17年前，移动互联网刚刚兴起，4G还未登场，互联网也远未像现在一样普及。根据《第27次中国互联网络发展状况调查统计报告》显示，截至2010年12月底，中国网民规模达4.57亿。 而在当时，有这么一款游戏，月活超3.6亿，这个数字占到了当时网民规模的近80%。它就是曾经风靡全国的现象级游戏《QQ农场》，也成为了80后、90后的集体怀旧符号。 （时任腾讯副总裁彭迦信2014年于中国国际数码互动娱乐产业高峰论坛演讲中透露） 这款游戏由于玩法简单易懂，不仅仅是在当时的年轻人中流行，甚至打破了年轻壁垒，是早期互联网中少有的全年龄向社交游戏。当时就有媒体报道八旬老太打理7个QQ农场，这或许就是早期的「我奶奶都在玩」的游戏了。 今天，《QQ经典农场》正式上线，同样出自运营《QQ农场》的魔方工作室。与《QQ农场》在网页端运行一样，《QQ经典农场》也是以无包体可以随时游戏的形式在微信和QQ小程序端运行。同时，游戏玩法是还原最初的偷菜和搞怪互动玩法。 笔者QQ上许久不联系的老友也给我发来了《QQ经典农场》的分享链接，打开一看，很多许久不联系的同学朋友已经开始在农场种菜偷菜了。 回归「经典」的农场 虽然《QQ经典农场》这次打出的宣传语是正式回归，但其实《QQ农场》目前仍在运营。不过《QQ农场》经过16年的更新迭代，已经和当初不是一个画风了，从官方的更新公告也可以看出来，《QQ农场》目前的世界也很玄幻修仙。 在最近的《QQ农场》相关视频下面，有玩家就借用网文标题的形式开玩笑地描述这种改变。 如果说《QQ农场》是在这本「从种田到修仙」的小说的第一千章，那么《QQ经典农场》就是回到了一开始的第一章「我种的菜又大又好」。 首先游戏采用了小程序端比较普遍的竖屏UI，可以单手操作，适合碎片化时间使用。 然后种的是菜，而且是最普通的萝卜、白菜、土豆这些。在种菜的基础上还原了浇水、驱虫、拔草、施肥、收获的玩法，并且增加了一键的功能，可以一键对所有菜进行操作。 同时也可以帮助好友的农场进行浇水、驱虫、拔草、施肥，以及收获也就是「偷菜」这一必不可少的玩法。这可能也是所有老玩家印象最深刻的玩法，定好闹钟去偷菜成了多少人的共同记忆。 当然，那些搞怪互动玩法也还原了，同样可以在好友的菜上放虫子和杂草。 农场那只保卫菜的可爱小狗也回来了，只要喂饱狗粮，就能保护玩家的菜不被偷。 此外，《QQ经典农场》新加入了变异的玩...

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WAKEFIELD 17 JANUARY 2026 “I’m dying for a wee,” Zack Polanski says as he gets off the train at Wakefield Westgate. Why didn’t you go on the train, I ask? “It was very busy and too many people recognised me on the way to the toilet. I knew I’d never get there for all the conversations, so I came back.” When did it become hard for him to go to the toilet on a train? “2 September,” he says. “The day I was elected.” At first, I wonder if Polanski is bigging himself up, but over the next couple of weeks I see for myself he is not exaggerating. While Polanski says it’s not, and cannot be, about one individual, in Green circles there is much talk of the Polanski effect. Since he was elected in September 2025, the Greens have risen by an average of four points in the polls. Just before going to press, the Guardian’s latest poll tracker had the party at 13.5%, only five points behind Labour, on 18.6%; 20% of people who voted Labour in 2024 now say they will go Green. It’s astonishing how life has changed for the party leader over five months. For 20-odd years Polanski, aged 43, was a jobbing actor nobody had heard of. He got by, just, by supplementing his acting gigs with all sorts of jobs – teaching drama, dressing up as hotdogs, handing out flyers at the nightclub Heaven, working in bars and, now notoriously, as a hypnotherapist. Polanski became deputy leader of the Green party in 2022, and still pretty much nobody had heard of him. These days, he looks like an old-timer, born to a life in politics. But the truth couldn’t be more different. We reach the hall in Wakefield where supporters are waiting to welcome Polanski. Kate Dodd, a local party co-ordinator, says when he came here two years ago, there was an audience of a dozen. “We booked the same venue and pushed the capacity to 50, but in October we thought we’d better get a bigger room. We’re expecting 400 and there’s a reserve list. It’s a bit overwhelming. I never thought this would happen, not here.” Wakefield is n...

Exiled Iranian journalists working for the BBC have been warned their movements are being closely monitored by the state, as they said their families in Iran were being interrogated and persecuted for their reporting. Journalists said family members had been threatened with arrest and the seizure of their assets unless their loved ones stopped reporting on Iranian unrest. The Guardian has been told of instances in which the parents of journalists had been warned that Iran’s security forces knew where and when they worked, as well as the position of their desk in the newsroom. Staff working for BBC Persian, which reaches 30 million people a week, said the pressure had continued following the unrest that led to tens of thousands of deaths. There are calls for an independent inquiry into the number of people killed. Journalists have been told they remain targets for the Iranian security services, despite being on UK soil. Some are taking extra security measures after receiving credible death and kidnapping threats. Others have already been forced to quit because of the financial pressures placed on their relatives. One journalist, who spoke anonymously out of fear that being named would place “more pressure on my family”, said their father had been detained and warned by security forces that they were monitoring overseas journalists. “They knew everything about me somehow,” the journalist said. “They said they know where I live. They even gave my father the address, the telephone number, where I’m sitting exactly in the newsroom. “They knew which programme exactly that I was with and they said ‘we are not really happy with this programme’.” They said their family had been warned that London was not safe. View image in fullscreen Iranian lawmakers in parliament. There are calls for an inquiry into the number of people killed during the unrest. Photograph: Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency handout/EPA There have been credible threats to Iranian journalists in the...

Portuguese voters will return to the polls on Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that has been marked by a push to keep the far-right candidate at bay and overshadowed by deadly storms that have lashed the country in recent days. The moderate leftwing candidate António José Seguro won the first round of the election, which was held on 18 January, taking 31.1% of the vote. André Ventura, the leader of the far-right party Chega – now the second-largest party in parliament – took 23.5% of the vote, while João Cotrim de Figueiredo, of the conservative pro-business Liberal Initiative party, came third among the 11 candidates, winning about 16% of the vote. Luis Marques Mendes, the candidate for Portugal’s ruling Social Democratic party (PSD), came fifth with 11.3% of the vote. Before the campaign was all but officially interrupted by two deadly and destructive storms, some conservative figures in the country had staged a rare display of apparent unity by declaring their support for Seguro in an attempt to head off the possibility of a far-right presidency. Others, including Portugal’s centre-right prime minister, Luís Montenegro, have refused to throw their weight behind the socialist. Opinion polls suggest that voters are also rallying around Seguro. According to a survey by Católica University pollsters released late on Tuesday, the socialist candidate is on 67% to Ventura’s 33%. Should the polls prove accurate, Seguro will secure the highest result for a first-term presidential contestant in the five decades since Portugal overturned its authoritarian regime. View image in fullscreen André Ventura of Chega arrives for a televised debate in Lisbon in January. Photograph: Patrícia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images But if Ventura clinches more than 32% of the vote, Chega will have achieved a larger share of the vote than the governing PSD did in the last general election. Analysts say that in itself could herald another political watershed. “The ongoing...

Pluck an email at random from the millions in the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library. It is a Saturday evening in February 2013, and Jeffrey Epstein is messaging Bill Gates’s assistant about guests for a dinner he wants to organise. “People for Bill,” the email begins. Epstein starts listing possible candidates: the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, the film director Woody Allen, the prime minister of Qatar, a couple of Harvard academics, the billionaire CEO of Hyatt hotels, a White House communications director, a former US secretary of defence. He names 10 powerful men, before suggesting “Anne Hathaway (really)”. Epstein has to make it clear, with the bracketed word, that he is not joking when he proposes that a woman might join them at the table. The lists ends tentatively: “victoria secret models?” Epstein wonders: “Who on the list do you think he would enjoy the most?” The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not. The emails showcase the private behaviour of a male ruling class, as they network, joke and trade information. Women exist at the periphery, tolerated because they organise the diaries of the busy men, they arrange food, they grace a table, they provide sex. View image in fullscreen Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Photograph: US Department of Justice A typical email from Epstein to a man in his network will say: “Head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee Thorbjorn Jagland will be staying in ny with me. You might find him interesting.” Epstein is writing to Richard Branson in characteristic style, combining some casual showing off with an offer to share access to someone else influential. A typical email from Epstein to a woman might say: “Take a selfie of your pussy and send.” Women feature as objects to be looked at and improved – teeth seen to, weight lost, STDs treated Spend three days rummaging through the chaotic, sprawling, sordid pit of information contain...

A button-sized snail once feared extinct in its Bermudian home is thriving again after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs. The greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was found in the fossil record but believed to have vanished from the North Atlantic archipelago, until a remnant population was discovered in a damp and overgrown alleyway in Hamilton, the island capital, in 2014. After a decade-long international effort by conservation scientists, the government of Bermuda and Chester zoo, where thousands of the snails were bred before being transported back to the islands, the species has been confirmed as safe from extinction. “It’s every conservationist’s dream to help save a whole species – and that’s exactly what we’ve done,” said Tamás Papp, the invertebrates assistant team manager at Chester zoo. “This scientific confirmation that we’ve saved them is testament to the role zoos can play in preventing extinction, and in the power of collaboration, and is something everyone involved will carry in their heart.” View image in fullscreen Islands of the Bermuda archipelago. Photograph: Supplied The snails, which are only found in Bermuda, had been hit by global heating and habitat loss, but their decline was accelerated by the introduction of predatory “wolf snails” and carnivorous flatworms, which ate the smaller native species. At Chester zoo, keepers adapted existing snail husbandry methods to create the best conditions for P bermudensis to multiply, keeping them in specially designed pods. View image in fullscreen The snails have now been found to be well established in six areas. Photograph: Supplied Since 2019, generations of the captive-bred snails have been returned to islands where they have been placed in protected wooded habitats, with biosecurity measures shielding the species from invasive predators. The snails have now been found to be well established in six areas, according to a population assessment to be ...

I am sitting in my office shed, cut off from the house by a driving rain. The misery and boredom of the English winter is, I have to admit, beginning to get to me. I spent January talking about the days getting longer, and used up all my optimism. For the last 10 minutes I’ve been scrolling through the website of my American home town newspaper, which is full of pictures of the recent snowfall – over a foot, with more predicted in the coming days. Extreme weather has a tendency to make me homesick – I hate to miss a hurricane. Another local headline catches my eye, one I find difficult, at first glance, to believe. “The town is about to get its first ever roundabout,” I say to the oldest one the next morning. “At the intersection of Wilson and Meadow Street.” “You told me this yesterday,” he says. “You came running in.” “My worlds are colliding,” I say. “I’m not sure I can handle it.” The US, in the 30 years I’ve been away, has gone from being a country that knew nothing of roundabouts to one that cannot build them fast enough. In the paper, the town’s director of transport was quoted as saying, “I think it’s going to look great,” as if they were installing a new fountain. My wife walks in. “Are you coming on this dog walk?” she says. I pull on my boots and my coat. In the car my wife suggests going somewhere new – a different park. “There’s nowhere new round here,” I say. “We’ve been everywhere.” “I found a country park I’ve never heard of,” she says. “It’s only about 7 miles away.” We find ourselves in a lonely car park with three other cars in it. The other cars all have people in them, just sitting there. This looks fun … My wife drives while I navigate. Traffic is heavy heading west, and conversation fitful. “It’s near the ice rink,” I say. “Past where the old community college was.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” my wife says. “The new roundabout,” I say. Fifteen minutes later we find ourselves in a lonely car park with three other cars in it. The o...

TV If you only watch one, make it … Lover, Liar, Predator BBC iPlayer View image in fullscreen From left: Shannon, Robyn, Jenni and Natalie in Lover, Liar, Predator. Photograph: BBC Scotland Summed up in a sentence The tale of four women, who were all abused by the same man as teenagers – and banded together to help jail him. What our reviewer said “Never mind Adolescence – I would put a package of films like this together and send one to every school in the country.” Lucy Mangan Read the full review Pick of the rest Michael Jackson: The Trial Channel 4 View image in fullscreen Rabbi Shmuley Boatech was Michael Jackson’s spiritual adviser in Michael Jackson: The Trial. Photograph: Channel 4 Summed up in a sentence A troubling documentary charting the events surrounding Jackson’s 2005 trial for molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo (of which he was found not guilty) – featuring newly released tapes of Jackson. What our reviewer said “Where Channel 4’s latest series triumphs is in collating accounts from both sides, and letting you decide what is more plausible, as well as spotlighting details that can’t easily be explained away.” Hannah J Davies Read the full review Further reading Michael Jackson detailed his thoughts on children in previously unheard audio The Fabulous Funeral Parlour Channel 4 Summed up in a sentence A witty, moving documentary following a glamorous funeral director attempting to shake up the death industry. What our reviewer said “The documentary’s lightness and camp are punctuated with tears, and it does a good job with the heavy lifting of conveying grief.” Micha Frazer-Carroll Read the full review Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision Prime Video Summed up in a sentence A documentary allowing Charles to explain how he has been railing against the climate crisis for years. What our reviewer said “Twenty years ago, a film with this level of access to a British monarch would have aired on a terrestrial channel, and people would have watched in their mill...

Going out: Cinema 100 Nights of Hero Out now Maika Monroe plays a woman shut up in a castle with her husband’s handsome and seductive best friend (Nicholas Galitzine) who has made a wager that he can tempt her to stray from her marriage. Sharp-witted maid Hero (Emma Corrin) clocks what’s going on and does her best to foil the dirtbag’s schemes, in this fairytale fantasy from Julia Jackman. Charli xcx also stars. My Father’s Shadow Out now Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Slow Horses) stars in a semi-autobiographical debut from Akinola Davies Jr in which an estranged father travels through the city of Lagos in Nigeria with his two young sons during a day of violent unrest following the 1993 election crisis. Hamlet Out now Something is rotten in the state of England: Riz Ahmed plays Shakespeare’s famous Dane as a scion of a wealthy British South Asian family in Aneil Karia’s modern take on probably the most famous play of all time. Also starring Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn and Sheeba Chaddha. The Chronology Of Water Out now Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut with an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s cult hit memoir. Imogen Poots plays Yuknavitch, who begins her academic career on a swimming scholarship and is later selected to work with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest author Ken Kesey on a collaborative novel. Catherine Bray Going out: Gigs View image in fullscreen Def, maybe … US alt-metallers Deftones. Photograph: Clemente Ruiz Deftones 12 to 20 February; tour starts Birmingham Ahead of a busy festival summer, including London’s Outbreak in August, the US alt-metallers pop over for an arena tour. With last year’s pummelling Private Music continuing their streak of distinctly above average albums, these shows should act as the perfect warm-up. Michael Cragg Mika AO Arena, Manchester, 11 February; OVO Arena, London, 12 February Now perhaps best known as a judge on railway station-based music competition The Piano, Mika returns to showcase his own florid pop with a arena tour in s...

Alfie on Sam What were you hoping for? To meet a silly softie with a penchant for the occasional deep chat. First impressions? Great smile and lovely energy. We got seated at separate tables, so there were a few awkward glances until the manager figured out we were on a Blind date. What did you talk about? American versus British-isms (you say trunk, we say boot etc). Politics. Our ins and outs for 2026. Most awkward moment? I told Sam about a horrific date in which I almost drowned in Hampstead Heath ponds. I thought it was a funny story, but he seemed more concerned than amused. Good table manners? Sam’s were excellent. Mine diabolical. Best thing about Sam? I love that his mantra for 2026 is saying yes more, and also very cool that he’s relocated to London for a fresh start. Would you introduce Sam to your friends? For sure. He was great fun. Q&A Fancy a blind date? Show Blind date is Saturday’s dating column: every week, two strangers are paired up for dinner and drinks, and then spill the beans to us, answering a set of questions. This runs, with a photograph we take of each dater before the date, in Saturday magazine (in the UK) and online at theguardian.com every Saturday. It’s been running since 2009 – you can read all about how we put it together here. What questions will I be asked? We ask about age, location, occupation, hobbies, interests and the type of person you are looking to meet. If you do not think these questions cover everything you would like to know, tell us what’s on your mind. Can I choose who I match with? No, it’s a blind date! But we do ask you a bit about your interests, preferences, etc – the more you tell us, the better the match is likely to be. Can I pick the photograph? No, but don't worry: we'll choose the nicest ones. What personal details will appear? Your first name, job and age. How should I answer? Honestly but respectfully. Be mindful of how it will read to your date, and that Blind date reaches a large audience, in print and...

I’d like to start a new campaign called Vegetarian Haggis Isn’t Just for Burns Night. Of course, the Scots know this. They know how fantastic this genius concoction of pulses, vegetables, oats and spices is; how meaty without being, well, meaty. I began eating it because I share a birthday with Robert Burns (see haggis kheema) but it deserves to be eaten all year round. Here, I’ve introduced the haggis to another favourite of mine, dan dan noodles, and I’m pleased to report they get on like a house on fire. Haggis dan dan noodles Do not be put off by the list of ingredients. The first four are stirred together to make a sauce, and the majority are put into a pan, one after another, and come together quickly. Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 2cm x 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated, to get 1 tbsp 454g pack vegetarian haggis (I like Macsween’s) 1 tsp five spice 2 tsp dark soy sauce 1½ tbsp hoisin sauce 1 tbsp shaoxing wine 2 pak choi, quartered 400g dan dan noodles, or medium wheat noodles For the sauce 100g light tahini 4 tbsp (60ml) light soy sauce 2½ tbsp chilli sediment and oil 4 tsp black Chinkiang vinegar (black rice vinegar) To finish 40g roasted salted peanuts, ground or very finely chopped 2 spring onions, whites and greens, very finely sliced Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a large heatproof bowl, mix really well and leave to one side. To make the haggis topping, put the oil in a wide saucepan on a medium-high heat and, once hot, add the garlic and ginger. Cook for two minutes until fragrant, then crumble in the haggis. Stir frequently for around eight minutes until it starts to brown in spots, then stir in the five spice, followed by the soy and hoisin sauces. Cook for another five minutes, until it looks dry and a little crunchy, then stir through the shaoxing. Take off the heat and leave in a single layer in the pan to cool. Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to packet instruction...

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Tech giant Nvidia became the first company in corporate history to briefly surpass a $5 trillion valuation in October thanks to its role in the AI boom. Insatiable demand from global companies for its AI chips has cemented its dominance with an 81% market share by revenue for data center chips, according to research from the International Data Corporation. That, in turn, has propelled the explosive growth of Nvidia’s stock (NVDA), which has surged 12-fold since the groundbreaking release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot in November 2022. Nvidia’s sales and profits were up more than 60% in the October quarter compared to the previous year, soaring past Wall Street’s expectations. Last month, it unveiled the next generation Vera Rubin chip, widely seen as the company’s next growth driver. Nvidia now expects its total sales to hit new records in 2026, projecting around $500 billion in revenue. Still, the tech giant is facing a growing set of challenges, from intensifying competition to lingering concerns of an AI bubble and relentless pressure to demonstrate growth after several explosive quarters. Here’s a look at Nvidia’s success in four graphics: Nvidia’s rise Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang founded the company in 1993 with a focus on chips known as graphics processing units for video games. Its GPUs were later found to be well suited for AI training. But the company’s breakout moment didn’t come until after ChatGPT’s arrival in late 2022, widely considered to be the kickoff to today’s AI boom. Shares of Nvidia climbed at steep pace, making the AI giant the ninth company in the world to reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2023, three decades after its establishment. While the AI giant has shed some value in recent months, it remains the world’s most valuable company. But Nvidia’s secret sauce is more than just GPUs. It also offers full server racks packed with other types of chips that are critical to AI workloads and software that allows developers to tailor their code to make ...

Taiwan is moving to plug one-year conscripts directly into frontline combined-arms operations, mandating joint live-fire training with troops across all services to bolster resilience against a potential attack from Beijing. But the push is facing challenges, with experts saying that the inexperienced recruits could become a battlefield burden while the military also deals with training capacity issues and weakening public resolve on defending the island. The Taiwanese cabinet’s latest policy report states that, starting this year, conscripts will be organised into full battalion-level units and attached to combined-arms brigades taking part in the high-intensity Lien Yung three-service live-fire exercises. Advertisement Conscripts will experience realistic battlefield conditions alongside professional soldiers equipped with advanced weapons in the drills, which integrate air force strike aircraft, army attack helicopters, naval gunfire and ground forces into a single combat scenario. Officials said the shift marked a break from Taiwan’s past practice of treating conscripts mainly as static garrison manpower, turning them instead into an integral part of its war-fighting architecture. Advertisement “This is about turning garrison units – usually made up of conscripts – into something that can actually fight with the main force,” a defence official familiar with the programme said. “We are no longer preparing conscripts just to hold ground. They have to be able to operate inside a combined-arms battlefield.”

If you’re enjoying a cup of apple herbal tea, starting your day with tai chi, and winding down with a soothing foot bath, you may be part of an intriguing trend known as “Becoming Chinese.” Since January, a TikTok influencer has unintentionally ignited a global movement centred on adopting Chinese lifestyle habits, with videos showcasing these practices attracting over 20 million views. In one engaging clip, Sherry Zhu Xirui, 23, humorously proclaims to her audience: “If you love hotpot, dim sum, Sichuan cuisine, and Biangbiang noodles, then you are Chinese. Your body is simply yearning for that wonton.” TikTok influencer Sherry Zhu, above, unintentionally sparked a global movement focused on embracing Chinese lifestyle habits, with her videos showcasing these practices garnering over 20 million views. Photo: Instagram Zhu, whose father is from Pinghu in Zhejiang province, eastern China, and mother hails from Guizhou, southwest China, was raised in New Jersey after her father came to the US for studies. Advertisement In an interview with the SCMP, Zhu shared that her Chinese-American upbringing included traditional wellness habits, such as drinking hot water for digestion and wearing slippers indoors to protect from han qi, the body’s cold energy. Many users have joined Zhu by posting content tagged “becoming Chinese” or “transforming into a Chinese baddie,” showcasing lifestyle changes like opting for bone broth over salads, replacing coffee with hot water, or practising tai chi and Baduanjin qigong to alleviate work-related stress. Zhu, second from left, whose father is from Zhejiang province and mother from Guizhou, was raised in New Jersey after her father moved to the US for his studies. Photo: Instagram One TikTok user remarked on experimenting with acupuncture and cupping, referring to it as “the painful but worthwhile step to becoming a Chinese baddie.”

A few years ago, Lukas, a 20-year-old who lives outside Berlin, would have had to wander through a park at night or arrange an illicit street pickup if he wanted to buy marijuana. Now, all he needs is five minutes and an internet connection. Since Germany liberalized its cannabis laws two years ago, online telemedicine platforms with suggestive names like Cannadoc24 and Weed.de have become the preferred way for buyers—technically, patients—to access both pharmacist-vetted weed and doctors’ notes to order it legally. Cannabis is Germany’s new multi-billion-euro industry. Imports of medical cannabis skyrocketed to an estimated 192 tons in 2025—up from 32 tons in 2023, the last full year before the reform. Sales within the country jumped from nearly €1 billion in 2024 to roughly €2 billion in 2025, according to BPC , a business association of pharmaceutical cannabinoid companies. Online pharmacies are at the heart of this fast-growing business, presenting customers with marijuana menus worthy of Amsterdam. But the ease with which pot smokers can now acquire their supplies has prompted concern about possible abuse. That, in turn, has set the stage for a showdown between officials like Health Minister Nina Warken, who view the system as urgently in need of tighter restrictions, and the cannabis industry, which has no interest in seeing runaway revenue suddenly vanish. Warken, a Christian Democrat, introduced legislation last October that would require in-person doctors’ visits to obtain a marijuana prescription, and limit fulfillment to brick-and-mortar pharmacies. The industry quickly stepped in to lobby against it, arguing that this would harm patients and force many to resort to illegal alternatives. “If this law were to be enacted in its current form, the cannabis industry would collapse by half,” said David Henn, chief executive officer of Cannamedical Pharma GmbH, a Cologne-based cannabis wholesaler. Some lawmakers also express concern that the measures could disad...

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Get AVL alerts: Sign Up Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares Stock Up 14.2% Shares of Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares ( NASDAQ:AVL Get Free Report ) rose 14.2% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $40.01 and last traded at $39.57. Approximately 851,436 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 18% from the average daily volume of 718,827 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $46.58 and a 200-day moving average of $51.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $199.83 million, a P/E ratio of -1,978.50 and a beta of 9.35. Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares Cuts Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 23rd were paid a $0.1584 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 23rd. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares's payout ratio is currently -64,000.00%. Institutional Trading of Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AVL. Group One Trading LLC raised its position in Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares by 374.4% in the 3rd quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 593 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares by 1,843.9% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 797 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the period. FWG Investments LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares in the 4th quarter valued at $201,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares during the second quarter worth $236,000. Finally, IMC Ch...

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer commented on. Cramer was bullish on the company’s stock, as he stated: A great stock… Last night, we got results from Take-Two Interactive Software. That’s the big video game publisher. While the actual quarter was solid, the full-year forecast terrific, and they got Grand Theft Auto VI coming out in November, but the stock still lost more than 5% today, and that’s on top of a brutal decline earlier this week. Unfortunately, Take-Two reported just as everybody’s freaking out about Google’s Project Genie, an AI platform that seems like it can create video games out of whole cloth… Yes, I do think that you’re getting a chance to buy it. Stock market data. Photo by Photo by Alesia Kozik Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) creates video games for consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. Some of its well-known games include Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and BioShock. During the January 8 episode,Cramer mentioned the stock in light of EA’s takeover bid, as he commented: … Electronic Arts, that’s also got a takeover bid. It jumped almost 40% because it’s being taken private by a group of investors led by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. The pin action from that deal boosted the other video game stocks, like Take-Two Interactive, TTWO, which will be the only independent publicly traded game publisher after EA goes private. Take-Two is up 39%, great scarcity value there, and a hope for the launch of the new edition of Grand Theft Auto in the works. By the way, it’s the greatest performing entertainment property in history. While we acknowledge the potential of TTWO as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ N...

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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer commented on. Cramer noted that the company reported a “stunning quarter,” as he said: We know some tech companies can transcend the morass. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported a stunning quarter this evening with their Gemini 3 platform already racking up an astounding 750 million monthly average users. But any gains could be a little muted there because they are spending about $175 to $185 billion on capital goods. Wall Street was only looking for $115 billion. That’s a big chunk of money. By the way, a lot of that could be headed to Google favorite Broadcom. But it’s a $4 trillion company, I’m not sweating the program. Gemini’s winning the AI race, at least on the consumer side, so I think it’s worth every penny to spend. Remember, Google spent to defeat Bing and all other comers. I think it’s doing it again. It worked. Photo by Kai Wenzel on Unsplash Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) provides tech-related products and services, including search, advertising, cloud computing, AI tools, and digital content platforms like YouTube and Google Play. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOGL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.

Kirk Fisher/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered Alpine Income Property Trust ( PINE ), I highlighted that there’s “Strong Value In A Small REIT With Peer-Leading Dividends,” rating them a Strong Buy thanks to a mix of high-quality assets, 99% portfolio occupancy, clear undervaluation, and a sustainable 8.25% dividend at the time. With the stock returning about 35% since I covered them back in late October, I believe they are now more in line with the industry, but the stock remains a Strong Buy thanks to a strong dividend, healthy tenants, and a solid portfolio that can one day be an acquisition target. Internal Developments Alpine Income Property Trust IR PINE reported a strong Q4 , beating the market’s revenue and FFO estimates significantly, reaching an AFFO of $29.37 million in 2025, for an AFFO per share of $1.89, for an increase of 8.62% compared to 2024. Alpine Income Property Trust IR They also reported a record annual investing activity of $278 million, which is identical to the current market cap, coincidentally, with a very accretive capital recycling program, going for a significant focus on commercial loans, with a weighted average initial coupon rate of 13.5% in Q4 and 12% in 2025, bringing the weighted average yield of their total investments to 11.7% in Q4 and 10.3% in 2025 while disposing of investments with a total w.a. cash yield of 8.3%. Alpine Income Property Trust IR The company’s portfolio remains exposed to high-quality tenants, with top players such as Lowe’s ( LOW ), DICK’S Sporting Goods ( DKS ), or Walmart ( WMT ), and although they are relatively concentrated on these tenants compared to larger peers, that’s neither unusual for such a small company nor is it necessarily bad, as these are still solid tenants. Alpine Income Property Trust IR The AFFO grew at a very significant rate in 2025, while projecting a sector-leading AFFO per share growth of 11.6%, guiding at a range of $2.09 to $2.13, while invest...