Monthly Archives: October 2022

Marvel’s Fantastic Four might have found its Doctor Doom – and he’d be perfect

Marvel has reportedly met with Adam Driver to discuss his potential casting as Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). According to noted industry insider Jeff Sneider, the Star Wars actor reportedly held discussions with Marvel about joining the ranks of its forthcoming Fantastic Four movie.  Per Sneider’s contact – someone Sneider said is…

Intel Raptor Lake flagship CPU sets world record with astonishing 8.8GHz overclock

Intel’s Raptor Lake processors have been unleashed and have impressed all-round, with the flagship getting a glowing review from us – and now that Core i9-13900K has grabbed the world record for the fastest ever desktop CPU overclock. Yes, the long-held title which AMD proudly locked down some eight years ago – with its FX…

A Bill Gates fund invested $50 million in a startup that’s building a massive refinery to turn alcohol into jet fuel

Bill Gates founded Breakthrough Energy in 2015 to boost innovation in clean energy. Kevin Dietsch / Staff / Getty Images A Bill Gates fund invested $50 million in a startup making sustainable aviation fuel from ethanol.  The Breakthrough Energy fund made the grant to LanzaJet, which is building its first commercial plant. LanzaJet’s ethanol is…

Elon Musk says he thinks there will be a recession until the spring of 2024, soon after he slammed the Fed’s rate hikes

Elon Musk. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images Elon Musk guessed a recession will last until spring of 2024 in a Friday tweet.  The tech guru responded to a user asking him for a timeframe of an economic downturn.  His comment comes after Musk blasted the Fed, saying its sharp rate hikes are backward-looking. Elon Musk says he…

Putin called an additional 300,000 men into the military a month ago, and it’s taking a toll on the economy

President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization of men to fight the war in Ukraine is weighting on the Russian economy. Getty Images Putin’s mobilization of men for the Ukraine war could hit the economy, the Russian central bank said. The draft could impact production amid a tight labor market, and hold back economic activity. More than 300,000…

Dicebreaker Recommends: Detective Club, the most creative lying experience you’ll ever have

Dicebreaker Recommends is a series of monthly board game, RPG and other tabletop recommendations from our friends at our sibling site, Dicebreaker. If you enjoy these articles, maybe consider supporting them through their new memberships programme! Over a decade ago, a little card game called Dixit was released. Featuring a deck of incredibly weird and…