The Daily Populous

Monday October 6th, 2025 night edition

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Let's put aside the fact that Xbox Cloud Gaming is restricted by location and is expensive to run.

UPDATE: Microsoft has at least confirmed that, for now, that the rumors are false, as noted in the statement above.

The fact these latest hardware exit rumors continue to seem plausible is a real problem, despite the source of the rumors.

Microsoft's multi-year partnership with AMD for next-gen Xbox hardware is still the present plan.

From what I've been told, the hardware plans are not even "up in the air," and remain firmly Xbox's path forward.

Xbox Series X|S hardware production has not ceased, and new stock will go out to retailers at its usual cadence.

The inconsistency is exhausting for fans, most likely concerning for developers — and in a sentiment-driven business, potentially untenable. »

Zelenskyy: Putin mocks the West, world has failed to respond to Russian strikes

Authored by pravda.com.ua

He said the West's silence only encourages Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to continue his aggression.

Quote: "Unfortunately, there has been no worthy and strong response from the world to everything that is happening – to the constantly growing scale and audacity of strikes.

That is exactly why Putin does this – he simply mocks the West, its silence and the lack of strong actions in response.". »

The Hague on Trial

Authored by newyorker.com
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By May, 2024, the Israeli assault on Gaza had killed upward of thirty-five thousand people, many of them women or children.

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least thirty-two Palestinians, including twenty-eight children, had died of malnutrition or starvation at Gaza’s hospitals.

An internationally recognized panel of experts was warning that more than a million Gazans could soon face catastrophic hunger. »

The mother of Colombian corals

Authored by npr.org
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At 70, Colombian marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving, researching and training a new generation of scientists.

Her mission: rescuing Colombia's endangered coral reefs by reproducing coral through in-vitro fertilization.

Her lifelong dedication to these marine invertebrates has earned her the nickname: "the mother of Colombian corals.". »