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Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward

Globally, users of digital media are increasingly locked into a handful of operating systems, app stores, and communication platforms. Most of us must choose between Apple, Windows, or Android. All of these are owned by American tech giants.

The Conversation

‘Free speech is no longer free’: Elon Musk under fire as new X posting limits unveiled, unverified users now have severe restrictions

Are you ready to pay Elon to post?

We Got This Covered

Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus

At least one Xbox culture is thriving.

PC Gamer

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Windows Phone 8 is getting a second life thanks to 8Marketplace, patched Twitter app, and more

Windows Phone 8 is seeing a surprising revival through community efforts like 8Marketplace, which restores app downloads, alongside patched apps that connect to modern services like Bluesky.

Windows Central

Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – as it happened

Farage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general election

The Guardian - UK

Trump's WHCD Gunman Calls POTUS 'Antichrist,' 'Traitor,' 'Sociopathic Mob Boss' on Left-Wing Social Media Platform Bluesky

The WHCD was disrupted by gunfire, leading to the evacuation of President Trump. The suspect, Cole Allen, is in custody, with investigations focusing on his digital presence.

International Business Times UK

1.5 million Steam wishlists later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era publisher says the strategy series "defined our childhoods"

"The precious CD appeared in our home and was really cherished for years"

GamesRadar

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'Prices are probably going to be so bad, no one will be able to afford the things anyway': worrying rumor aired on the cost of Microsoft's next-gen Surface devices

New rumor about Microsoft's next Surface devices suggests they'll be expensive and delayed.

TechRadar

Bluesky is down — Live updates on the ongoing outage

People all around the world are having trouble accessing the popular X alternative.

Tom’s Guide

Bluesky down as users struggle to access social media site

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The Independent UK

Bluesky down: Twitter competitor not working amid major outage

Bluesky has gone down in what appears to be a major outage.

The Independent UK

Is Bluesky Down? Users Report Major Feed Failures and Error Messages

Bluesky users face widespread outages due to server issues, affecting access across the US, UK, and Europe. The platform's growing user base raises concerns about its infrastructure stability.

International Business Times UK

Eurosky: Europe aims to rival Big Tech with its own social media ecosystem

A Netherlands-based initiative is offering European users a homegrown alternative to Big Tech's social media offerings.

Euronews

The Future Games Show returns in June as part of a trilogy of new shows

Mark your calendars

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The Mary Sue

Barbra Streisand reminds the world that Trump’s lies are for the gullible — and plenty are still falling for it

Barbra Streisand just dropped another pointed critique of President Donald Trump on BlueSky on April 8, 2026, sharing a quote from Representative Jim McGovern saying, “So he’ll stop bombing Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz which was open before he started bombing Iran. Got it.” This sentiment, originally shared…

PC Gamer

Magazine generates fake AI interview with One Piece actor Mackenyu

The faux interview "was produced with Claude, Copilot, and edited by humans."

The Independent UK

‘Beyond massive’: How a court victory by a teenager addicted to Instagram and YouTube could upend the whole tech industry

ANALYSIS: In a landmark ruling, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and Google liable for a young app user’s mental distress. Io Dodds explains why that logic could cost Big Tech billions — and potentially transform it permanently

PC Gamer

After this game dev shared her prototype online, it took less than 5 hours for someone to post their vibecoded knockoff

"It kinda disincentivizes me from sharing progress when there are slop ghouls around every corner."

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PC Gamer

The evil is defeated.

GamesRadar

Xbox is not "dead" after CEO change, says original co-founder: "It's literally something I nearly died to bring into existence" and "seeing it struggle and being unable to act is hard"

"The distress it's in kills me"

The Guardian - US

She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too

Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid

PC Gamer

Age verification checks are now in force in the UK because of the Online Safety Act, but with the Discord fallout, it seems like one bad idea after another

Data disaster.

GamesRadar

Dev accused of stealing Spyro the Dragon-inspired platformer, recoloring it, and selling it on the Nintendo eShop for $15 with AI-generated art: "Wonder if they'd give me a free key"

Lotzo and The Ray of Light sure looks mighty familiar

Reason

A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger.

The way people are misconstruing this prostitution sting mirrors the way ICE tries to mislead us about deportation stings.

TechRadar

Riot Games lays off roughly half of its 2XKO development team despite the relative success of the free-to-play fighting game's launch

2XKO's development team has been slashed in half despite launch success: 'overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term'.

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