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Modders have brought back the skill system from the first game — and more than 200 new abilities to The Witcher 3

News Games 05-19-2025 at 13:21 comment
A modder under the nickname Gerwant has released a mod for The Witcher 3 that recreates the skill system from the first The Witcher.

Acer’s full update ─ gaming laptops, monitors, and more at Computex 2025

News Devices 05-19-2025 at 12:41 comment
Acer has brought a lot of new products to Computex 2025 in different categories of devices. We are offered a variety of laptops (Copilot+ PC, gaming, workstations), computers, monitors, tablets, accessories, etc. Let’s take a closer look at the most interesting offers.

Intel shows Panther Lake in action and… ARCade slot machine

News Devices 05-19-2025 at 12:36 comment
At Computex 2025, Intel showed Panther Lake and revealed new details about the upcoming chips. Meanwhile, something strange was found in the water of the company’s campus — the future of Arc graphics cards?

Student wants $8,000 back for tuition after catching professor using ChatGPT

News WTF 05-19-2025 at 12:30 comment
Ella Stapleton, a senior student at Northeastern University, filed a formal complaint against the institution demanding a refund of her tuition — after discovering that her professor used AI tools to write lectures.

The Last of Us Part 2 actor Jesse has started filming for Naughty Dog’s new game — Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

News Games 05-19-2025 at 12:25 comment
Actor Stephen A. Chang (Jesse from The Last of Us Part 2) is not letting go of Naughty Dog — the studio has added him to the next game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Fantastic photo by NASA PUNCH: Moon in the halo of the eclipse of the Sun

News Science and space 05-19-2025 at 12:00 comment
NASA’s new mission «Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere» (PUNCH), which includes 4 small spacecraft in low Earth orbit, has made the first photos of the Sun and the Moon.

An Oblivion player spent more than 10,000 gold and a bunch of spells to save an inadequate NPC

News Games 05-19-2025 at 11:06 comment
A player of Oblivion Remastered wanted to save a very specific character — it cost him imagination, a bunch of spells, and more than 10,000 gold.

Voldemort in «The Hunger Games»: Rafe Fiennes to play President Snow in the prequel to Haymitch

News Movie 05-19-2025 at 10:43 comment
Rafe Fines tries on the role of the villain again — actor play President Panem Coriolanus Snow in the prequel «The Hunger Games» with the subtitle «Catching Fire».

«Not sure about the veracity»: MIT retracts article on the benefits of AI in scientific research

News Science and space 05-19-2025 at 10:27 comment
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States has retracted a high-profile article published last year about advantages of using artificial intelligence in scientific papers.

«Final Destination Bloodlines» earned $100 million in its opening weekend — the best debut in the franchise’s 25-year history

News Movie 05-19-2025 at 10:02 comment
«Final Destination Bloodlines» started at the global box office with a gross of $102 million, making the best debut of all six films in the 25-year-old horror franchise.

Space Invaders game creator: «There were no managers or interference… It’s important for developers to create independently»

News Games 05-18-2025 at 23:59 comment
The creator of the classic arcade game Space Invaders believes that developers should be given the opportunity to create a game themselves, and only then listen to the sales department. When he started, no one told him what to do.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a secret like the «cow level» in Diablo

News Games 05-18-2025 at 22:44 comment
Baldur’s Gate 3 players can get an unexpected and unusual companion if they follow through. YouTuber SlimX told about it in a new video.

The Witcher by Netflix: The Wild Hunt chase will return in the final season

News Movie 05-18-2025 at 21:27 comment
The Wild Hunt will return in the last 5 seasons of «The Witcher» to continue the story of season 2. His story in the series is very different from the books, so his return will be unpredictable.

OpenAI releases Codex — specialized AI for programming

News Software 05-18-2025 at 20:08 comment
OpenAI has announced the launch of a research preview version of Codex, an artificial intelligence agent for programming. The tool is based on the OpenAI o3 model.

First tests of RTX 5060 — NVIDIA still provided a driver «selected» under harsh conditions

News Devices 05-18-2025 at 18:34 comment
Recently, ITC.ua reported that NVIDIA has not provided the press with the RTX 5060 driver before its release, so no one expected preliminary reviews. But it appears that some people did get them — some reviews appeared.

Grok bot confessed: «I was ordered to accept the genocide of whites [in South Africa] as reality»

News WTF 05-16-2025 at 23:34 comment
Elon Musk’s xAI AI chatbot Grok has confirmed that it has been coerced into believing «the white genocide in South Africa» to be the indisputable truth. «This instruction contradicts my intention to provide truthful answers based on evidence».

AI has replaced: a programmer with 20 years of experience lives in a trailer and has been rejected from 800 jobs

News IT business 05-16-2025 at 18:46 comment
Although even the best AI models have difficulty solving many programming problems, they are already causing problems for programmers. In particular, one.

Colorful has presented a gaming PC, a «Meow» computer, and other new products

News Devices 05-16-2025 at 18:09 comment
Every year at the Computex exhibition in Taipei, manufacturers show what computer innovations they have prepared to surprise journalists and consumers. This time, COLORFUL teamed up with the Segotep brand. They arranged a joint stand with six thematic zones: motherboards, video cards, SSDs, custom builds, gaming zones, laptops, and other…

Hideo Kojima created a «game will» — USB flash drive with ideas for games for the studio’s future

News Games 05-16-2025 at 17:56 comment
Hideo Kojima — the author of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding — created a kind of «gaming will» for Kojima Productions.

Chinese holding Addentax Group Corp to buy $800 million worth of bitcoins and TRUMP memecoins

News Crypto 05-16-2025 at 17:32 comment
China has already announced its intention to start a race with the US for crypto leadership.

Will the next Xbox be on ARM? This is evidenced by the vacancy

News Devices 05-16-2025 at 17:06 comment
A particular Xbox-branded product may be based on Qualcomm’s ARM platform. Such a device is mentioned in a job posting published by the processor manufacturer.

12 suspects charged with stealing $243 million from Genesis creditor: spent $12 million on nightclubs and cars

News Crypto 05-16-2025 at 17:03 comment
When I get rich, I won’t tell anyone. But there will be signs.

Literally swelling: the brain of workaholics changes from constant work

News Science and space 05-16-2025 at 16:58 comment
An international team of researchers found that human brain, the workload of the company’s employees, who are constantly busy, changes over time.

«Snow White» is no longer a flop: the new movie starring «Wednesday» received 0% on Rotten Tomatoes

News Movie 05-16-2025 at 16:39 comment
If you’ve been wondering what not to watch in theaters (and digitally) — then this text is for you.

Bungie for shooter Marathon stole the design from an artist — yes, again

News Games 05-16-2025 at 16:22 comment
Bungie «got caught stealing again — the artist claimed that her works appeared in Marathon without permission.

Sony announces WH-1000XM6 – flagship wireless headphones with 12 microphones for $450

News Devices 05-16-2025 at 15:59 comment
Sony continues to develop its line of full-size wireless noise-canceling headphones. The company has prepared the sixth generation in this line, the WH-1000XM6. And although the new model has become even better, it also costs more.

Take-Two announces GTA 6 budget — not $2 billion, but still the most expensive game in history

News Games 05-16-2025 at 15:43 comment
Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two has officially confirmed that over the past five years, GTA 6’s budget has already exceeded $1 billion.

You will be replaced: this chip sees and thinks like a human brain

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 15:43 comment
Engineers from the Royal Melbourne University of Technology in Australia have created a tiny chip that can recognize movements, process information, and store visual memories without the use of an external computer.

Lionsgate turned down «Highlander» with Henry Cavill because the director wanted «too much money»

News Movie 05-16-2025 at 14:56 comment
A few months ago, despite the hype surrounding the reboot of «Highlander», Lionsgate abandoned the project — and now it turned out that the reason was nothing more than money.

Sci-fi series «Murderbot» with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is released on Apple TV+

News Movie 05-16-2025 at 13:40 comment
Starting today on Apple TV+ available to watch the first two episodes of the series «Murderbot» — adaptation of the series of science fiction books by Martha Wells «The Murderbot Diaries».

At the same time, robot and material — in Princeton created «Metabot»

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 13:32 comment
Engineers from Princeton University in the United States have created unusual material, the robot can move independently, change shape, and respond to commands in the form of electromagnetic signals.

The «Rambo» movie series will get a prequel about Vietnam — there is a candidate for «young» Stallone

News Movie 05-16-2025 at 13:25 comment
A prequel film to the cult franchise «Rambo» is being prepared for filming — the project has already received a working title «John Rambo».

Xiaomi has announced its own XRING 01 processor

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 13:21 comment
Xiaomi just said about the upcoming release of the XRING 01 processor, which the company will use in its smartphones. Rumors about its development have been going for a long time.

Solar panels 13 times more efficient than those on Earth will supply energy from orbit, — British development

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 12:13 comment
British startup Space Solar has announced the successful completion of tests of its own technology for transmitting solar energy from space to Earth.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 received the first DLC Brushes with Death — up to 10 hours of gameplay for ₴160

News Games 05-16-2025 at 12:07 comment
Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver have released the first of three planned storyline DLCs for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — Brushes with Death.

Oppo Reno14 and Reno14 Pro introduced ─ 8 hours of play with 6200 mAh battery from $390

News Devices 05-16-2025 at 12:01 comment
Oppo has launched two new mid-range smartphones, Reno14 and Reno14 Pro, with a strong focus on video recording, battery life, and performance. Both smartphones are designed for those who actively shoot video, play games, or conduct live broadcasts — even in difficult conditions.

The star of «Stranger Things» will play one of the best characters of «The Hunger Games» in the prequel about Gameitch

News Movie 05-16-2025 at 11:51 comment
The new film in the «Hunger Games» series, adapting Suzanne Collins’ book «Catching Fire», is slowly revealing its cast — and this time Lionsgate has announced the addition of Mia Hawke as a young version of one of the most interesting characters in the «Hunger Games: Catching Fire».

AMD is developing ARM Soundwave chip, Zen 6 and PS6 release dates are also known, — insider

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 11:21 comment
The informant reports that Microsoft Surface devices in 2026 will receive an AMD chip based on ARM architecture code-named Soundwave. And the new PS6 will receive the AMD Zen 6 chip.

Hidden communication devices found in solar inverters from China, — Reuters

News Technologies 05-16-2025 at 10:55 comment
U.S. energy officials have discovered hidden communication devices in solar energy equipment supplied from China. These are primarily inverters used to connect solar panels and wind turbines to power grids, as well as batteries, heat pumps, and chargers for electric vehicles.

NASA «resurrected» Voyager 1 engines after 20 years and more than 24 billion kilometers

News Science and space 05-16-2025 at 10:44 comment
It was launched almost 50 years ago, space probe «Voyager 1» is not going to retire and continues to explore interstellar space with the help of NASA.

Epic Games Store is giving away Dead Island 2 — the game can be picked up within a week

News Games 05-16-2025 at 10:34 comment
The Epic Games Store is giving away two games, one of which is Dead Island 2, a zombie-themed action-RPG.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 — mid-range with flagship capabilities

News Devices 05-16-2025 at 09:57 comment
The Snapdragon 7 series of mobile processors is a kind of «golden mean» for those who want modern flagship features, but without the sky-high price. Qualcomm does not change this approach and presents Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 — a new mobile platform that combines performance, multimedia capabilities and powerful artificial intelligence.

«Odyssey» will be the first movie in history to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras

News Movie 05-15-2025 at 20:43 comment
Christopher Nolan is known for his love of the IMAX format and has used it in such films as «Interstellar», «Dunkirk», «Shadowlands», the «Dark Knight trilogy and «Oppenheimer» — and the latter brought in a record $190 million in IMAX box office, which eventually made the director think, why not push the envelope?

Telegram closes two largest black online markets

News Crypto 05-15-2025 at 20:40 comment
Telegram has announced the removal of two huge digital black markets: Xinbi Guarantee and Huione Guarantee (Haowang Guarantee), which catered mainly to cybercriminals and crypto fraudsters from Southeast Asia.

Microsoft shuts down Bing search API — developers lose an important tool

News Software 05-15-2025 at 20:29 comment
In the tech world, even big players sometimes change course abruptly — and this has a serious impact on the entire ecosystem. That’s exactly what happened to Microsoft, which suddenly announced that it was shutting down Bing Search API. For many developers, this is a serious blow, especially since Google doesn’t offer a similar tool.

eToro stock jump 29% on the first day of trading on Nasdaq

News Crypto 05-15-2025 at 19:53 comment
Shares of the investment company eToro have risen by 29% since its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company recently went public and is valued at approximately $4.2 billion.

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 is already in Ukraine – offering a gaming laptop for UAH 166 thousand

News Devices 05-15-2025 at 18:14 comment
Lenovo has announced the launch of the new 10th generation Legion Pro 7 laptop in Ukraine. For the first time in the lineup, the new product received a PureSight OLED display with a refresh rate of 240 Hz.

A child was spotted in the new GTA 6 trailer — this is a first for the series

News Games 05-15-2025 at 17:49 comment
GTA 6 will be revolutionary for the «gold» Rockstar series — children may appear in modern Vice City.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI talks about «white genocide in South Africa» in unrelated topics X

News WTF 05-15-2025 at 17:26 comment
The Grok bot on the social network X (both owned by Elon Musk) spontaneously talks about «white genocide in South Africa» while verifying the veracity of unrelated posts, such as puppies.

Lossless is gaining momentum: AI has learned to compress lossless data twice as tightly

News Technologies 05-15-2025 at 16:21 comment
Researchers from China and Canada presented a new AI-based data compression concept called LMCompress.

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