Recently, actor Viggo Mortensen had an interview with GQ Magazine where he was asked about his thoughts on the upcoming film “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” The actor also shared an interesting anecdote related to a prop from “The Lord of the Rings”: after filming, Mortensen kept the sword Narsil (Anduril)…
The new analgesic medication possesses all the properties of existing pain relievers except for the negatives. Experiments on animal models and pilot clinical studies have demonstrated the drug’s safety for internal organs, as well as its lack of addiction potential. The medication is planned for use in treating various types of pain. Statistically, almost 30%…
Take-Two Interactive reported in their fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 results that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold an additional three million copies in the last three months. This means that more than 64 million copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 have been sold worldwide, up from 61 million previously. Set in a Western-themed environment,…
The Aurora supercomputer, powered by Intel processors, was unable to surpass the Frontier supercomputer, powered by AMD chips, in the latest Top500 ranking of the world’s fastest supercomputers, placing second. Nevertheless, Aurora topped the ranking in the HPL-MxP test, designed to evaluate performance in artificial intelligence, achieving 10.6 AI exaflops and becoming the fastest AI…
The head of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) revealed the actor’s return in “Deadpool and Wolverine” in an interview with Empire. According to Feige, he was as moved as everyone else when “Logan” served as a fitting conclusion for Jackman’s portrayal of the mutant hero in 2017. “You had the best send-off in ‘Logan.’ That’s…
AstraZeneca has announced a global recall of its COVID-19 vaccine, developed jointly with the University of Oxford, after confirming the potential occurrence of a rare side effect – thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (TTS) – in legal documents. While the mechanism of the disease remains unknown, AstraZeneca acknowledged in its statement that the vaccine may, in rare…
After the release of the Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer, a real edit war began on the English Wikipedia page for Yasuke, the black retainer of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga. According to information from Mark Kern, a former Blizzard developer, supporters of the agenda are trying to erase any mention that Yasuke may not have been…
Scientists have identified a mechanism that initiates the process of clearing brain tissue from amyloid proteins through exposure to a 40 Hz frequency. These results point to the possibilities of a simple and effective therapy and prevention for various neurodegenerative diseases. In 2016, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology noticed the positive impact of…
Chinese scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system for aerial combat that explains its decision-making logic during battles. This system aims to address the “black box” problem faced by both the US and China in the AI arms race. The new solution will allow pilots to better understand the AI’s actions, enhancing cooperation during combat…
A new leak about the integrated graphics processor AMD RDNA 3.5 “Radeon 800M” was provided by Golden Pig Upgrade. The source detailed the information, claiming that tests on MSI laptops with Ryzen AI 300 processors at Computex 2024 show that the new generation iGPU significantly outperforms its predecessors—RDNA 3 “Radeon 700M.” The MSI laptop models…
