Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not. 1) this is the 4th amendment 2) this is a historical norm at worst 3) this is already required 4) again, at worst an historic norm 5) 4A 6) 4A 7) fine 8) good if enforceable 9) useless 10) again, at worst a historical norm

If I'm interpreting these data correctly, high-speed rail services departing from or arriving in Hong Kong (pop. 7.5 million) are now achieving ridership levels equivalent to the entire Amtrak system.

if russia or china were doing this we’d call it foreign interference

Baldur’s Gate TV series in the works at HBO from Craig Mazin (The Last of Us, Chernobyl) and Hasbro Entertainment ➡️ deadline.com/2026/02/bald... The show will continue the game's story. #BaldursGate

im at a chinese kfc right now and it’s such a crazy all hands on deck flurry of trying to complete 500 meals in an hour. everything is constantly running out. the manager has to do item substitutions because 饼 takes 10 minutes. there are 30 take out bags on the rack and none of them are mine.

"KFC’s parent company in China reported its digital loyalty programs exceed 590 million members – representing more than 40% of the country." People are always shocked when I tell them there are 3x more KFCs in China than the US and they do in store collabs with a video game pretty much every month

The US embargo on Cuba goes back 66 years. According to a state dept memo at the time, the people of Cuba supported Castro, who had removed the US backed dictatorship. Thus it was decided to "deny money and supplies to Cuba" to "bring about hunger, desperation, and the overthrow of government"

The next Xbox is beginning to feel more real--and (no pun intended) more unreal The idea of a console hosting an additional marketplace such as the Epic Games Store had been unthinkable. But now, in Microsoft's case, appears inevitable Epic: "we’re going be there, like, on day one"

Wow. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Yesterday marked eight months of detention for Hayam El Gamal and her five children—ages 18, 16, 9, and 5-year-old twins—who are being detained at an immigration facility in Dilley, Texas. The kids have begun skipping meals out of depression. The 9 year old says she wishes she was dead.

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

China taps its weather bureau to develop a framework to support a wave of drones and other electric aircraft that may be zipping through its cities soon.

Reviews from China are in on the National Prayer Breakfast:

U.S. citizens who have had violent encounters with federal immigration agents testified before Congress on Tuesday. Amid harrowing testimony by victims and the brothers of Renee Good, congressional Democrats offered promises of accountability. Not a single Republican lawmaker showed up.

I love video games

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

Roblox announces AI-powered object/scene creation model

While the age of the game factors in, this is why the price is $70 (physical cart) while Fallout 4 and Skyrim (Key cards) are $60 instead. This will continue being the case for the foreseeable future, with the only exception being new games on a key card that are typically over 64GB in size.

Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027. With a limited supply of RAM available, Nvidia is reportedly prioritizing AI over gaming 😔 www.theverge.com/tech/874439/...

Tencent subsidiary Sumo Digital is making layoffs

For the second time in 3 years, manufacture, installation & export of batteries, electric cars, solar, wind and related tech accounted for more than 1/3 of China’s economic growth www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

So weird how this keeps happening. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

this stuff has really broken me. it's simply astounding that so many people who have been allowed to amass unimaginable wealth are so droolingly stupid, so unmoored from and in fact hostile to any sense of community or social responsibility, and oh by the way they love to constantly rape children

Surprisingly good video on the Cold War from David_thegreatest on TikTok. Covers how the main threats to the US post WW2 were Britain and France's legacy of colonialism and the rise of communism. Many of todays problems can be explained through this lens.

Sony has made at least $2.3 billion selling first-party games on PC and Xbox

Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing. Valve is now aiming to launch its Steam Machine in the first half of 2026, rather than early 2026. How much will it cost, though? www.theverge.com/games/874196...

Seems unlikely Sony will increase the PS5 price this year based on its comments. Looks like it'll be relying on GTA and PS+ to offset costs "We intend to minimize the impact of the increased memory costs on this segment going forward by prioritizing monetization of the installed base to date."

If you ignore the supply chain issues during the pandemic, the PS5 has been selling virtually the same as the PS4 when launch aligned. This is despite the PS5 receiving multiple price increases across multiple regions, while the PS4 had already dropped under $300 at this point.

I'm reading a story like this multiple times a week now and it really says something that these scientists and engineers keep citing freedom as a reason to leave the US and go back to China. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

Sony says Ghost of Yotei "exceeded" the sales of Ghost of Tsushima in the same period of time and "significantly" contributed to its financial results. https://bit.ly/4tyK61I

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase press release www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

* US Companies Announce Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009 @bloomberg.com

Adventure calls! Indiana Jones and the Great Circle from @bethesda.net swings onto Nintendo Switch 2 physically and digitally on May 12. #NintendoDirect

Here's the next big game from Guerrilla Games: Horizon Hunters Gathering. That art style isn't quite what I expected www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jubg...

O Bad Bunny fez o primeiro disco latino número 1 na China e o mundo às vezes é muito legal

One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office. Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.

China banning investment in Israel

Following some consternation yesterday about neither the Switch nor Switch 2 versions of Metroid Prime 4 (Dec. 4) making Nintendo's million-seller list for the period ending Dec 31, a Nintendo rep confirmed to me today that the combined sales of those 2 versions have in fact passed a million copies

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power. They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

Overwatch 2 Drops The 2, Is Just Overwatch Again https://kotaku.com/overwatch-2-name-change-season-21-cinematic-spotlight-2000665046

🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is," Epic Game Store boss says, promising a year of big improvements to speed, new "forum-type" social features, more. Steven Allison acknowledges some people will always say "F— Epic", as focus finally shifts to players. www.eurogamer.net/the-launcher...

It's often difficult to convey the scale of the games industry in China and how the companies developing the titles are often involved in multiple industries, but this article does a great job. A must read.

The hits just keep on coming. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

Congrats to France for actually kinda nutting up and treating Musk like the pedophile he is very publicly documented to be but let’s be honest if France is doing that first every other country really fucked up here.

NEW: A NetEase spokesperson has told me that reports indicating it shuttered a genAI research division and is now moving away from the tech are "false." "The situation described did not occur, and we have not published any related policies."

'Nintendo president says increasing memory costs won’t affect Switch 2 price for now, but if it continues it will re-evaluate' www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...

Fascism is here 🇺🇸 techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...