Martin Scorsese says «has no intention of retiring» and plans to make «The Life of Jesus» and «Sinatra»
Recently, during a press conference in Turin, 81-year-old Martin Scorsese dispelled rumors about his possible retirement. The legendary director emphasized his plans to realize his long-standing plans to make films about the lives of Frank Sinatra and Jesus Christ.
The court banned Google from paying for exclusivity of applications in Play, placing its programs in smartphones and other anticompetitive practices
On Monday, October 7, a U.S. court issued a permanent injunction forcing Google to
to soften its attitude towards alternative Android app stores. Google is prohibited from engaging in anticompetitive practices that favor Google Play.
TOP-5 new and used electric cars in September 2024 in Ukraine
In September 2024, there were 4289 more electric vehicles in Ukraine. The demand for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) decreased by 0.2% compared to September of the previous year.
«Joker 2» earned UAH 20 million in Ukraine on its debut weekend — no records and less than the first movie
If we take into account the pre-premiere screenings, the total Ukrainian box office for «Joker 2» reaches UAH 23.251 million. This data is provided by Public Culture with reference to the press service of «Kinomania».
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has ordered pipes for a rocket from the Ukrainian manufacturer — Centravis from Nikopol
Nikopol «Centravis» (Centravis) specializes in the production of seamless stainless steel pipes — one of which will be used to supply fuel to one of the rockets of the American aerospace company SpaceX.
The Lord of the Rings «The Lord of the Rings»: Sauron explains the finale of the second season and talks about the third
In the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» Sauron has new opportunities. Actor Charlie Vickers explained the finale of the second season and talked about his character in the third.
Alien: Isolation will get a sequel — developers announced a sequel to the cult horror game
Creative Assembly took up the task of creating a sequel to the cult horror game Alien: Isolation. Developers made this statement in honor of the 10th anniversary of the original game.
The fourth season of «Witcher» will feature another colleague of Geralt’s
The fourth season of the series will add witches that viewers have already seen. It’s unclear what they will do in the story, but the show’s creators don’t let such inconsistencies stop them.
Indie Cup Ukraine’24: applications for the third festival of Ukrainian independent developers are now open
GTP Media team has announced the start of the application process for Indie Cup Ukraine’24, the third annual online festival of Ukrainian indie games in development.
Samsung to switch all Galaxy S25 smartphones to Snapdragon chips as it can’t produce enough Exynos 2500
Samsung was expected to release its flagship Galaxy S25 series of smartphones in January 2025 with Exynos chips for regular and Plus models, and Snapdragon processors were planned for the Ultra version. But these plans failed.
Fallout Nuevo Mexico trailer — a working version of the large-scale New Vegas mod will appear next year
The fashion team of Fallout: Nuevo Mexico mod team has released the first trailer for the project. Major modification of the game Fallout: New Vegas takes you to post-apocalyptic Mexico City.
Fraudsters withdrew $5.7M worth EigenLayer tokens shortly after listing
The EigenLayer protocol team, which on October 1 held listing of its own EIGEN token and announced the second season of airdropreported the theft of 1.67 million tokens worth about $5.7 million. The team is conducting an investigation. But it is already known that the incident is not related to the hacking of the project. The assets were mistakenly…
Prices for the production of passports and other documents in SE «Document» have increased: how much does it cost now?
Starting from October 7, 2024, the price of production of identification documents in the divisions of SE «Document» in Ukraine will increase. The company announced changes in the cost of passport and migration service packages.
Farewell, 343 Industries: Halo creators announce rebranding and development of new projects on Unreal Engine 5
During the Halo World Championship, developers from 343 Industries reported about changing the name of the studio to Halo Studios and plans to develop several new games. The company is abandoning its own Slipspace engine in favor of Unreal Engine 5 for all future Halo titles.
Lviv woman fined UAH 70,000 for online masturbation call under police surveillance
To catch the «offender», a special «agent» was involved, who watched the sex session under the supervision of law enforcement.
Ukraine is among the TOP-10 countries leading the crypto and DeFi adoption: The 2024 Global Adoption Index
Central and South Asia and Oceania (CSAO) have taken the top positions in this year’s global cryptocurrency adoption ranking, according to Chainalysis’ The 2024 Global Adoption Index report. These regions have become leaders due to the high level of activity on local cryptocurrency exchanges, widespread use of cryptocurrencies, and a…
Companies don’t want to insure Tesla Cybertruck — cancel policies or offer premiums higher than the cost of the car
GEICO, the second largest U.S. auto insurer, has refused to insure a Tesla Cybertruck because it is… a Cybertruck. Other owners write about rejections from this and other companies.
«Tolkien does not have a canon»: the revelation of the Stranger in the «Lord of the Rings» did not break the history of Middle Earth (Tolkien expert)
Full of events the finale of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings»expectedly caused a wave of discontent on the part of devoted fans of Tolkien’s world — in particular, with regard to the disclosure of one of the key characters.
Starfield has entered the «Big Three» Bethesda alongside Fallout and Elder Scrolls, — the studio’s veteran
Bethesda Game Studios now has three major role-playing games: Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Starfield. This was told by the company’s veteran Emil Pagliarulo
iPhone 16 Pro Max set a record in the PhoneBuff test for battery life of — 28 hours and 14 minutes
While the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra «lagged behind the iPhone 16 Pro Max by about an hour.
Irish scientists discover that Martian sand can be used for construction in space
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) developed a method of turning Martian and lunar sand into durable bricks for future space settlements.
Hollywood is in «captivity of» franchises: 70% of films released in 2025 — are sequels, prequels or remakes
In 2024, cinemas were «are overwhelmed by sequels, prequels and remakes, which at the same time topped the top 10 «richest films of the year.
Renamed Twitter, so you don’t have to pay? Elon Musk and X doubled the Australian fine when they tried to cancel it
X Twitter faces a $400,000 fine for ignoring a request from the Australian Electronic Security Commission. The regulator wants to verify the measures that X is currently taking to combat the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
League of Legends players turned out to be the smartest among gamers, — research
A recent survey of more than 1,000 gamers found that League of Legends players have the highest level of intelligence among video game fans.
Light instead of electricity: scientists have created a compact and energy-efficient optical computer
According to researchers from the University of Tokyo, an optical computer that is much more powerful than the existing ones may appear in only ten years.
Jensen Huang earned $109 billion from Nvidia — enough to buy Intel (with a balance)
Currently, Nvidia’s CEO’s personal wealth is estimated at $109 billion, which is more than Intel’s market capitalization of $96 billion, writes Tom’s Hardware. In fact, if Huang had suddenly decided to acquire a company «blue», he would have received at least $13 billion in change.
Silent Hill 2 remake page on Wikipedia blocked after fans try to rewrite critics’ positive reviews
Wikipedia was forced to block Silent Hill 2 Remake page after being repeatedly «vandalized» by editors who refuse to acknowledge that the re-release of Konami’s cult horror game received rave reviews from critics this week.
Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy anime «The Boy and the Heron» was released on Netflix
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film «The Boy and the Heron» from today broadcast on Netflix.
The most popular crossovers of 2024: Tesla Model Y, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V and others
The focus2move resource has published a global ranking of the best-selling crossovers as of August 2024. By August 2024, the most popular crossover was still the Tesla Model Y, which is leading with sales of 754,691 units. Sales of this model increased by +4.3%.
«Joker 2» debuted with a disappointing $40 million in the US in its first weekend — $56 million less than the first movie
The movie «Joker: Madness for Two», although it topped the box office, still showed a disappointing result.
Brazil says Twitter lawyers paid fines «to wrong bank» — social network still blocked in country
The Brazilian Supreme Court has declared that Twitter (X) cannot resume operations in the country because the fine imposed on the social network was paid to the wrong bank.
NASA wants to create Morrowind on Mars — housing will be built from mushrooms
NASA is considering the possibility of growing housing from mushrooms on the Moon and Mars. The agency has signed a $2 million contract with researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center to study «mycotecture».
For the fourth season of «The Witcher», the torture scene of Ciri was filmed
Following the novels «Baptism by Fire» and «Swallow Tower» by Andrzej Sapkowski, the fourth season of «The Witcher» season will present a terrifying turn in Ciri’s life.
Come for baklava: Android 16 has been codenamed
A source says that Android 16 Baklava will make its debut at the Google I/O 2025 conference. This time, Google does not follow the alphabetical order of versions.
First look at Xiaomi 15 Pro and 15 Ultra flagships — images, cameras, specifications
The first images of the upcoming flagships Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15 Ultra have appeared. The former is expected in October, while the company’s main camera phone is usually released later.
Breaking: Tencent wants to buy out Ubisoft amid falling shares, poor sales and delays
Tencent and Ubisoft’s founders, the Guillemot family, are considering a buyout of the French game developer after losing more than half of its market value.
The creators of «The Lord of the Rings» series have revealed who the Dark Lord is not
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» revealed Gandalf, but not The Dark Magician who is also an Istari. Some people think it is Saruman, but they are disappointed by the showrunners.
Intel has completely fixed the instability of the 13th and 14th generation Core — but not the operation of already damaged processors
Intel has released the final patch instability of processors Core of the 13th and 14th generations (Raptor Lake). The company commented on the reasons for the unsatisfactory performance of the chips.
Series «The Lord of the Rings»: The Stranger actor reveals whether he communicated with his predecessor in Jackson’s trilogy
The identity of the Stranger was revealed in the finale of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power». Actor Daniel Wayman has revealed whether he has spoken to his predecessor in the role.
The World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF) of the Internet founder Tim Berners-Lee has ceased to operate
Last week, the World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF) in an open leaf has announced the completion of its work. For 15 years of its existence, the non-profit organization has been trying to make the Internet safer and more accessible.
Demand for used cars from abroad: what models do Ukrainians choose?
In addition to 5.7 thousand new passenger cars In September, Ukrainians also purchased almost 17 thousand used cars imported from abroad.
Modified Meta Ray-Ban glasses find all the data of a stranger behind the rim
Two students used Meta smart glasses to quickly identify any stranger on the street.
The score for «Joker 2» dropped to 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, and director Todd Phillips said that «is done with DC»
«Joker 2» has finally made its debut in theaters, and with the premiere, viewer ratings on review aggregator sites have also appeared — and they are not encouraging, to put it mildly.
The upcoming iPhone SE 4 will have iPhone 15 cameras, A18 chip and Apple’s first 5G modem, — 9to5Mac
Next year’s iPhone SE 4 is expected to feature an Apple-designed 5G modem, eliminating the need for separate Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS components, according to 9to5Mac.
The NVIDIA case on concealment of data on sales of video cards to miners may be renewed
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have appealed to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, to allow the continuation of an investor class action lawsuit against NVIDIA, in which the company is accused of financial manipulation related to the sale of video cards for crypto…
«It’s a fucking dystopia»: Snow White actress» Rachel Zegler fears artificial intelligence will replace her in movies
It seems that the fear of artificial intelligence has spread to everyone from programmers to actors.
Military duty and increased taxes: what awaits Ukrainians starting from October 1 (yes, «will be adopted retroactively»)?
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy has reviewed draft law No. 11416-d on a historic tax increase. By a majority vote, the Committee supported the document for the second reading. About this reported MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
Surgeons performed endoscopy at a distance of 9300 km using a PlayStation controller
Apparently, doctors of the future will look for assistants not by their diploma, but by their Call of Duty rating.
Large-scale iPhone scam: two Chinese get prison sentences for defrauding Apple of $2.5 million
U.S. Department of Justice announced sentence to two men who defrauded Apple of millions of dollars using fake iPhones.
Windows 11 24H2 speeds up file copying by up to 94% — but there are nuances
The Windows 11 24H2 update makes the ReFS file system available on regular computers. Previously, it was used in Windows Server.
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