Ethereum owners, get ready: whales are muddying the waters
The crypto market has seen a significant outflow, Ethereum’s daily Net Taker Volume decreased by USD 418.8 million on August 5. This means that sellers using market orders (takers) withdrew 115.4 thousand ETH more than buyers were willing to buy.
Meet GPT-5: OpenAI launches "world's most advanced" AI model — free for all users
OpenAI has officially unveiled its new flagship GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, which will become the basis for the next generation of ChatGPT.
Bitcoin rises in price amid another Trump decision
Bitcoin is storming again. First, it fell, and is now growing rapidly as US President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order that will allow use of cryptocurrencies in pension plans. Although, experts are confident that the crypto market will be corrected in the near future.
Like The Office, but without Michael Scott: the first trailer for the comedy series The Paper has been released
The Paper is a spinoff of the hit series The Office, featuring the same team of documentary filmmakers and at least one former Dunder Mifflin employee.
The secret life of scientists in Antarctica: two-thirds have faced harassment and violence
According to the results of a survey commissioned by The US National Science Foundation, about 40% of employees surveyed at US Antarctic research bases, had experienced sexual harassment or violence in the last 2 years.
Donald Trump calls on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign immediately
President Trump reacts to Senator Tom Cotton’s investigation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s alleged Chinese ties and investments.
Mafia: The Old Country received 76/100 on Metacritic — strong story, but "formulaic gameplay"
The new Mafia prequel launched on Metacritic with an average rating of 76/100. Critics praise the game for its story, characters, and atmosphere, but call the gameplay painfully familiar.
James Cameron considers AI to be one of the three existential threats: "The danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse is real"
Film director James Cameron considers artificial intelligence to be one of the main existential threats to humanity. He believes that the Terminator scenario may become close to reality.
Blood of long-livers is significantly different, — study
Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institutet have discovered differences in the blood of long-lived people.
In System Shock 2, the "sphincter door" is not just a metaphor — it was created from a real colonoscopy
Old school horror artist Nate Wells admitted that the name of the “sphincter door” textures is not just a metaphor — they were created from a real colonoscopy recording.
Room sound screen blocks noise without blocking air
American researchers from the Zhang’s lab at Boston University has developed and presented a new metamaterial for broadband audio noise cancellation.
Sections of the US Constitution disappeared from the official website — fortunately, without legal consequences
Citizens who wanted to learn about their constitutional rights from the official U.S. Constitutional page had not seen some of them for a long time.
Instead of recycling — into hot dogs. Thai hospital reveals patients' diagnoses on street food wrappers
One of Thailand’s private hospitals was fined for violating clients’ privacy after their names and diagnoses were found on street food wrappers.
TP-Link introduces portable Wi-Fi 7 BE3600 router: USB-C power, up to 90 connected devices
TP-Link prepared for release its first travel router to support the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard. The BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router (TL-WR3602BE) delivers up to 3.6 Gbps data transfer speeds by combining 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. The device can be powered via the USB-C port — from a power adapter or power bank, making it a great option for use…
First Battlefield 6 beta launched, with — 295,000 players in the queue
The Battlefield 6 open beta is now available and has definitely caused a stir with more than 295,000 users queuing up for matches.
AMD Radeon RX 7400 video card found in a Dell PC
The AMD Radeon RX 7400 graphics card, which has been leaked from time to time, has finally been used in a finished PC. But not in a gaming system, but in a corporate solution from Dell.
"Kill it in your sleep": eerie decryption of AI models' communication with each other during mutual learning
A group of American researchers from Truthful AI and Anthropic found out, that AI models can communicate with each other unnoticed by humans.
GitHub accidentally presented GPT-5 the day before the official announcement — 4 different versions of the "most powerful" OpenAI AI are known
GitHub accidentally announced new GPT-5 models before OpenAI.
What if The Last of Us was a comedy: trailer for Cold Storage with Liam Neeson and Joe Keery from Stranger Things
Liam Neeson was not going to rest on his laurels for long, as is the new star of The Naked Gun, and next year will appear in a horror parody of The Last of Us.
Distribution of Polish games — Dying Light, Ghostrunner, and others with up to 90% discounts has started on Steam
This week, Steam has turned into a showcase of Polish creativity: a themed sale has started “Games from Poland”.
Gemini hacked to seize control of Google Home
Wired magazine reported about a new study in the field of cybersecurity, in which experts have demonstrated the hacking of artificial intelligence Google Gemini. The researchers were able to gain control of smart devices in the home through indirect prompt injection attacks . In this case, the attack was carried out through commands embedded in the…
OceanGate Titan bathyscaphe crash: US Coast Guard releases investigation
The US Coast Guard has released the results of the Maritime Board’s investigation into the circumstances of the OceanGate Titan tragedy.
Battlefield 2042 was bombarded with reviews on Steam due to the requirement to enable SecureBoot
In August, Battlefield 2042 received patch 8.8.0, which makes it impossible to launch the game without digging into the BIOS. As a result, there was a massive outcry and calls to remove the Secure Boot requirement.
US Air Force buys Tesla Cybertrucks to use as missile targets
Elon Musk’s dream may have just come true: the U.S. military will use the Tesla Cybertruck. But the billionaire could hardly have imagined that it would have such a special purpose.
US Senator investigates Intel CEO's ties to China: Lip-Bu Tan invested $200 million in 600 Chinese companies
Lip-Bu Tan appointed as CEO of Intel has caused concern among U.S. lawmakers. According to ReutersUS Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel CEO Frank Yee asking him to explain whether the company had sufficiently thoroughly vetted Tan’s past business ties with Chinese technology firms, including those related to the Chinese military.
The Hunger Games are back: filming of the prequel Sunrise on the Reaping has begun with young Haymitch Abernathy
Lionsgate has released a 30-second teaser from the set of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel to Francis Lawrence’s film trilogy about the early years of Katniss and Peeta’s mentor Haymitch Abernathy and his participation in the survival competition for District 12.
Google Pixel 10 will get an AI assistant for photo editing with text prompts
In the run-up to the Pixel 10 unveiling, which is scheduled for late August, more and more leaks and teasers. This time, we have the first clear images of the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro XL models, as well as details about the new photography features that will appear in the firmware.
Elon Musk announces Tesla's new autonomous driving system, improved by 10 times
Elon Musk has announced the next update of the Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) function for Tesla electric vehicles, which will supposedly bring significant improvements. He wrote about it on Twitter.
North Korean hackers have stolen $1.6 billion in cryptocurrency since the beginning of 2025
North Korean hacker groups have become more active in attacking using lures in the form of freelance work in IT and crypto to gain access to cloud systems and steal cryptocurrencies. A report from Google Cloud says that the Google Threat Intelligence Group is “actively tracking” UNC 4899 (TraderTraitor, Jade Sleet, or Slow Pisces) — a…
"Add cocaine and diapers to the budget": Naked Gun remake approved after Liam Neeson's test with Paramount bosses
It turns out that Lima Neeson was one of the reasons for the remake of The Naked Gun. During a test scene, the actor said a bunch of nonsense to Paramount executives — and they asked for more.
Billionaire Adam Weitsman acquires more than 5 thousand NFTs from Yuga Labs
Despite the recent a jump in NFT sales, The market is still considered almost dead since 2022. The second manifestation of activity this year was the acquisition of more than 5 thousand NFTs from Yuga Labs by billionaire Adam Weitsman in a direct OTC transaction to support the Otherside meta-universe.
Civilization is doomed to self-destruction led by narcissistic leaders, — new book by Cambridge researcher
In his new book titled “The Curse of Goliath” researcher at the Center for the Study of Existential Risk in Cambridge Luke Kemp argues, that narcissistic political leaders move humanity towards self-destruction.
Shareholders sue Tesla and Elon Musk over Robotaxi and autopilot: "Concealing risks is fraud"
Investors have filed a lawsuit against Tesla and Elon Musk. The plaintiffs are accused of securities fraud for concealing the risks of self-driving cars, including Robotaxi.
August Game Pass catalog will be replenished with Assassin's Creed Mirage and 5+ games
Microsoft has announced the list of Game Pass games for August — seven games will be added to the catalog, including Assassin’s Creed Mirage. At the same time, one of the best titles of 2024 will disappear.
Pandora jewelry network suffered a data leak — hackers obtained "personal" customer information
The Danish jewelry company Pandora has confirmed the leak of personal data of customers due to a hacker attack. It is not yet known what the scale of the attack is and whether it has spread to the Ukrainian network.
AI has created processors that work well but are completely incomprehensible
In a new study, american and indian scientists propose to design chips, using the algorithm deep learning of AI and the subsequent creation of circuits and components.
Tesla Cybertruck doesn't float, but Chevy Bolt EUV does it spectacularly during flooding in Texas
Electric vehicles do not have air intakes and exhaust systems like cars with internal combustion engines. Therefore, unlike traditional cars, they do not run the risk of «drowning» water when they enter a deep puddle or flooded section of the road. But this does not mean that they are designed for swimming. Although Elon Musk promised that…
The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series has been extended for seasons 2 and 3, with 6 episodes of 30-35 minutes each
The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series will get at least three seasons — the first one will debut in 2026, while the second one is in development.
The trailer for Dying Light: The Beast shows three times as many kills — each as Mortal Kombat fatalities
Dying Light: The Beast received a gameplay trailer with ultra-violence — players asked for a “bloody” Kyle Crane, players got it.
AMD prepares AM6 socket with PCIe 6 and DDR6 support: more pins, but the same size
AM^Despite the significant increase in pins on the AMD AM6 processor socket, it is likely to be possible to install a cooler from the AM5.
Add salt: a simple solution increases battery life by 10 times
Researchers from The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has discovered a simple way to extending the service life of batteries water-based.
Hot songs from Sonos speakers burn up USB-C connectors
Owners of Sonos speakers — in particular portable Bluetooth speaker Sonos Roam — faced with an unpleasant problem. Such devices can overheat to the point where their cases are deformed and USB-C ports melt. The company has recognized this problem.
This is the future: a US engineer restores old payphones for regions without mobile communication for free
In the rural part of the United States, there are problems with mobile communication often disappearing or not catching at all. An engineer from Vermont remembered an old solution to the problem — payphones.
Hello, 996: AI startups follow China's controversial practice of a 72-hour workweek
AI startups in Silicon Valley are increasingly forcing employees to adopt a controversial work model from China known as “996.” This is a fairly rigid work schedule that requires you to work 72 hours a week, from 9:00 to 21:00 for six days.
The main contender for the Oscars: trailer for the tragicomedy "Jay Kelly" with George Clooney and Adam Sandler released
Netflix has released a trailer for the tragicomedy Jay Kelly, a new film by Noah Baumbach that is quickly gaining status as one of the main contenders for this season’s Oscars.
OpenAI presents gpt-oss AI models to run on a video card or laptop
OpenAI has announced the release of two open source artificial intelligence language models: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. They were created as an open alternative to commercial models of the o serieswhile maintaining a fairly high level of capabilities. Interestingly, they can be run locally on video cards and laptops.
Gamma laser will be able to destroy cancer cells or study the structure of the Universe
American engineers from the University of Colorado at Denver are planning to soon present powerful gamma laser, is able to destroy cancer cells without damaging healthy ones.
Two steps to trash: Intel gets BBB credit rating, company has problems with Panther Lake
Fitch has downgraded Intel’s credit rating to BBB, just two steps away from junk status. Meanwhile, the company is having problems with Panther Lake’s performance and commercial viability.
Battlefield 6 has gathered 9,000 online players on Steam before the beta test starts
Battlefield 6 pre-loading started a few days before the beta testing opened, and the servers have already been filled with players. There are almost as many people online as in Battlefield 2042.
The second season of Wednesday — with the first 4 episodes has been released on Netflix
The Wednesday series is back on Netflix with its second season, or rather — its first part. Starting today, 4 episodes are available for viewing, with Ukrainian dubbing and subtitles.
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