A mix of «Squid Games» and «Shogun»: a first look at the new Netflix series about the deadly battle of the 300 samurai
Netflix has presented a list of Japanese content for 2025, and among other things, showed the first frame of the series Last Samurai Standing, which is boldly described as «Shogun’s meeting with Squid Game».
YouTube views on TVs overtake smartphones for the first time with over 1 billion hours
We now sit in front of the TV like our grandparents — YouTube has become the main source of entertainment. Every day, viewers spend more than 1 billion hours watching videos on TVs, which is more than on phones.
Marvel is back in form! The first reactions to «Captain America» with Anthony Mackie — have appeared and they are overwhelmingly positive
Journalists have shared their first reactions to the new Marvel movie «Captain America: Brave New World» — and they turned out to be extremely positive (although there are a couple of exceptions).
«For quick registration»: Ukraine will launch an electronic queue for medical examinations
Soon, Ukraine will introduce another digital service for people liable for military service. In addition to digital referral to the assembly line, which has recently been launched in «Reserve+», also plans to launch an electronic queue for the WLC. About this said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Vereshchuk.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D burned out under heavy load — while watching a TV series
Series can be very bad, and some of them are also extremely harmful. One of them burned down an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. The owner doesn’t say which series he watched.
«Mortal Kombat 2» — first look at the star «The Boys» in the image of Johnny Cage
As Benjamin Franklin once wrote in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy in 1789: «Nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes, and endless restarts of Mortal Kombat».
Russian hackers attack Ukrainians with Windows KMS activator and fake updates
The Sandworm cyber espionage group from Russia targeted at Ukrainian users Windows. It spreads trojans in KMS activators and fake updates
Apple has officially acquired Pixelmator and Photomator, popular image editors for iOS and macOS. What’s next?
Pixelmator and Photomator are now officially part of the Apple ecosystem.
Gaming laptops with RTX 50: NVIDIA announces pre-orders start date ─ prices start at €3499
Laptops with the new NVIDIA RTX 50 mobile GPUs have received an official pre-order start date. Earlier, NVIDIA announced that the first laptops with RTX 50 would start shipping in March. And now the company has confirmed that some models will be available for pre-order starting February 25, which is less than two weeks away.
Contracts for volunteers aged 18-24 have been launched in Ukraine: with payments of up to 2 million and the right to travel abroad after service
Ministry of Defense presented project «Contract 18-24» for young Ukrainians who want to voluntarily join the army.
The first look at the location «Avatar 3» — the complete opposite of previous films
The first one showed «Avatar» the blooming planet Pandora, the second — its water resources. In «Avatar 3», which has a subtitle «Fire and Ashes» Along with the familiar landscapes, there will be something radically different.
Apple founder Steve Jobs told Bill Gates to take LSD to create better designs — he replied that he just «got the wrong batch»
Rumors about Steve Jobs, the founder and former leader of Apple, being addicted to certain substances have been circulating for a long time. Therefore, the story about LSD told by Bill Gates seems likely.
YouTuber creates the world’s first water block for NVIDIA RTX 5090 FE
Famous for German enthusiast Der8auer has created a liquid cooling system for the NVIDIA RTX 5090 Founders Edition. The task is complicated by the design of the new video card.
The cemetery of electric cars: Jaguar bought problematic I-Pace from owners and sent them to the dump
The Jaguar I-Pace was supposed to be a revolutionary car — a premium electric crossover that entered the market well ahead of its European competitors and was named «World Car of the Year» in 2019. Its stylish design and pioneering edge promised great success.
Galaxy S25 Edge will be thinner than iPhone 17 Air – at the expense of the battery
Samsung announced the Galaxy S25 Edge slim smartphone at its Unpacked event last month, but details about the device are still scarce. However, one thing is clear: early leaks turned out to be far from reality, as the design of the smartphone is significantly different from what was expected, and its thickness is much less than expected.
Apple introduced PowerBeats Pro 2 headphones — twice as expensive as AirPods, but with heart rate monitoring
Apple-owned Beats has unveiled a new generation of wireless headphones, the PowerBeats Pro 2 — sporty but a more expensive alternative to AirPods with built-in adjustable shackles for a more secure fit.
«This is Sparta!»: the next God of War game will be a prequel to the story of Kratos, no Egypt (insider)
An insider shared information that the events of the new God of War installment may take place in Greece, not Egypt. The latest God of War: Ragnarök ended the Scandinavian saga, and now gamers are wondering what to expect from the new installment.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has a tough alternative ending – what happens if you play as a criminal?
PC Gamer journalist Morgan Park shared a story about the consequences of bad behavior in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. It turns out that being a bad guy in the game is not very fun and has unpleasant consequences.
Google Chrome will automatically change your «suspicious» passwords — new ones will be created by artificial intelligence
Google is testing a new feature in the Chrome browser that will automatically change users’ passwords if it detects that they have been compromised.
Hackers advertise fake cryptocurrency on Kenyan police social media
Over the past few days, African countries have been in the spotlight. After the Central African Republic and Congo, it was Kenya’s turn. As it turned out, hackers gained access to the Kenya Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) social media accounts on X (Twitter) and Facebook. And they used this to post information about a fake…
7500 bitcoins in a landfill: the city eliminates the dump, the owner of the HDD with the wallet wants to buy it back
If you thought that the story of 7,500 bitcoins in a landfill was over, it’s not. Now, the city of Newport in Wales wants to build a solar power plant there, and the owner of HDD — wants to buy the landfill.
Revolut is officially in Ukraine — with identification via “Diia” and free transfers (+ a patriotic card for a donation)
The fintech company Revolut has expanded the list of services for Ukrainian users. At the same time, the company introduced user identification through «Action».
Is the golden age of memecoins coming to an end?
The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a shift in priorities and memecoins are no longer receiving the attention they used to. Although many analysts predicted a boom in 2025. Traders’ interest is shifting towards bitcoin and the leading Layer 1 blockchain assets, such as Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Toncoin (TON), and Cardano (ADA).…
Microsoft quietly removed the Edge uninstall guide, which was actually an advertisement for it
Microsoft has quietly removed a webpage that was supposed to contain a guide to uninstalling the built-in Microsoft Edge browser. Users were directed to a page praising Edge over its main competitor Chrome.
«Breathing his own carbon dioxide»: Tom Cruise talks about the underwater stunt in «Mission Impossible 8» that took «to the brink of hypoxia»
Tom Cruise, at the age of 62, continues to perform all his stunts on his own, and of course, the new installment of the «Mission Impossible» franchise is no exception — in the previous shots of the film, we have already seen the actor flying, clinging to an upside-down plane, and in the new teaser, we saw a daring underwater stunt.
Ultra-lightweight material stronger than titanium ─ AI calculates the optimal structure
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a unique material by combining machine learning (ML) with nanotechnology. This discovery could dramatically change entire industries, from aerospace to automotive.
James Webb telescope «urgent» to study asteroid 2024 YR4 — probability of collision with Earth doubled
European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At least two missions are planned for the next two months to study the potentially dangerous asteroid 2024 YR4.
First reviews of laptops with Intel Arrow Lake — Core Ultra 9 285H is faster than Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Intel’s new laptop processors are fast, but lag behind competitors in graphics and AI. The laptops have a strange power configuration and great, but not record-breaking, battery life.
MSI reveals the release date of NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti ─ the site has started a countdown
Recently, information about the presentation date of the upcoming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card appeared on the Internet. This was due to the embargo imposed by NVIDIA on major retailers in the US and France. Now, this information has been confirmed by one of the video card manufacturing partners.
Marvel will start filming «Avengers: Doomsday» in a few weeks in the UK — what do we know about the plot and cast?
The new «Avengers» movie has received an important update, which suggests that we can expect the first footage — according to The Wrap, «Doomsday» will start filming next month in the UK.
«The Eye of God»: BYD presents driver assistance system with LiDAR and AI for every car
BYD has unveiled its new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) «God’s Eye» (God’s Eye). Interestingly, the company promises to equip all of its models, even the most affordable ones, with this latest version of the system. This will obviously have a huge impact on the availability of advanced driver assistance features in the world…
Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97 billion — Altman responded and seems to want Twitter instead
A group of investors led by Elon Musk plans to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Overclocker cools NVIDIA RTX 4090 down to 20°C with a household air conditioner — 5090 is next in line
A Chinese video blogger has created a liquid cooling system for PCs that is connected to household air conditioner. The NVIDIA RTX 4090 demonstrates 20°C in the stress test.
First look at the Oppo Find N5: «the world’s thinnest» smartphone that retains its durability
The Oppo Find N5, the world’s thinnest folding smartphone in the book style, is expected to be announced next week. Reviewers of The Verge have already received the device and shared photos and first impressions.
«Anything this guy does, amazing»: Martin Scorsese raves about «Nosferatu» and Robert Eggers
I’ll have to officially recognize Robert Eggers as an amazing director (connoisseurs already did), after Martin Scorsese did, impressed by «Nosferatu».
A Japanese IT company offers «sick leave for hangovers» and gives away free alcohol at work. What’s the catch?
And there is no trick to it — this is simply how a small IT company, Trust Ring, based in Osaka, is trying to attract new employees and compete with large players in the industry that offer higher salaries.
Steam banned «ads as a business model in the game» — should not be forced or interfere with gameplay
Valve has decided to crack down on intrusive advertising in games on Steam by announcing new rules with exceptions. The platform has banned games where players are forced to watch ads or where they block the gameplay.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 paid off on the first day and sets online records every day
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has broken its sixth consecutive record for the number of simultaneous players on Steam in the six days of its availability. This impressive achievement is the latest in a series of events that demonstrate the incredible commercial success of the new game.
The beginning of The Last of Us: Scientists have found a fungus that zombifies spiders and want to treat people with it
Scientists have discovered a new type of fungus that turns cave spiders into zombies. Unlike the events in the «The Last of Us» this species can help treat people, not lead to apocalypse.
Up to 96% less memory usage in games — NVIDIA unveils Optix 9 and Neural Texture Compression technologies
The NVIDIA Optix 9 Game Developer Toolkit includes RTX Mega Geometry technology, and the Neural Texture Compression SDK allows you to compress textures and pack them into a single file.
Elon Musk promised autonomy, but Cybertruck with FSD v13 crashed into a pole – what went wrong?
The owner of Tesla reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb. The accident occurred while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, which, according to Elon Musk, will be operating unattended this year.
The Central African Republic suddenly launched a national memcoin that surprised everyone
After TRUMP and MELANIA tokens, it seemed that it was difficult to surprise anyone. But then the president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin Archange Touadera, announced the launch of the Central African Republic Meme token with the $CAR ticker. About this national cryptocurrency project, he said wrote February 9 on the X platform…
iPhone owners will be allowed to «catch» Starlink for free until July — but not all
Mobile operator T-Mobile has announced that their Starlink satellite feature has now been added to the public beta. Approved beta testers in the US will be given free access to the network until July.
«No Avengers will save us»: a new trailer for «Thunderbolts» — has been released and it hints at the death of a key Marvel character
Yesterday at the Super Bowl, Marvel unveiled a new look at the «Thunderbolts» — movie, which is supposed to be the «biggest action» movie the studio offers in the fifth phase of the cinematic universe (although Ukrainians will probably be slightly spoiled for choice the presence of Russian superheroes).
The 2025 altseason is in question: why do experts doubt it?
When last fall Bitcoin’s value exceeded $68 thousand. everyone started talking about the approaching altcoin season, or altseason. However, ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cohen and other analysts have warned about the likely negative scenario and collapse of the crypto market. At the moment, alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) continue to…
«Diablo 2 was better than»: the game’s creator criticizes modern ARPGs for their fast pace and forced leveling
In a recent interview with VideoGamer, Blizzard co-founder and Diablo programmer/designer David Brevik expressed a bleak view of the current state of ARPG games like Diablo. He argues that the inflated number of enemies and the flood of loot and experience have robbed the genre of the interest and weight present in the first two Diablo games.
US military tests PSAP Voyager underwater scanner probes powered directly from the water
The PSAP Voyager hydrophones are self-contained, as they use the temperature difference in the surrounding water to power them. Until now, underwater communications have required surface or subsea infrastructure.
The most popular programming languages in Ukrainian IT: TypeScript has overtaken JavaScript, and the shares of C# and Java continue to fall
The DOU website has published its annual rating of programming languages based on a survey of about 7,500 Ukrainian IT professionals.
Photos of the iPhone SE 4 were leaked to the network a few days before the release – the manufacturer of cases Spigen noted
The presentation of the new «budget» smartphone Apple iPhone SE 4 is expected in a few days. On the eve of the announcement, the well-known accessory brand probably accidentally published some renders that were supposed to demonstrate its new protective case. The page of the Spigen iPhone SE 4 case briefly appeared on the Internet, thus revealing…
«A new era has begun»: OpenAI launches its first ever AI ad — for $14 million at the Super Bowl
OpenAI made its debut at this year’s Super Bowl with a one-minute promo video that puts artificial intelligence alongside the greatest innovations of humanity.
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