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• US government seeks tool to find ‘hidden language’ in messages on your phone
• 5th Avenue Apple Store spray-painted by climate protesters calling for boycott
• Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps
• Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update
◦ Grok chatbot silenced as even Musk saw how awful it was
◦ Elon Musk is trying to blame Grok's Nazi rants on rogue X users
• Linda Yaccarino Quits Musk's X After Grok Antisemitism Debacle
• Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting more than 1,000 jobs
Gaming
• Microsoft Layoffs Sweep Xbox [Updated]
◦ Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’
• Capcom cancels Monster Hunter performance lecture as ‘staff face threats from players’
• Ubisoft Has Laid Off 19 Employees At Red Storm Entertainment
• SAG-AFTRA approves 2025 Video Game Agreement, officially concluding its strike
• Lobbying Group Says Stop Killing Games' Petition Would Make Games "Prohibitively Expensive To Create"
Deals
• No ICE In California Bundle Raises Defense Funds With 560 Games For $10
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July: Cyberpunk 2077, Abiotic Factor, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and more
Managing Mayhem
• Choosing a tool of choice – browsers
• “Open mind, closed circuit”
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• Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work
• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source
• “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
• Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel's Ministry of Defense, but claims "no evidence" it's been used to "target or harm people in the conflict in Gaza"
• New Orleans police secretly used facial recognition on over 200 live camera feeds
• Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
• A huge unsecured credential database discovery is a great reminder to change your passwords
Gaming
• Bungie accused of plagiarizing art (yet again), but blames all the alleged Marathon art theft on a former employee
• French trade union says Ubisoft CEO will be summoned at harassment trial of three former execs
• Stellar Blade On PC Has Been Blocked In Over 130 Countries, Catching Its Developer By Surprise
• GOG add support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA)
• An AI James Earl Jones returns as Darth Vader in Fortnite, with permission
◦ SAG-AFTRA challenges Epic Games over Darth Vader AI in Fortnite
• Fortnite returns to the App Store for iPhone and iPad in the US
Content Creation
• Adobe to automatically move subscribers to pricier, AI-focused tier in June
Hardware/Software Updates
• Apple releases new version of iPadOS for older models, including important security updates
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• You can now claim your piece of Apple's $95 million Siri privacy settlement
• Panasonic will slash its global workforce by 10,000
• Google settles lawsuit that accused it of fostering systemic bias against Black employees
• Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users
• “Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Android permissions as “gatekeeping”
• Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
• SoundCloud changes policies to allow AI training on user content
• xAI’s Grok suddenly can’t stop bringing up “white genocide” in South Africa
• Report: Terrorists seem to be paying X to generate propaganda with Grok
• Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report
Gaming
• EA pushes office return, largely phasing out remote roles
• Blizzard's Overwatch Team Has Unionized: "We're Not Just A Number On An Excel Sheet"
• Video Game Companies Make Key AI Concession In Latest Offer To End Actors' Strike
• GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
• New Switch 2 specs show large performance dip in undocked mode
• Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy
• Publisher Promises Its Switch 2 Game Carts Will Have Full Games On Them
• Tekken 8 director reveals attempts to create a Waffle House stage to no avail, will "seriously reconsider" if fans are happy with a different name
• Epic has submitted Fortnite to the US App Store
• Valve announce SteamOS Compatibility ratings, an extension of Steam Deck Verified for more devices
Hardware/Software Updates
• iOS 18.5 now available with these new features
◦ PSA: iOS 18.5 patches over 30 iPhone security vulnerabilties
• macOS Sequoia 15.5 available now, here’s what’s new
Deals
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May: Sand Land, Soul Hackers 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted, Battlefield V and more
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Tech
• Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases
• Refurbished iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple's Online Store in U.S. and Canada - MacRumors
• Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost - Ars Technica
• TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked
• Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users - Ars Technica
• Musk’s politics see Tesla sales collapse in Europe - Ars Technica
• USPTO refuses Tesla Robotaxi trademark as “merely descriptive” - Ars Technica
• DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware - Ars Technica
• Open source project curl is sick of users submitting “AI slop” vulnerabilities - Ars Technica
Gaming
• Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with the majority of staff laid off | VGC
• Prime Gaming members get 22 more games in May | Eurogamer.net
• GTA 6 delayed to 2026 | Eurogamer.net
• EA suggests it has no plans to raise game prices yet despite others doing so | VGC
• Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers - Ars Technica
• Nintendo is suing the accessory brand that flaunted Switch 2 mockups ahead of its reveal
• Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit | GamingOnLinux
• Gears Of War: Reloaded Remaster Coming To PS5, Xbox, And PC In August - GameSpot
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• Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division
• Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days - Ars Technica
• Samsung Receives Government Approval To Increase The Work Hours To 64 Per Week For Its R&D and Semiconductor Divisions To Boost Competitiveness Against Rivals
• Microsoft is rolling out its controversial Recall feature to Windows Insiders
• Adobe Deletes Bluesky Posts After Furious Backlash | PetaPixel
• Security Database Used by Apple Goes Independent After Funding Cut [Updated] - MacRumors
• Someone hacked Silicon Valley crosswalks to spoof Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk
Gaming
• Discord's New Age Verification Requires ID Or Face Scans For Some Users - GameSpot
• Ubisoft just open-sourced its colorblind assistance tool Chroma
• It’s heartbreak for the haters as Assassin's Creed Shadows revealed as second best-selling game in US behind Monster Hunter Wilds | VG247
• Death Stranding 2 Boss Fights Aren't Just Skippable--They're Also Readable - GameSpot
• Niantic Spatial Lays Off 68 Employees Following Sale of Games Business to Scopely - IGN
• How OTK Lost Its Way - Aftermath
Hardware/Software Updates
• Apple Releases iOS 18.4.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors
• Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 With Bug Fixes - MacRumors
• Update Now: iOS 18.4.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Address Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities - MacRumors
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• Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says - Ars Technica
• TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban - MacRumors
• DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter
• Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event
Gaming
• Palestinian-led BDS movement adds Microsoft’s Xbox as priority boycott target | Polygon
• Nintendo Switch 2
◦ Switch 2 has "10x the graphics performance of the Nintendo Switch", claims Nvidia | Eurogamer.net
◦ The Switch 2 will have a Piranha Plant camera, because of course it will
◦ Nintendo’s Official Switch 2 Camera for GameChat Is 1080p, Hori’s Piranha Plant Switch 2 Camera Is 480p - IGN
◦ Nintendo Outlines Switch 2 Accessibility Features - GameSpot
◦ Switch 2 Treehouse: Live viewers have very clear message for Nintendo | Eurogamer.net
◦ Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Uses DLSS and Ray Tracing, but Is Being Super Vague About the Details - IGN
◦ Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Go Live April 9 - GameSpot
◦ Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Won't Be Tied To Your Account - GameSpot
◦ Nintendo finally addresses the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World price controversies, and says those pesky new US tariffs weren't behind the $449.99 price point | VG247
• Actors union stages BAFTAs protest, seeking improved conditions for performers | Eurogamer.net
• Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew lawsuit: You don’t own your video games
Content Creation
• Path of Exile 2 players bully Elon Musk during eerie airplane stream | Polygon
• Twitch makes deal to escape Elon Musk suit alleging X ad boycott conspiracy - Ars Technica
Deals
• Amazon Prime Members Get These 23 Free Games In April - GameSpot
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