2025.06.03: 700 Engineers In A Trenchcoat

Burnie and Ashley discuss bicycle leg day, Thunderbolts performance, fake AI engines, AI artists as analogy for AI itself, US recession watch, Bill Gates donations, Game Pass, Doom, and Steam refunds.
  
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Thunderbolts*

• ‘Thunderbolts’ Set to Lose $100 Million, Becomes Second-Worst MCU Performer — World of Reel
• How popular was Iron Man before becoming the main character of the MCU vs after the success of the movies? : r/Marvel

Fringe Economic Indicators

• unusual_whales on X: “Atlanta Fed’s GDP forecast predicts Q2 economic growth at 4.6%.” / X

Engineers in a Trenchcoat

• AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers – Dexerto
• Harry Potter by Balenciaga
• Why Did ‘Balenciaga Pope’ Go Viral?
• Wes Anderson’s Star Wars? All the AI Wes Anderson parodies, ranked | Digital Trends

200 Billion

• Bill Gates to Direct Majority of $200B Toward Africa

Notepad Gets Formatting

• Text Formatting in Notepad begin rolling out to Windows Insiders | Windows Insider Blog

Switch 2

• Customers furious after Game cancels Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders – BBC News
• Wii U Games | Nintendo Life

Refunds

• Steam Support :: How To Request A Refund