According to Deadline, Quentin Tarantino has teamed up with Jay Glennie to write two books detailing the creation of the films “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Inglourious Basterds.” Jay Glennie, who has written about the making of films such as “The Deer Hunter,” “Trainspotting,” “Raging Bull,” and others, conducted hours of interviews with…
Google DeepMind specialists have introduced a relatively small model with 11 billion parameters. After reviewing 200,000 hours of videos of people playing two-dimensional platform video games, it deduced the rules of the game and the physical laws of the flat world, despite the recordings lacking information on which buttons were pressed by the players. But…
NBC Chicago reports that the house at 671 North Lincoln Avenue, famous from the movie “Home Alone,” is up for sale for the first time since 2012. Built in 1921, the house has only had two owners. The first sale occurred in the 1980s before the movie was released, and the second was in 2012…
A snippet of action from the upcoming fourth installment of the comedy-action “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, originally titled “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” has surfaced online. Eddie Murphy returns to his role as Axel Foley, joined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott. In the released clip, they are seen hijacking a helicopter. Some 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…
The Chinese automotive giant Geely has introduced the new Aegis Short Blade LFP battery with an energy density of 192 Wh/kg, a service life of 50 years, rapid charging up to 80% in 17 minutes, and minimal capacity loss in cold weather conditions. The battery can endure 3500 charge cycles, equivalent to approximately one million…
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…
The multiplayer space simulator Star Citizen has set a new record: over ten years of its crowdfunding campaign, Cloud Imperium Games has raised over $700 million for the game’s production. It’s worth noting that the project’s budget is funded by user donations. Interestingly, Star Citizen surpassed the $600 million mark back in August 2023, and…
The planet WASP-43b, located 280 light-years away from Earth, has a mass exceeding that of Jupiter by 78%. It completes a full orbit around its star in just 19.5 hours and is positioned only 2 million kilometers away from it. As a result, it is tidally locked, with one side always facing the star while…
Victorinox, the maker of famous Swiss Army knives, is working on a model without a blade. CEO Carl Elsener revealed this in an interview with Blick. “Elsener explained that the presence of a blade in the knife leads to the perception of our products primarily as weapons in some markets,” he said. In England and…
