OpenAI added improved image generation to GPT-4o — now in ChatGPT by default
OpenAI has introduced a long-awaited improvement in image generation. Now, instead of a separate model like DALL-E, the new and improved image generator is part of the GPT-4o.
Apple announces WWDC 2025 — iOS 19 and other software updates are expected
Apple announced WWDC 2025 event, which will begin on Monday, June 9, and end on Friday, June 13. The event will be free for developers.
Android 16 will allow you to unlock Google Pixel with your fingerprint with the screen turned off - previously they could not do this
Starting with the Pixel 6, all Pixel smartphones (except for the foldable models) come with a fingerprint scanner below the display. However, unlike many other smartphones, the Pixel only works when the screen is on. Luckily, this limitation will be addressed in the Android 16 update for Pixel.
Microsoft releases mandatory Windows 10 update with installation failures and bugs
Windows 10 users have been experiencing issues since the March update KB5053606 for Windows 10.
Google Pixel update improves graphics performance by 60%
As a rule, software updates do not provide a significant increase in smartphone performance. Usually, it can get worse due to the addition of new features. But Google decided to break this stereotype. The company has released updates for almost all Pixel models, starting with the 2022 devices, and the results are simply amazing. In Geekbench 6…
YouTube automatically lowers the video quality to 144p and does not allow you to increase it — and the Internet is not to blame
YouTube users complainYouTube has started to automatically lower the video quality to 144p or 360p — even though the Internet connection remains stable at this time.
Microsoft has fixed a Windows 11 bug that many would like to keep
Recently Microsoft has removed Copilot by mistake with Windows 11, which many people were happy about. But the celebration was short-lived.
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.
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.
Windows 11 update removes the Copilot AI assistant — but no one is complaining
If you notice that Copilot has disappeared from your computer, don’t rush to report it missing — it may have been removed by Microsoft itself with the latest Windows 11 update.
Goodbye, Skype: How the legend of the 2000s came to an end
Today, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger rule the world of convenient messengers. Signal is also gaining popularity. And we have gradually begun to forget how in the early 2000s, everyone who had a computer used «ICQ». Gradually, ICQ turned into something from the long-forgotten past, and in 2024, the messenger ceased to exist. Now Skype…
UPDATED: Telegram users are attacked by EvilVideo — how to avoid the exploit
Telegram is positioned as a secure and private platform for digital conversation, offering features such as secret chats, end-to-end encryption (not for group chats), two-step verification, self-destructing messages, proxy support, and the ability to hide your phone number. However, these same features have made the messenger attractive to…
The Severance series launched a game with «macro data processing» in the browser — welcome to Lumon Industries!
Apple TV+ has created a browser game for fans of the series Severance — you need to sort mysterious numbers, just like in the series «Separated», employees of the macro data department at Lumon Industries.
It is 10 times faster than GPT-4o: Inception Labs unveils Mercury — the first diffusion speech model
For a long time, there have been active discussions about finding a better architecture for large language models (LLMs) that could become an alternative to transformers. It seems that California-based startup Inception Labs already has a promising solution. The company has introduced Mercury, the world’s first diffusion-based large language…
Hackers release TSforge exploit that «forever» activates Windows and Office
A group of hackers has unveiled a major breakthrough in Windows and Office piracy. The new method permanently activates most Microsoft products, completely bypassing the digital rights management (DRM) system. But the company doesn’t seem to be too concerned about it.
Microsoft is preparing a new Windows 11 tool for migrating data between PCs
Users have noticed that Microsoft is working on a program to easily transfer data in Windows 11 from an old PC to a new one.
Amazon has canceled the feature that allowed «piracy» Kindle books — now without downloading to PC
Amazon will remove a feature that allowed you to download purchased e-books to your computer and then copy them manually to your Kindle via USB. It will be removed on February 26, 2025.
Windows 11 24H2 «drops» old processors — Microsoft removed official support for Intel Core 8-10 generations
Microsoft published updated list of supported processors for new OEM systems running on Windows 11 24H2. It includes support for the latest Intel chips, such as Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200. However, the older 8th, 9th, and 10th generation Core processors suddenly disappeared from the list. This is probably due to the fact that Intel…
Apple has officially acquired Pixelmator and Photomator, popular image editors for iOS and macOS. What's next?
Pixelmator and Photomator are now officially part of the Apple ecosystem.
Coming soon to Windows 11: functional battery icon, «Explorer» improvements, and more
Recently, several new features have appeared in Windows 11 builds on the developer channels noticeable changes and improvements, which will soon be available in Windows 11 24H2.
NVIDIA Reflex 2 game latency reduction will only work on RTX 50 and will be available on previous graphics cards later
NVIDIA Reflex 2, a technology that reduces input lag in games, will initially only be available on RTX 50. NVIDIA didn’t mention this in the presentation, but it is mentioned in the document.
NVIDIA introduces DLSS Smooth Motion, DLSS Override, and new Super Resolution that consumes 30% less power — some of them available on RTX 20xx
After the launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 50 graphics cards introduced a number of new features in the latest Game Ready drivers and NVIDIA App 11.0.2.312.
Windows 11 update breaks Bluetooth, headphones, webcams, and more
For some, Windows 11 updates KB5050009 and KB5050021 have been a disaster. This year’s first Windows 11 patch has broken many devices.
DeepSeek suspended user registration — how to register without a Chinese phone
After the AI assistant DeepSeek rose to the top of the Apple App Store, the company limited the registration of new users.
The end of an era: Nvidia is ending support for older graphics cards, including the ultra-popular GTX 1060
Earlier this month, Nvidia announced the first RTX 50 series graphics cards based on its new Blackwell architecture, starting with the flagship RTX 5090. At the same time, the company is beginning to phase out support for some of its older GPU architectures.
Netflix has raised the cost of subscription: Ukraine is not affected (yet?)
Netflix published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Overall, the company feels good, and this will please shareholders. It is reported that revenue increased by 16%, and the amount of operating profit exceeded $10 billion. At the same time, despite such great indicators, Netflix is raising prices for its services.
Xiaomi introduces WinPlay — PC game emulator for Android with minimal performance loss
Xiaomi WinPlay is a full-fledged emulator that can run Windows games on Android devices without an internet connection.
Twitter (X) and Bluesky launch short video feeds amid TikTok uncertainty
TikTok is gradually coming back online after a brief ban in the US, and other popular services have already launched their own alternatives — specifically, Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
Twitter/X has increased the cost of Premium Plus subscription by almost 40%
Starting December 21st, Twitter rolled out new pricing for its premium subscription for users—apparently to “boost payouts to content creators.”
Piracy is booming in Ukraine: HDRezka is 4.5 times more popular than Netflix and twice as popular as Megogo in search queries
According to Bloomberg, Ukraine is among the top six countries with the highest level of consumption of pirated content — so it’s no surprise that the latest Similarweb statistics showed that the third most visited site among Ukrainians is the pirated UAKino.
Pornhub's year in review: Ukraine is in the top 15 in terms of views, Android «dominates iOS, and PS5 garnered 60% of traffic from consoles
Traditionally, at the end of the year, various services and platforms wrap up with their year-end summaries — Pornhub is no exception, having recently published its own usage statistics.
Sending Windows 10 to the trash, or a new life for an old laptop with Chrome OS Flex
Old laptops are often a pain in the ass: they boot slowly, get hot, and Windows 10 runs like a snail. But that’s no reason to give up. Instead of filling up landfills with electronic waste, you can give your device a second life. With Chrome OS Flex, a lightweight, fast, and modern operating system […]
Sony has temporarily allowed changing the PlayStation 5 interface elements — PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 themes have appeared
The update is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand, which is celebrated on December 3.
Evolution of Microsoft operating systems: from MS-DOS to Windows 11
Without Microsoft, the world of modern computer technology would not be the same as we know it. Next year, Microsoft turns 50 years old, so it’s worth looking back at the megacorporation’s significant achievements ahead of the milestone. Starting with simple text-based MS-DOS interfaces in the early 1980s and reaching modern, intuitive,…
Microsoft Teams will get «live» translation — your voice will sound in 9 different languages
In early 2025, Microsoft will add the «translator» feature to Teams, which will be powered by artificial intelligence and allow each participant to speak (or listen to others) in the language of their choice.
Models from OnlyFans are receiving «letters of happiness» from the tax authorities and are planning to travel abroad
Recently, Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy indignantHe wrote that beautiful Ukrainian ladies earn millions of dollars on the OnlyFans platform and do not share their earnings from activities prohibited in Ukraine with the state. Then he wrote that the tax authorities received…
Russians removed from the Linux kernel — Linus Torvalds responds harshly to criticism
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has confirmed the removal of twelve Russian developers from the kernel support team. He responded harshly to criticism of this decision.
Instagram blocked the request «Adam Driver, Megalopolis» with a warning about child sexual abuse
Since yesterday, Instagram and Facebook have blocked the query «Adam Driver, Megalopolis» (Adam driver Megalopolis) in search — with a warning about content that may be related to child sexual abuse.
Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 update on WD and Sandisk SSDs, manufacturer releases microcode fix
Previously cases of BSOD were reported in Windows 11 24H2 with some SSDs. Now WD has added Sandisk models, Microsoft has rolled back the update for them, and WD has released a fix.
Windows 11 24H2 causes a blue screen with some SSDs — how to fix it in the registry
Windows update 11 24H2 contains some undocumented errors. Users have reported conflicts with certain Western Digital NVMe SSDs.
Bartender for $30,000: Tesla's humanoid robots served drinks to guests during the presentation of RoboCar
Together with presentation of an autonomous taxi and a van, Tesla also showed a new iteration of its humanoid robot.
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.
uBlock Origin Lite ad blocker has been removed from the Firefox store — now the extension is only available on GitHub
The uBlock Origin Lite extension, which allows you to block unwanted content on web pages, is no longer available in the Firefox Utility Store.
OpenAI has launched an advanced voice mode for ChatGPT — how much does it cost and how to use it?
ChatGPT has finally gained a full-fledged voice, but with some limitations.
OpenAI has released o1 — the first model with «reasoning abilities»
OpenAI Company introduced a new o1 model that can answer complex questions faster than a human thanks to advanced «reasoning» algorithms.
«Storage is expensive»: Discord has lowered the free file upload limit to 10 MB
Discord has updated its support page with a message about lowering the file upload limit — it will be almost halved, from 25 to 10 MB, for free users.
Bloodborne was launched on a PC using the shadPS4 emulator. But there is a nuance
The development team of the PlayStation 4 emulator called shadPS4 has released the first gameplay video of Bloodborne on a personal computer.
Deep-Live-Cam program for real-time face replacement during video broadcasting takes the Internet by storm
In recent days, the Deep-Live-Cam program has taken social media by storm. It creates high-quality facial expressions in real time.
A gamer spent $500 000 to reach the highest level of his Steam account
Currently, a user with the nickname Stasik has reached Steam level 5960 — interestingly, the platform doesn’t even have a special icon for this yet.
Google introduces Pixel Studio — an offline image generator for Pixel 9 smartphones
Google has announced Pixel Studio, a new AI-powered image creation app that will work offline on Pixel 9 smartphones.
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