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  • AI First, Reality Last: Sovereign Governments
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    AI First, Reality Last: Sovereign Governments

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    Clueless governments just blew $30 billion on Nvidia GPUs they have absolutely no idea how to use. Sovereign AI hype is a colossal grift that is actively destroying the consumer hardware market and wasting tax payer's money.

  • AI First, Reality Last: Microsoft Antitrust Case
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    AI First, Reality Last: Microsoft Antitrust Case

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    Microsoft is facing massive global antitrust raids, daily EU fines under the DMA, and a ยฃ2.1 billion UK lawsuit over cloud tying and Copilot bundling.

  • The tech industry is in frantic GenAI PR control
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    The tech industry is in frantic GenAI PR control

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    A new verified study of 6,000 executives proves Generative AI offers near-zero productivity benefits. Read why the tech industry is in frantic PR damage control.

  • ElevenLabs might just be the most toxic company in GenAI right now
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    ElevenLabs might just be the most toxic company in GenAI right now

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    A critique of the toxic sales culture at ElevenLabs following VP Carles Reina's controversial 20VC interview. I analyse the sustainability of their "20x salary" quota, the "Product Market Fit is BS" claim, and why their aggressive firing policy signals a pump-and-dump scheme ahead of a potential IPO in the commoditised GenAI voice market.

๐ŸŽฎ game thoughts

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  • Sega and the Yakuza fatigue: The tipping point of a milked franchise
    ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿชฃ๐Ÿชค๐Ÿชž๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿƒโ™ป๏ธ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’€

    Sega and the Yakuza fatigue: The tipping point of a milked franchise

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    The disastrous launch of Yakuza Kiwami 3 proves Sega has officially milked the franchise dry. Here is why RGG Studio desperately needs to let the IP rest.

  • Monster Hunter Stories 2 - Short Review
    โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ”ค๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿคก๐Ÿง›โฐโ›๏ธ๐Ÿ”„๐Ÿซ—๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿœ๏ธ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ’€โ™ป๏ธ๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿฅฑ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ”ฎ

    Monster Hunter Stories 2 - Short Review

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    Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a heavily limited Switch game that actively disrespects your time with endless RNG grinds and massive delusions of grandeur.

  • Nioh 3 - a shameless corporate copy-paste job
    โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ“‹๐ŸงŸ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ™ป๏ธ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿชฑ๐Ÿฉธโœ…๐Ÿ‘™โŒ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ”ค๐ŸŒ๐Ÿช‘๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“ƒโœ๏ธ๐Ÿœ๏ธ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ

    Nioh 3 - a shameless corporate copy-paste job

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    Nioh 3 is a shameless corporate copy-paste job. I break down the recycled Ronin assets, bloated combat, AI translation, and baffling censorship.

  • The Phantom Audience Fallacy: How Ghost of Yลtei Stalled the IP
    ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿง ๐Ÿชฑ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘”โœจ

    The Phantom Audience Fallacy: How Ghost of Yลtei Stalled the IP

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    Why has Ghost of Yลtei stalled at 3.3 million sales? Sonyโ€™s refusal to announce a 5 million milestone in their Feb 2026 Q3 report confirms the drop-off. I take a look at how chasing the 'Phantom Audience', the Erika Ishii controversy and shallow writing alienated the core demographic. A breakdown of the ROI trap and how Sucker Punch damaged the IP's future for a quick profit.

๐ŸŽฌ entertainment

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