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Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why’d Trump go easy on them?

Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the major antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, and what it might mean for antitrust and competition law in general now that the Justice Department under Trump has decided to settle its part of the case. That’s even as many states — including New York, California, and Texas — carry […]

Capcom addresses Street Fighter 6's incest controversy

Street Fighter 6 players were left grossed-out when it was revealed a character ended up marrying his adoptive sister and cousin.

Wikipedia bans using AI for writing or rewriting articles on its English-language site, citing AI-written articles' tendency to violate "core content policies" (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Wikipedia bans using AI for writing or rewriting articles on its English-language site, citing AI-written articles' tendency to violate “core content policies”  —  Wikipedia editors can only use AI for basic copy editing or translations. … Wikipedia will no longer allow editors to write or rewrite articles using AI.

The Yankees Almost Signed Another P.E.D. Cheater

One more nugget from last night’s 7-0 Yankees win over the Giants:

During the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Opening Night matchup between two historic franchises, the Giants and Yankees, all-time home run leader Barry Bonds joined the Netflix broadcast booth at Oracle Park and told an incredible story about just how close he came to signing with the Yankees in 1992. [...]

“Well, I would’ve been a Yankees [player],” Bonds said, “but Steinbrenner got on the phone and they called us and they told me, ‘Barry, we’re gonna give you the money — [make you] the highest-paid player … but you have to sign the contract by 2:00 this afternoon.’”

One thing you don’t do is give Bonds an ultimatum.

“And I said, ‘Excuse me?’” Bonds said. “And I just hung the phone up.”

The Yankees went on to play in six World Series from that moment until the end of Bonds’s playing career, winning four championships. Bonds played in one World Series with the Giants, losing a seven-game series to the Angels in 2002.

Pokémon Champions finally redeems a bad grass starter 25 years later

The competitive Pokémon game boosts Mega Meganium, and in doing so, will vindicate anyone who picked Chikorita in Pokémon Gold and Silver