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I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Image credit: Cygames, Inc Around a week ago, 146,000 people mourned the death of a horse they'd never met. This might be the best single thing that has ever happened in videogames, although I don't imagine the horse would give a shit. Grass Wonder was a famous Japanese racehorse, but it's likely the majority of

I spent $27 and future-proofed my home network, forever

Image: Mark Hachman / Foundry About a week ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever. If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer with dozens of cables. And while some cables have specific connections, like USB-C, my wired network (such as it is) is just a random collection of

I Spent Years Saving for an Engagement Ring, and It Vanished Without a Trace

A proposal is one of the most memorable milestones in a person’s life. It’s a moment filled with anticipation, love, and the hope of a bright future together. But what happens when something disrupts the plans you’ve been working on for years? When emotions run high and the unexpected throws everything into question? We recently received a heartfelt letter from a reader grappling with just such a dilemma.

Tinubu spent 180 of his 580 days in office abroad – Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s frequent overseas travels, noting that Tinubu has spent over 30% of his time in office—approximately 180 out of 580 days by December 29, 2024—on more than 30 recorded foreign trips. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on January 2...

India spent $24 billion in foreign arms procurements in last 5 years

India procured military hardware worth Rs 1.93 lakh crore (almost $24 billion) from abroad in the last five years, which included helicopters, aircraft radars, rockets, guns, assault rifles, missiles and ammunition from countries like US, Russia, France, Isra…

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Embracer Will Spin-Off ‘Fellowship Entertainment’ Into Its Own Company

"this approach represents the most effective long-term solution" by Ollie Reynolds 40 mins ago Image: Amazon Game Studios Embracer has announced its intention to spin-off Fellowship Entertainment into its own company in 2027. In the press release, founder Lars Wingefors states that the approach "represents the most effective long-term solution" for Embracer, with the intention

2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly

2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly Name: Mikey D’Amato Position: LB College: Cal Poly Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 235 lbs X: @mikeydamato2 Instagram: @mikey_damato_ What made you decide you wanted to be a football player? It’s kind of in my blood, my pops he actually played in the NFL so honestly

These Types Of Vehicles Typically Depreciate Faster Than Others

Every gearhead has been in this situation. You're surfing through eBay Motors or Facebook Marketplace looking for cars, either just for fun or because you want a new project, and you see it: a European luxury car like a Mercedes S-Class, a BMW 7 Series, or something wild like a Maserati. The price is really

Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial

Watch subscriber-only discussion going behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race. Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers. Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s

Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object

Anders Bell points to his grey hair and laughs. “Three years ago, it was still blond and curly,” says Volvo’s chief engineering and technology officer. The remark is more than self-deprecating. It captures what Volvo has been through: five years of building a software-defined vehicle (SDV) from scratch, as a traditional carmaker, with no blueprint