Since his exit from the White House and spectacular fallout with Donald Trump, Elon Musk has been posting a lot less about far-right politics and conspiracy theories. Instead, the world’s richest man has seemingly turned at least some of his scattered attention back to his many businesses, including Tesla, SpaceX, …
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More than half a million people in the northern part of the Gaza Strip are officially experiencing famine, a United Nations-backed food security initiative announced on Friday. This classification comes nearly two years into Israel’s war with Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization that has governed Gaza since 2007 and launched …
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After a popular YouTuber who entraps suspected sexual predators he contacts through Roblox was banned from the youth-targeted gaming platform this month, the company found itself defending its approach to moderation and user safety. But the furor over harm to minors hasn’t been limited to the game’s community. Now a …
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The world’s preeminent virtual rock band Gorillaz will finally make their Fortnite debut as the Season 10 headliners for “Fortnite Festival,” which premieres tomorrow, Aug. 26. The animated group’s four members — Noodle, 2D, Russel Hobbs, and Murdoc Niccals — will all be available as playable characters in Fortnite and …
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Marc Maron doesn’t believe business should come before morals. It’s exactly why he severed ties with Bill Maher and finds the consistent platforming of controversial comedians on platforms like Netflix to be considerably dangerous, he said on Pod Save America, per Variety. “I always had a problem with his tone,” …
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A day after his younger brother Erik was denied release on parole, Lyle Menendez was handed the same fate Friday evening, with California prison officials ruling he remains a risk to public safety. It was a minimal denial of three years. “We find your remorse is genuine. In many ways, …
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Erik Menendez, the younger of the two Beverly Hills brothers who infamously gunned down their parents in 1989 after years of alleged sexual abuse, was denied parole at a highly anticipated hearing Thursday. The three-year denial, while minimal, dashed many supporters’ hopes that Erik, 54, might be home with his …
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Several celebrity Instagram accounts appear to have been the target of a hack on Thursday. A range of artists including Future, Adele, Tyla, Michael Jackson, and Pink Floyd suddenly posted what looked like a doctored image of Future holding a memecoin. Zara Larsson was among the list of seemingly hacked …
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It’s been 10 years since the release of the last legitimate Metal Gear Solid game, but in some ways, it feels like it’s been even longer. Ignoring 2018’s maligned multiplayer spin-off Metal Gear Survive — the first entry in the series published by Konami following the departure of series creator …
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There’s a point several hours into Metal Gear Solid Delta (out Aug. 28) where, depending on your level of familiarity and reverence for the franchise, you might ask, “What’s the point of this?” Konami’s remake of Hideo Kojima’s PS2 classic, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004), is certainly much …
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