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The latest things I have written
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Tripwire monetised itself into a dead end
Tripwire built Killing Floor 3 around season passes, abandoned KF2, and trapped itself supporting a live-service sequel almost nobody plays.
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Masayoshi Son is the premium GenAI clown
Masayoshi Son, GenAI’s premium clown, missed Amazon, sold Nvidia, tried to sell Arm and now bets $64.6bn on OpenAI while calling bubble fears blasphemy.
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The public benefit corporation that did ‘nothing wrong’ is paying $1.5 billion for ‘nothing wrong’
Anthropic has finally been ordered to fund its full $1.5 billion copyright settlement. The self-appointed responsible adult of AI still admits no wrongdoing, despite knowingly downloading millions of pirated books and keeping them anyway.
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The Americans finally woke up from the SpaceXAI fever dream
SpaceXAI’s $2.68 trillion fever dream crashes back to Earth, exposing Wall Street hype, Musk worship, AI losses and a queue of diamond-handed bagholders.
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What-Cha Burma Mogok 'Tiny Temple' Green Tea
Reviewing the Burma Mogok Tiny Temple green tea from What-Cha. Ignore the eye-rolling backstory and shiny awards, this £15 green Assam is a completely one-note, mediocre cup.
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Bandai Namco with another flopper from a guaranteed IP
Following the Code Vein 2 disaster, Bandai Namco fumbles another easy win. Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad features empty open worlds and exhausting, rigid gameplay.
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What-Cha Vietnamese Dragon Cloud
My 4-star review of What-Cha's Vietnam Dragon Cloud green tea. This cool Ta and Long Jing hybrid packs a bold, structured bite and a brothy sweet finish.
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