Helen Haines × Strategy +7.5% × EA shuts down BioWare

JAEV, Content, 21 October 2026

On 21 October 2026, the Wikipedia article on Helen Haines was read 154,476 times, 7,022 times more than a week earlier. Strategy rose 7.5 % on the Nasdaq. On Bluesky, "EA shuts down BioWare" was among the trending topics. This work takes its title from them. Its image is made from this text.

The day's attention

The work was made on 22 October 2026 from three measures of attention. The Wikipedia figures are for 21 October 2026; the Bluesky topic was trending when the work was made.

Wikipedia: Helen Haines

On 21 October, the English Wikipedia article on Helen Haines, described by Wikipedia as “Australian politician (born 1961)”, was read 154,476 times, the 13th most read article on English Wikipedia that day. A week earlier it was read 22 times. Over the last thirty days its readership peaked on 19 October, with 220,295 readers. The article exists in 5 language editions of Wikipedia.

Nasdaq: Strategy

Strategy (MSTR) rose 7.5 % on 21 October, from $142.72 to $153.48 a share. Among Nasdaq-listed companies worth more than five billion dollars, it was the largest move of the day. 22,587,340 shares changed hands, and the company is valued at about $60.2 billion.

Bluesky: EA shuts down BioWare

"EA shuts down BioWare" was among the trending topics on Bluesky when the work was made, in the category entertainment, with 4,845 posts, trending since 21 October, 19:34 UTC. Electronic Arts cuts 400 jobs and ends early work on the next Mass Effect game.

The work

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Sources: Wikipedia and Wikimedia pageviews; Nasdaq; Bluesky trending topics.

How the works are made

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