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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s ‘populist stirring’ around the world ‘insane shit’

With Elon Musk supporting German far-right populist political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Bill Gates, has weighed in on Musk’s ability to “destabilise the political situations in countries” referring to his intimation that “Nigel Farage is not right wing enough” and calling that posture “insane shit”. In an extended interview with The Times discussing the…

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You can now add ‘playing pool’ to the list of Lovecraftian horrors that will drive you insane, thanks to this bizarre roguelike that’s got me shooting dead fish and vomiting upgrades

I’ve always been terrible at pool, snooker, billiards, and every other game involving a long stick and green felt. Thus far, though, the consequences of that have been pretty mild—some social ostracisation here, a bit of being laughed at in the pub there, you know. What I’m saying is, it’s never sent me irreversibly insane….

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Slay the Spire gets the best Christmas present a deckbuilder could ask for: a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam nearly 7 years after release

Slay the Spire certainly turned heads when it released, immediately cementing itself as one of the best deckbuilders in town and helping to kick off a trend that persists today. That was nearly seven years ago at this point, but the game is turning even more heads today: it just hit an all-time concurrent player…

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Dawn of the Hunt is Path of Exile 2’s most contentious update, but it’s also the most fun I’ve had with ARPG necromancy, well… ever

Dawn of the Hunt hasn’t been the smoothest update for Path of Exile 2. Whether it’s the nerf-a-geddon that hit just about every build in the game, or its newfound grindiness as you butt your head against boss after boss, where previously you would’ve sailed through without too much difficulty. Damage is lower, enemies are…

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