A leak revealed Star Wars Outlaws' next expansion before its official announcement at Star Wars Celebration. The trailer for A Pirate's Fortune appeared briefly online before Ubisoft removed it. Players will join Kay Vess and Hondo Ohnaka on May 15, 2025, with the DLC offering its separate season pass similar to the previous Wild Card expansion.
Ubisoft also announced a three-hour demo available today for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The demo lets players experience different parts of the game, including exploration, space battles, and stealth missions. Progress from the demo will not transfer to the full game upon purchase.
The expansion includes items based on the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew TV series. These feature an outfit for Nix...
Under fresh US trade rules, Intel must apply for export licenses to sell Gaudi AI chips to China. The American chipmaker joins Nvidia and AMD in facing stricter controls on high-performance AI hardware sales to Chinese customers. These restrictions target chips with DRAM bandwidth exceeding 1,400 GB per second.
The impact hits Intel less severely than competitors since Team Blue holds a smaller market share in China. However, the company previously supplied Chinese tech firms like ByteDance with Gaudi chips as alternatives to Nvidia products. The new regulations require Intel to navigate complex legal procedures before shipping any advanced AI accelerators.
The Trump administration's policies create significant challenges for US...
F1 25 becomes one of the few games offering path tracing technology. This feature, also found in games like Cyberpunk 2077, will be accessible only to PC players.
The developer explains that path tracing lets light follow every bounce, including indirect lighting. This creates realistic shade, light effects during races under Bahrain lights or sunset at Baku.
F1 25 includes other visual upgrades as well. Players will notice better tone mapping, improved track surfaces showing tire marks, and LIDAR scanning for more accurate tracks. This technology helped make trees match their real-world counterparts, such as cherry blossoms at Suzuka.
The game uses NVIDIA Audio2Face for better facial animations during Career mode. Press interviews...
President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe works hard to give all kids a better education at the 45th Independence Children's Party. He asked everyone to thank those who fought for freedom, which makes education possible today.
The president believes children need education that prepares them for real jobs, not just speaking English well. Schools should teach science, tech skills, and practical trades that help build the country.
His government wants every school to have computers, the internet, and electricity, especially in rural areas. He called on various ministries to speed up these improvements across all regions.
Mnangagwa promised equal chances for boys and girls to reach their full potential. He stressed that all children, including...
Experts discuss the proposed KAD-2 ring road as a critical infrastructure project for St. Petersburg. Ilya Reznikov from the Labgrad company explains that the primary goal is to optimize transit traffic flows. The new road will draw inspiration from Moscow's Central Ring Road, which was designed to alleviate urban congestion.
Viktor Orlov from the Initiative Group for Transport Infrastructure Protection believes even the eastern half of KAD-2 will significantly improve regional transportation. The new road will redirect freight and passenger transport traveling between Moscow and northern regions like Karelia, Murmansk, and Arkhangelsk. It will help vehicles bypass St. Petersburg's city center, reducing pressure on existing...
Border security at Pulkovo Airport detained a Russian woman attempting to leave the country using her relative's foreign passport. The Border Department of the FSB for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region reported the incident during passport control screening.
The woman presented her relative's identification document to border guards, hoping to exit Russia. Her attempt failed, and authorities immediately initiated legal proceedings against her. She now faces potential penalties including a fine up to 200,000 rubles, forced labor for two years, or imprisonment for an equivalent period.
St. Petersburg transport officials expect to reopen the Udelnaya metro station earlier than originally planned. Valentin Enokaev from the city's transport committee announced the station would welcome passengers during the first half of May. The station has been closed for major repairs since June 2024. Enokaev promises the station will open before the May holidays.
The city has additional infrastructure improvements on its agenda. Authorities intend to update 80 subway train cars through 2025 and modernize electric power systems for underground transportation. The upgrade will focus on traction substations along the first metro line and at Gorelektrotrans. These upgrades aim to enhance the city's public transit infrastructure.
Russian banks are turning away most loan applicants at an unprecedented rate. The National Bureau of Credit Histories reports that loan rejection rates have climbed to 80.6%. Banks are denying applications across all credit types, including consumer loans, car loans, mortgages, point-of-sale loans, and credit cards.
The bureau tracked a significant increase in refusals, with application rejections rising 2.7% in March 2025 and 6.6% over the past year. Financial experts attribute the trend to the Central Bank's strict monetary policy. Lending volumes are shrinking as banks become more cautious about risk.
Most financial institutions now prioritize borrowers with excellent credit profiles and manageable debt levels. Economists predict...
Petersburg readers continue to show a strong preference for fiction, according to recent sales data from the Bukvoed bookstore chain. The top-selling books reveal a diverse mix of genres that capture readers' attention. Marketing communications leader Victoria Nurmukhamedova shared insights into the city's reading habits that highlight the appeal of contemporary and classic literature.
Standout titles include Kawamura's novel about disappearing cats and Corelli's Satan narrative. Readers gravitated toward philosophical works like Streckis's book about life purpose and Clason's Richest Man volume. Classic literature maintained strong popularity, with Bulgakov's Master and Margarita and Orwell's influential 1984 attracting significant...
