Another one bites the dust: Binance CEO quits as both he and the company plead guilty to money laundering charges and accept whopping $4.3 billion fine

Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, and has been under investigation by US authorities for years over allegations of offshore money laundering. Now it has announced that CEO and founder Changpeng Zao is to step down from his role and plead guilty to violating US money-laundering regulations (via BBC), alongside Binance itself…

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World of Warcraft player gets visited by benevolent twink ‘Boostlord’, a level 10 monster mage juiced up on funky dungeon scaling

Since World of Warcraft’s release, “twinks” have been a problem. For those familiar enough with gay culture to be scandalised, I promise that’s the actual MMORPG lingo. A twink in an MMO is a low-level character you pour a bunch of effort (and typically money) into, giving them absurdly powerful gear—proportionately, at least. Etymology lessons…

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It’s 2023 and my PC should be a better console

 Before we start, here’s a picture of my living room: I didn’t choose the carpet okay. (Image credit: Joshua Wolens / Future) I forget why I showed you that. Oh, yes, I’d like you to make a note of something. Observe, my friends, the incredibly minor distance between my PC and my television. There’s barely…

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LG OLED Flex 42 review

Gaming monitors are traditionally flat or curved but what if they could be both? The new LG OLED Flex is the answer to that question. This 42-inch TV can transform into a curved display at the touch of a button—while playing the most over-the-top but weirdly appropriate THX-like sound effect. It can go from flat…

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