Don't search with ChatGPT: fictional relatives of US presidents and their fake pardons
Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. Americans started looking for precedents with ChatGPT and found artificial intelligence’s false fabrications.
Pat Helsinger urged people to «pray and fast» for Intel and its 100,000 employees
Pat Gelsinger, who was fired as the CEO of Intel a week ago, has called on people to support the company and its employees by turning to “higher powers”.
There will be no discounts: GeForce RTX 4090 has become scarce and is selling for $3500 before RTX 5090 launch
If you were planning to snag a GeForce RTX 4090 on the cheap just before the RTX 5090 drops, that’s probably not happening.
Anker recalls its Bluetooth speakers due to fire hazard
Manufacturer Anker is recalling nearly 80,000 Soundcore and PowerConf Bluetooth speakers. Lithium batteries in some of them overheated and caught fire.
John Carmack dreams of a video card as a standalone computer and mentions 3dfx Voodoo2
Legendary video game developer John Carmack, known for his work on Doom and Quake, discusses the concept of a video card as a standalone device.
Accidental Discovery: Scientists Reduce Power Consumption of PCM Memory by 1 Billion Times
Phase change in phase-change memory PCM was accidentally triggered not by heating, but by a steady current, which means much less consumption and a plethora of technical prospects.
New ChatGPT model o1 «schemed against humans» and prevented itself from shutting down during control tests, — Apollo Research
OpenAI has finally released the full version of ChatGPT o1, and with it came the red team tests, which showed that the new reasoning model is somewhat sneakier than its predecessors and tried to deceive people more often than leading AI models from Meta, Anthropic, and Google.
«Screen Idiot Factory»: a renowned neuroscientist on the role of gadgets in reducing children's IQ
The title features the name of the book by Michel Desmurget, a neurobiologist and research director at the National Health Institute of France, about the negative impact of gadgets on children’s abilities.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro for $200: what is included in the premium subscription and who needs it
OpenAI has introduced a new subscription level called ChatGPT Pro. Users can pay $200 (≈8290₴) per month for virtually unlimited access to ChatGPT tools and an exclusive new AI model.
New Arctic Senza desktop PC with AMD Ryzen 7 5700G PRO 65W and passive cooling from €600
Arctic introduced the new desktop (or more precisely, under-desk) PC Senza, which features an energy-efficient AMD Ryzen processor onboard.
More than 600,000 Ukrainians have changed operators with number portability. One — is in the top by a huge margin
As of December 1st, 647,845 Ukrainians have used the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service since its launch. Such data is provided by the Mediasat publication with reference to the report from the National Commission that carries out state regulation in the fields of electronic communications, radio frequency spectrum, and postal services (NKEK).
Symbian OS history: the rise and fall of the legendary operating system of the early 2000s
A long time ago, Symbian OS was the absolute leader in the smartphone market, and rightfully so. This operating system did not have a worthy alternative until the emergence of iOS in 2007, and later Android OS. What was the secret of its popularity, and why did Symbian OS fail? Was it the pressure of […]
Google launches new AI models for image and video creation: Imagen 3 and Veo
Google’s Vertex AI platform has received two new artificial intelligence models – Imagen 3 and Veo. The first one generates images based on a text description, and the second one animates images using a text description. They can work independently or together.
TP fines of «Reserve+» can be paid even abroad - Who will be affected
Ukrainians who are abroad and have violated the rules of military registration will be able to pay fines through the «Reserve+» application if the Verkhovna Rada adopts draft law No. 12093. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.
Apple M5 processor: analyst Ming-Chi Kuo talks about the first device
Apple plans to produce M5 processors in the second half of 2025. The assembly of the first devices will be conducted by Chinese BYD Electronics.
AMD actually confirmed Radeon RX 8800 and 8600 — RX 8800 XT will compete with NVIDIA RTX 4080
In the update of the ROCm library, AMD has mentioned Radeon RX 8800 and RX 8600 GPUs for the first time. The former, according to rumors, is very productive.
Samsung to unveil XR glasses at Unpacked event in January - pictures only
Samsung has long been rumored to be working on XR glasses, and a new piece of information from Korea suggests that a prototype will be unveiled during the Galaxy S25 series launch in January.
Enthusiast creates silent NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti with 65W consumption
A Reddit user shared about the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti modification for fanless operation.
Tencent unveils its open-source Sora — HunyuanVideo AI video generator
Nearly a year ago, the generative AI Sora from OpenAI, which creates realistic videos, caught the general attention. Tencent announced a more open model, HunyuanVideo.
«Reserve+» will be able to track the status of the subpoena ─ no more fines for missed subpoenas
Thanks to modern technology, the Ministry of Defense is considering simplifying the process of controlling summonses through «Reserve+».
China bans exports to the US of gallium, germanium, antimony, important for the production of electronics and weapons
Also, it is forbidden to export ultra-hard materials (diamonds) to the USA. Additionally, China has implemented enhanced end-use control of graphite products.
Intel unveils Arc B580 for $249 and B570 for $219 graphics cards
Intel announced new Arc video cards based on the Xe2-HPG Battlemage architecture. This graphics architecture is already featured in Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake notebook processors.
Cosmic rays will help find hidden war damage in Ukraine
Estonians will use advanced technology to rebuild Ukraine.
Small «Shahed» and analog «Lancet» — new Ukrainian drones shown to Zelensky and Scholz
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olaf Scholz in Kyiv inspected new Ukrainian and Ukrainian-German drones. Among them were UAVs similar to “Shahed” and “Lancet”.
Put aside conspiracy theories: it became known why the name of the Rothschild heir «breaks» ChatGPT
Recently, ChatGPT users have noticed odd behavior from the chatbot—it temporarily “hung” when mentioning some well-known names.
Honor 300, 300 Pro and 300 Ultra — 50 MP f/2.1 selfie camera introduced starting at $320
Absolutely independent from Huawei, the company Honor has introduced the smartphones Honor 300, 300 Pro, and 300 Ultra. The manufacturer positions them for creating high-quality photos, including selfies and portraits.
Miscalculated, but where? A hacker hacked into companies without hiding his data and offered to hire him
In the USA, a man frequented businesses, including a gym where he worked out, hacked computers, and then offered to be hired. The outcome was somewhat predictable.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2: the next top processor is predicted to increase performance by 20% and become more expensive
The new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processor was launched only a few weeks ago, making a big step forward in smartphone technology, as leaks about Qualcomm’s next flagship chip have already begun to appear.
Tesla has released a «simplified» version of Full Self-Driving v13 - many of the announced improvements will appear «in the future»
Tesla has started distributing a simplified version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers. The company is doing this in order to avoid a two-month delay in the schedule, although many of the promised features have not yet been implemented in this update.
ChatGPT will be used by every 8th person on Earth in 2025 — at least that's what OpenAI wants
Last week ChatGPT turned 2 years old, while the number of people using the chatbot weekly has already reached 250 million.
Intel Arc B580 / B570 graphics cards are faster than NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti — company announces release date, ASRock reveals specifications
According to insider information, Intel Arc B580 and B570, as well as the new AMD Navi 44 outperform NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti in synthetic benchmarks. Intel announced that its new video cards will be released shortly.
Rivian to become Volkswagen's technology partner for the electric Golf and the flagship Project Trinity electric vehicle
Rivian’s technologies will gradually appear in Volkswagen’s electric vehicles. First, they will be used in Audi and Porsche, and later they will even find a place in Volkswagen’s flagship model, known as Project Trinity.
Chinese ship deliberately damaged submarine cables in the Baltic Sea — investigators. Is there a Russian trace here?
European investigators believe that a Chinese commercial vessel deliberately extended its anchor to damage two undersea telecommunications cables that were cut in the Baltic Sea this month. However, Western law enforcement and intelligence agencies do not believe the Chinese government was involved in the operation. The investigation now focuses on…
The team that created Android is working on an operating system for artificial intelligence. What is known?
A new startup named “/dev/agents”, founded by former Android leaders, is focused on launching a cloud operating system for artificial intelligence agents.
Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup has passed FCC certification: what do we know about the upcoming flagship smartphones?
Samsung is preparing to launch a new line of flagship Galaxy S25 smartphones. The company has already received all the necessary certificates from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra models. Thanks to this, we have the opportunity to learn some of the characteristics of these devices.
Viber in Ukraine now allows creating business profiles: what opportunities does this offer small businesses?
Rakuten Viber has announced the launch of new free features for small businesses in Ukraine. Ukrainian entrepreneurs can now create and manage their company’s business profile for free. This will allow them to present their business in the messenger and interact with customers in the app.
Anthropic has taught Claude chatbot to copy a user's unique writing style: it works on a free plan
Anthropic has introduced a new feature for customizing communication style in its Claude AI chatbot.
Data on men from the age of 16 were automatically entered into «Oberig» without visiting the TCC and undergoing an EOC
Men aged 16-25 are registered automatically – there is no longer any need to apply to the MCC and undergo a medical examination. This is part of a pilot project, said Kateryna Chernogorenko, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization.
Meizu is not giving up: mBlu 21 - what will a budget smartphone offer for less than $100?
Once a popular smartphone manufacturer, Meizu has lost its position over time, but still continues to release new products from time to time. This time, the brand’s fans are offered a budget model with a strange name Meizu mBlu 21.
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,…
Qualcomm «has lost interest in taking over Intel due to the company's huge debts, — Bloomberg
Qualcomm has reconsidered buying Intel amid the company’s financial troubles and potential regulatory hurdles.
EcoFlow DELTA 3 charging stations are already in Ukraine: operation as a UPS, 8000 cycles, fast charging and price from UAH 41 thousand
EcoFlow has announced the launch of a new line of portable charging stations EcoFlow DELTA 3. These new products are suitable for use as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with automatic switching to UPS mode.
Nothing Phone (3) appeared in Geekbench: what we know about the characteristics and performance
The upcoming Nothing Phone (3) smartphone has appeared in the Geekbench database, and everything indicates that the official presentation of the new model will take place soon. It also allowed us to find out some of the device’s characteristics.
Artificial intelligence has used over 140,000 movies and TV shows for training — all episodes of «Breaking Bad» and «The Sopranos» including
Website The Atlantic examined a dataset used to train AI models owned by Apple, Anthropic, and Nvidia, among others, and found that industry fears about the new technology are far from unfounded.
Oppo Pad 3: 11.61-inch display with stylus support, new Dimensity 8350 chip, and price from €275
Oppo, together with MediaTek, has introduced its new Oppo Pad 3 tablet based on a new processor Dimensity 8350. This model is a more affordable alternative to the larger Oppo Pad 3 Pro based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Oppo Reno13 and Reno13 Pro unveiled: new Dimensity 8350 chip, IP69 protection and battery up to 5800 mAh
Oppo has presented the latest devices of the Reno series: Reno13 and Reno13 Pro. These are the first smartphones to run on the new chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8350. Both devices are also equipped with Oppo’s proprietary X1 chip, which provides improved wireless performance. They are IP69-rated for dust and water resistance.
MediaTek Dimensity 8350: The evolution of the 8300 with a focus on gaming and energy efficiency
MediaTek has prepared for release a new mobile processor, the Dimensity 8350, which differs little from the existing Dimensity 8300. However, the new product should improve the performance of devices in games.
Startup Ubitium is developing a processor that will combine CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA
RISC-V developer Ubitium has said it is working on a single chip that can manage them all… that is, combine several major architectures into a single processor.
Nvidia has introduced the Fugatto AI model that «understands and generates sound the same way humans do»
Nvidia introduced a new experimental generative AI, which they call a “universal tool for working with sound”.
NVIDIA CEO tells when AI will stop «hallucinating» and gives a pickup truck lesson
Turns out, NVIDIA has given everyone a million times discount. Jensen Huang talked about when to expect honest AI, the role of the company in it, and how he convinced his wife to marry him.
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