Microsoft forced to add Koreans to Age of Empires 2 — and it cost their employee his freedom
A former game designer at Ensemble Studios told how Microsoft forced Age of Empires 2 developers to add Koreans — and it ended in an arrest.
AMD CEO Lisa Su signs the world's first mini-PC with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 ─ it outperforms 3x RTX 5080 in AI
China’s GMKTec has announced the EVO-X2, which it calls «the world’s first AI mini-PC equipped with a AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395». The device was unveiled during the AMD Greater China Channel Summit event, which was attended by top «red team» executives, including AMD CEO Lisa Su and Senior Vice President and General Manager Jack Huynh.…
People prefer texts by humans, but they also read AI works just as much, — research
A study, conducted by researchers from the Institute of Labor Economics at the University of Bonn found, that people prefer small works written by real authors, but most still spend the same amount of time and money on reading them, generated by artificial intelligence.
Baldur's Gate 3 game director advised to turn on «imagination» for those who think single-player games are «dead»
The author of Baldur’s Gate 3 criticized those who are dooming large single-player games to death again.
Supercomputer on the table: NVIDIA DGX desktops on GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra chips are designed for local AI deployment
NVIDIA is reviving the DGX series of desktops, this time with Grace Blackwell Ultra processors that deliver up to 20 PFLOPS of performance in AI operations.
Elecom introduces the world's first sodium-ion power bank - operates for up to 13 years at temperatures down to -34°C
Japanese brand Elecom has released the world’s first power bank powered by a sodium-ion battery. It promises a significantly longer service life than traditional lithium-ion batteries and also provides the ability to operate at extremely low and high temperatures.
New Windows 11 feature explains why your PC — sucks
Microsoft is working on a new feature in Windows 11 that will help users understand how their system hardware affects performance.
Bethesda's Todd Howard named two of the most influential games of all time — and it's not Skyrim
If you were asked about the most influential game in history, what would you say? Bethesda CEO Todd Howard was quick to give his answer.
Apple ignored a bug in iOS 18 for three months that could have caused passwords to leak
Apple has discovered a bug in the Passwords program that left iPhone users vulnerable to phishing attacks for three months.
The clearest images of the first light of the Universe: astronomers saw the light 380 thousand years after the Big Bang
An international team of astronomers has used the Atacama telescope to obtain incredibly clear images of relic radiation that emerged 380 thousand years after the Big Bang.
Bethesda in Fallout 76 allows you to play as a ghoul and adds new mechanics
For the first time ever, a major Fallout 76 update will allow «players to switch sides and become a ghoul.
Photos of unreleased AMD Radeon RX 9070 reference design differ from official renders
Photos of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 graphics card in the OEM (reference design) version, which has never been released, have appeared on the web. At least not officially. This card can be found on the Chinese black market.
NVIDIA unveils RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with 96GB of memory and other professional graphics cards for servers, PCs and laptops
At GTC 2025, NVIDIA is unveiling the next generation of its professional graphics cards for desktops, laptops, and servers. Blackwel graphics adapters are designed for visualization and AI tasks.
Assassin's Creed Shadows received 82/100 points on Metacritic — but with criticism for repetition and «dramatic flatness»
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is almost a month away from release, so Metacritic and OpenCritic have already given their verdicts.
9 months instead of 8 days: the Boeing Starliner crew finally returned from orbit on a SpaceX ship
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were crew members of the spacecraft Boeing Starliner and had to spend 9 months on the International Space Station instead of the planned 8 days, finally returned to Earth.
Netflix is suing director «47 Ronin» — he received $11 million for the series, but lost money on crypto and stocks
Director Karl Rinsch, known for the movie «47 Ronin» starring Keanu Reeves, is accused of fraud and embezzlement from an unfinished Netflix sci-fi series.
Pebble creator releases new smartwatches — Core 2 Duo for $149 and Core Time 2 for $225 with 30 days of battery life
Pebble founder Eric Michigowski presented two smartwatch models that revive his brand — Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2.
Binance co-founder Changpeng «CZ» Zhao: the crypto market will destroy 95% of investors
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, shared his disappointing thoughts on the fate of investors in the current market, as well as the role of AI agents.
Patch 1.3 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is out: nerfs to mutant and altered objects, fewer fights, and more than 1200 changes
GSC Game World just released a big patch 1.3 of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with more than 1200 «improvements». In quotes because some changes, like in 1.2, are ambiguous.
More expensive than Motorola: Google acquires cloud service Wiz Inc for $32 billion
Google announced signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Wiz Inc. The Israeli cloud cybersecurity company will strengthen Google Cloud. This is the largest deal in Google’s history.
Like two Tesla Supercharger V4s: BYD unveils ultra-fast car charger, 400 km in 5 minutes
Chinese automaker BYD has announced a new high-speed charging technology that allows adding 400 km of range in just 5 minutes of charging. The company also plans to make significant investments in charging station infrastructure and build more than 4000 new fast charging points across China.
The documentary Vitalik: An Ethereum Story will be released on streaming: where and when
Residents of 23 countries were able to see the film back on September 18, 2024, if they were able to buy an NFT ticket for $20. Now it has become known that a documentary about the Ethereum blockchain network and its co-founder Vitalik Buterin created by Optimist studio, can still be viewed. It has become known that Vitalik: An Ethereum Story will…
Fans of the series «Severance» apply for a job at Lumon — the company actually exists and is engaged in glazing
The release of the second season of «Severance» has led to a hiring boom at Lumon, a Finnish international company that divides employees into different personalities and conducts experiments.
The Last Of Us series will feature the Stalker — one of the most terrifying infected from the game (and not only him)
The second season of the series The Last Of Us promises to be even more brutal — the creators announced the appearance of cunning and fast stalkers.
Register «Oberig» knows even about those who have not updated their data and have not communicated with the TCC
Last year, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law requiring men and women liable for military service aged 18 to 60 to update their registration information in the Military Registration and Enlistment Office. Some people deliberately refused to comply with this provision of the law, hoping to avoid being drafted. Their reasoning was simple: if you…
Half-Life 2 RTX demo is now available on Steam — try it if your video card can handle it
If you’ve been waiting for Half-Life 2 RTX — now is the time to try it if your hardware can handle it.
Apple meeting leak reveals Siri and AI disaster — marketing races ahead of real opportunities
The company is trying to include some AI-based features in iOS 19 that were announced last June, but there are big problems with this.
Ubisoft is waiting for a hit: the creators of Assassin's Creed Shadows have hired psychologists and are advised to hide their place of work
Ubisoft is preparing for the invasion of haters in advance, and has already hired psychologists for Assassin’s Creed Shadows developers.
Google to help Ukrainians master AI with free AI Essentials course
2500 Ukrainians will be able to take the course for free Google AI Essentials on the Coursera platform. Participants will gain knowledge about artificial intelligence and will be able to get certified by Coursera.
An IT specialist earned $470,000 a year from 6 remote jobs — it turned out that he had a whole team working for him
An experienced IT quality control specialist who tells his story under the pseudonym Harrison «juggled» six remote jobs during the year and earned $470,000. His goal for the next year is $800,000, but how does he do it?
Human skin cells communicate almost like neurons — what they «talk about»
American researchers have discovered the ability to epithelial cells human skin exchange signals and warn of danger.
Somebody has created a database of USA Tesla owners and property, as well as DOGE employees — personal data will be deleted if a person sells a car
Dogequest website published a map of the United States with a search for people involved in DOGE and Tesla (including car owners). The database contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
«Similar to Elden Ring» — Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will focus on player freedom (insider)
It looks like Naughty Dog will change the game approach in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet in favor of a world that is somewhat similar to Elden Ring.
Chewing gum pollutes the environment: manufacturers hide chemical content, scientists sound the alarm
According to David Jones, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s Faculty of Environment, popular chewing gum is a source of environmental pollution by plastic.
First reviews of Google Pixel 9a «leaked before release: videos, tests, specifications
This has never happened before, and it has happened again. Reviews of the Pixel 9a smartphone are already circulating online even before its official announcement. Several full unboxing videos have already appeared on YouTube, demonstrating the design and features of the smartphone. And these are not just short reviews – one of the bloggers…
The second season of «Wednesday» will get a slasher episode and a reference to Stanley Kubrick's movie
Actress Jenna Ortega, who played the lead role in the series «Wednesday», said that the second season will be full of horror movie references, «bizarre» visual effects, and will have a separate slasher episode.
Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon G3, G2, and G1 for portable consoles - the first devices with prices starting from $120 are already available
Qualcomm is expanding its processor lineup by introducing three new Snapdragon G series chips. They are designed to be used in portable gaming consoles and should compete with Intel and AMD. The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 models will be available to device manufacturers.
Gamer loses $40,000 worth of Xbox library due to a ban he doesn't understand
An Xbox user with a library worth more than $40,000 received a permanent ban — but he didn’t understand why.
«Dark oxygen» at the bottom of the ocean revolutionizes the understanding of the origin of life and provokes conflict among scientists
The discovery of metallic minerals in the deep and dark corners of the ocean that can produce oxygen in the absence of sunlight has provoked considerable controversy among scientists.
Buzzers promote «taskmasking» in offices — simulation of active work
Essentially, Zoomers make an extra effort to look like they are working hard when they are not — the trend «taskmasking» is currently trending on TikTok and includes videos with tips on how to look busy and get praise from your boss.
After 100 hours of BIOS update, the motherboard tragically «died»
A motherboard whose multi-day BIOS update was followed by a Reddit audience crashed on Monday, after 100 hours of updating. «He lived badly, died like a hero».
Writer Terry Pratchett worked on mods for Oblivion
The science fiction writer Terry Pratchett, author of the «Discworld» series, was not only a writer but also an avid gamer — he brought his ideas to The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion.
Cone of silence, as in «Dune»: sound bubbles allow you to listen to music without headphones
Developers from the University of Pennsylvania have created localized sound zones, that look like bubbles, where only a person inside the bubble can hear the sound.
The showrunner of the God of War series hasn't played a video game since the 1980s, and abandoned the Kratos story because of «complicated gameplay»
Amazon is so confident in the success of the God of War series that it has ordered two seasons at once — according to writer and producer Ronald D. Moore, who will be in charge of the Kratos TV story.
Elon Musk: «We found 14 magical money computers that sent money from nowhere»
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO and owner of SpaseX, freelance advisor to the US government, and head of DOGE, talks about magic computers that take money from nowhere.
A Garmin fan asked the brand to make an unusual device: «I don't want to seem like a wannabe athlete everywhere»
Similar bracelets are available in some other manufacturersbut that’s not the style of Garmin, which offers multifunctional smartwatches with a recognizable design.
What's new in Android 16: custom icons, split notification and settings panel, animated weather effects
Google has released a new beta version of Android 16. Although at first glance, there are few changes, signs of important updates were found in the code. Among them are the return of the ability to change the shape of icons on the home screen, a completely updated notification panel, and other innovations.
«Play a game on YouTube»: how video bloggers harm sales
YouTube bloggers are changing the gaming industry in unexpected ways. A new study in the journal Marketing Science reveals an interesting situation: while they can significantly increase engagement with video games, developers can lose millions of dollars due to lower sales.
The first official footage of «Mortal Kombat 2» — with Johnny Cage by Karl Urban and «newcomers» Kitana and Shao Kahn
EW magazine published the first official footage «Mortal Kombat 2» — of Simon McQuaid’s fantasy martial arts movie based on the game of the same name.
Lidar or camera? Tesla Autopilot mistook a drawn road for a real one and hit a child's dummy
Tesla Autopilot collided with a painted road on a fake wall located in the middle of the road. This happened during a test comparing cameras and lidar.
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