AI tokens soar after Stargate project announcement
President of the USA Donald Trump announced a $500 billion investment from the private sector in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the USA. As part of this project, companies OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle will create a joint venture named Stargate.
Mysterious giant object distorted the solar system — it may lose one planet
Scientists say that if creating the Solar System “by the book,” it would be flatter and more round. It seems something extraordinarily large stirred it up.
«Slow Horses» and «Severance» brought Apple TV+ $200 million each — but there is a leading series that earned three times as much
The first season of the series “Severance” brought Apple TV+ over $200 million in earnings.
The SEC has started creating a «cryptocurrency working group»
The administration of President Donald Trump announced the first significant step towards reducing regulatory pressure on the cryptocurrency industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a “cryptocurrency working group” that will develop a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework regarding…
lifecell will increase mobile tariffs starting next month
Mobile operator lifecell will revise its tariffs and increase their cost in February. This was stated by Mykhailo Shelemba, CEO of DVL («Datagroup», «Volia», and lifecell), in an interview with Forbes Ukraine.
Instagram blocks search for political hashtags almost immediately after Trump’s inauguration
The social network Instagram blocked searches for a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and others. Users who tried to search for these hashtags saw a message that «we have hidden these results» because they «may contain sensitive content».
«Joker 2» received a record 7 nominations for the «Golden Raspberry» award, and Joaquin Phoenix «will compete for the» title of worst actor
The jury of the American satirical film award “Golden Raspberry” announced the main contenders for the title of the worst films and actors of 2024 — “Joker 2” leads the list with seven nominations (including acting ones for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga).
Samsung fears and closely monitors Xiaomi — competitor makes its debut in South Korea
South Korean users are loyal to Samsung and Apple, but Xiaomi has recently entered the country’s market. Industry insiders say that Samsung is closely monitoring the competitor.
Netflix has raised the cost of subscription: Ukraine is not affected (yet?)
Netflix published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Overall, the company feels good, and this will please shareholders. It is reported that revenue increased by 16%, and the amount of operating profit exceeded $10 billion. At the same time, despite such great indicators, Netflix is raising prices for its services.
Bank employees reissued cards of customers from the occupied territories and embezzled ₴5 million
Using access to closed automated systems, bank branch managers in the Lviv region reissued customers’ cards and withdrew money from them.
Redmi K90 Pro will receive Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chip and periscope telephoto camera
Redmi K80 Pro smartphone came out in November last year. Although the presentation of its successor, the Redmi K90 Pro, is still many months away, some characteristics of the upcoming affordable flagship have already leaked online. An insider from China shared some details with Digital Chat Station.
Instagram will pay up to $50,000 for «exclusive» Reels — published before TikTok
Instagram, amid uncertainty with TikTok, has launched a new bonus program that offers cash rewards to creators who publish videos on Reels earlier than on other platforms.
«Star Wars» by Shawn Levy: Ryan Gosling is in the running for the lead role, and shooting is planned for the fall
Ryan Gosling is negotiating a role in the new “Star Wars” film, which will be directed by Shawn Levy (“Deadpool and Wolverine”). There are no plot details yet, however, filming is tentatively scheduled for fall, notes THR.
OpenAI and SoftBank launch $500 billion Stargate project to build data centers for artificial intelligence
The Stargate project is led by OpenAI, the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, and Oracle, listed as “primary investors”—with Sam Altman’s company handling operational activities, and SoftBank taking care of the financial side (conglomerate leader Masayoshi Son will become the chairman of Stargate).
James Gunn explains the new DCU canon — Creature Commandos only
Co-head of DC Studios James Gunn clarified on the social network Bluesky the canonicity of the DC universe reboot projects. “Creature Commandos” — is the standard.
Microsoft has announced 18 new Xbox Game Pass titles — Doom: The Dark Ages, Far Cry New Dawn, Sniper Elite: Resistance and one secret game
Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass games coming in January. Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a secret game will be featured at Xbox Developer Direct on January 23.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 800W prototype with two 12V-2×6 connectors — photos and specifications
In the internet, a photograph of a video card, which can be conditionally called NVIDIA RTX 5090 Ti, has appeared. It is based on the GB202-200-A1 chip and is more powerful than the Blackwell flagship in almost everything.
Crypto market after the inauguration: total trading volume fell by 41%, while TRUMP and MELANIA depreciate
Launched on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration TRUMP tokens and MELANIA caused a frenzy in the crypto market, but then the coins experienced a sharp drop in value. According to CoinMarketCap data, the price of TRUMP fell by 60% in the first 24 hours after the inauguration, and MELANIA lost half of its value. Currently, the market…
Volkswagen ID.4 is the most popular Chinese car in Ukraine in 2024
Chinese cars are in increasing demand in Ukraine. In 2024, Ukrainians purchased almost 14.4 thousand cars imported to Ukraine from China. This is 18% more than in 2023.
Redmi Note 14 in Ukraine: 5 models with prices from UAH 7.5 thousand
Redmi Note 14 series smartphones – 5 different models in total – have been launched in Ukraine. The new products have cameras with advanced artificial intelligence functions.
NVIDIA GeForce Now shuts down affordable pricing due to high demand for cloud gaming
Apparently, too many people appreciated the ability to play without a powerful PC or console. The NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service is forced to turn off available tariffs, at least in some regions.
Crypto-ETF frenzy hits SEC
Several days before Gary Gensler’s last working day as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a wave of applications for the creation of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was directed to the regulator. The applications were submitted on January 17 amidst expectations that with Donald Trump coming to…
Xiaomi introduces WinPlay — PC game emulator for Android with minimal performance loss
Xiaomi WinPlay is a full-fledged emulator that can run Windows games on Android devices without an internet connection.
Cheater: when Elon Musk jumped at Trump’s inauguration, his account jumped in Path of Exile 2
Until the recent revelation of account sharing, commentators were curious about where Elon Musk finds time for games. It turns out, he can simultaneously play Path of Exile 2 and do something else.
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ to be released in March – even more power for flagship smartphones
MediaTek is expected to release a new Dimensity 9400+ mobile processor this quarter. This was reported by an insider at Digital Chat Station. The source claims that the main difference of the new chipset will be the increased frequency of computing cores.
You’re fu**ing Captain America! Anthony Mackie thought that in «Avengers: Endgame» his character would die because «didn’t finish the script»
Turns out, the star of the future movie about “Captain America” Anthony Mackie did not know during the work on “Avengers: Endgame” that the fate of his character Sam Wilson would develop.
Strategy Festival on Steam — Age of Empires, Manor Lords and other RTS with up to 90% discounts
The first Steam sale in 2025, “Real-Time Strategy Festival”, will last until January 27. Some discounts, like on Homeworld, are truly gigantic, and Age of Empires 4 can be purchased at half price.
Live Switcher Mobile: Canon releases app for multi-camera streams… that doesn’t work with Canon cameras
Canon has launched a new streaming app, Live Switcher Mobile. It supports up to three camera angles that can be switched between with a few taps. The app is available on iOS and currently only works with Apple devices. Surprisingly, it does not support Canon’s own cameras.
Tesla’s brand value fell by $15 billion in 2024 — due to «antagonism» Elon Musk and an aging model lineup
According to the research firm Brand Finance (via CNBC), Tesla’s brand value currently stands at $43 billion compared to $58.3 billion at the beginning of 2024 — marking a decline for the second consecutive year.
Director Paul Schrader ordered scripts from ChatGPT: «Why should screenwriters spend months looking for an idea that AI creates in seconds?»
Director, screenwriter, and film critic Paul Schrader tried ordering screenplay ideas from ChatGPT. It seems the artist is thrilled and does not understand the crisis of ideas among screenwriters.
«You’ll laugh, scream and cry»: first reactions to the horror film «The Monkey», based on the story by Stephen King
Critics shared their first reactions to the horror movie “The Monkey” — and they are extremely positive.
Laptops for $199: Energizer enters a new market with the budget EnergyBook line
Energizer is a brand that is best known for its batteries. However, now this brand will also conquer the consumer laptop market.
The star of the TV series Severance is watching new episodes on DVD because he does not have Apple TV+ equipment
Actor Christopher Walken, who played Bert in the series “Severance”, in a new interview revealed that he has not yet watched all the episodes of the show, as he does not have the equipment necessary to connect to Apple TV+.
DeepSeek launched «thinking» AI model R1 — as o1 from OpenAI, but for free
The Chinese artificial intelligence laboratory DeepSeek released the R1 reasoning model, which duplicated or even surpassed the results of o1 from OpenAI in some tests.
Microsoft games are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 — Fallout 4, Call of Duty, and more are expected
A YouTuber shared several Microsoft game titles that will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year. Expect Fallout 4, Starfield, and a number of others.
«There will be sunshine»: more street scenes promised in the third season of Silo
The story of the series Silo makes it not too bright, and the second season was dimmer than the previous one. Showrunner Graham Yost says that there will be more street in the third.
Ultra-thin Oppo Find N5: the body will be less than 4 mm thick – like two coins
Oppo is preparing to launch its new foldable smartphone, the Find N5, in February. The company’s product manager shared new photos of the device, this time showing its slim profile next to the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Elon Musk wants to buy Intel, — SemiAnalysis
According to rumors, Elon Musk is interested in acquiring Intel. It is also said that Qualcomm and Global Foundries are somehow involved in the deal.
AMD Strix Point APUs will power three 8-inch portable gaming consoles from AOKZOE
The gaming portable PC market is expanding rapidly, thanks in large part to the impressive performance and efficiency gains that modern APUs are delivering. AMD’s new Strix Point series APUs offer exciting features and are expected to power many high-end portable devices.
Donald Trump opens Pandora’s crypto box
Launched on January 17 token TRUMP became the 18th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The new US President Donald Trump positions the coin as part of his initiative “America — first”, in which 80% of the tokens belong to his companies CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC.
NVIDIA is considering DLSS 4 frame generation on RTX 30xx — but there are hardware limitations
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30xx graphics cards support frame generation, but… from AMD. One of the company’s executives says that NVIDIA can implement their own generation.
Game studios «hope» that the cost of GTA 6 will reach $80-100 — to justify their own price increase
Epyllion analyst Matthew Ball claims that there is “hope” in the gaming industry that GTA 6 will cost about $100, as it will allow other companies to justify raising their own prices.
The memecoin era will last until 2028, — CryptoQuant founder
Meme culture has completely taken over the financial markets, and Donald Trump has become the symbol of a new era of investing. The meme coin $TRUMP created by him $TRUMP demonstrated how retail investors, who follow trends and influencers, are changing the market. And this wave cannot be stopped at least until 2028, believes Ki Young Ju, founder…
Twitter (X) and Bluesky launch short video feeds amid TikTok uncertainty
TikTok is gradually coming back online after a brief ban in the US, and other popular services have already launched their own alternatives — specifically, Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
MacBook Air with OLED display is delayed until 2029
MacBook Air fans, or at least most of them, have been craving an OLED display for quite some time now. The OLED displays that Apple ships with its iPad Pro have undeniable advantages over traditional LCD panels. They have a better contrast ratio, almost instant response time, and superior color reproduction. There is a fear of panel burn-in,…
Elon Musk admitted to cheating in Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 — now he should be banned
After the recent scandalous exposure of character “boosting” in Path of Exile 2 by third-party players, Elon Musk confessed to forbidden account sharing.
«Oscar» in question: the movie «Brutalist» used artificial intelligence to edit Adrian Brody’s voice and some drawings
For editing the Hungarian pronunciation of actor Adrien Brody in the movie “The Brutalist,” a tool from the Ukrainian AI startup Respeecher was used.
Counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3Ds reappear amid shortages
In Taiwan, fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips have been found again, remade from previous generation chips. The shortage of popular chips continues, and this is not the first wave of such counterfeits.
Polestar 3 beats Model 3 in winter electric range test – even though Tesla «performed» better
The Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) and Motor magazine conducted the El Prix winter electric vehicle range test. Unexpectedly, the winner was Polestar 3, which achieved the second-best winter result in history.
During TikTok’s ban, iPhones were sold on Ebay for $1 million — it turned out that old iOS devices were not affected by the blocking
The ban on TikTok in the USA, although it did not last as long as expected, caused panic among a large number of long-time users of the social network, so it is not surprising that some decided to make some money from this situation.
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