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Invincible Season 4 Images Highlight Villains as Thragg Prepares for His Grand Debut
Prime Video has published a batch of first-look images from Invincible Season 4, showing off returning heroes – and a sneak peek at some new villains.
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Donald Trump’s threat to cancel the midterm elections is not a feign. He ruminates about defying the Constitution to serve a third term; he is determined to retain absolute control.Michele Steinberg (Consortium News)
Israeli settlers burn down several bulldozers, trucks, and equipment in the village of Urif, south of Nablus.tiktokgenocide.com
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WoW's pre-Midnight patch slams players with massive fashion costs as the overhauled transmog system makes outfitting your alts absurdly expensive: 'Feels like they hired a mobile game monetization con
Fashion demands a high price—but maybe it shouldn't be this high.
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Best Arknights Endfield graphics settings for max FPS and no lag
Arknights Endfield is available on mobile, but you can play it on a PC to get the best possible performance. The new RPG has PC and console versions available on day one of the global launch. The PC version offers the highest number of tweaks if you want to change how the game plays visually on your system. Let's look at the best graphics settings to run ...
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Baldur's Gate 3's Publishing Director Doubts Epic Games' "Pro-Developer Talk"
A nice sentiment, maybe, but not without issue.
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The President of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, has approved a new round of assistance to Cuba that includes emergency financial aid valued at 80 million U.S.Cuba Si
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Paid vs free VPNs - which should you go for?
While free VPN services may be tempting, they have obvious weaknesses compared to their paid counterparts, so here's a comparison of both
While free VPN services may be tempting, they have obvious weaknesses compared to their paid counterparts, so here's a comparison of both.Christian Cawley (PCGamesN)
This is the Original program by Christopher Plumley - in the channel run by Christopher Plumley..The Jewish Holocaust of the 1930’s and 40’s is probably one ...Non-Aligned Hollywood (YouTube)
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Firestarters promises to mix Rollerdome, arena shooters and visual novels into a government-sanctioned bloodsport
This is probably the umpteenth time I've said I'm not someone who plays many shooters, but here I am saying it again, because an FPS has rocked up that has clocked my interest. It's called Firestarters, an arena shooter that's a bit like Quake, a bit like Rollerdome, and looks like good, bloody fun. ...
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Put it in a blender, let's see what hapens.Oisin Kuhnke (Rock Paper Shotgun)
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Marathon Will Have A Free Test For Everyone Before Launch
If you're curious about Bungie's new shooter Marathon and worried about plunking down $40, Bungie has some welcome news. There will be an "open preview weekend" for the game ahead of launch.Bungie confirmed this on social media, writing, "We'll have an open preview weekend before launch, and everyone will be able to try Marathon out." The wording here suggests this will ...
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Epic responds to director Gore Verbinski's claims that Unreal Engine is making movie CGI worse: 'aesthetic and craft comes from artists, not software'
"It’s inaccurate for anyone in the industry to claim that one tool is to blame," said Patrick Tubach, VFX supervisor at Epic Games.
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Brazilian President Warns of Global Governance via Twitter Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned today that Donald Trump aims to dominate the world through social media, in one of several criticisms leveled at his American counterpart.Cuba Si
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This Is The Worst Part Of Borderlands 4
If I have to hear Claptrap talk about being lonely or ignored again I'm going to scream so loud it might break glass
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Agency’s spokesperson condemns ‘unprecedented attack’ after Israeli flag raised over remaining UN buildingEd Newman (Radio Habana Cuba)
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SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.15.2
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are ...
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Just a couple of hours after I wrote that I hadn’t yet seen the major agenda of Davos 2026, Canadian PM Mark Carney made a speech that suddenly made it clear. So, what is the speech about? It…Kit Knightly (OffGuardian)
Siliconera just posted:
Umamusume Silence Suzuka Main Story Chapter 5 Hits Global
Cygames confirmed that Umamusume: Pretty Derby Main Story Chapter 5, which follows Silence Suzuka and includes beats from her background from the original anime, will appear in the worldwide version of the game on January 22, 2026. There’s also a new trailer for the chapter, which is called “Scenery.” Each of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby Main Story parts focuses on ...
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Silence Suzuka stars in the new Umamusume Main Story chapter debuting this week, and that means a new song and Support Card.Jenni Lada (Siliconera)
The president is the Anti-Midas, that is, everything he touches turns to shit. However, we didn't get here by making one mistake, there are a host of issues we haven't faced up to, and resolved.Anonymous (Portland Mercury)
「歌舞伎家話 第47回」が2月1日20:00から歌舞伎オンデマンド、Streaming+、Rakuten TVで配信される。 「歌舞伎家話」は歌舞伎俳優によるオンライントークショー。今回は約1年ぶステージナタリー (Yahoo!ニュース)
Rosatom CEO: Proryv project will become the foundation of the future global energy sector Rossa Primavera News from RussiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera)
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Fighting Force Collection launches January 23
Fighting Force Collection will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam …
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Fighting Force Collection will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on January 23, publisher Limited Run Games and developer Implicit Conversions announced.Sal Romano (Gematsu)
Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in southern Gaza to evacuate their homes as the regime's military expands the area under its control -- in a clear and flagrant violation of the so-called "peace deal" brokered by the wheeler…Ed Newman (Radio Habana Cuba)
Edward Bernays on Propaganda and Public Relations
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New World, Cult of the Lamb Will Leave The PS Plus Extra Catalog In February
We now know which games will leave PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra's Game Catalog in February. The biggest highlights include Cult of the Lamb and New World: Aeternum.If you go to the Collections tab of your PS4 or PS5's PS Plus menu, you'll see that the following seven games are confirmed to be leaving PS Plus:Cult of the LambNew World AeternumRez ...
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The ALGS Championship's underdog winner, Oblivion, just made esports history
First, Bowen "Monsoon" Fuller won the biggest prize in Apex Legends esports, then he put on a Japanese maid costum
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Polygon sat down with team Oblivion's Bowen "Monsoon" Fuller to chat about his historic ALGS Championship winClaire Lewis (Polygon)
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وصول عدد من الشهداء لمستشفى شهداء الاقصى بدير البلح بعد قصف الاحتلال الاسرائيلي لمركبة تتبع للجنة المصرية العاملة في قطاع غزة في منطقة نتسريم غرب مدينة غزة .tiktokgenocide.com
... as Russian tankers say--the main threat to tanks remains ... no, not drones--good ol' anti-tank mines. At least that's true for Russian...smoothiex12.blogspot.com
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Cyberpunk 2077 VR Creator Says CDPR Fans Are Punishing Him By Pirating His Work
Luke Ross says people are now pirating his work because they're afraid of other companies following CDPR's lead.
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Andernfalls könnte die "gesellschaftliche Genehmigung" für den hohen Stromverbrauch entzogen werden, sagt Satya NadellaDER STANDARD
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How A Headline Gets Written At Kotaku: Battlefield 6 Edition
And you may ask yourself "why did they write that?"
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Can you slim macOS down?
Link: eclecticlight.co/2026/01/21/ca…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
In a quest to reduce the number of processes running in macOS Tahoe, consider the example of Time Machine backups, which can easily be replaced by 3rd party alternatives.hoakley (The Eclectic Light Company)
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Sanrio Characters Appear as Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s Dragons
Sanrio will release merchandise of its characters dressed up as monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s, specifically six dragons from the series. You can also get merchandise of the main Yu-Gi-Oh characters in the Sanrio art style. These follow previous items that paired up characters from the original series with mascots. The items are all available for pre-order right now, and ...
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Sanrio will release merchandise of its mascots dressed up like iconic monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's. They'll come out in Spring 2026.Stephanie Liu (Siliconera)
Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Link: sciencedaily.com/releases/2026…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a treatment that can reverse cartilage loss in aging joints and even prevent arthritis after knee injuries.ScienceDaily
Linux from Scratch
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The U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center is proposing a residential zone in Gaza with biometric surveillance, checkpoints, and educational programs promoting normalization with Israel.Sharif Abdel Kouddous (Drop Site News)
Without benchmarking LLMs, you're likely overpaying
Link: karllorey.com/posts/without-be…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
We benchmarked 100+ models on our actual task and found a much cheaper alternative that works just as well.Karl Lorey
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Layoffs Hit Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Entertainment has been hit with layoffs, though the company has yet to officially make a public announcement.
The post Layoffs Hit Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze appeared first on Insider Gaming.
Claude's New Constitution
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
A new approach to a foundational document that expresses and shapes who Claude iswww.anthropic.com
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."blueapples (DD Geopolitics)
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Anthem subreddit gets a new lease on life as modder shows the game running without EA's servers: 'We didn't realize how much demand there'd still be for this forum to keep discussions going'
Footage showing two players in a locally-hosted game is "really hacky," but it works.
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Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi
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IGN just posted:
Fortnite Maker Epic Games Hits Back at Pirates of the Caribbean Director Who Blamed Unreal Engine for Bad CGI in Modern Movies
Fortnite maker Epic Games has hit back at a claim by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski that the company's Unreal Engine toolset should be blamed for modern movie CGI looking bad — via a response from its VFX supervisor who actually worked on the first three Pirates films.
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Fortnite maker Epic Games has hit back at a claim by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski that the company's Unreal Engine toolset should be blamed for modern movie CGI looking bad — via a response from its VFX supervisor who actually wor…Tom Phillips (IGN)
The Russian views that Judge Napolitano solicited were firstly those of Putin, his direct spokesman Peskov and his Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov with respect to Trump’s ambition to take over Greenland and with respect to the evident CIA attempt …Gilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)
吉田羊が主演を務めるパルコ・プロデュース 2026「リチャード三世」が、5月から6月にかけて東京・PARCO劇場ほかで上演される。 本公演は、ウィリアム・シェイクスピアの作品を、パルコのプロデューステージナタリー (Yahoo!ニュース)
I Made Zig Compute 33M Satellite Positions in 3 Seconds. No GPU Required
Link: atempleton.bearblog.dev/i-made…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
I've spent the past month optimizing SGP4 propagation and ended up with something interesting: is now the I'm aware of, hitting in native Zig and with ju...Anthony T's Blog
JPEG XL Test Page
Link: tildeweb.nl/~michiel/jxl/
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Battlefield 6 Will Bring Back A Classic Big Map But Not For Season 2
We also got updates on a different new map coming soon, the return of the Little Bird heli, and a solo battle royale mode
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Highguard, The Confusing TGA Closer, Shows Life Ahead Of Launch Next Week
If you tuned into Geoff Keighley's TGA ceremony in December last year, you might recall how odd it seemed to have the show end with Highguard, a new free-to-play, hero-based shooter from former Titanfall 2 and Apex Legends developers. What you might not remember is that Highguard is out in just a couple of days, with not much to show for it.That might ...
Trump, Europe, and the CRACKS IN HEGEMONY — with Stanislav Krapivnik
Stanislav Krapivnik, born in Lugansk during the Soviet era, is a former U.S. Army officer and military-political analyst now based in Russia. He joins us to ...DDGeopolitics (YouTube)
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A magic-themed friendslop game releases next month, and gamers can’t stop talking about it
Roleplay as the delinquents of a magical tower that puts Hogwarts to shame, and wreak havoc in the upcoming co-op horror game, YAPYAP. It's never about the journey with co-op horror games, but about the friends you make along the way, and players already have their sights set on this spellbinding adventure. It's a mere two weeks ...
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The power of friendship compels you.Hadley Vincent (Destructoid)
How Russia Plans for a MULTIPOLAR WORLD— with Alexander Babakov
Russian State Duma member Alexander Mikhailovich Babakov joins us to discuss Russia’s objectives in the SMO, how Moscow envisions the end settlement, and wha...DDGeopolitics (YouTube)
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The new Hana-Kimi anime fails to live up to its iconic 30-year legacy
The ongoing adaptation opts for an uninspired retelling of Mizuki's shenanigans
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Hana-Kimi's refusal to revamp its dated setting limits its promising potential.Debopriyaa Dutta (Polygon)
Skip Is Now Free and Open Source
Link: skip.dev/blog/skip-is-free/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
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Pearl Abyss has announced that Crimson Desert has gone gold
The open world action adventure game Crimson Desert goes gold ahead of its March launch.
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GAZA / PNN /At least 11 Palestinians, including two children and three journalists, have been killed in Israeli attacksenglish.pnn.ps
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Ubisoft Forcing Full Return To Office For Employees
With Ubisoft announcing game cancellations and structural changes, it was also revealed that Ubisoft is forcing employees back to the office.
The post Ubisoft Forcing Full Return To Office For Employees appeared first on Insider Gaming.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Mega Excadrill Could Be The Next Overpowered Competitive Pokemon
Wolfe Glick foresees a bright future for the mole.
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Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
Link: di.se/nyheter/di-avslojar-alec…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Pensionsjätten Alecta har dumpat merparten av sina amerikanska statsobligationer. Enligt vad Di erfar handlar det om försäljningar i storleksordningen 70-80…Martin Rex (Dagens industri)
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Ubisoft officially canceled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake
Well, Prince of Persia fans, were you expecting Ubisoft to shadowdrop the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake in January? Not only did that not happen, but the French company has officially canceled it. Let’s take things from the beginning. In September 2020, Ubisoft officially announced the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. …
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Ubisoft has officially announced that it has canceled the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake as it did not meet its standards.John Papadopoulos (DSOGaming)
SmartOS
Link: docs.smartos.org/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Deuteronomy 31:17 (KJV)
"Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?"
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Best players for FC 26 Block Party Evolution
The Block Party Evolution is now live in FC 26, and you can improve one of your defensive units. The latest evolution offers some interesting upgrades, and it's available for free. However, the upgrades and requirements could have been much better. Nevertheless, let's look at the best possible candidates for the upgrades. Table of contents FC 26 Block Party Evolution ...
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Breaking news and analysis on day 839 of the Gaza genocide | The Electronic Intifada
Your gift supports The Electronic Intifada's independent journalism on Palestine: • Donate by credit card, ApplePay, PayPal, Venmo or US bank account via Kin...The Electronic Intifada (YouTube)
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Ubisoft initiates colossal restructure to become a more 'gamer-centric' company
The publisher is restructuring around five 'creative houses' by implementing cost-cutting, project cancellations, and a more robust return-to-office mandate.
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The publisher is restructuring around five 'creative houses' by implementing cost-cutting, project cancellations, and a return-to-office mandate.Chris Kerr (Game Developer)
Regime Change In Iran Is The Final Phase Of The Israeli/American "clean break" strategy.The Dissident
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