Alphabet to invest another $5 billion in Waymo self-driving cars
Alphabet announced at its quarterly reporting conference that it will invest another $5 billion in its autonomous vehicle division Waymo. “This new round of funding will enable Waymo to continue…
Valve caused a stir in the Counter-Strike 2 community by changing one element on the Dust 2 map
The shareware competitive shooter Counter-Strike 2 from Valve studio recently received a relatively small update, which nevertheless caused a strong reaction from the fan community. Image Source: Valve The change…
Netflix gaming division headed by Epic Games executive
Alain Tascan, former executive vice president of game development at Epic Games, has become the new president of Netflix’s gaming division. Mike Verdu, who previously headed the gaming division of…
An unknown mineral with a high water content was discovered in soil samples from the Moon.
The concept of a “dry moon” is becoming a thing of the past. New samples of lunar soil turned out to be “saturated” with water. At least, scientists have found…
Vulnerability in Windows Hello allows hackers to bypass biometric security on business PCs
A vulnerability has been identified in the Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) authentication system that allows attackers to bypass the biometric protection of computers and laptops. WHfB was susceptible to…
Elon Musk did not say whether Tesla robotaxis will have a steering wheel and pedals
This week it became clear that the presentation of Tesla’s long-awaited driverless taxi has been postponed from August 8 to October 10, and the company will use this pause to…
China for the first time tested a vacuum engine for a rocket that will take taikonauts to the moon
It is reported that China has tested for the first time under “real” conditions a liquid-fueled vacuum rocket engine for the manned stage of a future launch vehicle for the…
Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 for developers
Apple has released the fourth beta versions of the upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 for developers, just a week after the release of the third. To install them, which…
The publisher of Signalis and Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus fired all employees and called it a restructuring – only one title remains from Humble Games
The American publisher of indie games Humble Games (Signalis, Unpacking, Ghost Song and others) announced a forced restructuring of the business, but fired employees paint a completely different picture. Image…
WhatsApp for Android and iOS now has an analogue of AirDrop for fast file transfer
WhatsApp developers continue to add useful features to the messenger. This time they have implemented support for the Nearby Share feature, which is an analogue of Apple’s AirDrop and allows…