Author: ProHoster

Bots added to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds so newcomers can kill at least someone

The PUBG Corporation studio recently released PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update number 7.1. Together with him, she introduced bots into the battle royale, which help new players adapt to the shooter and... kill at least someone. On the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds blog, the developers talked in more detail about how the artificial intelligence is programmed. Thus, when moving, bots are regulated by navigation grids that permeate the maps of the royal […]

US accuses China of hacking attacks targeting COVID-19 research

It may come as no surprise that state-backed hacking activity has continued and even intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the US is reportedly convinced that one country is waging a massive campaign. Officials who spoke to CNN reporters say there has been a wave of cyberattacks against American government agencies and pharmaceutical firms, a campaign that American experts attribute to Beijing. Counts, […]

The next No Man's Sky update will be "more ambitious" than the previous ones

Since the controversial launch of No Man's Sky in 2016, Hello Games has been working hard to improve the game. In the last message, the developer looked back at the path traveled - more than two hundred updates released. At the same time, Hello Games announced that a new expansion is in the process of creation. The upcoming No Man's Sky update will bring even more […]

New Article: Fujifilm X100V Camera Review: One of a Kind

The very idea of ​​releasing such a camera these days seems quite bold to me: the average user is accustomed to the fact that even on a phone there is the ability to shoot at different focal lengths. Manufacturers of compact cameras with fixed lenses also tend to aim to impress with zooms. Prime lenses are still deservedly popular and loved by many photographers, but rarely do people consciously limit themselves to […]

PowerColor has prepared a compact graphics card Radeon RX 5600 XT ITX

PowerColor has prepared a new version of the Radeon RX 5600 XT video card, which is intended primarily for compact gaming systems. The new product is simply called Radeon RX 5600 XT ITX, and it is distinguished by its small dimensions, allowing it to be installed in Mini-ITX form factor systems. The exact dimensions of the new graphics accelerator are not specified at the moment, since it has not yet […]

Polestar 2 Electric Car Coming to US for $59 This Summer

A year after Polestar introduced the Polestar 2 electric car, prices and when the model will appear in showrooms have been announced. In the US, this car will cost $59, and it will go on sale this summer. Those interested can already place an order online. If all goes according to plan, Polestar's first American retail showrooms will […]

qBittorrent 4.2.5 release

The release of the torrent client qBittorrent 4.2.5 is available, written using the Qt toolkit and developed as an open alternative to µTorrent, close to it in interface and functionality. Among the features of qBittorrent: an integrated search engine, the ability to subscribe to RSS, support for many BEP extensions, remote management via a web interface, sequential download mode in a given order, advanced settings for torrents, peers and trackers, a bandwidth scheduler […]

KDE Applications Release 20.04

The April consolidated update of applications (20.04) developed by the KDE project has been presented. In total, as part of the April update, releases of more than 217 programs, libraries and plugins were published. Information about the availability of Live builds with new application releases can be found on this page. The most notable innovations: The Dolphin file manager has improved interaction with external file systems accessible via cloud storage, SMB or SSH. […]

Wine 5.7 release

An experimental release of an open implementation of WinAPI - Wine 5.7 - took place. Since the release of version 5.6, 38 bug reports have been closed and 415 changes have been made. The most important changes: The Mono engine has been updated to release 5.0.0 with support for WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation); The development of the WineD3D backend based on the Vulkan graphics API continued; Added initial implementation of USB device driver; Implemented […]

The best IT comedies. Top 3 series

Hello Habr! I'm back! Many have very warmly received my previous article about the series "Mr.Robot". Thank you so much for this! As I promised, I have prepared a continuation of the cycle and I hope you will also like the new article. Today we will talk about three, in my opinion, the main comedy series in the field of IT. Many are now in quarantine, many […]

Why Mr. Robot is the best series about the IT industry

Good day, dear Habr readers! On December 23, 2019, the final episode of one of the most popular series about IT, Mr. Robot, was released. After watching the series to the end, I firmly decided to write an article about the series on Habré. The release of this article is timed to coincide with my anniversary on the portal. My first article appeared exactly 2 years ago. […]