Posts by Swedan Margen
Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees, citing dip in ‘Fortnite’ popularity
Epic Games, the developer of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is laying off more than 1,000 employees and cutting $500 million in costs. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney announced the cuts Tuesday morning in a message to employees. He said it has nothing to do with AI and instead pointed to what he said was a…
Read MoreOf Course JD Vance Will Run in 2028 | National Review
The vice president will run to succeed his boss unless he falls out of favor with Trump. Source link
Read MoreWalmart delivery by Google company drone may soon be coming to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area residents who want food, groceries or other small items sent to their homes will soon have another option: drone delivery. Wing, a California startup owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, said it is expanding its service to that area in the coming months. The company’s yellow-and-white drones can deliver small packages…
Read MoreWelcome Back, Christopher Columbus | National Review
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Read MoreZoox robotaxis to roam in more San Francisco neighborhoods and cover new cities
The Bay Area-based robotaxi company Zoox is trying to get ahead of the competition with a significant expansion in San Francisco and Las Vegas and plans to launch in Austin, Texas, and Miami. Zoox will quadruple its service area in San Francisco starting this spring, expanding rides to the eastern half of the city, including…
Read MoreThe scammer, the fixer and the cop: Inside L.A.’s world of millionaire ‘crypto kids’
Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a hard drive containing $350,000 in bitcoin. The 17-year-old’s lifestyle was intended to draw attention: Parties at the hottest clubs. Rented sports cars. Cuban link chains. Imitation Richard Mille watches. California is full of young people who were transformed into millionaires when crypto went mainstream. But…
Read MoreFact: I Relentlessly Rebuked the Russiagate Probe, Beginning Before Mueller’s Appointment | National Review
A response to Ben Domenech. Source link
Read MoreWe Won’t Be Truly Pro-Life Until We Do This | National Review
A life-giving baby step. Source link
Read MoreEngels in the Outfield
A radical history of the Mets insists that baseball can still be the people’s game. Source link
Read MoreA “Baritenor” Soars in “Tristan und Isolde”
In Act I, the stage picture is cluttered, the meaning unclear. This is an all too familiar issue at the modern Met, which, under the aegis of Peter Gelb, the general manager, more or less mandates clutter: hulking sets (by Es Devlin, in this case), choreography (by Annie-B Parson), video and live projections (by Ruth…
Read MoreAs TSA Chaos Spreads, Some Airports Have Solved the Security-Screening Problem | National Review
Unsurprisingly, the private sector gets the job done. Source link
Read MoreThe New York Times’ Love Affair with China | National Review
Reflexively favorable coverage for communist regimes has been the Gray Lady’s default for a century now. Source link
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