Alphabet is one step away from concluding its biggest deal: startup Wiz is valued at $23 billion
Google parent Alphabet is in the final stages of negotiations to buy cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for a record $23 billion, the WSJ reports. If the deal doesn’t fall through,…
The Gemini neural network was caught scanning PDF files of Google Drive users
The rapid development of neural networks has long raised concerns among experts about ensuring privacy when interacting with such algorithms. This week there was further confirmation that these fears are…
Ryzen 5 8500G review: multi-core six-core to replace Ryzen 5 5600G
The range of AMD hybrid processors designed to work as part of the Socket AM5 desktop platform includes a total of four representatives. We talked in detail about the two…
Soft robots have been developed that can shed and grow limbs
Roboticists at Yale University have developed technology that will allow soft robots to shed or grow limbs if necessary. They demonstrated the results of their work in short videos. Image…
Huawei has opened a research center in Shanghai – 35 thousand scientists and engineers will work there
The Chinese company Huawei has completed the implementation of its Shanghai Qingpu project, within the framework of which a new research complex Huawei Lianqiu Lake R&D Center was created. According…
It became known how much Valve pays its employees
Valve prefers not to officially disclose the number of its employees. However, during the trial with the Wolfire Games studio, this information and data on employee salary levels became publicly…
Apple approves first PC emulator for iOS
Apple has approved the launch of the UTM SE emulator on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS, which allows you to run classic software and PC games on iPhone, iPad and Vision…
Several startups are preparing to lift tourists to the edge of the earth’s atmosphere in hot air balloons
Hot air balloons may seem like an outdated type of aircraft to some, but a number of startups are preparing to use them in combination with pressurized capsules to take…
Tesla may abandon the idea of scaling production of 4680 batteries by the end of the year
In 2020, Elon Musk dedicated an entire presentation to the story of advanced 4680 battery cells, promising at that moment to establish their mass production by the end of 2023.…
The downside of success: Baldur’s Gate 3 won so many awards that it began to hinder development
The fantasy role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios continues to collect awards even 11 months after its release. The studio is pleased with the attention to the project,…