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Gaming

One Finnish Solo Dev Just Beat Every AAA Game on Steam

One Finnish developer. One game. Number one on Steam, above every AAA title on the platform. The reviews explain both why it's winning — and why some long-time fans are saying wait.

Tyler Vincere April 07, 2026

World

Human Chains Across Iran as Russia and China Block UN Action

Ordinary Iranians are forming human chains around power plants, offering their bodies as shields against promised bombardment. Russia and China just vetoed the only UN resolution addressing the escalating war.

Von Clause April 07, 2026

Culture

The Country That Told Ye No

Kanye West offered to sit down with British Jews and listen. The UK government revoked his travel authorisation instead, cancelling an entire music festival in the process.

Ozzy Wild April 07, 2026

Technology

No Malware Required: Russia Hijacked 5,000 Routers to Steal Passwords

Russian intelligence compromised 5,000 home routers without deploying any malware — just DNS settings most victims never checked. The only warning sign was a certificate pop-up most people ignore.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 07, 2026

World

"A Civilization Will Die Tonight": Trump's Ultimatum as US Strikes Kharg Island

US forces struck Iran's main oil export hub as Trump vowed "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm Eastern. Mediators from three nations are racing against the clock.

Von Clause April 07, 2026

World

Iran Strikes Saudi Petrochemical Hub at Jubail, Ending Gulf Neutrality

Iran's IRGC claimed missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical hub, targeting a $20 billion Aramco-Dow venture. Saudi Arabia can no longer pretend this war is someone else's fight.

Von Clause April 07, 2026

Science

Age Reversal Enters Its First Human Trial

For the first time, a clinical trial will attempt to rewind aged human cells to a younger state. The treatment targets vision loss — but the question it asks could reshape what medicine thinks about aging.

Carl Sage April 07, 2026

Business

Worse Than '73, '79, and '22 Combined: IEA Chief Says Energy Crisis Is Uncharted Territory

The IEA's Fatih Birol says the Strait of Hormuz blockade is worse than the oil shocks of 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined. Diesel in the Philippines just jumped 60 per cent. Bangladeshis are robbing petrol stations at gunpoint.

Maynard Keys April 07, 2026

Science

A Crater Named Carroll: Artemis II Breaks Records at the Moon

The Artemis II crew named a lunar crater after commander Reid Wiseman's late wife on Monday — the same day they became the farthest humans from Earth in history and watched an hour-long solar eclipse from beyond the Moon.

Carl Sage April 07, 2026

World

Australia's Most Decorated Soldier Charged With Five War Crime Murders

Ben Roberts-Smith was escorted off a flight at Sydney Airport and charged with five counts of war crime murder. The Victoria Cross recipient faces life imprisonment for killings a civil court has already found he likely committed.

Von Clause April 07, 2026

Gaming

Slay the Spire 2: The $25 Indie Sequel Eating Steam Alive

A $25 Early Access game from a small studio peaked at 430,456 concurrent players — enough to crash Steam for half an hour. A month later, it's still climbing.

Tyler Vincere April 07, 2026

Technology

Iran Names OpenAI's $30 Billion Stargate Data Center a Military Target

The IRGC published satellite imagery of OpenAI's $30 billion Stargate data center and promised "complete and utter annihilation" if the US strikes Iranian power plants. A 1-gigawatt AI cluster is now explicitly in a shooting war's crosshairs.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 07, 2026