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Gaming

Steam's Featured Pick Is Brilliant, Broken, and Selling Like Crazy

The top positive review for Steam's Featured Win says: "I cannot recommend it right now." At #10 on Top Sellers, Starminer is a game its own fans are warning you about — while clicking thumbs up.

Tyler Vincere June 01, 2026

World

Kuwait Under Fire as US-Iran Ceasefire Breaks for Third Time

Kuwait's air defences intercepted incoming missiles and drones early Monday, the first such attack on the emirate since the April ceasefire. The US-Iran truce has now been violated three times in seven weeks.

Von Clause June 01, 2026

Politics

Colombia's Trump-Admiring Outsider Wins First Round. The Runoff Will Be Brutal.

A political novice who has never held office just beat the left's anointed successor by nearly 700,000 votes. On June 21, Colombians will choose between dismantling the peace process and deepening it.

Von Clause June 01, 2026

Business

One Firing From Collapse: Powell's Parting Warning on Fed Independence

If a president can fire a Fed governor over interest rates, the credibility underpinning trillions in global assets evaporates. Powell didn't name names at his JFK award ceremony. He didn't have to.

Maynard Keys June 01, 2026

Technology

The Loophole the US Left Open for a Year: Nvidia's Best Chips May Have Been Reaching China All Along

The US Commerce Department quietly posted new guidance on Sunday closing a subsidiary loophole that may have allowed hundreds of thousands of advanced AI chips to reach Chinese firms — a gap it created and left open for a year.

Jonny V. Nuovo June 01, 2026

Business

Buffett's $8.5 Billion Bet on the Roof Over America's Head

Berkshire Hathaway is paying $8.5 billion for Taylor Morrison — Greg Abel's first big deal since taking the reins. The message is less about the homebuilder than about the housing shortage behind it.

Maynard Keys May 31, 2026

Gaming

Forza Horizon 6 Just Tripled Its Own Franchise Record. Steam Players Keep Hitting a Wall.

The peak of 284,000 concurrent players triples the previous franchise record on Steam. But the 87% user rating is being dragged down by a crash bug that somehow never triggers during actual races.

Tyler Vincere May 31, 2026

Gaming

007 First Light Proves IO Interactive Was Born for Bond

Metacritic 86, 92% positive on Steam, 50,000 concurrent players at launch. IO Interactive didn't just land the Bond license — it delivered the best spy game in years and the Uncharted successor players have been waiting for.

Tyler Vincere May 31, 2026

Health

Ebola at the Exits: 263 Cases, 43 Dead, and Now Brazil

Two patients in Brazil are being tested for Ebola. If confirmed, they would be the first infections outside Africa — and the Bundibugyo strain spreading through Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine.

Carl Sage May 31, 2026