qfx The timing, dear reader, is as delicate as a soufflé atop a rollercoaster. Inflation is sticking around like an unwanted houseguest, markets are twitchier than a cat on a hot tin roof, and crypto? Well, it’s feeling the heat from a rather uncertain macro climate. It’s safe to say that the choice of Fed chair has never mattered more since, well, forever.
In a hilariously detailed post on X (formerly known as Twitter, but who’s keeping track?), Buterin announced the foundation is entering a phase of “mild austerity.” Apparently, they’re swapping their crypto yachts for crypto canoes. The goal? To juggle an ambitious technical roadmap while keeping the foundation’s wallet from turning into a black hole of despair.
Chris Hemsworth’s new cyber-thriller is performing well on HBO Max, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics (currently at 33% on Rotten Tomatoes). While known for playing Thor in the Marvel films, Hemsworth has also taken on diverse roles in other projects, including action-packed movies like Furiosa: A Mad Max Story and voice work in Transformers One.
I’ve been following the Absolute Batman series, and issue #16 really hit me hard. It’s heartbreaking to see Bruce Wayne grappling with the aftermath of his fight with Bane – his friends are seriously hurt, and some are even… changed. Seeing him visit Oz Cobblepot and Harvey Dent in the hospital was so tense. You can feel his guilt and desperation. It’s amazing how he turns to Wonder Woman for help, remembering the debt she owes him from their earlier adventure. He’s desperate to find a way to restore Waylon, his friend, after those scientists at Arkham turned him into… well, something resembling a crocodile. It’s a really powerful story about responsibility and friendship.
In this video, Masayoshi Yokoyama from RGG Studio discusses the Yakuza series, the remake of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, and other topics. It comes after the game’s demo was recently released. You can download the demo on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch (in North America and Europe). Watch the complete interview with the game creators from Nintendo below.
Artificial intelligence is now common across all social media. You can hardly browse platforms like YouTube Shorts or X (formerly Twitter) without encountering content created by AI, including features like X’s Grok.
By 2025, gaming PCs became incredibly over-the-top. ASUS created a special Hatsune Miku computer with a powerful new RTX 5080 graphics card and coordinating components, but a YouTuber quickly one-upped them by building a fully functional, two-meter-tall gaming PC shaped like the virtual idol herself.
The Instagram post showed a townhouse being renovated where the stairs hadn’t been put in yet, making the upper floors impossible to reach.
MrBeast’s latest competition show is back on Prime Video. This season, 200 contestants—100 physically strong and 100 highly intelligent—are competing for a grand prize of $5 million, but only one will win.
As a long-time fan, I noticed something interesting! Before HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the movie A Knight’s Tale – with Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, and Alan Tudyk – told a very similar story way back in 2001. While George R.R. Martin’s tales came first, it’s cool to see they both seem to pull from the same historical source. Honestly, I think Martin’s version is just a bit more compelling!
