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Russia's private sector is deteriorating while the nation pours money into its military and defense, the researchers said.
  • Russia's economy is growing but headed for big trouble, researchers wrote in a recent article.
  • They pointed to Russia's outsized military spending, which has come at the cost of its private sector.
  • Russia's finances look rocky in other

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Author Kelly Nguyen in Paris
I spent thousands of dollars on my first trip abroad.
  • I spent $4,700 on a trip to Paris for one week and a few days in London.
  • I thought I had mastered public transit, but I needed more time to space events out properly.
  • I learned on-the-fly travel decisions don't always work out and reading reviews can pay off.

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A screenshot of the Starfield: Shattered Space expansion.
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Earlier in the summer, Bethesda officially unveiled Shattered Space, the first major expansion for its sci-fi roleplaying game Starfield. Now, we finally have a date: the update will be launching on September 30th. It’s coming to both Xbox and PC.

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You’ll be able to rewrite the course of history in Civilization 7 next year. Firaxis Games showed up during Opening Night Live 2024 with a new trailer and some news — Civilization 7 will launch on just about everything you can play a video game on February 11th, 2025.

Civilization 6 released eight years ago but has received a steady flow of updates and



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The NFL views flag football as a key element of its strategy to grow its fan base. The more inclusive nature of the sport means even more people can play and get hooked on the NFL.

"If you play the game, you are four times as likely to become a fan," NFL CMO Tim Ellis told Business Insider at Cannes Lions 2024.

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  • VMware customers say they've seen massive price hikes since Broadcom's acquisition.
  • Broadcom's changes include bundling products and shifting to a subscription model for revenue.
  • Competitors like Nutanix see increased interest as customers seek alternatives.

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Black Myth: Wukong, considered China’s first true AAA game, has broken Steam’s concurrent players record for a single-player title, passing Cyberpunk 2077 for the single-player record. In addition, it’s now the game with the second-most all-time concurrent players to date (including multiplayer), moving past Palworld. Based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, the souls-like action



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Lucasfilm's decision not to return to The Acolyte paints a telling picture for the future of Star Wars.



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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s VP pick, Nicole Shanahan, said they are considering whether to drop out and endorse Trump.
  • RFK Jr.'s VP pick, Nicole Shanahan, suggested the two may drop out to boost Donald Trump's chances.
  • Shanahan said Kennedy risks tipping the election to Harris by pulling votes from Trump.
  • Kennedy has reportedly done outreach to both campaigns to shop his endorsement.

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What do you get when you make a game influenced by movies like The Running Man and Labyrinth, toss in a bit of flair from professional wrestling (the kind with squared rings, not circular mats) and then throw all that on top of a co-op 3D platformer with user-generated dungeon building? To be honest, I’m not quite sure, but that’s sort of what Amazon Games and developer Glowmade are going for with