Peugeot e-408: Tesla Model 3 competitor with a range of 453 km
Peugeot has unveiled its new electric vehicle, the e-408 fastback. It shares a common base with the Peugeot e-308, but boasts a unique powertrain and design designed to compete with such well-known players as the Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2.
HBO to reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity in documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery on October 9 (+trailer)
American television network HBO promises to show a «bomb» that could shake up the entire crypto world. Therefore, we should prepare for market fluctuations on the eve of and possibly after the premiere.
Unannounced Apple MacBook Pro with M4 processor for sale on Facebook
According to rumors, the not-yet-unveiled Apple MacBook Pro M4 is already being sold in a closed Facebook group. The source provides a photo of the box.
«Weekend in Taipei» — trailer for Luc Besson’s comedy action film (in theaters October 31)
The legendary French director returns to the world of cinema with the comedy action film «Weekend in Taipei».
Aytiv residents are to be banned from using sole proprietorship and simplified taxation system
Yuriy Gaidai, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic Strategy reportedThe Ukrainian IT industry is concerned that the use of the simplified taxation system may be restricted. This idea was born at a working group discussing the tax bill. They were considering protecting the «Diia City» regime from IT specialists switching to the third group…
The series «The Lord of the Rings» showed one of the main locations of Peter Jackson’s trilogy in the last seconds
In the eighth episode of the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» so many things happen that some interesting moments may go unnoticed.
Star Citizen developers are forced to work seven days a week — the company earned $700 million from the game
Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, has ordered its employees to work seven days a week to prepare for the Citizencon event on October 19.
«Respects the original»: Silent Hill 2 remake received 87 points on Metacritic, but the game is not only praised
The remake of the cult survival horror game Silent Hill 2 by the Polish studio Bloober Team has received high marks from critics. As of October 4, the project’s average score on the Metacritic aggregator is 87and on OpenCritic — 86.
A driver sued for $150,000 from a car mechanic who had been repairing her Porsche for 11 years
The mechanic kept postponing the repairs and even claimed that the woman owed him money for storing the car.
Google Lens launches video and voice search — only in English for now
Google Lens now offers not only image search, but also video and voice search — just open the camera in the search box and dictate what you’re seeing at the time.
An extreme slasher scene «Terrifier 3» made the audience run out of the room to vomit
Director Damien Leone’s promise to make the slasher Terrifier 3 more violent than the previous ones can be considered fulfilled, as some viewers could not stand the violent scenes — and fled the cinema at the first frame.
YouTube will increase the length of Shorts to 3 minutes instead of one
Starting October 15, content creators will be able to upload Shorts videos up to three minutes long. YouTube explains this decision by numerous user requests.
Like Disney: those seriously injured in an Uber accident cannot sue the company for ordering a pizza by their underage daughter
Another company denies its customers the right to sue due to severe consequences, citing a license agreement. Last time it was Disney, now it’s Uber.
Spotify will automatically create an offline playlist when you lose internet
Spotify’s new Offline Backup option collects recently played and queued songs into a separate playlist when you lose Internet access, and you can filter them by artist and genre.
Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S covered 794 km on a single battery charge in real-world conditions
The Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S electric car has a promising claimed range of 709 km on the WLTP cycle. However, the manufacturer now claims that the car is not only capable of driving this distance in real-world conditions, but even significantly exceeds the declared autonomy. During real-world testing, the Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S covered an impressive…
Civilization VII: RTX 4070 and 32 GB of RAM are needed to play in 4K
But Civilization VII will take up only 20 GB of disk space.
The finale of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings» revealed the identity of the Stranger
The end of the second season «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» discloses the identity his most mysterious character. However, the answer will not surprise many.
Tesla Cybertruck gets Full Self-Driving and immediately veers into the wrong lane of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
Tesla has begun rolling out its controversial and probably misnamed software Full Self-Driving («Fully autonomous driving») on the Cybertruck. What could have gone wrong?
Triple spectacle: Webb telescope detects supernova in three different explosion periods
The Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) of the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an interesting sight at a distance of 3.6 billion light-years from Earth – a supernova that appears three times, at three different times during its explosion, in one image. Importantly, this image can help scientists better understand how fast the Universe is…
Bitwise applies for first XRP exchange-traded fund
Bitwise Asset Management, a company that manages an exchange-traded cryptocurrency index fund for individuals, investment managers, and institutions, announced on the filing of an initial registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the XRP ETP. According to the filing, the new fund will directly own XRP…
As in «Tenet» movie: scientists have discovered the reversal of time at the level of photons
Quantum physics demonstrates many strange things and is often counterintuitive. This time, scientists made us remember the movie «Tenet» by discovering what can be called negative time.
Crypto projects ranking 2024: the best Q3 blockchains and tokens
Popular analytical platform CryptoRank has published statistics on the most successful cryptocurrency projects of the third quarter of 2024 (Q3).
Traditional internal combustion engines still dominate: 63% of the new car market in Ukraine
Cars with traditional internal combustion engines still account for almost two-thirds of the new passenger car market. They account for 63% of the total number of new registered vehicles. Compared to September 2023, this figure decreased by 5 percentage points. Last year, they held 68% of the market.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: War Game documentary about the game’s development during the war in Ukraine released
The documentary about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now available on the official YouTube channels of GSC Game World and Xbox.
Autonomous underwater drones have found a «ghost ship» of the Pacific Ocean that sank more than 80 years ago
The remains of the 100-meter-long ship were found off the coast of California at a depth of more than 1 km — the ship had been considered lost forever for the past 80 years.
An absurd GeForce RTX GT610 video card is being sold on AliExpress — something in the name is obviously unnecessary
Finally, a dream video card: as powerful as RTX and as cheap as GT610.
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer’s next game will be released in 2029 — it’s not exact, although Sven Winke said so
Sven Winke, the head of Larian, the developer of Baldur’s Gate 3, says that the studio’s next release could be in 2028 or 2029. He later urged not to take it too seriously.
The winner of a contest with an AI-generated painting now complains that «people are stealing his work»
My heart is torn to pieces.
Epic Games Store will distribute games for smartphones — for free, just like on PC
At the conference Unreal Fest Steve Ellison, General Manager of Epic Games Store, spoke about the company’s plans to develop the mobile version of the store.
Horror film «Salem’s Lot» debuted with 53% on Rotten Tomatoes: «The most onerous adaptation of Stephen King»
The film «Salem’s Lot», which adapts Stephen King’s vampire novel of the same name, is now streaming on Max —, but critics’ reviews suggest that it is probably not worth watching.
Folds four times: Honor patents a strange smartphone form factor
It seems that Huawei and its sister company Honor are serious about foldable smartphones. The former has created a triple Mate XT smartphoneand Honor patents four segments.
Tesla stopped selling the cheapest Model 3 Standard Range model
Tesla has stopped selling its cheapest electric car model: Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive. This follows from the updated online Model 3 configurator, which no longer contains this version.
Trailer for the movie «Companion» — Sci-Fi thriller about a psychopath in love with Jack Quaid
The plot of «The Companion» centers on the character of Jack Quaid («The Boys»), who plays a «deeply in love» psychopath and sadist, while Sophie Thatcher from «The Hornets» appears as his victim.
Unreal Engine to be installed in cars: Qualcomm and Epic Games promote the Snapdragon Cockpit platform
Qualcomm and Epic Games have announced the first-ever deployment of the Unreal Engine on the Snapdragon Cockpit platform for vehicles. However, in this case, we are not talking about games, but about improving infotainment systems and user experience in the car.
The second season «The Lord of the Rings» 55 million viewers in a month — but the first season started better
Amazon has released data on the audience of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power», which was watched by 55 million viewers in 34 days after the premiere.
Microsoft asks developers why they ignore Xbox: «We can learn!»
Microsoft plans to collect feedback from game developers, including those who use competitors’ products, as part of the expanded Xbox Research program.
Ubisoft is developing a cooperative mode for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, — Tom Henderson
Ubisoft is working on a cooperative mode for the upcoming game Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The developers plan to release this mode after the game’s official release.
OpenAI raised a record $6.6 billion at a valuation of $157 billion — Apple refused to invest
OpenAI has just completed a historic funding round, raising $6.6 billion in investment at a $157 billion valuation.
In the movie «Snow White», the name will be associated with a woman’s strength, not her skin color, — Rachel Zegler
Rachel Zegler, the lead actress in «Snow White», says that the remake of the 1937 Disney cartoon changed the origin of this name, which is no longer associated with appearance.
The exemption for international parcels up to 150 euros will be canceled — Hetmantsev
Danylo Hetmantsev (Servant of the People), chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, said that a separate bill on taxation of international parcels worth up to 150 euros will be submitted to the parliament in the near future.
Vivo X200 photo flagships — Android AnTuTu record, official images and camera features
The flagship Vivo X200 family with top cameras will be presented in October. The official images of the smartphones, some specifications, and tests have been posted online.
Microsoft Office 2024: new release with improvements for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook – from $149.99 (UAH 3,899)
Microsoft has released a new version of Office designed for people who don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. A separate release of Microsoft Office 2024 is now available for both consumers and small businesses. It includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for Mac and PC.
Release trailer for Until Dawn — «a thrilling nightmare» remastered by the company is coming to PC and PS5 on October 4
PlayStation has shown the final trailer for the updated version of the horror game Until Dawn, which will be released on October 4 on PC (Steam, Epic) and PlayStation 5.
CATS token listing: date and price forecast
Finally, it has become known when the CATS token listing will take place. This event will take place on October 8.
«The Mandalorian and Grog» may be the beginning of a new trilogy «Star Wars»
Actor Giancarlo Esposito spoke about this.
Jason Schreyer’s book «Play Nice» about the history of Blizzard will be released in Ukrainian in 2025
Mal’opus is working on a Ukrainian translation of the book «Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment», written by Bloomberg gaming journalist Jason Schreier.
Since the beginning of September, the number of attacks on cryptoplatforms has doubled: research
According to a report by cybersecurity company CertiK, in September 2024, the number of hacker attacks on crypto platforms was twice as high as in the previous month. As a result of exploits, hacks, and fraud, users lost $161.1 million, of which only $2.1 million was recovered.
Registration or fine: conscripts will be forced to register at the age of 17 via «Reserve+» or in the TCC
The Cabinet of Ministers has drafted Bill 12076, which proposes to amend the procedure for registering conscripts. In fact, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes to remove commissions for military registration from the legislation and to impose the obligation to register on the recruits themselves. Violation of the law will be punishable by…
No Yasuke: Assassin’s Creed Shadows originally had a Japanese samurai
The hero of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the Afro-Japanese samurai Yasuke, causes not only discontent among fans but also Japanese indignation. But initially there was none.
Spooky packages with «six-fingered» gloves were sent to Meta and OpenAI executives
Six-fingered gloves — is a reference to the results of neural networks, which often add extra fingers to people in their images.
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