over the weekend. Bitcoin fell by 3.8% to $98,904, while Ethereum dropped to around $2,157. Instead, more attention is now focused on the oil and gold…
«One of Kojima’s best works»: Death Stranding 2 started on Metacritic with 90/100
Is Hideo Kojima a genius again? The average rating of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach on Metacritic was 90 points. And you can check it out in person in a few hours — Digital Deluxe is about to open early access.
Shareholder sues Apple over «fake» Siri presentation
When Apple unveiled iOS 18 last year, tech fans and investors alike held their breath, and some started throwing their hats in the air. After all, the update was not just some minor design revision, but a new generation of personalized Siri with artificial intelligence elements — Apple Intelligence. Expectations were high, but something went…
Cointelegraph website hacked with a link to a fake airdrop posted
The well-known cryptocurrency publication Cointelegraph was attacked by hackers. They placed a fraudulent link in the code that looked like an airdrop.
Microsoft improves the accuracy of quantum computing by 1000 times
Microsoft programmers say they’ve managed to develop a new way to fix bugs in quantum computing using innovative 4D coding.
Battles in the final seasons «The Witcher» choreographed by «Acolyte» — predecessor followed Cavill
The fight scenes of «The Witcher» have been a highlight of each of the seasons of the Netflix show, but the key choreographer Wolfgang Stegemann left the project and for a long time the question of who replaced him was open.
Police hack bitcoin ATM to return $25,000 to fraud victim
The sheriff of Jasper County, Texas, USA, used a «grinder» to hack a bitcoin ATM after it was found that it used in fraud.
You’ve misunderstood Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — the writer hints at a «hidden protagonist»
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a «hidden protagonist» that has become unobvious to most. The game’s lead writer Jennifer Swedberg-Yen revealed the secret.
Cosmic beauty: 65 thousand light years in a detailed color map of the Sculptor galaxy
Astronomers have received the most detailed image of the distant galaxy Sculptor, which reveals the complexity of galactic systems.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D «lit up» online — 6 Zen 5 cores and 102.5 MB of cache
A holiday may soon be coming to the street of gamers on a tight budget — AMD accidentally lit up Ryzen 5 9600X3D processor. This is a budget representative of the line with 3D V-Cache on the new Zen 5 architecture. And if you thought that 6 cores — is a thing of the past, then don’t rush to bury this configuration.
Eyes too narrow: Xiaomi SU7 constantly woke a Chinese man from sleeping at the wheel by mistake
It seems that Chinese manufacturers are supposed to design cars with the peculiarities of their citizens in mind. But something went wrong with the Xiaomi SU7 in this regard.
J.K. Rowling read the script for the Harry Potter series: «The first two episodes — so, so, so good!»
J.K. Rowling said that she has already read the script of the first two episodes of the upcoming Harry Potter series from HBO — despite the fact that she is not involved in its writing, she «closely» cooperates with the authors.
«The Dune» is coming: MIT device extracts drinking water from thin desert air
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have created a device that can collect drinking water from the air anywhere, even in the desert.
Borderlands 4 story trailer shows the Timekeeper, Claptrap’s underground, and the beginning of the revolution on Kairos
The Borderlands 4 trailer reveals plot secrets — players were shown the Timekeeper dictator, cybernetic slavery, and the return of Claptrap.
A dream job? Lies of P developers were presented with Switch 2, $7300 bonus and vacation after selling 3 million copies
If you thought you had good bonuses at work, forget it — the creators of Lies of P hit the jackpot. The developers received really generous bonuses for 3 million copies of the souls-like game sold.
OneDrive user lost 30 years of data — Microsoft banned the account without explanation and ignored 18 recovery requests
OneDrive user wrote on Reddit, he wrote a lengthy post about a conflict with Microsoft, which suddenly blocked his account and, consequently, access to the cloud storage with data from more than 30 years of work — the company did not provide any explanation and ignores requests for restoration, sending only boilerplate replies.
Redmi K80 Ultra was disassembled even before the release ─ look and feel «flagship killers»
Xiaomi will soon release a new budget flagship Redmi K80 Ultra. And while we are waiting for the presentation, Chinese tech bloggers have already disassembled this model and revealed its full specifications.
GPS replacement — quantum diamond magnetometer changes navigation
German researchers from the Institute Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Solid State Physics has created a compact quantum magnetometer, which accurately measures extremely small magnetic fields.
First reactions to «Jurassic World: Resurgence» — nostalgia «Spielberg-style» with perfect CGI and a mediocre plot
The new «Jurassic World» will be released in cinemas only in early July, but some viewers had a chance to see the film at the UK premiere and have already published their first reactions — to summarize, they were quite mixed.
The first gameplay footage of The Blood of Dawnwalker — massacre with vampires in the Carpathians from Witcher 3 game director
The former creators of The Witcher showed the gameplay of The Blood of Dawnwalker, where the quest turned from an ordinary day in the temple into a bloody massacre at night.
Time has three dimensions — physicists challenge the Standard Model
Physicist at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks (USA) Gunter Kletechka proposed a new theory, according to which time actually has three dimensions, not just one.
«28 years later» broke the franchise record in the first weekend of release — with a box office of $60 million
Danny Boyle’s new post-apocalyptic horror film exceeded experts’ forecasts and broke the franchise record in its first weekend of release — the global box office «28 years later» has now reached $60 million, with the international and «domestic» markets accounting for almost equal shares ($30 million each).
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