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Are computers ruining chess?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 5, 2022
A controversy involving one of the game's rising stars has sparked debate about creativity.
Magnus Carlsen during a chess tournament in 2021. Carlsen recently accused another grandmaster, Hans Niemann, of cheating.
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Minecraft has real-world life lessons to teach us

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Aug 23, 2017
Max Brooks talks about his new book "Minecraft: The Island" and what he learned from playing the online game.
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Swatting: not a new phenomenon, but the cost is rising

by Ben Johnson
May 19, 2015
The prank's cost is going up for police departments and emergency call centers.
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Zynga eyes online gambling

by Sam Harnett
Jan 7, 2013
Social gaming company Zynga looks to stage a comeback with real-money gambling, first in Europe and then the U.S.
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Inside the sexual harassment in online gaming

by Tess Vigeland
Aug 2, 2012
Trash talk in online gaming is pretty standard. But some women in the virtual world face verbal and even physical harassment that's all too real.
Trash talk in online gaming is pretty standard. But some women in the virtual world face verbal and even physical harassment that's all too real.
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