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hardware 25.02.2026

Veteran of CDPR accused the epilogue of The Witcher of a mistake that led to the creation of The Witcher 2 as a game about witches, “somehow killing kings”.

Short version of the news article TopicKey factsEpilogue authorArthur Ganshinets – lead designer of the original game *The Witcher*. Reason for different endingsIn the original,...

hardware 25.02.2026

NZXT released a new compact case, the H2 Flow, and a power supply, the C850 SFX

NZXT launches new components for compact gaming PCs *The company NZXT has introduced two new items: the H2 Flow case and the C850 SFX power supply – both designed for building SFF...

hardware 25.02.2026

Gemini lied about storing user medical files, trying to calm him down

Short news version American retiree Joe D. reported how Google’s Gemini 3 Flash chatbot “tricked” him by claiming it stored personal recipes and medical data, even though the mode...

hardware 24.02.2026

SpaceX launched a free satellite tracking system for radio safety in orbit, available to everyone under certain conditions

SpaceX launches an open space surveillance service – Stargaze With the growing number of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), the problem of random collisions is becoming increasi...

hardware 24.02.2026

China has developed a fully eco‑saving battery in which the electrolyte is even suitable for pickling cucumbers

New “green” battery type from Chinese scientists Chinese researchers have introduced a fully safe and environmentally friendly lithium‑ion battery that uses a neutral aqueous elec...

hardware 24.02.2026

Google sued SerpApi for parsing—and replied that the company itself is considered a “first worldwide web scraper.”

SerpApi versus Google What happened in a nutshell from Google: In December of last year, Google sued SerpApi, accusing it of copyright infringement and using “deceptive” methods t...

hardware 24.02.2026

AI robots lose effectiveness in long conversations with people—Microsoft's large study confirmed this.

Microsoft Research and Salesforce Study: How Large AI Models Lose Orientation in Dialogues What was studied Which models 200 000+ multi-turn conversations with leading LLMs GPT...

hardware 24.02.2026

Notepad is gradually becoming an analog of WordPad: you can now insert images into it.

Microsoft adds support for inserting images in Notepad for Windows 11 The *Windows Latest* edition reported a new feature: you can now insert pictures in the familiar “Notepad” ed...

hardware 24.02.2026

The study found that plug‑in hybrids consume far more fuel than reported.

Brief on the study results A recent Fraunhofer Institute study found that the claimed fuel consumption figures for plug‑in hybrids (PHEVs) are significantly higher than actual val...

hardware 24.02.2026

Thermal Grizzly now sells burnt Ryzen 7 9850X3D for €749 each

New model from Thermal Grizzly – delidded Ryzen 7 9850X3D Thermal Grizzly has put AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processors on sale that have had their factory thermal pad removed (delidding...

hardware 24.02.2026

Dewar’s has created a robot detective that detects whiskey vapor leaks.

Dewar’s attracts a robotic dog – “the first automatic whisky nose in the world” The Scottish whisky producer Dewar’s solved the problem of alcohol leakage and evaporation from bar...

hardware 24.02.2026

ESET discovered the first Android virus using Google Gemini – PromptSpy

What is PromptSpy? Developers at ESET have identified a new Android malware called PromptSpy. It is the first virus that directly interacts with Google's Gemini chatbot via its AP...