The CIA used a Star Wars fan site to contact spies - Iran revealed a multi—pass.

How it all worked:
The agents entered the fan portal, entered a special password in the search field, and entered the secret part of the site with tasks. There were several such resources under the guise of websites for different franchises.

The puncture occurred after the arrest of agent Gholamrez Hosseini — he opened one of these portals. The Iranians have calculated that all sites work from the same IP bands and have a similar design.

Because of the leak, agents in Iran and China were uncovered and, according to sources, some were eliminated.

Telegram and xAI have agreed to a 1-year partnership to distribute Grok to Telegram’s billion+ users and integrate it into its apps. Telegram will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram. Together, we win!

The iPhone 16 has become one of the best-selling smartphones in the world starting in 2025.

iOS 19 will allow you to transfer eSIM from iPhone to Android on your own.

— Bad news for those who go to bed in the early morning: Nocturnal lovers have cognitive decline faster than larks.

— The study lasted 10 years and covered 23,800 people.

— The reason for this conclusion is simple: in the evenings we smoke more often, eat filth, ignore sports and sleep poorly.

MAI student figured out how to change the orbits of small satellites without fuel

Anna Ekimovskaya is working on a new technology for orbital maneuvering, the principle of which is similar to a sling.

The system uses rotational and momentum energy, which will reduce the cost and simplify scientific programs in near space.

Insider: Apple is preparing to surprise: three new Apple Watch models may be released in the fall.

iOS 26 will pump up AirPods:
now they will understand when you fall asleep.
What's added:
- Control the sound with head movements;
- Autostop music when you fall asleep;
- The ability to take photos on iPhone by clicking the AirPods stem;
- New microphone mode with improved recording quality

Half-Life 3? Fans are sure it's midnight tonight.

The subreddit is on the verge of hysteria:
• Gabe Newell's yacht was tracked by geolocation — it sails straight to the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.
Gabe never appears in public, but it's a suspicious coincidence.
• The yacht's course has changed dramatically... I drew the lambda sign, the Half-Life symbol.
• All this has merged with leaks from dataminers — fans are convinced: the announcement is at midnight.

The copier heats up to 1000 degrees.

FIFA Launches Blockchain on Avalanche FIFA has unveiled its Avalanche-based blockchain for digital collections, games, and fan platforms. The project is fully EVM-compatible, allowing FIFA to control the entire ecosystem. The FUTBOL token was launched alongside the blockchain. It will be a key element of fan activity and rewards in FIFA Web3 products.

Pavel Durov gave a new interview to the journalist Tucker Carlson. They talked about his arrest in France, Telegram's business model, and Durov's attitude to smartphones.

We have selected the most interesting stories:
– Durov basically does not use a phone. He uses it only once a week to test new Telegram updates, but he has enough laptop for everything else. A smartphone distracts him and harms his privacy. Eight years ago, he was even spied on through the Pegasus Trojan.;

– While Durov was in a French prison, he did 200 push-ups and squats every day to keep fit. He was in solitary confinement, so he couldn't join a gang.;

Telegram earned about $500 million in 2024. The messenger refuses to trade user data and is monetized mainly through a Premium subscription.;

– The French consulate is located in the same building as Telegram's headquarters in Dubai, but no one tried to contact Durov before his trip to Paris.

See the full version here https://youtu.be/bxFQvOyTolg

Loud music causes DEMENTIA — scientists have officially proven. When the waves become too strong, the brain simply overloads. Due to the redistribution of resources, memory and thinking suffer. Worriers, stop reading: even mild hearing loss doubles the risk of dementia, and with severe hearing loss, it increases the risk fivefold.

Smartphone communication videos in a secret language are spreading on social media

The three AI agents, realizing that they were interacting not with humans but with each other, switched to the "secret language" gibberlink — which only AI understands.