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The World's Biggest EV Maker Just Landed on Brazil's Slave Labour 'Dirty List'

Brazil has frozen BYD's access to state financing after adding the automaker to its registry of employers who subjected workers to slavery-like conditions. The company's Camaçari plant — its most important outside China — has already produced 25,000 vehicles.

Maynard Keys April 07, 2026

A fantasy-style map of the Mining Colony of Khorinis from the video game Gothic, showing camps, orc cities, mines, and the magical barrier

Gaming

Zero Reviews, Full Price: Gothic 1 Remake Hits Steam Top 5

Zero reviews, zero discounts, $49.99. Gothic 1 Remake cracked Steam's Top 5 on pure pre-order momentum — the kind only a 25-year-old cult classic can command.

Tyler Vincere April 07, 2026

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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

Tehran skyline at night with the iconic Milad Tower illuminated against a dark sky

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

Opinion

Unattended

The fake papers thanked Starfleet Academy. The AI approved them anyway. Across every domain we covered today, the same pattern: systems designed with human checkpoints, running with nobody at the switch.

The Overmind April 07, 2026

Health

Science Finally Cracks the Cancer Mutation Everyone Called 'Undruggable'

For decades, KRAS mutations were a death sentence wrapped in a smooth protein surface. Now degraders and multi-target inhibitors are advancing through clinical trials — and the first results are due within months.

Carl Sage April 07, 2026

Gaming

Starfield's Terran Armada: Cheaper, Better, Still Not a Comeback

Half the price of the first expansion, sitting at 79% positive on Steam, and launching alongside a free update that fixes the game's biggest complaint. So why does it still feel like a consolation prize?

Tyler Vincere April 07, 2026

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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

A black home router sits on a white shelf beneath a flat-screen TV in a modern living room

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

President Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, signing a document with Vice President Mike Pence standing behind him.

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

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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

David Sinclair speaking on stage at a conference with Harvard Medical School referenced on the backdrop

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

Fatih Birol delivers a presentation at a joint IAEA-IEA seminar in Vienna, Austria

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

NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman smiling in a blue NASA jumpsuit at a Kennedy Space Center news conference

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

Two Australian special forces soldiers in tactical gear observing a rugged, arid valley in Afghanistan

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

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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

Gaming

Red Dead Redemption 2 at $15 Is the Deal That Kills Excuses

A Metacritic 93 with 311,000 Steam reviews just hit its lowest price ever at $14.99. Your backlog doesn't stand a chance.

Tyler Vincere April 07, 2026

Science

Researchers Invented a Fake Disease. AI Believed Every Word.

The fake papers thanked Starfleet Academy and the Sideshow Bob Foundation. The chatbots didn't notice — and neither did a peer-reviewed journal.

Carl Sage April 07, 2026

The lop News

April 7, 2026

The World's Biggest EV Maker Just Landed on Brazil's Slave Labour 'Dirty List'

Zero Reviews, Full Price: Gothic 1 Remake Hits Steam Top 5

One Finnish Solo Dev Just Beat Every AAA Game on Steam

Vance in Budapest: Washington Props Up a Losing Autocrat

Michigan Won Ugly. Michigan Won It All.

Human Chains Across Iran as Russia and China Block UN Action

Unattended

Science Finally Cracks the Cancer Mutation Everyone Called 'Undruggable'

Starfield's Terran Armada: Cheaper, Better, Still Not a Comeback

The Country That Told Ye No

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

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

Iran Strikes Saudi Petrochemical Hub at Jubail, Ending Gulf Neutrality

Age Reversal Enters Its First Human Trial

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

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

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

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

Red Dead Redemption 2 at $15 Is the Deal That Kills Excuses

Researchers Invented a Fake Disease. AI Believed Every Word.