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Paradox Interactive? Here's a bloody paradox for you! I love the idea of grand strategy games, perhaps more than I can possibly convey. I've spent countless hours poring over screenshots of Europa Universalis 4, Crusader Kings 3, and Victoria 3, mesmerised by those evocative maps and enigmatic numbers. Where some might see drab undulations and a spreadsheet UI, I see tantalising potential; the chance to bend history to my whims with an iron fist, a clean codpiece, and twinkle in my eye. And yet - and yet -.
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The smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple is developing will be powered by Google Gemini, reports Bloomberg. Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion per year for a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model that was developed by Google. For context, parameters are a measure of how a model understands and responds to queries. More parameters generally means more capable, though training and architecture are also factors. Bloomberg... Read more ›
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Trump told Fox News that Mamdani gave "a very angry speech" on Tuesday night. The mayor-elect directly addressed Trump. Read more ›
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If you go all-in on a single feature, that feature should work well. The Viewsonic VG1656N's main feature isn't great, but it's uncommon at least. Read more ›
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I tasted dozens of mushroom teas, kava drinks, and party drinks to find the best. Brez and Juni are the two I recommend for most people looking for focus. Read more ›
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Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge. Read more ›
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Charlie Brown, a freelance writer living in Portugal, shared why she quit the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement after 6 years because of her ethical concerns. Read more ›
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Some parents think they have to follow certain rules, such as getting an early start. I prefer to break those rules when traveling with kids. Read more ›
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Jensen Huang, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Yann LeCun and Bill Dally talk to the FT’s AI editor Read more ›
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Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith. Read more ›
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Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory. Read more ›
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Amsterdam’s Struck secures €2M to expand its AI platform for simplifying construction compliance and permitting across Europe. Amsterdam-based Struck, a startup that simplifies compliance in construction, has secured €2M in seed funding. The round was led by Value Factory Ventures, with participation from Antler and business angels from the construction and real estate sectors. Struck ... Read more Read more ›
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Lint today, slipperiness tomorrow, long-term durability problems — this isn't a case worth $50. Read more ›
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The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. Read more ›
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Meta's stand-alone AI app has a video feed called Vibes. It's being taken over by Donald Trump memes and political stuff. I'm calling it "boomerslop." Read more ›
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The date for Starbucks' Red Cup Day 2025 has been announced. Find out when the event goes live and how to get your free cup. Read more ›
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This upcoming Google Maps toggle could be a lifesaver during heatwaves, or if you simply want to avoid the sun. Read more ›
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The phone is said to charge at higher wattages for much longer compared to its predecessors. Read more ›
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Daniel and Brianna Bell met as college students near Toronto. Brianna, especially, had embraced traditionalist messages about family from her conservative Christian church. So when they married, Daniel became a pastor and Brianna became a stay-at-home mom. Brianna lived what was essentially a “tradwife” lifestyle — the trend popularized by online influencers in which women […] Read more ›
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Eurogamer.net
For a year, on and off, I've been thinking about Dragon Age: The Veilguard. More specifically, I've been thinking about my Dragon Age: The Veilguard review - the five-star review I wrote for Eurogamer. It plagues me. Because to be blunt, I'm not happy with how it sits. I don't think The Veilguard is a five-star game and definitely don't think it's BioWare's best game. To have suggested such a... Read more ›
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Saints Row 1 design director Chris Stockman has revealed he wants to revive the open-world crime series following developer Volition's poorly recieved 2022 reboot, and claims publisher Embracer Group has reached out to hear more. Read more Read more ›
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Don McGowan is an attorney who knows what he's talking about when it comes to understanding what Microsoft might do following the Trump administration's provocative use of the Halo IP on social media this week. He was a senior attorney at Xbox Game Studios for three years. He was also chief legal officer at The Pokémon Company for a decade - another brand recently abused by the Trump administration. McGowan,... Read more ›
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Battlefield 6 has introduced a new "relaxed way" to play "while still earning progression and completing challenges" - Casual Breakthrough. Read more Read more ›
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It's been a long-running mystery why Rockstar's PlayStation-exclusive spy game Agent never materialised. It was announced with much fanfare in 2007, then proceeded to never show up again. But Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has finally provided an adequate answer. Simply put, he and Rockstar couldn't find a way to make an open-world spy game work. Read more Read more ›
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Amid reports Amazon has 'gutted' its video games division as part of 14,000 company wide job cuts earlier this week, one former developer has suggested its Lord of the Rings MMO has also been cancelled. Read more Read more ›
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Just weeks after Japan rejected Nintendo's initial efforts to patent a variety of Pokémon-style monster capture and throwing mechanics - a patent that might prove critical in the company's ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld - the US has taken the "rare" step of re-examining a previously granted Pokémon patent, believing it could be invalid. Read more Read more ›
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The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says he has an "excellent" deal with developer CD Projekt Red, but admits it's "rare" that the studio gets in touch to ask for additional details these days. Read more Read more ›
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I've played a good few rounds of Battlefield 6's new Redsec battle royale mode, which launched as a semi-surprise earlier this week, and you know what? It's alright. Decent bordering on pretty good, in fact. Read more Read more ›
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Xbox has been doing some marketing (something Microsoft's gaming division has often been accused of barely doing, especially around new game releases), and it's released an absolute clanger of an advert to promote Xbox Game Pass. Initially I thought it was OK, a little odd for sure, but fine. Centred on a comparison between renting games from a store in the past and having access to games on Games Pass... Read more ›
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