ChatGPT fell for the «dead grandma trick» and gave away Windows 7 activation keys
Users have found a clever way to make ChatGPT generate Windows 7 activation keys, and it doesn’t require any professional knowledge – just the ability to find the right story and make the chatbot feel sympathetic.
Apple TV+ has extended the sci-fi series «Murderbot» for a second season
The series «Murderbot», which is based on the series of science fiction books «The Murderbot Diaries» by Martha Wells, will be continued on Apple TV+.The streaming service announced the second season on the evening before the final episode of the first season was released — while all episodes are available for viewing on the platform today.
Snoop Dogg's NFT drop on Telegram sold like hotcakes: $12 million in 30 minutes
From 2022 NFTs are considered dead. But sometimes they still show signs of life. First, the legendary NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) by Yuga Labs has launched its Telegram channel. Later, the famous rapper Snoop Dogg organized a drop of NFT gifts. They sold out in the first 30 minutes, raising $12 million from initial sales.
Hackers steal $40 million from GMX crypto exchange
The next hacker attack. The cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in the GMX V1 exchange protocol, which allowed them to steal $40 million worth of assets from the liquidity pool.
Razer releases wireless keyboard with interchangeable switches and up to 980 hours of battery life
Razer created a new gaming keyboard with the long name Razer BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed. This new product features manufacturer has relied on compactness, quiet operation, flexible settings, and reliable wireless connectivity.
The boss of Baldur's Gate 3 wrote the game's release date on a bottle in a bar 5 years ago — but they didn't believe him
It turns out that reading random inscriptions is sometimes useful — this is how the release date of Baldur’s Gate 3 became known, not someone’s Instagram account. But how often does someone believe random signs in a bar?
Google gives a year of AI Pro service worth $200 on Pixel 9 and launches Gemini on Wear OS
Quite unexpectedly, Google has announced the release of new Pixel Drop features, formerly known as Pixel Feature Drop. Usually, such releases appear every three months. The next one on the schedule was expected only in September. But now, in the July update for Pixel devices, the company introduced several important innovations related to the…
The star of «Squid Game» was put on a strict 14-month diet — he lost 10 kg to look like a martyr in the finale
Lee Jong-jae, the actor of «Squid Game», spent more than a year preparing for the last scenes of Song Gi-hoon — both mentally and physically. Among other things, he had to lose 10 kilograms in order to look like a man who had gone through a lot of suffering and pain, as requested by the director.
Mondays are really bad for health, — scientists
Many people on Mondays feel increased stress, lethargy, anxiety. A new study by scientists shows that Mondays can actually be harmful to health.
«Hello» presents Xiaomi YU7 in Ukraine — three versions priced from UAH 1.716 million.
Last month Xiaomi has introduced a new electric crossover YU7. Only a few weeks later, the «Hello» marketplace announced the opening of pre-orders for this new product. Ukrainian electric car fans are offered three modifications of the Xiaomi YU7.
Destiny 2 is giving away all paid DLC released over the past 7 years for free
Bungie has temporarily opened access to all paid Destiny 2 add-ons that the studio has released over the past 7 years. This is a kind of advertising campaign.
A first look at the fantasy action movie «Red Sonja» — the devil with a sword returns in the incarnation of Matilda Loots
The first trailer for «Red Sonja» —, a reboot of the classic 1985 fantasy action film, has been released.
Scientists print cancerous tumors on a 3D printer to study oncology
Canadian researchers from the Tissue Tinker company at the University McGill printed cancerous tumors on a 3D printer as part of a study oncological diseases.
«Twisted Metal» will return to Peacock on July 31 — Season 2 trailer with Axel, Calypso and the tournament
The 2nd season of the Twisted Metal — series will be released very soon, in honor of which Peacock showed a trailer in which the tournament of death is finally visible.
Scientists reverse quantum entanglement and discover a new law of quantum physics
An international team of researchers has found a way to make quantum entanglement of particles reversible, which was previously thought to be impossible.
Adblock Plus users see worse ads than without it — research
Imagine: you install an ad blocker to avoid intrusive or harmful content, and you get… even more problematic ads. These digital billboards may inadvertently expose their users to more problematic content. Such conclusions were made by researchers from the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University. They analyzed how online…
Chrome, retire. Perplexity has released its own AI browser, OpenAI — is next in line
AI startups are increasingly encroaching on the territory of tech giants. Currently, Perplexity has launched its own AI browser Comet, and OpenAI is about to release its analog.
NVIDIA's capitalization reached $4 trillion
NVIDIA became the first company in the world to reach $4 trillion in market capitalization. It is also the most valuable company in the world and in history.
What's new in PS Plus in July: full list of games and a bonus for Cyberpunk 2077 fans
Sony has updated its PS Plus catalog for July with eight games, including partially Cyberpunk 2077. Two more titles were added for PS Plus Deluxe subscribers.
The ultra-thin membrane transmits sound with almost no loss — this can change acoustics and information technology
Danish researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, together with scientists from the University of Konstanz and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have created a tiny membrane capable of transmitting sound signals with almost no energy loss.
McDonald's AI bot hid job seekers' database under a password «123456» — it was hacked in 30 minutes
It turns out that artificial intelligence, despite its gigantic knowledge base, may not be too inventive in choosing a password — as happened in the case of the McDonald’s chatbot.
Subnautica 2 postponed to 2026, management fired — watch the gameplay amid a $250 million scandal
Early access to Subnautica 2 has been officially postponed to 2026, and players were shown a short gameplay teaser. The top Unknown Worlds players are less fortunate — they will not receive the promised huge bonuses.
Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 with SuperGrok Heavy tariff for $300 per month
The xAI company founded by Elon Musk has unveiled its latest flagship AI model Grok 4. And to avoid having to go twice, the company also presented a new SuperGrok Heavy tariff plan worth $300 per month. This is one of the most expensive subscription options among all major AI providers.
A leak from the set of «Avengers: Doomsday» shows Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and Avengers as a team for the first time
The Falcon, the Creature, and the US Agent enter a spaceship… No, this is not the beginning of a joke, but just a scene from the upcoming Marvel movie «Avengers».
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after Grok's anti-Semitic demarche
After two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s X, the social network’s CEO Linda Yakkarino has announced her resignation. This happened against the backdrop of another scandal with Grok.
Centaur AI model accurately models and predicts human behavior
The new Centaur AI model is able to predict and model human thoughts and behavior quite accurately.
Main premiere of 2026: Sci-Fi movie trailer «Project Hail Mary» has collected a record 400 million views in 7 days
The upcoming sci-fi movie «Project Hail Mary» with Ryan Gosling broke the record for views even before its release in theaters — thanks to the first trailer.
The war of the future: «The Third Assault» attacked and captured the Russians exclusively with the help of robots
«The third assault» claims to be the first confirmed successful assault in modern warfare on the positions of the Russian occupiers exclusively with the help of air and ground drones.
Samsung unveiled Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic — the thinnest watch and bezel starting at UAH 15 thousand
Together with folding smartphones Samsung also introduced a pair of new smartwatches: Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic. The updates in these models affected both the appearance and hardware.
A crypto is a crypto, but Tether is storing 80 tons of gold worth $8 billion in a secret vault
Tether Holdings stores 80 tons of gold worth $8 billion in a private vault in Switzerland. It is owned and controlled by the company. The exact location or time of construction of the storage facility is not disclosed. By Tether moved to El Salvador at the beginning of the year.
Samsung unveils Galaxy Flip7 — bigger screens and battery in a thinner body for a price starting from UAH 50 thousand
At the Samsung Unpacked event, the Korean electronics giant introduced a new folding smartphone in the clamshell form factor, the Galaxy Flip7. The novelty has the largest external screen ever installed in the Galaxy Flip line.
Volkswagen robotaxis will receive road data via the Solana blockchain
ADMT, a subsidiary of the well-known automaker Volkswagen that develops autonomous cars, has signed a partnership with Hivemapper. The latter company has a mapping network based on of the Solana blockchain called Bee Maps.
IT companies pay up to $200,000 «strategic» premium for AI experience — even to newcomers, to the detriment of experienced engineers
With the advent of AI, tech giants have launched a «war for talent» and, judging by recent reports, are ready to «strategically» overpay specialists with experience in machine learning.
«Superman» started with 85% on Rotten Tomatoes — a movie with charm, but for once
After a series of leaks, both negative and positive, «Superman» eventually received its official ratings from specialized publications.
An extra finger gets in the way of a gamer on Steam Deck — Reddit community helps
An extra thumb may seem convenient for using portable consoles, but for this Steam Deck owner, it’s a nuisance.
Fig trees turn CO₂ into stone and make fertilizer for themselves, — study
Scientists from the United States, Kenya, Austria and Switzerland have confirmed in a new study, that figs can to absorb CO₂ and effectively store it in its own trunk and the soil around it.
«I Already Know Where the Bodies Are Buried»: New Trailer for «Wednesday» Returns Jenna Ortega to an Even More Mystical Nevermore
Netflix has released a new trailer for the second season of «Wednesday» — a dark fantasy series by Tim Burton about a bright (if not colorful) member of the Adams family.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be released on PS5 at the end of 2025 — GSC showed an intriguing trailer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be released on PS5 after all, and now it’s clear when — we won’t have to wait long. At the same time, the authors posted a teaser where they break the «fourth wall».
More than 1200 km on a single charge — Lucid Air Grand Touring sets a Guinness World Record
Car owners have several concerns about electric vehicles. They are mainly concerned about the possibility of being left in the middle of the road with an empty battery. These fears are fueled by the insufficient development of charging infrastructure in many regions. Lucid is dispelling these fears. Last week, its electric car Lucid Air Grand…
The long-awaited Sci-Fi horror in the style of Alien Isolation «has come to life after 13 years of development
After years of silence, the sci-fi survival horror, inspired by Alien: Isolation, got in touch again. And this time, the return promises «finish line».
Flat contacts instead of soldering will make smartphones thinner, — LG Innotek development
Developers from LG Innotek have proposed to replace solder balls that connect chip substrates with motherboards in smartphones, on flat copper contacts, which will allow make gadgets even thinner.
Competent requests in ChatGPT can save lives — it is better not to make typos
It turns out that AI chatbots like ChatGPT are extremely sensitive to spelling. This was revealed during the study of medical AI chats.
Bethesda is developing several new Fallout games at once — one of them «the same»
Ten years have passed since the release of Fallout 4, and Bethesda is silent about the sequel. But an insider says the studio is preparing «several Fallout projects, including the one you all want».
ChatGPT has taken over Tinder: according to Ivan Franko, no one is on a date
In recent years, online dating to find a date has become commonplace. Thus, preparing for a date has turned from something exciting and exciting to a routine task of swiping a touch screen. Rapid development generative artificial intelligence further distorted this experience, leaving even less personal in it.
Infrared ink adds invisible information to objects that can be read by a smartphone
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Adobe Research have presented Imprinto, an app for embedding invisible digital information in printed documents and objects.
First footage of Marvel's «Wonder Man» series — Simon Williams shows off his supernatural powers
Disney+ has released a teaser for its upcoming releases, offering a first look at the superhero series «Wonder Man».
AI's «limitations fly away» if you flog it with jargon and nonsense, — research
American researchers from Intel Corporation, the University of The University of Idaho in Boise and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have described in detail a new method of hacking the popular Big language AI models, such as ChatGPT and Gemini.
Google granted Gemini AI full access to Android apps — without user consent
With a new update, Google allows its AI assistant Gemini to access private information and applications. And disabling access is a whole saga that does not always end in your favor.
Processor for $12,800: AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX test in Geekbench
The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX chip with 96 cores costs €12,300 in Europe and about $12,800 in the US.
New Rivian Gen 2 Quad R1T and R1S — four motors again and «tank turn»
Amid growing competition in the segment electric crossovers Rivian has updated its R1 series vehicles with the introduction of second-generation versions. The Gen 2 Quad lineup includes the R1T (pickup) and R1S (SUV) models. Both new products are aimed at off-road fans and have four electric motors — one for each wheel. Thus, after experiments…
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