Ukrainian Armed Forces Capture Egyptian — says he came to Russia to study IT, but received a summons
The captured Egyptian says he came to Russia to get a higher education in IT technology, but for some reason he decided to get citizenship and a summons at the same time.
The series based on «God Of War» got into production hell: previous scripts were canceled, development is starting «from scratch»
Sony and Amazon have begun to remake the «God Of War» series, based on the hugely popular PlayStation game based on ancient mythology.
The best of the Xbox Partner Preview: Subnautica 2, pirate Yakuza, horror from Bloober Team and more
On Thursday, Microsoft introduced a series of game trailers from partner studios on its stream, including the first screenings of long-announced projects. Here’s the best of what we saw at the October Xbox Partner Preview.
Meta fired 20 employees for «fraud» with food vouchers — they were spent on laundry detergent and acne patches
Meta fired about two dozen employees in Los Angeles for using food vouchers to buy personal or household items (pads, laundry detergent, or wine glasses). As noted by Arstechnica,ome employees pooled their money to buy more expensive goods, or ordered food at home in the evening instead of at the office.
Remedy has announced FBC: Firebreak — multiplayer shooter in the Control universe
Remedy Entertainment presented its first multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak at the Xbox Partner Preview event.
Monobank will launch its own marketplace on October 21 — with gadgets and computer equipment
Monobank’s marketplace will officially launch on October 21, but the bank’s CEO Oleg Gorokhovsky has already revealed some details.
The most famous Elden Ring player was banned for six months for an absurd reason — he’s back
Elden Ring streamer Klein Tsuboi, known as Let Me Solo Her, was banned from the game for 180 days for something completely innocent and is now back.
Chery shows a flying car that flew 80 km during testing
During the 2024 Chery Global Innovation Conference, the company showed a prototype of its flying car called Land and Air Vehicle. Chery reported that the prototype is still under development, but has already successfully flown a test distance of about 80 km.
The first trailer of the series «Dune: The Prophecy» — Arrakis and the Sandworms 10,000 Years Before Paul Atrid (premiere date)
HBO has finally announced the release date and released the first full trailer for «Dune: The Prophecy» — prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s films.
Cartoon «Wild Robot» makes money on horror «Terrifier 3» — how is it possible
Family animated movie «Wild Robot» with an almost perfect score and could have earned less if «Terrifier 3» hadn’t been released in theaters at the same time.
The owner of a discarded HDD with 7,500 bitcoins is suing the authorities — permission to dig through the landfill or money
A man who accidentally threw away a hard disk with 7,500 bitcoins in 2013 is not giving up. He has filed a lawsuit against the city authorities — they won’t let him turn over the landfill in search of the HDD.
Trailer for Subnautica 2 — Underwater Survivor to be released in early access on Game Pass in 2025
During the Xbox Partner Showcase, the developers presented a cinematic teaser trailer for Subnautica 2. The video shows underwater research that is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a giant squid.
Ukrainians choose gasoline cars: which models are the most popular
Cars with gasoline engines are still the most popular among Ukrainians. Thus, in September 2024, Ukrainians purchased 2.1 thousand new cars with gasoline engines out of a total of 5.7 thousand new passenger cars. Thus, models with gasoline internal combustion engines account for 37% of all registered
«Postponement until the end of mobilization»: something strange happened again in «Reserve+»
Screenshots from the application for conscripts «Reserve+» are circulating on the Internet, promising a permanent deferral from mobilization. It looks like a technical problem.
Riot Games is laying off employees again, but the League of Legends team will be «even bigger»
Riot Games, the studio behind the popular League of Legends game, has announced another round of layoffs. Although this statement looks a bit contradictory, as it contains a promise that the «League» team will become «even bigger in the future than it is today». Yes, the layoffs will be beneficial.
YouTube brings back Premium Lite tariff — but not the same and not everywhere
In September 2023, YouTube canceled the Premium Lite subscription in the few countries where it operated. But after the Premium price hike, it seems to be resuscitated
Trailer for «Electric State» — Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in the retro-futuristic Netflix adventure from the creators of «Avengers»
Netflix has shown the first trailer for the sci-fi film «Electric State» by directors Anthony and Joe Russo.
Sony’s exec sounds the alarm: «AA games are dead, and this threatens the entire gaming industry»
At the opening of Gamescom Asia in Singapore, Sony exec Sean Layden shared his thoughts on the state of the gaming industry. He emphasized the disappearance of AA studios and explained why it is bad for the future of the industry.
Cybersecurity experts accidentally spread malware among Radiant Capital hack victims
On October 16, Radiant Capital’s lending protocol suffered the second cyberattack this year, resulting in the loss of more than $50 million. According to data De.Fi Antivirus Web3, the project’s contracts were exploited on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Arbitrum (ARB) chains with the transferFrom() function, which allowed…
Octa V2L is a bidirectional charging station from a Ukrainian company: it powers households with an electric car during power outages
Ukraine’s first bidirectional charging station was demonstrated at the exhibition at the International Exhibition Center. It is capable of charging electric vehicles and also meeting the electricity needs of households in the event of power outages. The device was presented by Kyiv-based Octa.
The trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — the game will be voiced by actors from Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur’s Gate 3, and «The Lord of the Rings»
In a new trailer, the developers of the role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 announced the voice cast for the characters. Famous actors, including Andy Serkis and Ben Starr, joined the project.
The WLFI tokens touted by Trump turned out to be a bust
The World Liberty Financial project, which actively supported by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his familywas not very interesting to users. Public sale of tokens started October 15 at 12:40 UTC. During this time, a little more than 4% of the coins have been sold (851.02 million out of 20 billion). The cost of one 1 WLFI token is…
The Agency — first footage of the spy series with Michael Fassbender and Richard Gere
The Paramount+ platform with Showtime has presented the first footage of the new spy thriller The Agency. The series, starring Richard Gere and Michael Fassbender, will be released this fall.
Samsung introduces GDDR7 memory in 3GB modules — one and a half times larger and twice as fast
Samsung has announced the industry’s «first» 24-gigabit (3 gigabytes) GDDR7 memory for graphics cards. It supports speeds of over 40 Gbps.
Galaxy Ring competitor: Xiaomi is working on a smart ring that will automatically adjust to the size of your finger
This year, Samsung started shipping its own smart ring in several sizes — but it’s not a given that any of them will work for you personally. Instead, Xiaomi plans to solve the problem with automation, which will allow the device to adjust to the size of a person’s finger. The corresponding development was noticed in patents (via…
Space fashion: Axiom Space and Prada created a spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III lunar mission
Space company Axiom Space and fashion house Prada presented the design of the new AxEMU spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan. This equipment was developed for NASA’s Artemis III mission, which aims to return humans to the moon in 2026.
GSC will present S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 «as perfect as possible», but is preparing for bug fixes in the first weeks
GSC Game World seems to be unsure about the technical condition of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The company says that now all efforts are aimed at a stable launch, but they are preparing to work after it.
The Hunger Games prequel about Haymitch promises the deadliest competition in the series and a tragic love story
The upcoming movie in the «Hunger Games» franchise will be based on a new book by Suzanne Collins called «Sunrise on the Reaping.
Monobank has a new service «Group Expenses» — for dividing checks per company
Oleg Gorokhovsky, CEO of Monobank, announced the launch of a new service in the banking app that will come in handy when you need to split a check for a large company.
Exodus – a new trailer for the mysterious sci-fi RPG with Matthew McConaughey as the narrator
The developers of the upcoming sci-fi role-playing game Exodus have released a new trailer for the project, featuring Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey as the narrator. This is a brand new AAA game.
More than 700 Ubisoft employees in France go on a three-day strike — over demands to return to the office
You can quickly get used to working from home.
BYD Sealion 7 makes its European debut: range up to 610 km and acceleration to «60 mph in 4.5 seconds
At the Paris Motor Show 2024, the BYD company officially presented a new electric car, the Sealion 7, for the European market. Previously, this crossover was sold only in China.
The US introduces a rule of «one click» — for one-click subscription cancellation
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a new rule requiring companies (including streaming services such as Netflix) to provide one-click subscription cancellation for products or services
487 Ukrainian Internet providers ceased operations due to tax authorities’ actions
After being forced to switch from the simplified to the general taxation system, 487 Internet providers with 1316 regional offices ceased operations.
Stephen King’s dark fantasy «Fairy Tale» is being adapted into a 10-episode series, — Deadline
A24 will make a series based on Stephen King’s dark fantasy «Fairy Tale».
RIP, Kindle Oasis: Amazon is phasing out production of «readers» with physical buttons
Amazon plans to sell out of Kindle Oasis stocks and not replenish them in the future.
Intel CEO unexpectedly showed Lenovo CEO… Panther Lake processor
At the Lenovo Tech World presentation, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger showed Lenovo President Yuanqing Yang a sample of a new laptop chip.
An important character will be replaced in the «Witcher» series
Geralt won’t be the only character in the fourth season of «The Witcher» to be played by a different actor. The other witch will also be replaced.
Final previews of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 released: journalists are delighted with the atmosphere and gameplay
Foreign gaming publications have released the final previews of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The journalists shared their impressions after several hours of testing the shooter from the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World.
Red Dead Redemption looks better on PC — YouTuber compares the game to the PS5 version
The traditional argument «PC has better graphics» seems to work with Red Dead Redemption. The YouTuber compared the PC and PS5 versions of the game.
BMW, Kia and Tesla electric cars cause the greatest disappointment among owners: what share of electric car buyers regret their choice
About 10% of electric vehicle owners regret choosing an electric vehicle. This is evidenced by the results of a survey published by americantrucks.
Amazon shows four new Kindles — and the first color «reader» for $279
Amazon has updated its Kindle e-reader lineup with the release of four brand new devices (including a color screen).
Microsoft removes Xbox Game Pass trial for $1 ahead of new Call of Duty release
Microsoft has canceled the 14-day trial period of Game Pass for $1 ahead of the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, repeating the strategy used before the release of Starfield last year.
Updated Xbox Series X is now available — teardown reveals interesting differences
Microsoft has released an updated console for the fourth anniversary of the Xbox Series X launch Xbox X gets new colors, digital version and a bigger drive. There are also minor hardware changes.
Ukrainians choose new Chinese electric cars: the most popular model is ZEEKR 001
In September 2024, the Ukrainian car fleet was replenished with almost 1.2 thousand cars imported from China. This is 8% less than in the same period of the previous year. Overall, cars of Chinese origin accounted for 16% of the of the September market of new passenger cars.
Salesforce boss: «Microsoft Copilot is just a new Clippy that frustrates users»
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff believes that Copilot artificial intelligence is disappointing and does not bring significant benefits, while Microsoft itself has done a disservice to the AI industry with its release.
Harrison Ford says only «fools» refuse Marvel movies
Harrison Ford will make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025 and will play Thaddeus «Thunderbolt» Ross in «Captain America: A Brave New World».
Final Fantasy XI inspired the creation of Discord: co-founder reveals the history of the messenger
Stanislav Vyshnevsky, co-founder and CTO of Discord, revealed the history of the popular messenger during an interview at Tokyo Game Show 2024.
Google started to automatically disable uBlock Origin in Chrome browser
According to the screenshot, published According to uBlock Origin developer Raymond Gill, Google Chrome has already begun phasing out the blocker.
«The Lord of the Rings» series pushed Amazon Prime to third place after YouTube and Netflix — views increased by 12%
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» significantly increased the share of Amazon Prime Video viewers in the streaming TV market.
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