For his role in «Nosferatu», Bill Skashgård wore 60 prosthetics — face and hand makeup alone took 4 hours
For Bill Skarsgård, heavy makeup is nothing new, considering his role as Pennywise in “It,” however, according to the stylists of “Nosferatu,” his look in Robert Eggers’ film required even more effort — just for the face makeup before each shoot, the actor spent over 4 hours in the chair, while about 60 prosthetics…
Skoda Vision 7S: 7-seater electric car concept with a dedicated child seat and Relax mode
Skoda has shown a concept of its upcoming 7-seater electric crossover, the Vision 7S. As the name implies, it is a vision of what the car that will replace the current Kodiaq should look like.
European Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 is officially available in five models starting at €230
After the launch in China in September and in India in December, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series is officially presented globally, including in Europe and Ukraine, with a lineup of five 4G and 5G models.
Zuckerberg on Apple: «Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, and they’ve been sitting on it for 20 years»
In Joe Rogan’s podcast, Mark Zuckerberg made several interesting statements, among other things, paying great attention to Apple.
OnePlus Open 2 will be significantly improved: Snapdragon 8 Elite, 6000 mAh battery, satellite connectivity and optimized design
Two well-known Chinese insiders on Weibo shared interesting information about the upcoming OnePlus Open 2 foldable smartphone, the successor to the original OnePlus Open. This device will be the result of the rebranding of the Oppo Find N5 model for the global market.
«Better Man» started at the box office with «a meager» $10 million — with a production budget of $110 million
Biopic “Robbie Williams: Better Man” with a CGI-monkey in the lead role earned a modest $10 million in its debut at the box office. The international market brought the movie $8.8 million, while North American theaters contributed a sum that barely exceeded $1 million.
Meta cancels diversity programs due to «changing political landscape»
Meta has joined the list of American companies that have abandoned internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Ventiva ICE9 fanless ionic cooling debuts in Dell laptop
Ventiva company showcased at CES 2025 their fanless cooling system Ventiva ICE9 in a Dell laptop with an Intel Lunar Lake processor.
Cost-effective Intel N150 (6W) as the basis for a laptop-transformer and tablet: Chuwi showed the MiniBook X N150 and Hi10 X N150
Chuwi has released two new devices based on the entry-level Intel NX50 (Twin Lake) processor: the MiniBook X N150 laptop-transformer and the Hi10 X N150 tablet.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang plunged shares of quantum computer developers by 40% in one phrase
CEO NVIDIA Jensen Huang provoked a drop in Quantum Computing and other developers’ stocks with his statement at CES 2025 about the prospects of quantum computing.
RTX 5090 and a touchscreen AI interface: MSI reveals flagship MEG Vision X AI 2nd gaming PC
MSI presented several ready-made gaming desktops with artificial intelligence at CES 2025. They are available in the MEG, Aegis, Vision, and Codex lines.
A well-known crypto millionaire predicted Solana at $2.5k
Famous American investor, founder of SkyBridge Capital and crypto millionaire Anthony Scaramucci predicted significant growth in the price of Solana, considering the level of $2500 quite achievable in the coming years. In his interview with blogger Austin Arnold on the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily, he also shared his thoughts on Ethereum, which,…
XRP will prove itself: analyst names key entry points
Despite price fluctuations of XRP, the number of wallets in the network is increasing. Since the beginning of 2025, their number has increased by 58 thousand, indicating a steady influx of new users, according to data from Santiment.
Asus unveils ROG NUC 2025 mini PC with NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Intel Core Ultra 9 200HX
Asus, which is now producing the mini-PC NUC (Next Unit of Computing, formerly an Intel brand) introduced the ROG NUC 2025 with a mobile NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Core Ultra 9 200HX.
From RTX 50 with Core Ultra 9 to efficient Intel N (6W) – new Asus NUCs for every need
Asus has unveiled a new generation of NUC PCs at CES 2025, offering users a wide range of systems from energy-efficient to powerful. The updated lineup includes the NUC 14 Pro AI+, NUC 15 Pro, NUC 15 Pro+, 2025 ROG NUC, and NUC 14 Essential.
Freewrite Wordrunner – a keyboard for writers with a word counter and timer
The market is full of mechanical keyboards aimed at gamers. However, computers are not only used for gaming. Freewrite has developed the Wordrunner keyboard for those who do a lot of typing and word processing.
The most viewed articles on Wikipedia by Ukrainians in 2024 — for the first time, «living» personality is in the lead
The public organization “Wikimedia Ukraine” published a ranking of Wikipedia articles that were of most interest to Ukrainians in 2024.
Alienware unveils Area-51 gaming PC for $4500 — what’s inside
Alienware resurrects the super-powerful gaming PCs Area-51, which were last released in 2017. Components in the massive 80-liter case cost a fortune.
Sony boss responsible for «Madame Web» and «Craven the Hunter» leaves the studio after 10 years
Palak Patel worked at Sony for 10 years, and in addition to overseeing films with Tom Holland, he also managed the “Venom” trilogy and other films featuring “supporting” characters from Spider-Man—specifically the unsuccessful “Kraven the Hunter”, “Madame Web”, and “Morbius”.
Realme 14 Pro+: Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, two 50-megapixel cameras with OIS, and a price starting at $355
Without a loud presentation, Realme has quietly added a new smartphone, the Realme 14 Pro+, to its Realme China online store. Its global release is scheduled for January 16.
Powerful Ryzen AI Max probably wouldn’t exist without Apple – AMD VP
At CES 2025, AMD’s Joe Macri praised Apple for proving that people will buy powerful computers without discrete GPUs.
AMD will unveil Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards in late January — date and pricing known from leaks
Since AMD decided not to introduce the new Radeon RX 9070 video cards at CES 2025, we have to learn about them from leaks. But more information may appear in two weeks.
Elon Musk: «Human data for AI training is — exhausted. We need synthetic ones that the technology will create itself»
Elon Musk confirmed the thoughts of some other experts about the lack of real data for training artificial intelligence — and the deficit formed last year.
Rory McCann from «Game of Thrones» will replace Ray Stevenson in the second season of «Ahsoka»
Scottish actor Rory McCann, known for the role of Sandor Clegane in “Game of Thrones”, will replace Ray Stevenson in the sequel to the series “Ahsoka”.
First RTX 5090 laptop benchmarks in Geekbench 6: unstable results and a loss to the older RTX 4090
The first results of Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop benchmarks in Geekbench 6 have already been published online. They showed extremely unstable performance, which is not surprising given the early stage of hardware and testing software development.
AMD says Intel is to blame for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage: «We didn’t know the competitor had done something terrible»
During the AMD leadership meeting with the press at CES 2025, the company was asked about the shortage of Ryzen 7 9800X3D. According to AMD, it is caused by the “horrible” Intel Arrow Lake.
There will be no Cillian Murphy in «28 years later», but Danny Boyle will make another movie with the actor (new footage and plot details)
Producer Andrew McDonald confirmed that actor Cillian Murphy will not appear in the film “28 Years Later,” but may reprise his role “closer to the end of the trilogy.”
MAL’OPUS Publishing House has opened a pre-order for the art book «Arkane» at a price of 1150₴
Since yesterday, the artbook for the animated series “Arcane” from MAL’OPUS publishing is available for pre-order.
At the AMD booth, journalists found systems with FSR 4 demo — first impressions of the technology
At CES 2025, AMD provided little information about FSR 4. A single slide confirmed that the technology, based on machine learning, will be implemented in the latest Call of Duty and Ratchet & Clank.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D — the world’s fastest gaming laptops announced
At CES 2025, only laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5070 / 5080 paired with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX were showcased. One of the manufacturers decided to address this with RTX 5090 and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
The crypto market is going down: what’s behind the fall?
Despite the additional zeros promised by many analysts, the bitcoin rate this week fell from $100,000 to $94,000, causing panic among investors. The BTC price drop has started to sink altcoins as well. Most tokens are losing value. Let’s understand the reasons and whether there are reasons for anxiety.
The Radeon RX 9070 with RDNA 4 showed results similar to the RTX 4080 Super in Call of Duty Black Ops 6
At CES 2025, IGN journalists were able to briefly test the new AMD Radeon RX 9070 graphics card based on RDNA 4 architecture. According to preliminary results, this mid-range model demonstrates performance close to the NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super, at least in the game Call of Duty Black Ops 6.
Honda 0 Saloon and 0 SUV: electric cars with a futuristic design and a range of up to 483 km
Honda presented prototypes of its future 0-series electric vehicles at CES 2025. The public was shown the 0 Saloon sedan and the 0 SUV crossover. Honda claims that with these cars it aims to push the boundaries of design and technology.
Grayscale has changed the portfolios of several funds: which tokens were added and which — were removed?
Grayscale Investments Company, a leading asset manager in the field of crypto investments, on January 8 announced the rebalancing of its multi-asset funds as part of its regular review for the fourth quarter of 2024.
POCO X7 and POCO X7 Pro with MediaTek SoC are already available in Ukraine with prices starting at UAH 13 thousand
Starting today, POCO X7 and POCO X7 Pro smartphones are available in Ukraine. Both new products are based on MediaTek processors, have IP68 water and dust protection, stereo speakers, and NFC.
CES 2025 marks 40 years of the Commodore 128 — the last 8-bit PC introduced at CES 1985
Four decades ago at CES 1985, the Commodore 128 debuted. It sold just a few million units compared to 17 million for the Commodore 64 — the era of 8-bit PCs was ending.
Top AI agents on the crypto market this week: even more and more expensive
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related projects continue to demonstrate significant growth. This week, the total market capitalization reached $16.7 billion. As of January 5th, the share of discussions about AI on platform X accounted for 70%. That is, it was the most frequent topic of conversation and publication.
Atari Gamestation Go — first «live» look at a portable retro console for $150
At CES 2025, the new portable retro console Atari Gamestation Go was introduced (despite the name containing “Atari”, Gamestation Go is manufactured by My Arcade). The console features 200+ pre-installed games and various control options: joystick, D-pad, trackball, 4 buttons, and a numeric keypad. The numpad, for example, is used for…
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: «Games will never be completely created by artificial intelligence»
At CES 2025, Jensen Huang reappeared on stage to answer questions from journalists. The head of NVIDIA particularly discussed the potential role of artificial intelligence in games.
A gaming PC in your pocket: ZOTAC ZONE GAMING portable console gets AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip and 32GB + 1TB of storage
ZOTAC showed a prototype of the ZONE GAMING portable game console at CES 2025. Although it is not a finished product yet, we managed to test it in action, as it is a working prototype. Moreover, it is significantly improved compared to the last year’s ZOTAC Zone model.
Kyivstar TV platform is now available on Xbox and adapted for gamepad control
From January 2025, Xbox users in Ukraine will be able to download the Kyivstar TV app at Microsoft Store.
«Ukrposhta» and Temu have signed an agreement that will speed up the delivery of goods from China to Ukraine
The Ukrainian postal operator “Ukrposhta” and the Chinese marketplace Temu have entered into a “strategic partnership” that will allow for accelerated delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
AMD explains why Ryzen 9 9950X3D 3D V-Cache is available on only one core block (CCD)
After the new NVIDIA video cards, the second main news of CES 2025 for PC gamers was the announcement of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors. They received 3D V-Cache only on one CCD.
LG shows off the first 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 support
LG announced at CES 2025 a new monitor in the UltraFine series. It features a slim display and a base with minimalist design. This is also the first 6K monitor to support Thunderbolt 5. The screen diagonal is 32 inches.
The movie «Star Wars» by James Mangold will take place 25,000 years before «The Phantom Menace»
Director James Mangold in an interview with MovieWeb provided several interesting details about his upcoming “Star Wars” film, announced back in April 2023.
Ukraine is ready to provide jobs with reservations for men returning from abroad, — head of the Ministry of Unity
The Ministry of Unity plans to set up job centers where Ukrainians abroad can find employment at defense enterprises in Ukraine — with exemption from mobilization.
New Lenovo Yoga laptops with an in-screen camera, dual screen and top-of-the-line hardware
The premium Yoga line from Lenovo showcases technological solutions at CES. This time it includes models with an under-screen camera, a second screen instead of a keyboard, and others.
Sony has shown a concept of technology that adds «real smells» to games — on the example of The Last of Us
It’s hard to understand how this is possible, but Sony is working on making game scents accessible on PlayStation.
RTX 5080 for laptops outperforms mobile RTX 4090 and desktop RX 7900 XTX in OpenCL test
The Geekbench 6 benchmarking database has published the results of testing the new RTX 5080 laptop graphics card. This is the first confirmed benchmark for the GPU RTX 50 series for laptops. The test was conducted on the Alienware 18 Area-51 laptop presented at CES 2025. Probably, the test was conducted right at the exhibition after installing the…
First NVIDIA RTX 5080 performance test with DLSS 4 in Digital Foundry’s Cyberpunk 2077 — 913% boost and better image
YouTube channel Digital Foundry tested the NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics card. In Cyberpunk 2077 DLSS 4 frame generation provides a tremendous acceleration with high image quality.
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