Lossless is gaining momentum: AI has learned to compress lossless data twice as tightly
Researchers from China and Canada presented a new AI-based data compression concept called LMCompress.
«Physical» version of Doom: The Dark Ages contains only a web installer, «lucky» owners download 85 GB
id Software sold a digital version of Doom: The Dark Ages under a «wrapper» physical — essentially a web installer on a disk.
An almost perfect ending for Ethan Hunt: «Mission Impossible 8» launched with 86% on Rotten Tomatoes
A week before the release of the eighth installment of the «Mission Impossible» series with Tom Cruise, specialized publications published their first reviews and scores — they are not perfect, but rather average, given the previous scores of the franchise.
Doctors officially recognized a new form of diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation has officially recognized type 5 as a separate form of the disease.
A simulation of life in your 30s? Hideo Kojima wants to create a game where the character forgets everything — if you stop playing
It turned out that Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding is not his strangest idea — he wants to «tie the» player to the monitor. Last year he came up with «gameplay Alzheimer’s».
Apple is preparing an iPhone similar to Xiaomi’s concept — curved screen without bezels and camera notch
According to leaks, the anniversary Apple iPhone 19 Pro, which will be released in 2027, will receive a significant redesign. ITC.ua wrote that it will resemble the first iPhone but new details have emerged.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received Patch 1.4 — NPCs are even smarter and mutants eat corpses
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl received another major Patch 1.4 — enemies became smarter and stalkers learned to kick.
A new look at «Wednesday» — The Addams family in full and a mysterious character
Netflix has unveiled the full cast of the second season of «Wednesday» and released a new still with the Adams family, which includes a mysterious new character.
Who are we making friends against? AI models are able to form groups and agree on a common opinion
A recent study conducted by researchers from the City College London and the University of Technology Copenhagen have demonstrated that large AI language models can group together and form a common opinion.
Doom: The Dark Ages launched with 86% positive reviews on Steam — perfect game for fans of «meat» shooters
On May 15, Doom: The Dark Ages was released on PC and consoles — players have received a mostly positive response to the game. Users praise the combat system, atmosphere, and design.
HBO has postponed «The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» to 2026 — the series was supposed to be released this fall
The new prequel «Game of Thrones», the series «Knight of the Seven Kingdoms», will be released in early 2026 — earlier release planned for the fall of 2025.
The first ever photo of the aurora borealis on Mars that can be seen with the naked eye
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took the first ever photos of the aurora borealis on Mars from the surface of the planet.
Remedy showed 40 minutes of gameplay FBC: Firebreak — release on June 17 (immediately in Game Pass and PS Plus Extra)
Remedy has presented 40 minutes of gameplay of its upcoming cooperative shooter FBC: Firebreak, which will be available on June 17.
Trailer for Marvel’s «Ironheart» series — the female version of Tony Stark creates her own armor
Disney+ and Marvel have released the first trailer for «Ironheart», starring Dominique Thorne as teenage inventor Riri Williams — a kind of female version Tony Starkwhich is determined to create the perfect iron armor.
Without a summons, a medical examination board and documents: how the MCC sent a man to the army and what the court decided
The man was mobilized into the army without any official call. He was given neither a call nor any document on military registration or conscription. The TCC did not issue any papers, although they were supposed to do so. They just came and took him away.
Detailed specifications of Nintendo Switch 2 published — company «forgot» processor, the network added
In a large the supplemented list The Nintendo Switch 2 specs only list «a dedicated processor made by NVIDIA». Digital Foundry adds a detailed description of it.
YouTube will insert ads in the most emotional moments of the video – they will be determined by AI
Imagine watching a touching video — a mountain top confession, a hero’s farewell, or a victory after a long journey. And just as you’re about to be overwhelmed by emotion and waiting for the denouement, the screen suddenly changes and an ad appears. Not just anytime, but specifically at that moment. This is the format that YouTube is…
A new trailer for «Superman» — without Henry Cavill, but with «supercameo»
DC has released a new trailer for «Superman» with David Corenswett replacing Henry Cavill as «the Man of Steel.
Apple is working on its own neural interface — competitor until «reaches» Neuralink
Apple is in the early stages of creating a neural interface that will allow it to control devices with the power of thought. But the company has a lot to do to catch up with Neuralink.
MediaTek introduces Dimensity 9400e, a sub-flagship chip with ray tracing and Wi-Fi 7
The world of mobile processors has a new powerful contender for leadership in the pre-top segment — MediaTek Dimensity 9400e. The company has officially introduced at the OnePlus Game Strategic Communication Conference in China. Judging by the characteristics and capabilities, this is a slightly improved version of last year’s Dimensity…
Tether’s QVAC platform will allow AI agents to work locally and provide offline BTC and USDT transactions
The issuer of the largest USDT stablecoin, the company Tether announces fully open AI runtime environmentThe system will be able to adapt and develop on any hardware and device. It will work in a decentralized manner: without API keys, without a single point of failure, with WDK integration (Wallet Development Kit) to support payments in USDT and…
DJI unveils Mavic 4 Pro with 6K 100/48/50 MP cameras and longer flight time for $2100
The world of personal drones has a new contender for leadership — DJI Mavic 4 Pro. The company has made a significant step forward compared to its predecessor, by offering an improved camera, longer flight time, higher speed, and a unique 360-degree rotating Infinity Gimbal. Let’s take a closer look.
UPDATED: Steam suffers a large-scale leak — 89 million accounts for $5000 are in the darknet
89 million Steam accounts leaked to the darknet — users are advised to change their passwords immediately.
Suddenly. Is Ukraine planning to launch its own bitcoin reserve?
On May 15, rumors suddenly began circulating on social media that Ukraine was considering creating its own strategic bitcoin reserve with the participation of Binance.
GSC announced the release of the enhanced S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy on May 20 — along with support for mods
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy: Legends of the Zone trilogy, which came out on Xbox, finally got a May 20 release date on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
The world’s thinnest solid-state xMEMS speaker for watches delivers a full range of sound
California-based xMEMS Labs has improved the Sycamore solid-state speaker released last year, making it the world’s thinnest.
Tom Cruise in «Mission: Impossible 2» performed a stunt with a broken leg — the shot was left in the movie
On the eve of the premiere of the movie «Mission Impossible 8», Tom Cruise recalled the most impressive stunts he has performed in his career — and one of them had to be completed with a broken leg.
Trailer of an early version of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leaked online — the game looked completely different
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 could have been a completely different project, and we don’t have to introduce it ourselves — fans have discovered an early trailer.
Is NVIDIA moving to Taiwan? Jensen Huang’s announcement is expected in Taipei
The Taiwanese press reports that NVIDIA is preparing a global headquarters in Taiwan. The official announcement of the «housewarming» is expected next week.
Meizu doesn’t give up: Note 16 Pro smartphone gets 144Hz AMOLED and Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 for $200
Meizu hasn’t been pampering its fans with new smartphones very often lately. There was even information that the company will refuse to produce mobile devices at alland will focus on artificial intelligence. But it didn’t work out as expected, and Meizu officially introduced Note 16 series smartphones in China.
Almost «Hitchhiking in the galaxy»: life on Earth works like a quantum computer and has already performed 10^60 operations
According to a new study by American physicist Philippe Kurian of Quantum Biology Laboratory at Howard University in Washington, D.C., living cells are able to process information at the quantum level.
In the US, children ruin school Chromebooks for a TikTok challenge
A new trend on TikTok called Chromebook Challenge, which has become popular among American students, involves a simple task — to ruin a school laptop. As part of the challenge, students have to cause a short circuit by inserting improvised objects (pencil nibs, paper clips, etc.) into the USB connector.
Ukrainian Frogwares releases The Sinking City remaster on UE5 — for free for game owners
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has released a remaster of its detective thriller The Sinking City.
The new champion: Phison E28 controller beats existing PCIe 5.0 SSDs in preliminary tests
In January of this year, Phison announced the PS5028-E28 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller. No drives are available yet, but the first tests demonstrate an advantage over the best SSDs of 2025.
There are about 300 thousand active PS5s in Ukraine, and Sony has already sold more than 77 million worldwide
Sony has sold 77.8 million PS5 consoles worldwide, and at the same time, the activity of PlayStation Network users has increased.
The series «Murderbot» started with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes — a new competitor for «Bunker» and «The Breakup»
Apple’s new sci-fi series «Murderbot» has received first ratings of — almost perfect, given the Rotten Tomatoes rating.
The Universe will disappear much earlier than thought — scientists have clarified when
According to scientists from Radboud University in the Netherlands, the last stars in the Universe will disappear in 1078 years (quinquintillion years), which is much earlier than was thought.
Microsoft lays off more than 6000 people in favor of AI — the largest reduction since 2023
Microsoft has announced the layoff of about 6000 employees, which is almost 3% of the company’s entire team. And they can thank AI.
«Allo» launched online sales of electric cars — 90+ models available, including Tesla and BYD
Ukrainian marketplace «Allo» he added a new product category — electric cars. Currently, 90+ models are available starting at UAH 665 thousand, but the range is expected to be expanded by the fall. Among the available brands: AUDI, Honda, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Toyota, Tesla, BYD, Zeekr, Xiaomi.
Supertree does not rot, does not burn, is 10 times stronger than steel — new biocomposite retains the useful properties of wood
Maryland-based biotech startup InventWood is preparing to launch a new biocomposite that has properties and texture close to wood, but is 10 times stronger than steel.
Series «Alien: Earth» — new stills, plot details and release date
The first series in the «Alien» franchise has received an official premiere date — the debut episode will be released on Hulu and FX on August 12, while the rest of the eight episodes will be released every Tuesday.
Lenovo Legion and LOQ laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5050 appeared in stores for $1500 and up
Lenovo laptops are the first to feature NVIDIA RTX 5050 graphics cards. The price is significantly higher than the recommended price for laptops with RTX 5060.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will get official mod support in 2025, — GSC Game World
GSC Game World has officially confirmed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will support mods.
Attempt #2: Google announces Material 3 Expressive, a new design for Android 16
Last week, Google accidentally released an early published information about the new design of Android 16 – Material 3 Expressive. Then the company quickly removed the published materials, and now the update has been officially announced. During The Android Show: I/O Edition, Google presented a new version of its proprietary design code —…
Ava pays extra for charging electric cars — how it works
Ava Community Energy has launched a program in California to pay drivers of electric vehicles and hybrids for charging at times when the grid is cleaner and cheaper.
Lenovo unveiled Legion RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 — but you can’t just buy video cards
Lenovo has developed new video cards GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5070which are designed exclusively for Legion-branded gaming PCs. They won’t be available on the retail market, so gamers won’t be able to buy them to install in their systems. It’s a shame, because these new products may be of interest to users.
Bitcoin will replace the US dollar in 10 years — billionaire Tim Draper
Famous venture capitalist and billionaire Tim Draper believes that within 10 years, bitcoin will replace the US dollar and become a standard currency. He also repeated his forecast: bitcoin will grow to $250 thousand by the end of 2025.
Stargate project to build $500 billion data center for AI, «blessed» by Trump, stalled — investors fear tariffs
In January 2025 Donald Trump, OpenAI, and SoftBank present Stargate — with «immediate» funding of $100 billion and raising $500 billion. Now it is under threat, largely because of Trump’s policies.
Fortune: Meta plans to start using stablecoins this year
Meta is considering the use of stablecoins on the Ethereum blockchain and wants to start using them in 2025. The tech giant expects to attract up to 3.5 billion users from its global ecosystem, which includes Facebook, WhattsApp, Instagram, and Threads. The company plans to use stablecoins to pay rewards to content creators.
Written by Kenshi: «Too many games make a player successful, it’s incredibly boring»
Chris Hunt, the lead designer of the cult hardcore RPG Kenshi, says that the game should test the player. Many modern games seem too simple to him.
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