Somehow I missed this until just now, but Larian Studios has put up a Baldur's Gate 3 advent calendar, with prizes and an epic Christmas-themed poem being doled out daily until December 24.
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Bill Ackman, the founder and CEO of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, has quite a sordid history when it comes to walking the talk. Who can forget the billionaire's seemingly desperate exhortations in March 2020, declaring "hell is coming?" What's even more interesting, even as Bill Ackman's words tanked the stock market at the time, he was apparently buying stocks hands over fist. Consider the fact that the billionaire hedge fund manager suggested at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that Hilton Hotels was essentially heading to zero. The catch: just a few days later, the hotel ended up as one of Ackman's biggest long bets. Against this backdrop, the hedge fund manager's recent endorsement of Elon Musk and his X social media platform can only be a liability.
For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Elon Musk recently attracted vitriolic accusations of being anti-Semitic when he responded in the affirmative to an X post that accused Jewish groups of pushing "dialectical hatred" against white people. To make matters worse, Media Matters spurred a cascading boycott of X when it showed certain anti-Semitic posts displayed adjacent to IBM's adverts on the social media platform, prompting the likes of Disney, Apple, IBM, and Comcast to halt all advertisements on the embattled platform.
Facing this raging conflagration, Elon Musk was forced to don his firefighting hat. He banned certain Pro-Palestinian slogans for supposedly implying the genocide of the Jewish people, a charge virulently contested by the supporters of Palestine. He also undertook an apology tour of sorts to Israel. As for Media Matters' allegations, the world's richest person has now lodged a lawsuit against the nonprofit, contending that the atypical scenario it sought to exploit only materialized after refreshing the X timeline multiple times, implying that the entire saga was a hitjob designed to smear the image of the social media platform.
The most surreal instance in this saga, however, came on Wednesday. While speaking at the NYT DealBook Summit 2023, Elon Musk termed the advertisers' coordinated boycott of X an attack on his right to free speech and an attempt to "silence" his voice. What's more, the world's richest person used an expletive for X's boycotting advertisers even as Disney's Bob Iger, one of the most prominent advocates for sanctioning X, sat in the crowd.
I thought @elonmusk’s interview with @andrewrsorkin was one of the great interviews ever. Musk is a free speech absolutist which I respect. I think he is entirely correct that he and @X are treated unfairly
Somehow I missed this until just now, but Larian Studios has put up a Baldur's Gate 3 advent calendar, with prizes and an epic Christmas-themed poem being doled out daily until December 24.
Miklos Daniel Brody, a cloud engineer formerly employed at a bank, has been sentenced to two years in prison for «a network intrusion and for making false statements to a government agency» following a secret service investigation. Seemingly angered by his employer taking disciplinary action against him, Brody kept his work laptop under false pretences after being fired, and used his network access to damage his former employer's internal IT systems.
Free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter THE FINALS is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Embark Studios announced.
While buying a smartphone, the first thing most people check is the camera specifications. Even when we are not looking for a camera smartphone, deep down we all want our phones should capture high-quality pictures. Nowadays, smartphone companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Google, hold a reputation for bringing top-notch camera phones to the market. However, these brands demand higher prices for their smartphone which not everyone can afford. Therefore, there are many other companies that develop smartphones with best-in market camera specifications which capture sharp and detailed images. We know that looking for an advanced camera smartphone on a limited budget is not an easy task but we have found some of the best camera phones under 20000, to help you get the best ones available. Exploring these smartphone would help you understand that not only premium smartphones has the best camera but budget smartphones can also do the job for you in a much lesser amount. So, here, check out the list of top 10 camera phones under 20000
When Microsoft Flight Simulator launched in 2020 it felt like the entire game development industry took notice. And how could you not? The software giant’s passion project launched with a satellite-mapped version of our entire Earth, a breathtaking day and night cycle, and real-time air traffic. The simulation is a seemingly effortless fusion of the real and the virtual that you can fly through by the seat of your pants, while playing on consoles and in VR. But players of a certain type always want more. Their latest ask? One time machine, please.
Update 7.4 “Chains in the Dark” for Star Wars: The Old Republic is now live. The new update adds a number of new features as well as new story content that shifts focus to the Mandalorian Civil War on Ord Mantell. The new landing zone introduces a daily area with reputation rewards, a world boss named FR3-D0M, and a datacron for players to unlock.
A strange glitch is causing frustration for many longtime Instagram users. Reports have found that the oldest posted videos on the platform are suddenly losing their audio without any explanation. This has not been reported on any of the newer videos, but the ones posted in or around 2014. This is also not a case of audio being intentionally removed from the video due to copyright issues, as Instagram informs the user both in-app and via email of the steps taken. Users who have reported the issue have not received any such message from the company.
Baldur's Gate 3 has a lot of words—and even 'a lot of words' is a major understatement. In a Steam post before the game's release, it was revealed the game's total script is about 2 million words long. For context, all five books in the current Game of Thrones series add up to about 1.7 million words. Big. It's a big game.
Nearly four and a half years after it began, One Piece’s Wano Country Arc has finished. The story is moving on to a new island, and One Piece itself is in a whole new world. In those four years, I personally have gone from One Piece curious to One Piece die-hard to professional One Piece pundit. And yet, when the new promotional image for the upcoming Egghead Arc graces my screen in January, it will be the first time ever that I will not be greeted by Monkey D. Luffy grinning in a well-worn kimono.
In the ever-expanding realm of true wireless earphones, the choices are abundant, catering to diverse needs such as immersive noise cancellation during flights or durability for workouts. Wireless earphones have become the standard, boasting reliable Bluetooth connectivity. Companies are engaged in a competition to maximise features in increasingly compact designs. Typically, premium earphones offer an extensive list of features, while basic functionality characterises the more affordable models. When selecting your next earphones, carefully assess essential features like automatic pausing and multipoint connectivity and more. To get over the overwhelming array of options, here are the five earphones that captivated us the most in 2023, from Apple AirPods Pro 2nd generation, Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 to Bose QuietComfort Ultra.
After being leaked ahead of the official release and Rockstar not wanting to be a step behind, we finally got to see the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer — and it’s raised as many questions as it has answered, such as who is Lucia in GTA 6?
The year 2023 has given stargazers some breathtaking views of the night sky with northern lights, meteor showers, comets, and more. However, the year has not ended and there is still more to come. The Geminid meteor shower has finally begun and it will reach its peak soon, enabling skygazers to witness the cosmic event up close. The meteor shower is expected to peak in mid-December. Know the date and how to catch the meteor shower among other details below: