«The Witcher»: the star of the series told about the finale, sorceresses and Liam Hemsworth as Geralt
The fourth season of the Netflix series «The Witcher» has already been filmed and is in post-production, and the fifth season will be the final one and will be shot this year. These final seasons will see the debut of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia, who replaced Henry Cavill after season 3. Although Netflix does not share information about…
YouTube started showing 3-hour ads without the «skip» — option to overcome blockers
YouTube users complain that the platform now streams very long ads that cannot be skipped.
Windows 11 has a new way to share files
The recent beta release of Windows 11 22635.4805, besides officially announced features, contains an interesting and possibly convenient interface option that expands file maneuvering capabilities.
The programmer created a game «Snake» on subpixels of the monitor
Developer Patrick Gillespie created, possibly, the smallest version of the classic game “Snake.” This version uses individual subpixels of an LCD monitor.
Intel will give away Civilization 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows with the latest two generations of processors
The processor manufacturer launches the Intel Builder Bundle program. New purchasers of Raptor Lake and Arrow Lake chips will receive Civilization 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows games.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 is only 1% faster on PCIe 5.0 x16 compared to 4.0
PCIe 5.0 support appeared on video cards, but seems not very useful. According to the tests, NVIDIA RTX 5090 has only a 1% advantage in PCIe 5.0 x16.
«Really insane»: Bill Gates criticizes Elon Musk’s remarks on foreign policy
Bill Gates talked about his three-hour dinner with Donald Trump in December 2024 and called Elon Musk’s foreign policy statements insane.
Apple CEO starred in a promo for the TV series «Severance» — his brain was also «split»
Apple TV+ released a new promo for the second season of the series “Severance”, where the main character is played by the CEO of iPhone manufacturer Tim Cook.
No difference: liquid metal in NVIDIA RTX 5090 replaced with thermal paste
Enthusiasts replaced the liquid metal in the NVIDIA RTX 5090 cooling system with regular thermal paste. The minimal increase of +2°C did not affect the operation of the video card.
Users complain about iPhone slowdowns with iOS 18 — the company has received an official request from the state and must respond
Apple received a notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority of India (CCPA) due to user complaints about iPhone performance following the iOS 18 update.
«Kyivstar» buys Uklon. Why does the telecom operator need it?
Mobile operator «Kyivstar» has filed an application with the AMCU to acquire Uklon: Ukrainian LLC «Tech Uklon», «Uklon Corporation», «Uklon Ukraine» and Cyprus-based UKLON LTD. At the end of last year, the AMC received an application for permission from «Kyivstar» to acquire control (through «Uklon Corporation») over the assets of…
A crypto reserve instead of a CBDC, but this is not certain. What is Trump up to?
47th President of the USA Donald Trump on January 23 ordered the creation of a digital assets task force, which among other things will investigate the possibility of creating a strategic cryptocurrency reserve in the USA. It must provide a report with criteria for such a reserve by July of this year. Trump’s decree does not contain specifics…
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE: specifications and images of the new gaming smartphone
Asus presents gaming smartphones ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro in November last year. However, it turned out that this was not enough, and the Taiwanese brand plans to release the ROG Phone 9 FE model. It has already been certified in several countries. Although Asus has not yet disclosed any information about this model, its images and…
Asus motherboards damage graphics cards — NVIDIA RTX 5090 already affected
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The new Asus PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim quick mounting mechanism can scratch the contact area of the graphics card. This has already happened with NVIDIA RTX 5090.
Director «Nosferatu» on his refusal to make contemporary films: «Showing a smartphone — is death, and a car in the frame makes me sick»
Robert Eggers, who released the hit horror “Nosferatu” this year, announced plans for his next films, and interestingly — none of them will take place in the present. For the director, this is no coincidence, but a fully conscious and deliberate position.
Ledger co-founder and his wife kidnapped in France: they were rescued by 230 gendarmes and GIGN commandos
On the evening of January 23, the special operation of law enforcement to rescue the co-founder of the French cryptocurrency company Ledger, David Balland, and his wife concluded. The police arrested 10 people: nine men and one woman aged between 20 and 40 years, most of whom were already known to the police. They are accused of demanding ransom,…
Samsung added Seamless Updates to Galaxy S25: what does it mean for users?
It took Samsung almost 10 years to add support for Android Seamless Updates to its flagship smartphone lineup. It has finally become available in the new Galaxy S25 series.
The movie «Star Trek: Section 31» debuted with a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes — and it’s an absolute flop for the franchise
The science fiction movie Star Trek: Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh received the lowest ratings in the history of franchise.
Tesla has released a new Model Y in North America and Europe – $12 thousand more expensive
Tesla has officially launched a new version of its Model Y electric car in North America and Europe. This happened shortly after the launch in China earlier this month.
A lot of gameplay of Doom: The Dark Ages in developer videos — the game will be released simultaneously on major platforms and Game Pass
At the Microsoft Xbox Developer Direct 2025 presentation, id Software showcased gameplay for Doom: The Dark Ages and announced its multi-platform launch in May 2025.
OpenAI will add «thinking» AI model o3-mini to the free version of ChatGPT (but with restrictions)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the free version of ChatGPT will feature o3-mini — one of the new “reasoning” models of the company.
Paramount has hidden the box office receipts «Better Man» after a poor start at the box office
Paramount acquired the rights to show the biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” in the USA for $25 million, but the film failed already at its debut with an “internal” box office of a modest $1 million. It seems that the situation has only worsened over time, as the company since January 22 has stopped providing new figures.
New «Supergirl» by DC — first look at Millie Alcock as Kara Zor-El
Co-chair of DC Studios James Gunn marked the start of filming the movie “Supergirl,” by posting an offscreen shot with Milly Alcock, who will play Kara Zor-El.
Baldur’s Gate 3 mods are available in the NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service
Supporting mods for cloud games is not the easiest task, but Larian and NVIDIA GeForce Now, together with mod.io, have done it for Baldur’s Gate 3.
Meet Operator: OpenAI has launched a new AI assistant for computer control and browser automation
OpenAI officially introduced AI agent Operator — a browser automation tool that can interact with screen elements (buttons, text fields, etc.) almost as a human would.
«Reserve+» now allows you to create an electronic referral to the MAC – beta test has begun
As well as promised earlier Deputy Minister of Defense Kateryna Chernogorenko, the «Reserve+» app has started to introduce electronic referrals to the military medical examination board. The feature is currently in beta status.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the first game to support DLSS 4
CD Projekt Red released a patch for Cyberpunk 2077 to version 2.21, which adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 and other changes. Thus, Cyberpunk 2077 was the first to receive DLSS 4.
US lifts sanctions against crypto mixer Tornado Cash: TORN token triples
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas overturned the sanctions against the decentralized cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, which had been on the “blacklist” of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2022. The sanctions were imposed due to accusations of Tornado Cash…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed in sales – only 50% of EA’s expectations
Electronic Arts shares plummeted by 18%, the biggest drop since 2008. This huge drop came after the company warned that its financial results would be lower than expected due to poor sales results of two games.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 tests — 4K 120 FPS in most games, but not in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
The first tests of the NVIDIA RTX 5090 FE video card in games show that a 4K 120 FPS monitor becomes truly useful in games for the first time. There is also a very significant difference between games.
The film «Emilia Perez» received 13 nominations for the «Oscar», and the Ukrainian «Porcelain War» is nominated for the best documentary
On January 23, after a temporary delay due to the fires in Los Angeles, the American Film Academy announced the nominees for the «Oscar» 2025.
Memecoin on Wall Street: Bitwise prepares Dogecoin ETF
Bitwise Company has officially filed for registration of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on Dogecoin (DOGE), as demand for meme coins is rapidly increasing. The application for the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF appeared in the Delaware Department of Corporations in the evening of January 22. And this is no joke: Bitwise confirmed the registration to The…
One in Ten Game Developers Lost Their Jobs in 2024 – Survey
Approximately 10% of game developers lost their jobs in 2024. This is according to the results of the annual survey of the video game industry conducted at the Game Developers Conference. More than 3000 developers took part in the survey, and it covered a number of topics, including layoffs in the industry and what games developers are working on.
«They have no money». Elon Musk publicly praised the Stargate project and called the head of OpenAI a fraud
The Stargate project was personally introduced by Donald Trump, as part of the grand plans of his administration for the development of artificial intelligence — however, this did not prevent the main supporter of the newly elected president, Elon Musk, from publicly criticizing the program.
First look at Project Moohan, an augmented reality headset jointly developed by Samsung and Google (video)
Samsung and Google have joined forces to create augmented reality glasses. This was announced by the head of Samsung’s mobile division TM Roh. Currently, there is not much information about this project, even the approximate release date is unknown. Roh only noted that Samsung and Google «will strive to achieve the desired quality and…
BES and State Tax Service to check Apple sellers, — decision of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee on de-shadowing of the electronics market
The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has recognized the actions of law enforcement agencies in the “de-shadowing” of the electronics market as ineffective. In particular, this concerns the sales of Apple equipment.
OpenAI will release Operator «AI agent this week» — probably in ChatGPT Pro subscription for $200
Subscribers of ChatGPT Pro for $200, will likely be the first to try out a new development from OpenAI — the AI agent Operator, which will manage your computer or perform actions in the browser for you.
«Alien: Romulus 2» will feature «a rejuvenated» Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, — insider Daniel Richtman
Rumors have it that the director of “Alien: Romulus,” Fede Alvarez, wants to bring actress Sigourney Weaver back for the sequel, but the method they plan to use might not sit well with fans.
Samsung releases wireless Qi2 chargers for Galaxy S25: 3-in-1, car version and case
Samsung has introduced its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S25 series, which are Qi2 Ready certified. This means that the phones will charge through Qi2 chargers, but only through cases with built-in Qi2 magnets. Samsung has also released a 3-in-1 wireless charger for its new smartphones.
NVIDIA reveals quad-slot RTX 4090 Ti in new Founders Edition cooling system video
NVIDIA has published a video about the design and evolution of RTX Founders Edition graphics cards, in which it showed the previously known conditional RTX 4090 Ti on four slots with a side layout of the board.
Martin Scorsese will adapt «The Devil in the White City» — the story of a serial killer starring Leonardo DiCaprio
20th Century has resumed work on the adaptation of Erik Larson’s bestseller “Devil in the White City” — Martin Scorsese has retained the director’s chair, and Leonardo DiCaprio will play the lead role.
The creator of «Nosferatu» has taken on the next movie — a story about a werewolf in the setting of 13th century England
Robert Eggers, who this year released highly rated by critics and audience horror “Nosferatu”, announced his upcoming horror film with the working title “Werwulf”. The story, expectedly, will focus on a werewolf and will take place in 13th century England.
NVIDIA RTX Blackwell graphics card with 96 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit bus
In the delivery manifests, a NVIDIA RTX video card with 96 GB GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus was found. It is most likely a professional graphic adapter. The previous generation offered up to 48 GB.
Google gave Israel access to AI technology for military purposes – Washington Post
Google cooperated with the Israeli military immediately after its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, trying to get ahead of Amazon in providing artificial intelligence services. This is evidenced by company documents obtained by the Washington Post.
First look at the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge — a new ultra-thin smartphone and the main competitor to the iPhone 17 Air
Samsung teased its upcoming ultra-thin smartphone — Galaxy S25 Edge (previously known as Galaxy S25 Slim) and despite it not being officially presented like the rest of the lineup, journalists have already learned some details about its specifications and expected price.
Samsung unveils Galaxy S25 Ultra — Snapdragon 8 Elite, 5000 mAh, more AI and fewer stylus functions
Samsung introduced the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra, which fully meets previous expectations. Indeed, the corners are rounded, and inside is the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+: Snapdragon 8 Elite, 12 GB of memory, AI on the device, and price from UAH 42 thousand
Samsung has officially launched its new flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone lineup. And while they may not seem so revolutionary at first glance, these new Galaxy S25 and S25+ models offer significant improvements over their predecessors.
Google Gemini will replace Bixby in Samsung Galaxy S25 and will be able to perform several tasks simultaneously
Google Gemini will become the main smart assistant on Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphones, replacing the default Bixby (access to the assistant is not closed, however, devices will launch Gemini by default).
«Is this a spoiler? To hell with»: Benedict Cumberbatch will get a «central» spot in «Avengers: Secret Wars» but will skip «Doomsday»
Benedict Cumberbatch in an interview with Variety discussed the role his character, Doctor Strange, will play in future Marvel projects, particularly in the renewed “Avengers”.
«Losing my mind and sleep»: the developer of Cyberpunk 2077 sequel told about the most difficult quest he created
Paweł Sasko from CD Projekt Red is currently the associate game director of the second Cyberpunk 2077 game. The most complex quest in life he created when he was the lead designer of quests for The Witcher 3.
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