The Daily Populous

Saturday February 17th, 2024 evening edition

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President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks during the 2024 Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.

MUNICH, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was willing to take U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump, a long-time skeptic of Washington's support for Kyiv, to the war-battered front lines of Ukraine.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Zelenskyy on Saturday said that he had already welcomed the Republican frontrunner to see first hand the impact of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but that the decision to come rests with Trump.

"I invited him [Trump] publicly, but it depends on his wishes," he said in response to an audience question, asking whether Zelenskyy would ask Trump to come to Kyiv.

"If Mr. Trump will come, I'm ready to go with him to the front lines," he added.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

However, Trump appeared to flip the script Wednesday, telling a campaign rally that he would do more to support Ukraine than incumbent President Joe Biden — a fierce advocate of funding for Kyiv. »

Alan Wake 2 Sold 1.3 Million Units; Now Remedy’s Fastest-Selling Game

Authored by tech4gamers.com

Story Highlight Alan Wake 2 has sold over 1.3 million units, and Remedy is pleased with the results.

Alan Wake 2 came out last year to incredibly positive reactions, quickly becoming one of the year’s best-rated games.

Alan Wake 2 has sold over 1.3 million copies since launch, making it Remedy's fastest selling game to date ➡️ https://t.co/tMp6xGDboV pic.twitter.com/lG77ETL36Y — Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) February 16, 2024. »

Taylor Swift Donates $100K to GoFundMe for Family of Woman Killed at Chiefs Victory Parade

Authored by variety.com

A GoFundMe page set up for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade, has caught the attention of Taylor Swift, who made donations on the page totaling $100,000 early Friday morning.

“This fund has been set up to benefit the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan,” reads the GoFundMe page’s text.

Because of the GoFundMe maximum, Swift had to pay the money in four installments, causing the change in the site’s policy. »

Groundbreaking New Method Transforms Plastic Trash Into Chemistry Treasure

Authored by scitechdaily.com
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Scientists use everyday plastics to initiate innovative chain reactions, developing a method to recycle plastic waste and improve both safety and efficiency in the process.

A team led by researchers at the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University has developed a method that uses common plastic materials instead of potentially explosive compounds to initiate radical chain reactions.

The reuse of waste plastic was demonstrated by adding plastic shreds of a common grocery bag to the ball mill jar and successfully carrying out the reaction. »

Disco Elysium studio laying off nearly 25% of its staff⁠—including the final remaining writer from the original game's credits

Authored by pcgamer.com
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According to a pair of reports from GLHF, Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has canceled a standalone expansion to Disco Elysium codenamed X7 and is laying off 24 workers, including Argo Tuulik, the last remaining employee at ZA/UM credited as a writer on the original Disco Elysium.

Tuulik and ZA/UM principal writer Dora Klindžić went on the record with GLHF to confirm that the majority of the affected workers were part of X7's development.

Tõnis Haavel is credited as a producer on Disco Elysium, and was convicted of investor fraud in Estonia over a bad land deal in Azerbaijan. »