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Blue Protocol, an anime-inspired MMO developed by Bandai Namco, will shut down its Japanese servers on January 18th, 2025. The game was in the process of being released in the West, with publishing handled by Amazon Games. Because of the game’s pending shuttering, its Western release has been summarily canceled.

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Concord is Firewalk’s debut game — and it’s part of Sony’s initiative in releasing more live-service games. With the monumental success of Helldivers 2 earlier this year, it seems like Sony was on the right track.

Concord has solid gameplay mechanics, but fails when it comes to providing characters to care about and doesn’t accomplish its attempts to stand out from other hero shooters.

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  • Mega-cap tech giants have continued their record capex spending on AI despite high interest rates.
  • Typically, higher rates slow capex spending, but the AI opportunities seem to be too enticing.
  • "This is another reason why the monetary policy transmission mechanism is much weaker than usual," Apollo's Torsten Sløk said.

The ongoing boom in artificial intelligence has


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If you own a computer with AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 or Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 series of CPUs, you can now improve their performance. AMD also just announced that it has clarified why these processors’ performance was lacking in the first place. Before we get into that, let’s talk about the update.

This Windows optional update is labeled KB5041587, and you can immediately download and install it by opening



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Pieter Levels, a self-taught developer (not pictured), said he has lived in 40 countries and 150 cities.
  • Pieter Levels makes good money by creating startups while traveling the world.
  • Levels, a digital nomad, has lived in 40 countries and 150 cities but felt depressed.
  • Digital nomads face mental health challenges due to constant relocation and isolation



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Google’s generative AI tools are getting some of the boosts the company previewed at Google I/O. Starting this week, the company is rolling out the next-gen version of its Imagen image generator, which reintroduces the ability to generate AI people (after an embarrassing controversy earlier this year). Google’s Gemini chatbot also adds Gems, the company’s take on bots with custom instructions



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Wedding receptions can be expensive, but there are certain things you can cut back on.
  • Business Insider asked wedding experts about trends and traditions they don't like at receptions.
  • Favors, big cakes, and champagne toasts can end up being a big waste of money. 
  • Trends like fireworks and food walls look better on the internet than they do in real life.

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.
  • Taiwan's military will evaluate the use of US-provided missiles after problems during recent drills.
  • Only seven of the 17 TOW missiles fired hit their targets.
  • The exercises were