Actress Gina Carano isn’t in the best terms with Disney, having exited the “Star Wars” universe and filed a lawsuit against the company. However, she still hopes to return to working on the franchise. In her lawsuit, she expressed her desire to come back. Besides the demand for a $75,000 compensation, it also includes a…
Today, Microsoft and its gaming division, Xbox, made another controversial decision. Top managers deemed it necessary to dissolve several experienced development studios that had gifted gamers with unique gaming worlds. One of the affected teams was the Japanese studio Tango Gameworks, responsible for titles like Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within. Many users on social…
A team of Chinese scientists has built the world’s largest quantum simulator based on the principle of an ion trap and demonstrated the stable retention and cooling of a two-dimensional crystal consisting of 512 ions. This breakthrough was achieved by the team led by renowned quantum physicist Duan Luming, who returned to his homeland in…
Scientists at the pharmaceutical company Moderna have developed the first mRNA vaccine targeting both influenza and coronavirus. This combined vaccine successfully completed Phase 3 clinical trials and is awaiting approval from the US regulator FDA. According to Nature, the combined vaccine has shown higher efficacy compared to monovalent vaccines targeting only one virus. mRNA technology…
Researchers analyzed data from 99 million individuals to assess neurological, hematological, and cardiovascular complications after administering different types of vaccines. The study confirmed the risks of certain severe diagnoses, though scientists still describe the negative consequences in absolute terms as low. Scientists from the Global Vaccine Data Network presented the results of the largest study…
Scientists have presented the results of the first phase of clinical trials involving 14 people with inherited blindness, specifically Leber congenital amaurosis. Significant improvements in vision parameters have been observed with the application of CRISPR gene editing technology. Leber congenital amaurosis is characterized by a mutation in the CEP290 gene, resulting in severe vision loss,…
The release of the REDkit toolkit by CD Projekt Red has led to a number of modifications for The Witcher 3 (though they are still in the early stages). We’ve seen the relocation of Vizima and even the recreation of the Old Camp and Khorinis, but one fan has taken it even further. Essentially, they…
For several consecutive days, player outrage has been brewing over the recent update in Helldivers 2. Due to Sony’s directive, the developers of the popular cooperative shooter implemented mandatory linking of PSN accounts in the game. This decision did not sit well with PC gamers, who have already written over 300,000 negative reviews on Steam….
Japanese automaker Honda Motor has been involved in the production of passenger vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells since 2002. The last attempt was the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, whose limited production ceased in 2021 as the automaker revised its strategy in this field. However, this year, Honda will introduce a new CR-V crossover…
AeroHT, a subsidiary of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng, has been developing a flying car for 10 years. At a press briefing during the Auto China 2024 car show in Beijing, CEO He Xiaopeng announced that the new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft would offer an alternative mode of transportation in cities,…
