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Fortnite wannabe Radical Heights deserved better than a one month lifespan

Cliff Bleszinski's Radical Heights is a notorious multiplayer failure, but the 80s-themed shooter died with potential.

A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns

A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI — is about to burst.  Speaking at a press briefing, National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Li Chao said China’s humanoid robotics industry needs to […]

Analysis: since 2023, data center power demands have delayed 15 coal plants' retirements; the Trump administration has ordered two power plants to remain open (Ariel Wittenberg/Politico)

Ariel Wittenberg / Politico:
Analysis: since 2023, data center power demands have delayed 15 coal plants' retirements; the Trump administration has ordered two power plants to remain open  —  President Donald Trump has amplified those effects by lowering hurdles for fossil fuel development, obstructing renewable energy projects …

8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving

Today, tens of millions of Americans will partake in a national ritual many of us say we don’t especially enjoy or find meaning in. We will collectively eat more than 40 million turkeys — factory farmed and heavily engineered animals that bear scant resemblance to the wild birds that have been apocryphally written into the […]

Dying Light: The Beast getting New Game Plus in huge update

New Game Plus is finally coming to Dying Light: The Beast, after countless player requests, along with Legend Levels and bug fixes