Новости за 23.01.2018

PlayStation 4 owners looking forward to the long-awaited return of gaming’s angriest man can rest easy. Creative director Cory Barlog announced in a PlayStation Blog post Tuesday that “God of War” will launch exclusively on PlayStation 4 on April 20. The announcement was accompanied by a lengthy trailer focused on the game’s narrative side, as a grizzled, older Kratos from the previous “God of War” games attempts to survive in a world inspired by Norse mythology with his young son.

PS4 hackers have officially opened the door to game piracy using vulnerabilities recently discovered in the console’s 4.05 firmware. While the vast majority of people won’t be able to make use of the findings, they enable free play of retail games and expanded PS2 emulation. The story arrives via Eurogamer.

The smallest American wild cat is under threat from humans killing it and stealing its land, but scientists have found that it is a more resilient animal than previously thought.

Indian toddlers who were accidentally swapped at birth refused to return to their biological parents after a DNA test confirmed the mistake.

Instagram users now have more creative ways to express themselves. The platform announced on Tuesday a new GIF option on Instagram Stories. Users can now choose expressive GIF stickers and add them to the photos or videos they share in their Stories. The GIF library feature comes with Instagram version 29 on iOS and Android, which was released on Tuesday. Instagram's GIF library is “full of hundreds of thousands of moving stickers” and is supported by GIPHY, the platform said.

Bill Cosby returned to the stage for a surprise performance on Monday at LaRosa Jazz Club in Philadelphia, Cosby’s hometown, to honor jazz drummer Tony Williams. This marked the comedian’s first public show since 2015, which was around the time all of the sexual assault allegations started being made against him.

In the weeks leading up to the release of the redesigned Snapchat for users in the United States the company announced that users will be able to share Snapchat content outside of the app, a Snap Inc. spokesperson told International Business Times.  The new feature will be available to Snap users who have the newly redesigned app starting on Wednesday and is scheduled to become available to more users as the redesign rolls out over the next few weeks. When it rolls out, it will be available to all... Читать дальше...

It didn’t take long for Kobe Bryant to receive some backlash after it was announced Tuesday morning that he was among the 2018 Oscar nominees. Bryant’s film “Dear Basketball” was nominated for best short film (animated), and articles are already being written about the sexual assault allegations that were brought against the former Los Angeles Lakers' star in 2003.

Scientists are waiting for a massive dust storm on Mars so they can figure out why Earth’s neighbor is a wasteland.

An encryption flaw discovered by security researchers in the popular dating app Tinder may allow hackers to view a user’s photos and track their actions, including when they swipe left or right on someone. Application security testing company Checkmarx first identified the issue , which allows an attacker to decode encryption signatures in both the iOS and Android version of Tinder to see what actions a user took while viewing the profile of another user.

Faison is back in Port Charles, and Nathan has no plans on letting his father wreak havoc once again. However, on the Tuesday, Jan. 23 episode of “General Hospital,” Nathan and Lulu’s tactics to bring Faison down may ultimately hurt Maxie. After experiencing a frightening moment in her pregnancy, Maxie (Kirsten Storms) has been given orders to avoid stress, but that may prove to be a difficult task if she finds out what Nathan (Ryan Paevey) and Lulu (Emme Rylan) are up to.

The Apple HomePod was supposed to go on sale last month at the height of the holiday season, but Apple pushed back its release date to early 2018. Now, the tech giant has finally announced a HomePod release date. Apple announced in a press release today that the HomePod will be released Feb. 9. The company also confirmed customers will be able to pre-order the HomePod online starting Jan. 26. The Siri-powered smart speaker is also set to arrive in France and Germany this spring. The HomePod will cost $349.

A 21-year-old British man has been sentenced to two years in jail after admitting to being responsible for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that attempted to knock a number of services including Pokémon Go, Skype and Google offline. Alex Bessell of Liverpool pleaded guilty to a number of computer-related criminal offenses, the majority of which stemmed from his more than 100 attempts to attack popular online services and games.

Matt Lauer has been fighting to save his marriage with wife Annette Roque since being fired by NBC over sexual harassment allegations. Although there are rumors the couple is headed for a divorce and the Dutch model is furious with her husband, the two were recently spotted in the same place.

The odds for Roger Federer to win the Australian Open went from "very good" to "excellent" rather quickly. On Tuesday, Federer's most daunting opponent, Rafael Nadal, retired in a quarterfinal match against Marin Cilic, thus weakening an already beleaguered field in Melbourne.

The 2018 Oscar nominations are out and the list is full of the best movies of last year. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen them all yet, or feel like you haven’t seen them nearly enough times, as many of the nominated films are available to stream online. With just over a month to go until the big award show on March 4, now’s the time to catch up on all the flicks in order to make sure you can make the best winner predictions of all your friends and family.

The flu has claimed another life. This time it's  a 6-year-old girl from Cary, North Carolina. Emily Grace Muth first had flu symptoms on Jan. 16. Her parents took her to an urgent care center two days later, according to a GoFundMe for the girl set up by her mother.

Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis announced the 2018 Academy Award nominations early Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills, California, but the Oscars can’t honor everyone. The Academy overlooked several films and artists. These are the biggest Oscar snubs of 2018: Jessica Chastain — “Molly’s Game,” which follows the true story of an Olympic-class skier who was arrested for running a high-stakes poker game, scored a nod for adapted screenplay. However, Chastain’s performance as Molly was not honored.

The race at the top of the 2018 NBA standings in the Western Conference is heating up with the All-Star break fast approaching. The Houston Rockets (33-12) are making ground on the Golden State Warriors (37-10) for the best record, while the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-18) have passed the San Antonio Spurs (30-18) for the No.3 seed.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. UPDATE: 9:47 a.m. EST — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said there was one confirmed fatality in Tuesday’s shooting at Marshall County High School in Kentucky. Bevin said in a tweet that one person was killed and multiple others wounded and that the shooter was in custody.

Rachel Morrison was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday morning and she made history at the exact same time. As the cinematographer for “Mudbound,” Morrison earned a bid in the cinematography category at the 2018 Oscars, becoming the first female to ever be nominated in the award show’s long history.

If you, like many others, are wondering how artificial intelligence (AI) will change your daily life, envision this: Inside your home, items will become self-aware of their own lifespan and will autonomously order better, cheaper replacements that arrive exactly before their depletion. From lights that reorder themselves to appliances that are smarter and understand your needs and lifestyle, AI will integrate seamlessly into your home.

James Franco was not among the best actor Oscar nominees announced Tuesday morning. The snub comes after he earned a Golden Globe Award for his performance in “The Disaster Artist.” After his Academy Award snub, let’s take a closer look at the sexual misconduct controversy that’s been surrounding him since earlier this month.

Samsung Display has decided to stall its investment in a new OLED plant amid the lukewarm sales of Apple’s iPhone X. The decision is also seen as the company’s response to the uncertain market demand for its smartphone OLED panels.

Gary Oldman is on the fast track to snag the Oscar Award for best actor for his role in “The Darkest Hour” much to the dismay of many people. So far, the star has managed to pick up a Golden Globe for best actor and the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role making him a frontrunner in the Academy Award award category.